20K views · 177 reactions | The Washington State Department of Transportation shared photos of a crash that put a snowplow out of commission in the South Sound. It reported a semi jackknifed right in front of the DOT driver. Crews fixed the plow in hopes of getting it back in service. >> kiro.tv/SatSnow | KIRO 7 News | Facebook

4.9K views · 223 reactions | The Washington State Department of Transportation said a pass maintenance worker was on the south side of Highway 97 Blewett Pass when he noticed a mama bear on one side of the highway and her cub on the other. He activated his truck-mounted message board to warn motorists to slow down for wildlife, then watched as the two were reunited and continued up into the mountains. (WSDOT video) | NCWLIFE | Facebook

Our cameras caught this glimpse of a bull elk enjoying some food and a lovely sunset on the I-90 wildlife overcrossing east of Snoqualmie Pass. | WSDOT

22K views · 1.4K reactions | One of our traffic cameras in Everett was bitten by a radioactive spider. You'll never believe what happened next. ...We welcome, your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Cam! | WSDOT | Facebook

We're doing a test run of supplementing our traffic cameras with a team of birds who are reporting back what they're seeing. While they have a bit more flexibility than cameras and can move pretty fast, they're also easily distracted by potential food - though so am I. Anyway, here's one of the team, a red-tailed hawk (according to the Department of Fish and Wildlife) keeping an eye on I-5 in north Seattle. Things were going great until it spotted a mouse and we haven't heard from it since. | WS

🚨Dream job alert!🚨 Video description: montages of marine mammals and construction happening near a ferry terminal. A woman with brown hair speaks into a small microphone and explains the job of a marine mammal monitor. Captions are displayed on the screen. | Washington State Ferries

The Washington State Department of Transportation is warning drivers about an aggressive online scam that's going around claiming to be from toll agencies. The agency said there has been a recent uptick in fraudulent emails and text messages attempting to trick people into believing they've received a final notice for an unpaid Good to Go! toll that must be paid within 24 hours. The WSDOT said scammers are attempting to trick people into making payments and sharing bank information by impersonat

9.8K views · 139 reactions | The Washington State Department of Transportation said there was quite a buzz at their Colville facility this morning after crews encountered a swarm of honey bees. A beekeeper from nearby Hunting Bee Apiary was brought in and she found a hive of more than 5,000 bees on the bottom of a manhole cover. WSDOT said it took the beekeeper about 20 minutes to find the queen, who was then safely relocated. WSDOT video. | NCWLIFE | Facebook