Easton News

As an excavator tears cracked panels of concrete from a section of Washington state's most heavily traveled east-west highway, construction worker Jason Antijunti prepares to drive a 16-ton grader over the soon-to-be repaved area.

Road construction crews will continue working on Interstate 90 near here and Easton through Wednesday.

Traffic from the holiday weekend has caused a backup on Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie Pass with some stop-and-go areas east of Easton to just west of Ellensburg, the state Department of Transportation is reporting.

Holiday traffic was tedious at times for Memorial Day weekend travelers returning home on Washington highways.

This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from May 13, 2009.

Osvaldo Cardenas has a few goals for high school. Save some money. Stick with basketball and the Future Business Leaders of America.

The National Weather Service issues a Flood Advisory for West Central Kittitas County until 8PM Thursday.

This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from May 6, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from April 28, 2009.

This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from April 23, 2009.

This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from April 17, 2009.

The state Transportation Department has closed westbound traffic on Interstate 90 between Easton and near Snoqualmie Pass summit for avalanche control.

This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from March 26, 2009.

Traffic has resumed over Snoqualmie Pass this afternoon after it was briefly halted in both directions to allow avalanche control work.

DATE/TIME: March 17, 2009, 2:35 p.m. DESCRIPTION: Avalanche control work in progress.

This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from March 13, 2009.

From left: FOX News contributors Mort Kondracke, Nina Easton and Charles Krauthammer with host Bret Baier This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from March 12, 2009.

From left: FOX News contributors Juan Williams, Nina Easton and Charles Krauthammer with host Bret Baier This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from March 4, 2009.

Travel across Snoqualmie Pass went from difficult to impossible Thursday as heavy snow forced the closure of I-90 for several hours Thursday.

Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass is closed eastbound near North Bend and westbound near Easton due to heavy snow fall, numerous spun out vehicles and collisions.