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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 ...

  • 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. ...

  • Grizzlies coach defends flagrant foul but not flop

    The Grizzlies want to make sure everyone know that just because Tony Allen was fined $5,000 for flopping by the NBA, doesn't mean that the key foul he drew in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals wasn't a ...

  • Both quick long-term fixes in works for WA bridge

    Washington state officials say it's going to take time to find both short- and long-term fixes for the bridge that collapsed on Interstate 5 on ...

  • Car hits freeway guardrail in Auburn driver killed

    An 18-year-old Federal Way Mandied early Saturday morning after he lostcontrol of his car on state Highway 167 in Auburn early Saturday morning, the Washington State Patrol reported. Pavlo L. Myronets was identified as the driver who was thrown from the car, which skidded, struck a guardrail, rolled overand came to rest in a grassy ditch south of South 277th Street around 4:59 a.m. Myronets, ...


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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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  • High-speed Lynnwood chase ends in fatal crash

    A 72-year-old man died Friday night after his van was struck at high speed by a vehicle driven by a felon fleeing police. The driver who apparently caused the accident, a 42-year-old Snohomish County woman suspected of driving under the influence of drugs, was arrested and jailed for investigation of vehicular homicide and other crimes after she was treated for injuries at an Edmonds hospital. ...

  • DOT changes detours around Skagit River bridge

    MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — The Washington Transportation Department says it has change the detour routes around the collapsed Skagit River bridge in Mount Vernon. There are three options northbound and two options southbound. Transportation officials say drivers can expect delays in both directions. About 71,000 vehicles use that stretch of highway every day. The bridge is about 60 miles ...

  • Ex-minor leaguer says baseball cheating lives

    In an interview with The Associated Press, Garrett Broshuis says he fooled around with a spitball a few years ago, but couldn't bring himself to use the illegal pitch in a ...

  • 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 ...

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