sunset highway

Can you believe it's been over a century since the first cars crossed the Cascade Mountains? The journey has transformed dramatically since those early days.

Work is continuing on a multi-year street improvement project in East Wenatchee this week. The East Wenatchee Public Works Department says the project includes the rehabilitation and widening of the Southwest 19th Street and Northwest Cascade Avenue, as well as the installation of bicycle lanes and sidewalks...

The first bridge to transport cars across the Columbia River was built in 1908, bridging Wenatchee and East Wenatchee. This bridge has been known for many decades as the Pedestrian Bridge.   Last year (2023), the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center announced that the 115-year-old bridge was named the W.T. Clark Pipeline B...

A man is recovering in the hospital after receiving burns in a brush fire along the banks of the Columbia River in East Wenatchee on Tuesday night. Crews from the Wenatchee Valley Fire Department were dispatched to the 1600 block of Sunset Highway at 8:18 p.m. w...

In the past several weeks, I have patiently waited in area road construction projects. Two of the projects, mentioned below deal with roundabouts - one at White Trail Road in Quincy, the other in Wenatchee at the intersection of HWY 2 and Easy Street. Whe...

As a longtime resident of the Wenatchee Valley, I've driven Sunset Highway, in East Wenatchee more than I can count. This stretch of road is part of a historic highway system that connected the Seattle area with Spokane. The Sunset Highway, a major state highway, was established in 1913 and officially completed on July 1, 1915...

The trailer was a total loss, however no one was injured.

Crews are currently working on repairing the plant and notifying those nearby of the smell.

Improvement work is finally underway at an East Wenatchee intersection that was identified as deficient back in 2013.  Work began Tuesday morning to replace a flashing red light with full traffic lights at 9th Street & Valley Mall Parkway.  Eas...

A 35-year-old Yakima man was injured in a single-car accident on Sunset Highway after he left the road, crossed over a retaining wall and came to rest in someone's backyard. State Patrol Trooper John Bryant says the driver, Steven Graham, originally tried to flee the scene ...