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    WASHINGTON - A handful of vehicles and some people plunged into a river after a more than half a century old bridge that links Seattle in the US with Canada collapsed, throwing the movement on the highway into disarray. Authorities said there were no deaths in the bridge collapse on the Skagit River in the US state of Washington. Three people were rescued and taken to hospitals, they ...

  • Morgan Freeman defends dozing off mid interview

    Morgan Freeman, who was caught dozing during an interview with Seattle's Fox Q13 on Wednesday, made light of the incident. But the 75-year-old actor told People magazine that he wasn't actually sleeping, asserting that he was a beta tester for Google Eyelids, the New York Daily News reported. He added that he was merely updating his Facebook page. ...

  • Saturday Memo Scamming grandma . . . Folklife Day Two . . . Bridge detours

    Toothless Jake (formerly Artis the Spoonman), a Woody Guthrie sing-along for kids, Wu Jiying on Chinese zither, the Anzanga Marimba Ensemble, Sampada Bhalerao on sitar and the Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble. That’s right, it’s the Northwest Folklife Festival, Day Two, at the Seattle Center. Gates open at 11 a.m. through ...

  • All lanes of east WA 8 blocked after truck crash

    The Washington State Patrol says a semi-truck driver fell asleep and crashed into a tree Saturday morning, blocking the eastbound lanes of state Route 8 for ...

  • Vice chair of Spokane Tribe resigns under pressure

    SPOKANE, Wash. — The vice chairman of the Spokane Tribe has resigned under pressure from tribal members. The Spokesman-Review ( http://is.gd/KrouAs) reports Rodney W. Abrahamson resigned on Thursday. Abrahamson had been convicted of five misdemeanors after he illegally killed two bison north of Yellowstone National Park in February. Montana wildlife agents say he lied about his identity ...


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The House on Haunted Hill

When infamous horror director/producer William Castle made schlock-shock movies like 1958's "The House on Haunted Hill," there was a certain charm to the effort that overrode the fundamental tastelessness of most of his work. Castle was a born showman (he once said that he modeled his career on P.T. Barnum), a talented promoter who was constantly coming up with new and devious ways to thrill and ... ...

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  • Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse

    The collapse of an interstate highway bridge in Washington state brings new attention to the limits of the country’s infrastructure, especially older structures that were designed with little room for error and were never intended to carry the number of cars and trucks they see ...

  • Port Angeles pays $125K to settle police claim

    The city of Port Angeles has agreed to pay a man $125,000 to settle a claim from last year that police used excessive force in catching him after he fled on a ...

  • Wash. budget talks move at glacial pace

    Washington state's financial management agency has been conducting legal and historical research to determine what would happen if lawmakers fail to pass a new budget before the start of the fiscal ...

  • Centralia mom gets 6 months for giving toddler pot

    CENTRALIA, Wash. — A Centralia mother has been sentenced to 6 months in jail for allowing her 22-month-old to smoke marijuana. KOMO-TV reports ( http://is.gd/7uKIEh) prosecutors used a cell phone video that appeared to show 24-year-old Rachelle Braaten's young son smoking from a bong. They do not believe the video uncovered in March was the first time he was exposed to drugs. ...

  • East title series shifts to Indy knotted at 1-1

    MIAMI — Chris Bosh stood up in a relatively quiet Miami Heat locker room and offered a concise, blunt and accurate assessment of where things stand so far in the Eastern Conference finals. "Our backs are against the wall," Bosh said. He's absolutely correct. Advantage, Indiana. Over the first two games of these Eastern Conference finals in Miami, it was Indiana that ...

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