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The historic Freestone Inn near Mazama, WA  is for sale This is one of my favorite places that I have stayed at in all of Washington state and the property is on the market. Freestone Inn at Wilson Ranch is located at 31 Early Winters Drive, about two miles west of Mazama, WA.  Th...

The names of three men who were killed in a rock climbing accident in Okanogan County have been released. The Okanogan County Coroner's Office says 36-year-old Oleksander Martynenko of Bellevue, 48-year-old Vishnu Irigireddy of Renton, and 63-year-old Tim Nguyen - also of Renton, all died after falling hundreds of feet while attempting to descend a steep gully in the area of the North Early Winter

Three men are dead and another has serious injuries after a rock climbing accident in remote Okanogan County. The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office says it happened Saturday evening in the area of North Early Winters Spire just off State Route 20 about 16 miles west of Mazama. Under...

State Route 20 over the North Cascades has fully reopened after being partially closed for a week due to the Easy Fire. A nine-mile stretch of the road between Granite Creek (milepost 148) and the Easy Pass Trailhead (milepost 157) reopened on Friday (July 26) after being shut down due to hazards presented by the now 528-acre blaze that's burning about 17 miles west of Mazama...

An Alabama man is dead after a hiking accident in the Methow Valley. The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office says the 25-year-old was descending Goat Wall near Winthrop with his climbing partners when he fell approximately 130 feet and was severely injured...

The Washington State Department of Transportation says crews are still making repairs and clearing debris.

The east side clearing crew reached the summit of Washington Pass this week and is heading into the home stretch of its work.