U.S. Highway 2

A building in Douglas County has heavy damage following a Thursday evening fire. Orondo Fire Department Chief Jim Oatey says the blaze occurred along U.S. Highway 2 about a mile north of Turtle Rock Island. Crews arrived on scene to discover a shop building fully engulfed in flames and two RVs in front of the structure that were being threatened by the flames...

Two people have injuries following a two-vehicle accident in Chelan County Thursday (Dec. 28) morning. The Washington State Patrol (WSP) reports the collision occurred on U.S. Highway 2 at Alice Avenue just west of Dryden at around 9:30 a...

A Mansfield man is in jail after police in Lincoln County say he led them on a vehicle pursuit through miles of wheat fields on Wednesday afternoon. Deputies spotted 41-year-old Joseph Lee Cooper driving a pickup truck that had been reported stolen out of Chelan and the chase began on U...

The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) says travel on U.S. Highway 2 through the Leavenworth area will be slower than usual during the first three weekends of December. DOT spokesperson, Lauren Loebsack, says the slowdowns will be caused by the town's annual Village of Lights celebration...

It was a slippery commute for motorists on U.S. Highway 2 near Cashmere this morning (Thursday, Nov. 9). Freezing temperatures in the region caused ice to form on the roadway, and that contributed to four separate accidents within a half-an-hour that temporarily shutdown the westbound lanes of the highway just before 7 a...

The Washington Department of Transportation (DOT) is expecting another busy year on the state's roadways for Labor Day Weekend. "As you might guess, the traffic will be quite heavy on Thursday and Friday headed east, says DOT spokesperson Lauren Loebsack...

After being closed for over a month due to the need for emergency repairs, a seven-mile section of U.S. Highway 2 just east of Farmer will reopen this week. Washington State Department of Transportation spokesperson Lauren Loebsack says the reopening means crews will have finished their work about a week ahead of schedule...

Drivers traveling in the Leavenworth area will likely experience construction delays for the remainder of this summer. Starting next week, there will be a total of three projects happening in the area, including two that will begin on Monday (August 7)...

Emergency repairs are now underway on a three-mile section of U.S. Highway 2 approximately 19 miles east of Waterville. The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced they have retained Hurst Construction, LLC of East Wenatchee to handle the project, which began Thursday morning (July 20). ...

The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) is still in the process of securing a contractor to conduct emergency repairs on U.S. Highway 2 (U.S. 2) approximately 19 miles east of Waterville. The DOT began their search late last week after a section of the highway was washed away and rendered impassable by a mudslide last Monday (July 10)...