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Seattle designates Andino calls up Sucre, Triunfel
After losing the last six games of a miserable road trip, the Seattle Mariners had to do something with its struggling roster. The Mariners completed two days of roster shuffling on Friday when they designated infielder Robert Andino for assignment, clearing a spot on the 40-man roster to select catcher ...
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 ...
2 Ore. women accused in fake check scheme
Police in Hermiston, Ore., say two local women accused of making and passing fake payroll checks from several businesses have been arrested for investigation of forgery. The Tri-City Herald reports that (http://is.gd/xiDqwP ) that Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston said the arrests came after a nearly month-long investigation. Booked into ...
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 ...
I-5 bridge survivor: 'I can't believe we're alive'
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 ...
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)
Gov. Inslee says bridge repair will cost $15M
The federal government promised on Friday to send $1 million to Washington state to start fixing the collapsed Skagit River bridge and more cash may be on the way to cover repairs on the state's main north-south roadway. Gov. Jay Inslee estimated it will take about $15 million to fix ...
Seattle TE McCoy sustains Achilles injury
The Seattle Seahawks have lost backup tight end Anthony McCoy for possibly the entire 2013 season after he sustained a torn Achilles during an organized team activity earlier this week. The Seahawks confirmed McCoy injury on Friday, which was first reported by USA Today. McCoy has already undergone surgery to ...
Wash. DOT: 21 trucks hit state bridges last year
It's not terribly uncommon for trucks to strike bridges in Washington state — it's just that such accidents don't usually cause the structures to collapse. The state Department of Transportation says there were 21 bridge-strikes involving trucks last year, 24 in 2011 and 14 in 2010.
Traffic backs up on I-5 at Mount Vernon
The Washington Transportation Department says traffic on Interstate 5 in Skagit County backed up Friday afternoon about a mile northbound and two miles southbound as cars crawled through detours around the collapsed Skagit River bridge in Mount Vernon. An average of 71,000 vehicles a day use the stretch of highway ...
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