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Money on the way to replace I-5 Skagit River Bridge; help for impacted businesses uncertain

Parts for a $15 million temporary bridge are already arriving at the site of the I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse. The Washington State Department of Transportation says the temporary replacement is on track to open in mid-June. U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen says he's been assured that federal money will be ...

  • 8:49 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2013
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Man brings more than cash to casino

Thurston County prosecutors say 29-year-old Christopher Lathrop went inside the Lucky Eagle Casino near Rochester on May 28 with a .45 caliber handgun in his waistband and a duffel bag stuffed with cash. According to court documents, security staff at the casino watched Lathrop pull the handgun from his waistband ...

  • 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2013
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The other half of a wide load remains parked at the Bow Hill Rest Area.

WSP weighs in on oversize load that struck bridge

A load identical to the oversized load that hit the Skagit River Bridge and caused it to collapse sits in a parking lot at the Bow Hill Port of Entry, a state weigh station on Interstate 5 a few miles north of the bridge. It was traveling behind another casing ...

  • 6:41 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2013
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The Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge collapsed May 23, 2013 after an oversized load hit the bridge's trusses.

I-5 bridge collapse detour brings pain, benefits

Holiday traffic backed up in Burlington because of the I-5 Skagit bridge collapse, but not everyone found it painful. During most of the day on Monday, southbound traffic moved slowly past the major shopping malls on South Burlington Boulevard. The detour could easily add 30 minutes or more to a ...

  • 8:21 p.m. Monday, May 27, 2013
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A Firefighter Honor Guard prepares to salute a dozen caskets during a memorial service for victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, Thursday, April 25, 2013, in Waco.

West memorial, 04.25.13

A memorial was held Thursday, April 25, 2013, in Waco for victims of the West fertilizer plant explosion.

  • 9:37 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013
Former President George W. Bush turns and waves as he follows President Barack and first lady Michelle Obama as they leave after the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, Thursday, April 25, 2013, in Dallas.

Bush Presidential Center dedication, 04.25.13

Photos from the Bush Presidential Center dedication ceremony in Dallas on April 25, 2013.

  • 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013
People crowd outside the West Public Library on Thursday, April 25, 2013, as registration began for those who had a home in the area most area most devastated by the explosion.

West plant explosion, 04.17.13

Photos from the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, on April 17, 2013.

  • 4:10 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2013
People listen during a First Baptist Church worship service in a field in West on Sunday April 21, 2013. Their church building was damaged in the fertilizer plant explosion.

Sunday services in West, 04.21.13

People pray during worship services at Assumption Catholic Church and First Baptist Church in West on Sunday April 21, 2013, days after a fertilizer plant explosion killed 14 people.

  • 3:37 p.m. Sunday, April 21, 2013

APS cheating scandal as the AJC reported it

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's investigative reporters broke the story about widespread cheating on tests in Atlanta Public Schools in December, 2008, and we've continued digging ever since.

  • 5:40 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 2013

Bennett: Does Crist have designs on a Democratic run in 2014?

Charlie Crist is much too seasoned a politician to speak publicly about anything beyond the Nov. 6 elections. But if the Republican-turned-independent former governor were thinking about becoming a Democrat and running for his old job in 2014, he’d be doing things like he did Sunday morning. Crist, who’s in ...

  • 11:54 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012
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