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In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, rescue workers form a human chain as they begin to remove a woman who reaches out from a smashed pickup truck that fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridgeThursday, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Francisco Rodriguez)

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees horror 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 River. Amazingly, ...

Amtrak adding 1 daily round trip n. of Seattle

Amtrak says it plans to add one daily round trip between Seattle and Bellingham, Wash., 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 ...

WA lawmakers' official portraits touched up

State Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, had some gripes about his official legislative portrait after it was shot in 2011. In a note digitally embedded in Benton's photo — now posted on the Legislature's website — a legislative staffer conveyed how Benton "would like to slightly 'fix' a few things about ...

Major Detours Following Wash. Bridge Collapse

Major Detours Following Wash. Bridge Collapse

A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major route between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the interstate into the river below. (May 24)

Kitsap jury clears robot maker in botched surgery

A Kitsap County jury decided the maker of a surgical robot was not to blame for a botched prostate operation on a Bremerton man. The jury said Thursday that Intuitive Surgical Inc. had given surgeon Scott Bildsten adequate training. He was conducting his first solo operation with the device in ...

Former major league pitcher Chris Ray pours one of his baseball-themed beers at The Diamond in Richmond, Va., Wednesday,  May 22, 2013. The specialty brew  will be sold at the Double AA  minor league Richmond Flying Squirrels' baseball game Thursday, May 23, 2013. The proceeds are given to military families. (AP PHOTO/ The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Joe Mahoney)

Brewers team up on beer to help military families

Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America's pastime — baseball bats. Nine different brewers collaborated to create Homefront IPA, all using the same recipe, complete with orange peel and unfinished maple Louisville Sluggers. Toward the end ...

Bridge Collapse Survivor: 'Rough Day'

Bridge Collapse Survivor: 'Rough Day'

Bridge collapse survivor Dan Sligh described his entire ordeal while talking to reporters in Washington State. Sligh was driving on the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River when a section of it collapsed, sending his vehicle into the water. (Ma...

Officials: Truck Hit Bridge Before Collapse

Officials: Truck Hit Bridge Before Collapse

Washington State officials say a truck apparently hit a part of a bridge, before a section of the bridge collapsed into the Skagit River. Three people were rescued. Officials are certain that everyone who went into the water is accounted fo...

Officials: Truck Hit Bridge Before Collapse

Officials: Truck Hit Bridge Before Collapse

Washington State officials say a truck apparently hit a part of a bridge, before a section of the bridge collapsed into the Skagit River. Three people were rescued. Officials are certain that everyone who went into the water is accounted fo...

A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River dumping vehicles and people into the water in Mount Vernon, Wash., Thursday, May 23, 2013 according to the Washington State Patrol. (AP Photo/Skagit Valley Herald, Frank Varga)

I-5 bridge collapses into Wash. river, injuring 3

An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers as three injured people were pulled from the chilly waterway. Authorities said it appeared nobody was killed in the bridge failure that ...

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