Highway 2 Near Leavenworth, Washington Closed Thursday After Bomb Threat

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) – Authorities say part of a highway in Washington state has reopened after it was closed Thursday in both directions because of a bomb threat.

Chelan County emergency officials say dispatchers received the threat at 4:53 p.m. Thursday, prompting the partial closure of U.S. Highway 2 in the central Washington mountain town of Leavenworth.

At about 8:15 p.m. responders from multiple local agencies secured the perimeter.

No devices were found.

No further information about the threat was released.