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• One reported missing after two avalanches near Snoqualmie Pass

  April 13, 2013 in Region Rescuers scrambled late Saturday to find a missing snowshoer after a pair of spring avalanches struck separate groups in the mountains east of Seattle, the authorities said. 5

• Snoqualmie ski museum planned

  March 3, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C13 SEATTLE - Washington’s ski and snowboard industry is bursting with history dating back more than 100 years, and the Snoqualmie Pass area will soon be home to a permanent museum. …

• Contractor proposes replacing I-90’s snow shed with bridges

  October 29, 2012 in City on Page A1 The familiar snow shed on Interstate 90 just east of Snoqualmie Pass is going to be consigned to history. The Washington State Department of Transportation is considering a proposal to … 3

• Former railroad span now links office park, Centennial Trail

  October 1, 2012 in City on Page A1 Bill Kessler, of Spokane, has a new shortcut to get to the Centennial Trail. Kessler, who travels on foot, was heading to a ballgame Friday at Mission Park when he … 10

• Getting There: Testing for motorcycle endorsement gets tougher

  September 3, 2012 in City on Page A1 Shaun Albritton stood on the warm asphalt at Westside Motorsports waiting for instruction. Albritton, of Spokane, is taking up motorcycle riding and wants to learn the right way. 10

• One-hour closures planned at Snoqualmie Pass

  August 27, 2012 in City One-hour closures are planned for rock blasting four night this week on Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie Pass, the Washington State Department of Transportation reported.

• In brief: Woman found dead in Spokane jail cell

  August 14, 2012 in City on Page A7 A 30-year-old woman was found dead Monday in her cell at the Spokane County Jail. Corrections deputies found the woman while making regularly scheduled cell checks just after midnight.

• Heavy snow at Washington Cascade passes

  January 25, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — Heavy snow is making travel difficult or impossible through Snoqualmie and Stevens passes — the two main east-west highway routes through the Washington Cascades.

• Boise-area couple killed near Snoqualmie Pass

  October 18, 2011 in City, Idaho An Idaho couple died when their car was crushed between two semi-trucks as traffic slowed through a construction zone on eastbound Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass. 7

• Getting There: Prepare for Snoqualmie Pass delays

  October 10, 2011 in City on Page A1 Construction work on Interstate 90 between Cle Elum and Snoqualmie Pass has kicked into high gear now that the summer driving season is finished. That means drivers should expect lane …

• Getting There: Valley seeks input on redesigning Park Road

  October 3, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane Valley is asking for the public’s help in designing a newer, rebuilt version of Park Road from Indiana to Broadway avenues. An open house about the project is set …

• Getting There: Major STA route changes take effect Sunday

  September 12, 2011 in News on Page A1 The largest reconfiguration of Spokane Transit Authority routes in more than a decade starts Sunday, with virtually every route seeing changes. Riders are grabbing up schedules to become familiar with … 10

• Interstate 90 widening includes addition of sound walls

  August 15, 2011 in City on Page A1 Anytime the state builds, widens or restores a piece of freeway through the city, it may be obligated to build a noise wall to buffer the sound. Federal highway rules … 8

• Getting There: Airplane painting business takes flight

  July 25, 2011 in City on Page A1 Rod Friese grew up in South Dakota, where out of high school he took a job painting trucks. Within a few years, he got a better job painting airplanes for … 2

• Getting There: Summer street parties offer fitness activities

  June 13, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane Summer Parkways returns to the streets later this month for the first of three celebrations of human-powered transportation. Last year’s two inaugural events drew nearly 2,500 people, and organizers … 1

• Getting There: Workers ready to resume West Second upgrades

  May 30, 2011 in City on Page A6 A crew on Tuesday will resume work started last year along 11 blocks of West Second Avenue in downtown Spokane. The work will take about two weeks and cover Second …

• Snoqualmie Pass work suspended for holiday weekend

  May 26, 2011 in City, Region Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie Pass will have two lanes open in both directions over the Memorial Day weekend, one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.

• I-90 construction in Spokane brings delays, lane closures

  May 9, 2011 in City on Page A1 With winter weather ending in the Cascades, construction work on the east side of Snoqualmie Pass has gone into high gear for another summer driving season. Motorists traveling to and …

• Pasco family survived Snoqualmie snowslide

  April 8, 2011 in Nation/World Tana and Kent Parker were driving home from Seattle over Snoqualmie Pass on Wednesday when a snowslide slammed into their Nissan Pathfinder. It smashed their windshield, covered them in ice …

• Slide closes eastbound I-90 near Snoqualmie Pass

  April 6, 2011 in Region A slide on Interstate 90 in the vicinity of a snow shed along Keechelus Lake has closed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 this afternoon.

• Snoqualmie Pass reopens after closure

  March 9, 2011 in City, Idaho Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass was reopened today after being closed late this morning due to spinouts and multiple accidents on a snowy road surface.

• Snoqualmie Pass reopened after avalanche

  February 28, 2011 in City Interstate 90 on Snoqualmie Pass has reopened after a lengthy closure to clear an avalanche from the road, according to the Washington state Department of Transportation. T

• Snoqualmie Pass closed again both ways

  February 22, 2011 in City, Idaho The Washington Department of Transportation and State Patrol have once again closed Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass in both directions due to snow and collisions. An earlier closure had been …

• Traffic building on highways, Snoqualmie backed up

  November 24, 2010 in City, Region The Washington Department of Transportation reported that drivers on Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass are see back ups of 10 miles headed east into Eastern Washington.

• Getting There: Funds give new life to aging bridges

  November 8, 2010 in City on Page A1 Three Spokane County bridges will be replaced in coming years under a federal program to upgrade bridges around the country. The largest project, at $19 million, is the western structure … 13

• Hearing will explore trolleys, walking routes for city core

  October 25, 2010 in City on Page A1 Mobility in the central part of Spokane will be the subject of a wide-ranging public meeting on Tuesday at the city’s Riverpoint campus. The possibility of high-performance streetcars running between … 2

• Blasting resumes along I-90 at Snoqualmie Pass

  September 7, 2010 in Region After the Labor Day weekend break, the state Transportation Department is resuming rock blasting on a major project to widen Interstate 90 on the east side of Snoqualmie Pass. 1

• Crews widen I-90 near Snoqualmie

  August 20, 2010 in City on Page A9 HYAK, Wash. – The sheer magnitude of it is difficult to comprehend, even in person. More than one million tons of rock to be blasted and removed.

• Crews blasting out better I-90 on Snoqualmie Pass

  August 19, 2010 in Region The sheer magnitude of it is difficult to comprehend, even in person. More than one million tons of rock to be blasted and removed. Three hundred cubic yards of concrete …

• Blasting will close stretch of I-90

  July 27, 2010 in City on Page A6 Interstate 90 on the east side of Snoqualmie Pass will be closed for an hour at 8 p.m. today, Wednesday and Thursday.

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