Highway dangers escalate as road crew incidents rise sharply in western Washington
SEATTLE - A series of alarming incidents on Washington highways has highlighted the increasing dangers faced by road workers. The weekend began with a harrowing accident in Puyallup, where two road ... > react
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Update - Three-Vehicle Crash in Pickaway County Injures Two, Causes Significant Damage
- Washington
- Washington Township
- source: Bing
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- Oct 26, 2025 10:21am
A three-vehicle collision at the intersection of Bell Station Road and State Route 188 in Pickaway County left two drivers with possible injuries and caused disabling damage to multiple vehicles on ... Read More
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2 injured in crash near Mattawa
- Washington
- WA-243
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Oct 26, 2025 09:32am
MATTAWA, Wash. - Two people were injured in a crash on State Route 243 south of Mattawa on Wednesday at around 5:32 p.m. Read More
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- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Oct 26, 2025 08:02am
A US warship arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday for joint exercises near the coast of Venezuela, as Washington ratcheted up pressure on drug traffickers and Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Read More
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- source: Bing
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- Oct 25, 2025 9:39pm
Critics have accused the Trump administration of carrying out extrajudicial killings of alleged drug traffickers around the South American coast. Read More
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- source: Bing
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- Oct 24, 2025 7:27pm
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A fatal crash involving a garbage truck Friday morning has led to the closure of U.S. Route 2 just outside of Reardan, according to the Washington State Patrol. Troopers have closed the highway west ... Read More
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UPDATE: Skagit and Snohomish counties under a flood advisory Friday evening
- Washington
- Near Snohomish
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Oct 24, 2025 6:40pm
The NWS Seattle WA issued an updated flood advisory at 7:23 p.m. on Friday in effect until 8:15 p.m. for Skagit and Snohomish counties. Read More
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New George Washington Way lane closures to take place Monday
- Washington
- Warnock Way
- source: Bing
- 7 views
- Oct 24, 2025 4:07pm
RICHLAND, Wash.-The next phase of work for the George Washington Way Intersection will begin Monday and will include installing underground conduits supporting a new traffic signal system. Read More
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One lane of southbound I-5 through Bellingham to close for road work Monday
- Washington
- Sr 525 Southbound
- source: Bing
- 6 views
- Oct 24, 2025 3:33pm
The left southbound lane of Interstate 5 will be closed in Bellingham from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27 while Washington State Department of Transportation staff repair a guardrail. The closure ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 8 views
- Oct 24, 2025 2:00pm
Crews are demolishing part of an overpass above I-90 in Cle Elum, Washington, after it was struck by a truck carrying an oversized load. Read More
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- source: Bing
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- Oct 24, 2025 12:30pm
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REARDAN, Wash. - The Washington State Patrol is investigating a deadly crash that occurred on U.S. Highway 2 near Reardan, causing the road to be fully shut down. According to WSP, a car and a garbage ... Read More
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Woman and child hit by car in Alexandria
- Washington
- Russell Rd
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Oct 24, 2025 12:27pm
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A woman and child were taken to an area hospital after a driver hit them with a car in Alexandria on Friday afternoon. According to the Alexandria Police Department, the crash caused ... Read More
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- source: Bing
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- Oct 24, 2025 11:50am
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Washington State Patrol says a man was killed in a head-on collision between a car and a garbage truck on U.S. Highway 2 on Friday morning. Read More
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Freight route wrecked: Oversize load takes out I-90 overpass
- Washington
- WA-903
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Oct 24, 2025 11:46am
Travel has been interrupted along Interstate 90 in Washington state, and an emergency has been declared. Find out why. Read More
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At least one person killed in head-on crash with garbage truck
- Washington
- US 2
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Oct 24, 2025 11:29am
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Washington State Patrol is on scene of a fatal crash east of Reardan Friday. According to WSP, a garbage truck and passenger vehicle collided head-on on Highway ... Read More
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70-year-old killed in fiery crash on Kennewick golf course
- Washington
- US 395
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Oct 24, 2025 11:20am
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Investigators are working to determine why a 70-year-old Richland driver veered off a Kennewick street, hit a tree and died Thursday. Bradley Butherus Sr. was dead when the first firefighters and ... Read More
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1 Airlifted From Two-Vehicle Accident North Of Warsaw
- Washington
- WARSAW RD
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Oct 24, 2025 11:18am
WARSAW - One person was airlifted from the scene of a two-vehicle accident north of Warsaw on Friday afternoon. At 12:40 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, emergency personnel responded to a report of a vehicle ... Read More
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I-5 south completely blocked after semi-truck crash in Olympia
- Washington
- WA-5
- source: Bing
- 14 views
- Oct 24, 2025 11:00am
A semi-truck with two unloaded trailers lost control on the wet roadway while going around a curve and collided with a concrete barrier. Read More
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- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Oct 24, 2025 10:44am
All lanes of southbound Interstate 5 are blocked in Olympia after a semi tractor-trailer jackknifed and crashed into a concrete barrier. Read More
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Kitten rescued from under concrete highway barrier in Wash.
- Washington
- I-5
- source: Bing
- 6 views
- Oct 24, 2025 10:36am
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Washington State Patrol troopers came to the rescue of a kitten seen wandering loose on the shoulder of a busy highway -- and they found it a new home. Read More
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