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Travelers to the Seattle area from the Tri-Cities should have a smoother trip this weekend.

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EASTON, Wash. - A Wenatchee man is expected to face a vehicular assault charge after a crash on Interstate 90 Monday evening injured him and his passenger, the Washington State Patrol reported.

Helicopter-crash victim Si Young Lee, right; his wife, Boo Sool Park; and one of their children, Sung Ho Lee.

The state Department of Transportation and its crews will continue work on Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass from Easton to the Cle Elum area this weekend.

Gravity and, likely, a mechanical failure brought down the helicopter in August 2007, impacting on a hillside a few miles outside of Easton.

A helicopter fire that killed four people after an Easton, Wash., crash could have easily been prevented by the chopper's manufacturer, an attorney says.

A landslide has shut down a 47 mile stretch of State Routte 410 between Mount Rainier National Park's Lake Tipsoo and the junction with US 12, five miles west of Naches, according to the Department of Transportation.

The Washington Department of Transportation traffic is predicting 20 percent higher than normal traffic volumes on Sunday.

A bronze statue celebrating Boy Scouts has been placed near the north end of the Monroe Street Bridge.

If you're heading to Seattle this weekend, give yourself extra time to get there and back.

Those driving over Interstate 90 this weekend may see delays of two hours as the state Department of Transportation works to complete the first phase of a concrete preservation project on I-90 from Easton to near Cle Elum before the first snowfall From Friday, at 9 a.m. until Sunday at 9 a.m., two lanes will be open in the eastbound direction, with ...

EASTON, Wash. - A Sunnyside man was taken to a Seattle hospital for a head injury after being thrown from his Ford Explorer and partially trapped under the vehicle on Interstate 90, the Washington State Patrol reported.

Headed east on I-90 east of Snoqualmie Pass? Ugh. From now until November, motorists should prepare for delays and traffic backups that could add up to one additional hour of travel time to their trip.

Clockwise: Host Bret Baier with FOX News contributors Bill Kristol, Nina Easton and Charles Krauthammer This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from September 11, 2009.

Those traveling to and from the west side of the state in the next few months should plan for additional travel time.

Construction-related lane closures on Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie Pass are expected to add up to an hour to travel times through early November, the state Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.

This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from September 1, 2009.

A motor home fire spread to a hillside east of Snoqualmie Pass, causing a 20-mile backup for westbound traffic on Interstate 90.

Construction on Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie Pass will prompt traffic delays through next week, according to the state Department of Transportation.