A wildfire in Adams County, near Ritzville, is spreading eastbound along Schrag Road from State Route 21, prompting authorities to close a portion of Interstate 90.
It's only mid-May but the skies over North Central Washington are already taking on an ominous murk that usually isn't seen until wildfire season is well underway.
The hazy conditions are being caused by smoke emanating from fires over 500 miles to the northeast in Alberta, Canada...
Authorities say that 20-year-old Jose Vargas was westbound on I-90, 20 miles west of Ritzville, when he lost control of his vehicle, leaving the roadway and then rolling at least once in the median.
During investigation of head-on crash, another driver came flying in, hit an Adams County Deputy vehicle, then a family vehicle head-on, and more carnage.