SEATTLE — Forecasters said cool, wet weather will continue this week in Washington.
After a daytime lull Tuesday, the National Weather Service said a Pacific storm will hit the coast with locally heavy rain, especially in the Olympics.
Forecasters said rain is likely through the week in Western Washington with low temperatures in the 40s and highs near 60.
I-90 holiday traffic backed up 27 miles
Washington transportation officials said a large number of holiday motorists heading to the western part of the state on Memorial Day caused a backup of 27 miles on I-90.
Traffic was clogged near Easton, where the interstate starts to climb to Snoqualmie Pass, back to about eight miles west of Ellensburg.
Cyclists sue Seattle over streetcar tracks
Six bicycle riders who crashed on streetcar tracks are suing the city of Seattle, claiming officials ignored the danger to bicycles.
The Seattle pi.com reported all six were hurt when their tires became stuck in a gap between rails and pavement on the south Lake Union line that opened in December 2007. Injuries included broken bones and chipped teeth.
Dylan to headline Bumbershoot festival
Bob Dylan will headline the Bumbershoot festival on Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center.
Other artists announced Tuesday include Neko Case, The Decemberists, Weezer, Hole, Rise Against, and Mary J. Blige. This will be the 40th year for the festival.
NOAA employees working on oil spill
Workers at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s Seattle offices and laboratories are putting in long hours to help track the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and gauge its environmental damage.
NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration produces the daily forecast maps of where the millions of gallons of oil might head, along with detailed technical information to aid the Coast Guard and other agencies combatting the spill.
Doug Helton, who coordinates the response office’s efforts on the Gulf spill, told Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., during a briefing Tuesday about how his group tries to estimate where the oil may be heading based on information from satellites, aircraft, radar and onsite observers.
Port Angeles: Two arrested in boat chase
Two Canadian men are in U.S. custody after a high-speed boat chase in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said agents saw the two unloading large bales of marijuana wrapped in black plastic west of Port Angeles early Monday. The pair got back in their boat and raced north when confronted, but a customs vessel intercepted them after a three-minute chase.
Investigators said the eight bundles of marijuana found floating in the water totaled 527 pounds.
Associated Press
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