It's a tour bus, not Metro, but there were 75-some people in two buses hanging over I-5 on Bellevue Street (Capitol Hill). Apparently they were all visiting from Moses Lake. How many times did we tell ya'll not to try to drive in these conditions?! Here's live video coverage from NWCN, and here's the Seattle Times's current coverage. Holy crap. Everybody, please walk around if you must leave your cozy houses, because we do not want to have to report on any of our readers getting injured in accidents out there today. more ›

Thirty-seven Washington State troopers on motorcycles will be scrutinizing the behavior of drivers on I-5 today and tomorrow in what the P-I reports is a two-day push against dangerous freeway speed and aggression. That means if you're on I-5 in the next couple of days, 84% of the state's motorcycle troopers will be dedicating their full resources towards disciplining bad behavior on the road. It's all too easy to cruise way over 60mph during non-peak traffic hours, so be careful out there or you might find yourself with a ticket. (Put down those cell phones, too....) more ›

After sitting around Centralia College as the heat soared towards ninety while David re-hydrated, we headed back to the car and hit I-5 for one of our last stops along the way to Portland. But just south of Centralia, we decided to make a quick stop to check out one of the sites that's always fascinated us—and nearly everyone else who takes I-5: the infamous "Uncle Sam" billboard. more ›