Travel

It's being called one of the biggest traffic jams on Interstate 90 in the Cascades in years. And, it could have been prevented.

An amazing feat by a German travel agency.
The attention to detail is truly remarkable and obviously painstaking.
See the profile video of the event and the finished product.
Staff members with the Schauinsland-Reisen travel agency used thousands of tons of sand to build the structure, which stood 54-f…

Just spotted this live video out of Pendleton Oregon of a fire burning dangerously close to homes on the south hill...By the way the Pendleton Round Up kicks off today...Hope they get this under control quickly!

According to Oregon department of transportation Facebook page :
I-84 remains closed between Exit 17 in Troutdale and Exit 62 in HoodRiver because of the continuing #EagleCreekFire. Motor carriers should expect I-84 in the Gorge to be closed at least through this weekend, perhaps longer...

A new fire sparked over the weekend along the Snake river corridor in the Pomeroy area which is North East of Tri-Cities

Kennewick Police release a great safety video reminding drivers to be safe in school zones...Most public schools are in session as of next week!

Last Friday August 18th a man was shot in the leg on Highway 395 north of Pasco and it appears to be a part of a Biker gang dispute involving the infamous Hell's Angels.

Well you knew this was going to happen...Madras Oregon a town with a population of about 7,000 swelled to over 100,000 people in town for the eclipse had one of it's banks robbed yesterday during the mass exodus of people leaving town!

Firefighters around the country including the Benton County Fire Department are warning people not to leave bottled water in your car in direct sunlight here's why...

Transportation officials in both Oregon and Washington claim the Great American Eclipse will cause "The Biggest Traffic Event" both states have ever seen!

Imagine driving down a dark highway and suddenly you see flames shooting across the road...Well that is exactly what happened last night on I-90 near the Gorge and a TV Meteorologist just happened to capture it on her camera!

It might cooling down in the next few weeks, but looks like warnings are still in effect for campfires and off-roading especially in the Blue Mountains this weekend.