Shelton, WA - An 18 year old Shelton woman was killed in a one car collision early Sunday Morning four miles south of Union.  According to investigators from the Mason County Sheriff's Office Traffic Enforcement Team, Janelle S. Mills, of Shelton, was southbound on the McCreavy Road at a high rate of speed when her 1994 Mazda Protégé left the roadway and rolled several times. 

According to investigators, Mills was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle.  Speed and alcohol appear to be contributing factors in this incident.  Investigators are awaiting toxicology reports.  This case is still under investigation by the Mason County Sheriff's Office and the Mason County Coroner's Office.

HOQUIAM - Motorists using the US 101 Riverside Bridge in Hoquiam this week should expect delays and lane closures.

Two bridge openings on Tuesday, July 21, scheduled at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., allow maintenance crews to lubricate the cables that lift the span. Drivers should expect delays of about 20 minutes during each bridge opening.

Wednesday, July 22 and Thursday, July 23, crews close a single lane to lubricate the remaining cables. Work hours both days are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For all traffic impacts please visit the WSDOT Olympic Region Weekly Construction and Traffic Updates Web page at:
www.wsdot.wa.gov/Regions/Olympic/Construction/

(Tacoma, Wash.)- In a move that stands to create jobs, boost local economies, reduce diesel emissions and protect human health and the environment for the people of Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $1.5 million to reduce diesel and greenhouse gas emissions by retrofitting ocean-going vessels and adding alternative maritime power at the Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) Terminal at the Port of Tacoma.  This clean diesel project will create jobs while protecting Tacoma's air quality.

"Investing in projects to reduce diesel pollution is essential to air quality and our quality of life in the Northwest," said Michelle Pirzadeh, Acting Regional Administrator for EPA's Region 10.  "This investment will pay off now and in the future by reducing health care costs, putting people to work in green jobs and making the air healthier for future generations."

HOQUIAM – Construction zone signs are set and work is ready to begin on a project that improves safety and gives motorists a smoother ride on a 43-mile stretch of US 101 in Grays Harbor County. This project, awarded to Doolittle Construction, LLC out of Bellevue back in April, chip-seals and adds centerline rumble strips to US 101 from Hoquiam to Amanda Park. Work is set for completion by the end of September. 

For the next two and a half months, motorists can expect delays and one-way, alternating traffic on US 101 from South of the West Hoquiam River Bridge to just north of the Boulder Creek Bridge. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

On Friday July 17, 2009 at 5:50 a.m. Hoquiam police responded to the report of a burglary at the Hoquiam Middle School, 200 Spencer Street.  The break-in was discovered by a janitor who was going into the building to go to work.  The burglary apparently occurred between 3:30 p.m. on Thursday July 16^th and the time it was discovered Friday morning.  The unknown suspect(s) broke out a window in the door at the main entrance to the building and reached inside to open the door to gain entry.

While inside the build the suspect(s) entered approximately 12 other rooms by breaking out small glass panels in the doors and then reaching in to open the doors.  Among the rooms that were entered were the office area, the computer room and a number of classrooms.