The History of Train Travel through Stevens Pass
On September 18, 1889, the name of the old Minneapolis & St. Cloud Railroad Company was changed to the Great Northern Railway Company.
The mission of connecting Minneapolis/St. Paul with Seattle via the Rocky Mountains and Stevens Pass became a reality - in the summer of 1893.
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Nearly 3,000 homes and businesses in Chelan and Douglas Counties were without power at different times during the winter storm that rolled through the region late Tuesday and early Wednesday morning.
"We had about a dozen outages across Chelan County," says Chelan PUD spokesperson, Rachel Hansen...
The National Weather Service office in Spokane has issued a rare Blizzard Warning for the Central and Northern Cascade Mountains.
The Warning goes into effect at 4 p.m. today (Nov. 19) and is currently scheduled to last until 10 a.m. tomorrow...
Forecaster Greg Koch predicts a return of wintry weather with multiple rounds of mountain snow starting Sunday night. Stay updated on weather alerts for safe travel.