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I-90 across the Columbia River is about to face 24/7 lane closures. Here’s how long it’ll last and what travelers should know.

A Moses Lake man is in jail following a high-speed pursuit that covered over 40 miles through two Central Washington counties on Monday night. Authorities say the pursuit began after officers spotted a vehicle traveling the wrong way on streets in downtown Moses Lake...

Two women are recovering after becoming stranded on the Columbia River while paddle boarding near Vantage and requiring rescue. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports marine patrol units with the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of the two women in distress at around 4 p...

A Yakima woman is dead after the small plane she was piloting crashed in Eastern Kittitas County on Tuesday. A search for the Cessna Skyhawk 172 began at around 11 p.m. on Tuesday after both the Kittitas and Grant County Sheriff's Offices were contacted by an air traffic controller in Seattle who reported the aircraft had vanished from radar tracking...

Stay informed! WSDOT's maintenance on SR 26 from Vantage to Royal City starts August 26. Expect pilot cars and flaggers for safer travels.

Travelers on State Route 26 (SR-26) can expect delays today and tomorrow (July 10, 11) due to a Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) road maintenance project. DOT spokesperson, Sebastian Moraga, says the work will cover a lengthy stretch of the highway's western expanse...

Troopers say one semi was traveling at a high rate of speed when the truck flipped onto its side while trying to negotiate a curve

Level 1 Evacuation notices were issued for the Vantage area as the fire quickly spread with large flames and heavy smoke before Firefighters contained it.

Troopers are investigating a one car crash on I-90 west of Vantage on Sunday afternoon. A 2017 Hyundai Elantra driven by 20-year-old Elias Faitala of Fife was traveling eastbound when it left the roadway and hit a rock wall. The car came to a rest on the right shoulder of the highway...

The Vantage Highway Fire near Ellensburg is burning more acreage, but conditions are also improving. The fire has grown to 26,500 acres, up from 17,000 Thursday, also is 35 percent contained, up from 25 percent. The Vantage Highway is now open and there are no evacuation notices for the fire...