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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. ...

  • Hisashi Iwakuma gives Mariners potent No. 2 starter

    Iwakuma has compiled a 5-1 record and 2.37 earned run average and is quietly building a case for a spot on the American League All-Star team. Iwakuma has been one of the game's top starters since last year's Midsummer Classic, posting the league's second-best earned run average since that ...

  • Hamilton Angels beat Royals 7-0 for 7th straight

    Josh Hamilton and Hank Conger homered to back Billy Buckner's first major league win since 2009, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 7-0 on Saturday for their seventh straight ...

  • Envelopes leaking sulfur-smelling liquid cause evacuation

    Seattle Fire evacuates Whole Foods at Westlake Avenue and Denny Way Saturday. (Photo by Janet Tu / The Seattle Times) Two envelopes leaking liquids and giving off a smell of sulfur have caused an evacuation of the building at the corner of Denny and Westlake Avenue. The Seattle Police reports that the Seattle Fire Department hazardous materials team is investigating the situation and that the ...


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Movie Review

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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  • Valuable pitching analysis from last night and Mariners minor-league report

    , who worked five shutout innings for Class A Clinton last night to raise his record to 4-0 with a 2.25 ERA. Unsworth has walked just two batters in 52 innings, and since issuing a walk to Twins top prospect Byron Buxton in the fifth inning of his second start on April 14, has worked 42 straight innings without a free pass. Unsworth is 20 years old, and hails from the baseball hotbed of Durban, ...

  • For Seattle Mariners scouts the MLB draft is the big day

    After months of endless traveling around the country evaluating amateur talent, haunted by weather issues and occasionally frustrated by a coach who decides at the last minute to change his rotation, Mariners scouts get their payoff in the MLB draft that begins on June ...

  • NTSB Bridge collapse in Wash. is wake-up call

    SEATTLE — The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday the bridge collapse in Washington state is a wake-up call for the nation. "This is a really significant event and we need to learn from it, not just in Washington but around the country," Debbie Hersman said after taking a boat ride on the Skagit River below the dramatic scene where a truck bumped ...

  • Texas gets OF Benson on waiver claim from Twins

    SEATTLE — The Texas Rangers have acquired outfielder Joe Benson on a waiver claim from the Minnesota Twins, and optioned him to Double-A Frisco. Texas made room for Benson on its 40-man roster by transferring left-hander Matt Harrison from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL. Harrison, the team's opening day starter, has had two operations on his back since going on the DL in ...

  • Valencia Jones homer as Orioles top Blue Jays 6-5

    Danny Valencia hit a two-run homer and Adam Jones added a solo shot to help the Baltimore Orioles beat R.A. Dickey and the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on ...

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