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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.
UW reports record number of freshmen applicants
The University of Washington says it received more freshmen applications than ever before, and even though the university plans to enroll 150 more Washington students this fall, it was still more difficult to get into UW this year compared to last. UW admissions director Philip Ballinger can't explain why the ...
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 ...
SWAT justified in fatal Hoquiam shooting
The Grays Harbor County prosecutor says Thurston County SWAT officers were justified in fatally shooting a man during a standoff in March in Hoquiam. Prosecutor Steward Menefee said Thursday the shooting was self-defense because the suspect refused commands to drop his pistol. The Olympian reports (http://bit.ly/13QeqSc ) the Thurston SWAT ...
Pedestrian killed on I-5 at Mountlake Terrace
A man who got out of his car Friday morning on Interstate 5 at Mountlake Terrace was struck by a semi-truck and killed. Troopers and emergency crews responded to the scene at 7:25 a.m. Snohomish County Fire District 1 spokeswoman Leslie Hynes told KOMO (http://bit.ly/13Qbo02 ) the man died at ...
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