July 25, 2023 UPDATE: The main entrance to Columbia Park located westbound on State Route 240 in Kennewick, will now be OPEN for the weekend, per the Washington State Department of Transportation. The SR 240 westbound offramp to Edison Street will remain closed. Benton/Franklin Counties - Washington State Patrol (WSP) troopers will be conducting traffic safety…
July 25, 2023 Whitman County – State fire assistance has been mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan in support of local firefighters working to contain the Wawawai Fire located in Whitman County, near the city of Pullman. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources on July…
July 22, 2023 WAPATO, Wash. – The Washington State Patrol (WSP) was involved in an officer-involved shooting after 1 a.m. Saturday near milepost 45 on Interstate 82 near Wapato. The Yakima Valley Special Investigation Team (YVSIU) is the independent investigation team (IIT) investigating the incident. All inquiries, as well as what lead up to the officer-involved shooting,…
July 21, 2023 Klickitat County – State fire assistance has been mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan in support of local firefighters working to contain the Newell Road Fire located in Klickitat County, near the town of Bickleton. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources on…
July 20, 2023 Douglas County – State fire assistance has been mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan in support of local firefighters working to contain the Badger Fire located in Douglas County, near the city of East Wenatchee. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources on…
July 21, 2023 FIFE, Wash. – A tragic scene unfolded early Wednesday morning when a Tacoma woman was struck and killed while riding her motorcycle on Interstate 5 in Fife. Washington State Patrol (WSP) detectives are seeking witnesses of the collision.
At approximately 3:16 a.m. on Wednesday, July 19, a white BMW M5 was traveling northbound in…
July 20, 2023 Olympia – In Washington State, from 2018 to 2022, the number of fire incidents involving vehicles was 17,565 for a total loss of over $181 million. Vehicle fires accounted for over 13 percent of fire incidents reported between 2018 and 2022. If your vehicle catches on fire, the State Fire Marshal’s Office encourages you…
July 20, 2023 OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is urging drivers to make good choices behind the wheel this summer following an alarming number of fatality collisions over the past week. The reminder comes amid the statewide “Surviving Summer” traffic safety campaign bringing attention to the 90 most dangerous days on Washington roadways. The…
July 20, 2023 TACOMA, Wash. – The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is seeking the public’s help locating a driver who fled the scene of a collision on Interstate 5 near the Tacoma Dome that left a University Place man with serious injuries Friday morning. The crash occurred at 7:50 a.m. on July 14 after two white BMW…
July 19, 2023 Toppenish, Wash. – The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is seeking the public’s help locating information and witnesses of a hit and run collision that occurred in Toppenish on Friday, July 14th, 2023. The vehicle vs. pedestrian collision occurred at approximately 4:20 a.m. on July 14th, 2023, on State Route 97 at the intersection of…