Car accident blocks on-ramp from Columbian Way onto I-5
SEATTLE, WA – A car accident blocked the on-ramp from Columbian Way to Interstate 5 on Wednesday afternoon. On the I-5 southbound on-ramp from Columbian Way there is a collision partially blocking the ramp. — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) July 22, 2020 The state Department of Transportation reported the accident at 2:50 p.m. but made...
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Arson suspected in seven fires that burned Rainier Avenue South area
SEATTLE, WA – The Seattle Police Department's Arson and Bomb Squad are investigating seven fires that were set in Seattle's Rainier Avenue South area last Friday morning, according to Patch. Seattle Fire confirmed that most of these fires were started in a garbage can, recycling bin, or dumpster, where there would likely be a...
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Hwy 20, closed since June 10 due to rockslide, to reopen next month
ROCKPORT, WA – A rockslide shut down a portion of Highway 20 near milepost 98, but crews expect to finish their hillside restoration and reopen the highway by early August. According to Go Skagit, crews have been inserting rock dowels—long metal rods—into the hillside. Crews will then attach large metal plates onto the rods...
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Crews launch extensive recovery of crashed truck in Aberdeen
ABERDEEN, WA – A semi-truck carrying wood chips crashed into an embankment off U.S. 12 outside Aberdeen Wednesday, necessitating a large-scale recovery operation by local utility and tow crews. Vehicle recovery is a very difficult. Heavy tow trucks are used to upright this chip truck and drag the vehicle back to the road. Please...
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Semi-truck overturned on State Route 167, delays expected
RENTON, WA – Crews worked to turn a semi-truck right-side-up Wednesday afternoon after it overturned and crashed on SR 167 entering southbound I-405. 🚧 The northbound SR 167 ramp to southbound I-405 is closed as crews right an overturned semi truck and tow it away. No estimated time for when the ramp will reopen....
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Multi-car collision blocks two lanes of I-5 Tuesday evening
SEATTLE, WA – A multi-car collision blocked two lanes of northbound Interstate 5 on Tuesday evening, causing a major traffic buildup, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. #Seattle: Two lanes of northbound I-5 over the Ship Canal Bridge are blocked by this multi-car collision. The backup is to Olive Way. pic.twitter.com/aqPFXkWAyh —...
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Fire destroys home in Vancouver, WA, no injuries reported
VANCOUVER, WA – A major fire completely burned down a house in Vancouver in the early morning of Tuesday, July 21, but luckily no one was inside while it happened. VRFA and Puget Sound fire units are working a house fire at the 289 block of SE 124th. Crews arrived finding heavy conditions and...
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