u.s. highway 97

Beginning next week, U.S. Highway 97 in Oroville will be closed while crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) make repairs and improvements to the roadway. DOT spokesperson Lauren Loebsack says the work involves a critical bridge that spans the Okanogan River...

A 14-year-old boy is in police custody after allegedly stealing at least one vehicle in Okanogan County and leading deputies on a high-speed pursuit that covered roughly 60 miles late Wednesday afternoon. Okanogan County Undersheriff Dave Yarnell says it all began just before 5 p...

One person is dead following a single-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 97 Thursday morning. Washington State Patrol Trooper Jeremy Weber says the crash occurred around 3:30 a.m. just north of Orondo. "The vehicle that was involved was traveling southbound when it left the roadway and struck a tree...

A portion of U.S. Highways 2 & 97 have been memorialized as the World War II Veterans Memorial Highway. Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) spokesperson Lauren Loebsack says the honorific stretch of highway is between the Odabashian Bridge north of Wenatchee and the Beebe Bridge near Chelan Falls. ...

Troopers say a 2017 Toyota Camry driven by 63-year-old James Notman of Cowiche was southbound about 10 miles north of Ellensburg when Notman lost control, crossed the center median and hit a northbound 2004 Ford F250 pickup truck.

Two people are dead following a two-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 97 Thursday morning. Washington State Patrol Trooper Jeremy Weber says the incident occurred just before 6:00 a.m. south of Orondo near Turtle Rock when an eastbound sedan lost control and collided with a westbound sedan...