"The state performs better in the safety-focused categories but could still do to lower its other fatality rate, in which it ranks in the bottom 20." Washington's highway system performed better ...

State Route 20, also known as the North Cascades Highway, is on track to reopen this month as crews have nearly cleared the road of ice and snow.

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) reported a troubling trend: the number of total highway deaths among road crew workers doubled from five in 2022 to 10 in 2023.

Courtesy Dallas Green Wildfire season in Eastern Washington ... Highway 240 surfaced and rekindled a couple days later. With high wind, it’s possible the fire could reignite yet again. The 20 ...

A Richland motorcyclist was driving less than the speed limit last month when an off-duty Washington State Patrol trooper ... Vega Sanchez, 20, died after crashing into Trooper Sarah Clasen ...

The bridge dates to 1936 and is one of the State Highway Administration's Tier I historic bridges identified for long-term preservation. The project is expected to cost more than $20 million ...

FILE - A sign for the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pictured at FEMA headquarters, April 20, 2020, in Washington ... approved the state’s request for a Fire Management Assistance ...

Highway 9 was closed in both directions from 20th Street Southeast to Market Place for several hours following the crash. The road reopened Tuesday afternoon. Washington State Patrol is ...

The state ranks in the bottom 20 in both categories ... The lowest-ranked highway systems were those in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Washington, Louisiana, New York, Vermont, Colorado, Rhode ...

The City of Jenks has declared a local state of emergency as a massive mulch fire near West 101st Street and Highway 75 continues ... the fire is about 20 percent contained. Box said officials ...