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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 ...

  • Two alleged Âsovereign citizensÂ’ from Pierce County sentenced to federal prison

    Two Pierce County men who the U.S. government alleged are part of the “sovereign citizen” movement were sentenced Friday to federal prison for several ...

  • Peninsula School District says no to charter schools

    School board members in the Gig Harbor-area Peninsula School District have opted out of becoming a charter school authorizer, just as their counterparts in Tacoma have ...

  • State report I-5 bridge had gouges impact damage

    Workers walk past the collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge at the Skagit River Friday, May 24, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. A truck carrying an oversize load struck the four-lane bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below Thursday evening. All three occupants suffered only minor injuries. (AP ...

  • Zimmermann wins 8th Nationals top Phillies 5-2

    Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman hits a single during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex ...


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Top Gun 3D [Blu-Ray]

Top Gun 3D [Blu-Ray]

I am going to go out on a critical limb here and say, in its own way, Top Gun is a perfect movie. Like The Wizard of Oz (1939), Psycho (1960), or E.T. (1982), it achieves with a kind of rare perfection exactly what it set out to do. Those who find ... ...

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  • Sequestration to affect access to Mount Rainer National Park

    MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK -- The word sequestration sends shivers down the spine of anybody who's work depends on federal funding.Effects of the stalemates in Washington D.C. are having a direct impact on one of "this" Washington's most beloved natural treasures. No amount of governmental goofiness can shut down the sheer majesty of our lovely looming neighbor.But it can ...

  • After bridge collapse Amtrak adding 1 daily round trip north of Seattle

    SEATTLE (AP) - Amtrak says it plans to add one daily round trip between Seattle and Bellingham in the coming weeks to help travelers affected by the Interstate 5 highway bridge collapse near Mount Vernon.In a statement Friday, Amtrak, the Washington Transportation Department, Sound Transit and BNSF Railway said they're working together to add the service. It would involve a morning ...

  • Injured Sue Bird hopes to still make contribution to Seattle Storm

    Storm coach and general manager Brian Agler normally isn't concerned by much heading into a season — until this year. All-Stars Sue Bird (knee) and Lauren Jackson (hamstring) will not play the 2013 WNBA season due to offseason surgeries. Add All-Star Katie Smith signing a free-agent contract to play for New York, and Seattle is without three starters from the 2012 playoff team. ...

  • Wash. police detain man after drivers calls

    Police in Lynnwood, Wash., have detained a man after drivers at an Interstate 5 on-ramp called 911 to report a man pointing looked like a gun at passing ...

  • Sanchez Loses No-Hit Bid In 9th Tigers Beat Twins

    DETROIT (AP) -- Anibal Sanchez took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before Minnesota’s Joe Mauer broke it up with a one-out single, and that was the only hit the Detroit right-hander allowed in the Tigers’ 6-0 victory over the Twins on Friday night. Sanchez fell two outs shy of his second career no-hitter, but thanks to Mauer it was just another near miss this season. There have ...

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