An investigation is underway after a construction worker was killed in a rural area of Whatcom County Tuesday morning. In Whatcom County, two people were injured when a falling tree struck their vehicle while driving on I Western Washington residents are keeping alert this weekend as high wind gusts move through the area.
FOX 13 has team coverage out of Seattle looking at top wind speeds in the Puget Sound region, along with checking in on local residents who saw damage.
Dave Detling and Ilona McCauley report. A wanted suspect who left a hospital in Bellingham on Sunday has been taken into custody by Everett Police. FOX 13 Meteorologist has latest updates on weather conditions over the mountain passes in central Washington, along with the rockslide on State Route 11 stopping traffic in Skagit County just south of Bellingham.
State Route 11 was shut down for half of Saturday due to a rockslide in an area south of Bellingham. A mudslide in Bellingham that blocked traffic on I-5 for hours was caused by a culvert blocked with a roll of carpet padding, according to city officials. A mudslide in Bellingham that blocked traffic on I-5 for hours was caused by a blocked culvert, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
I-5 northbound lanes are still shutdown for a section of I-5 northbound in Bellingham on Sunday. The closure includes northbound lanes on I-5 just north of Iowa Street milepost in Bellingham. A landslide has completely shut down a section of I-5 northbound in Bellingham on Sunday.
