Troopers step up patrols as WSU resumes

PULLMAN —The Washington State Patrol has announced that it will be conducting emphasis patrols beginning Aug. 9 through the 20th.

As Washington State University students return to Pullman for fall semester, troopers in Whitman, Adams, Grant, and Kittitas counties will be on heightened alert for speeding, distracted/impaired driving, and other violations.

Beginning August 9, WSP troopers will have an increased presence on State Routes 26 and 195 as well as Interstate 90 in the Snoqualmie Pass area....