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  • US bridge collapses sending vehicles into water US bridge collapses sending vehicles into water

    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 ...

  • The water was just flooding in

    MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - Bryce Kenning saw the void before him in an explosion of dust, and there was nothing he could do. "It was like time was frozen - like a roller coaster where you're not attached to the tracks," he said Friday. "It's something you never think you will ever experience in a lifetime - driving off a straight cliff." Kenning, of Mount ...

  • Mom accused of allowing toddler to smoke pot gets jail time

    CHEHALIS, Wash. -- The Centralia mother accused of allowing her 22-month-old son to smoke marijuana from a bong was sentenced Friday to 6-months in jail.Cell phone video uncovered in March appears to show Rachelle Braaten's young son smoking from a bong, and prosecutors do not believe it was the first time he was exposed to drugs.Prosecutors said a conversation captured on the cell phone ...

  • I-5 bridge survivor I cant believe were alive

    Dear Abby: In today's world, there are people who apparently cannot exist detached from their cellphones. In case you are wondering - yes, I do have one, but I use it only for emergencies, not idle ...

  • Photos Day one at N.W. Folklife at Seattle Center

    The Northwest Folklife Festival kicked off Friday, May 24, at Seattle Center. The celebration of musical and artistic traditions, the nation's largest free community arts festival, runs through Memorial ...


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Message in a Bottle

"Message in a Bottle" is a somewhat unwieldy romantic film that teeters constantly even though it is built on the solid foundation of timeless romantic notions: endless love that extends beyond death, broken people learning to love again, the power of honest, heart-rending prose to reduce even the strongest, most independent sort to a weeping puddle, and the idea that a love letter can float throu ... ...

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  • RG3 still aiming for Washingtons season opener | A.M. Briefing

    Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, wearing a helmet but no jersey and sporting a large brace on his reconstructed right knee, did some handoffs and throws with other teammates recovering from injuries Thursday. It's the latest step toward his goal of playing in the season opener in September. "As soon as I woke up out of the surgery, I put the date of the first game ...

  • Seattle designates Andino calls up Sucre Triunfel

    The Seattle Mariners have designated infielder Robert Andino for assignment, recalled infielder Carlos Triunfel from Triple-A Tacoma and selected catcher Jesus ...

  • Trucker bumps I-5 bridge sees tragedy behind him

    The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him. Two vehicles fell into the icy Skagit ...

  • Man arrested for pointing gun at passing cars in Lynnwood

    Lynnwood police have arrested a 29-year-old man after he was spotted pointing what appeared to be agun at passingvehiclesnear an Interstate 5 onramp. Police and the Washington State Patrol received several 911 calls just after 2 p.m. reporting a man who was pointing a gun at cars near the 44th Avenue West onramp, police said.Officers found and apprehended the manundera freeway overpass, police ...

  • Bizarre day ends with Robert Andino DFA from Mariners

    . Well, this sure wasn’t how the Mariners expected this day to go. The day began with the Mariners planning to take a minor leaguer off the 40-man roster in order to clear a spot for ...

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