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A new report from the state Traffic Safety Commission shows that traffic deaths this year are outpacing last year, which was the deadliest since 1990.
People planning their final festivities of summer before all things pumpkin spice and yellow school buses return should consult the Washington State Department of Transportation’s holiday traffic volume charts to determine best times to travel during the Labor Day weekend.
The Washington State DOT this morning reopened State Route 20/North Cascades Highway on from milepost 120 in Newhalem to milepost 171 at the Silver Star campground, approximately 22 miles west of Winthrop.
Unsafe levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins have prompted the Washington State Department of Health to close all beaches in Skagit County to recreational harvesting of all species of shellfish.
There will be no garbage service on Monday, September 4 in recognition of Labor Day. The city will collect both Monday and Tuesday customers on Tuesday, September 5.
The state Department of Transportation warned of potential closures after the highway was recently re-opened.
North Cascades Highway was re-opened on Wednesday morning to through travel only. No stopping or camping are allowed.
The Northwest Clean Air Agency will end the Stage 2 Burn Ban for Skagit, Whatcom and Island Counties at noon on Tuesday because air quality has improved as shifting winds clear out wildfire smoke.
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- Samish Bay joins other areas in closure for Recreational Shellfish Harvest