The decision by a Portland-based regional airline to stop service to several Northwest towns after receiving economic incentives has left some community leaders unhappy. The airline recently announced service to Yakima and Wenatchee.

YAKIMA -- Action News looks at the progress made on the highways last year. Several state projects focused on the Yakima Valley. KIMA has been following five of them and learned only two are ready to make your drive better this year.

With more dry weather in the forecast, crews will continue to install more lane markings on Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie Pass.

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You will need to find an alternate route between Naches and Packwood late Monday the 29th to early Tuesday.

Kittitas County is imposing a prohibition against open burning and recreational fires for Fire District 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, private land and campgrounds outside of fire districts, and the properties under the authority of the DNR outside of an approved campground.

3 old railroad sidings on the Iron Horse Trail between Hyak and North Bend on the Chicago Seattle, Milwaukee old railroad

Riding along the Iron Horse Trail, on the Milwaukee, Seattle Chicago, old railroad we came upon this brown bear cub about 5 miles down the trail, we rode 20 miles all the way down to North Bend

On the Iron Horse Trail, on Snoqualmie Pass

Went on a bike, ride on the iron horse state park trail started at Hyak on Snouqualmie Pass and went 8 miles one way, went through the 2 mile tunnel

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The body of a man believed to be Luis Diazperez, 40, of Seattle was found in Kittitas County.

The WSDOT added new signs with the drive time expected to Snoqualmie Pass.