WSDOT no longer using artillery for avalanche control on Snoqualmie Pass

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) officials say crews will no longer rely on artillery systems to trigger ...

WSDOT prepping for Thanksgiving travel rush

When it comes to ferry routes for the Thanksgiving holiday, we are told 300,000 riders are expected over five days.

Getting there: This year, state workers won’t have to use a Howitzer to control avalanches at Snoqualmie Pass avalanche control

Washington transportation officials will no longer rely on a collection of artillery to shoot loose snow on Snoqualmie Pass ...
Yakima Herald

State workers won't have to use a Howitzer to control avalanches at Snoqualmie Pass

Washington transportation officials will no longer rely on a collection of artillery to shoot loose snow on Snoqualmie Pass ...

Artillery no longer used to control avalanches on Snoqualmie Pass

Since the 1980s, transportation crews have used artillery including a recoilless rifle, an M60 tank and a World War II-era Howitzer to shoot snow loose.

WSDOT charts show when I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass will be most crowded for Thanksgiving

The data is based on past Thanksgiving travel patterns and aims to help travelers decide the best times to hit the road.

Thanksgiving week travel: WA passes to get heaping servings of snow

A series of weather systems rolling through Washington are expected to bring rain to the lowlands and snow to the mountain ...
The Lewiston Tribune

WSP to conduct emphasis patrols over Thanksgiving break

District 4 troopers in Whitman, Spokane and Adams counties as well as District 6 troopers in Grant and Kittitas counties will ...
WFMZ-TV

'Do your job': Lehigh Co. Executive Phillips Armstrong urges lawmakers to pass overdue state budget

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - With a state budget nearly four months past due, Lehigh County Executive Phillips Armstrong has some choice words for Pennsylvania lawmakers. "I would look them in the eye and say, ...