UPDATE: All locations in Leavenworth have been cleared after a bomb threat shut the town down for several hours. No devices were found. All roads are being reopened. Story
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — A bomb threat has shut down portions of Leavenworth, according to a Facebook post from Chelan County Emergency Management.All locations have been cleared. No devices were found. All roads are being reopened to foot and vehicle traffic.A Public Safety Alert was sent out at 8:52 p.m.
advising people to continue to shelter in place and avoid the immediate downtown Leavenworth area.Responders are continuing to hold a perimeter around the scene as they wait for Washington State Patrol resources to arrive. People are asked to continue to avoid the area and residents are asked to shelter in place.UPDATE 7:15 PM: Highway 2 is closed from the Chumstick Highway to Icicle Road. Eastbound traffic should use Icicle and...