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Vehicles, people plunge into river after bridge collapse
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 ...
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Wedding will carry on despite Skagit bridge closure
A collapsed section of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River is seen in an aerial view Friday, May 24, 2013. Part of the bridge collapsed Thursday evening, sending cars and people into the water when a an oversized truck hit the span, the Washington State Patrol chief said. Three people were rescued from the water. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday declared a state of emergency in ...
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Ore. police 8 lb. pot in festive birthday boxes
LAKEVIEW, Ore. -; Oregon state police say they found about eight pounds of marijuana inside two festively wrapped birthday gift boxes during a southern Oregon traffic stop for a speeding ...
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Phillies cant get even fall 5-2 to Nationals
Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman hits a single during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex ...
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White Sox slip past Marlins 4-3 in 11 innings
Chicago White Sox's Hector Gimenez hits an one-run single during the fifth inning of an interleague baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. ...
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Friday evening at Sasquatch 2013 XXL Mags Seattle Rappers list IRL
A mini Seattle rap festhappened Friday evening on Cthulthu stage at Sasquatch: three acts in a row, young emcees Shelton Harris and BFA (Brothers from Another), then one of the town’s heavy hitters, Nacho Picasso. All are ...
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Con artist posing as a cop scams victims of $75000
A con artist posing as a law-enforcement officer scammed $75,000 out of five elderly Seattle women who thought they were helping police in a "sting ...
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Braves-Mets suspended game to resume Saturday
Evan Gattis had a two-run, pinch-hit single in the top of the eighth, then the Mets rallied to tie it in a downpour in the bottom half before the Atlanta Braves and New York were suspended by rain with the score 5-5 Friday ...
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WIAA Class 4A 3A 2A track championship results
TACOMA, Wash. — Results from Friday's final events at the 4A track and field championships at Mount Tahoma High School. CLASS 4A BOYS Triple jump - 1, Keenan Curran, Federal Way, 46-01 1/4. 2, D'Londo Tucker, Federal Way, 45-01 1/2. 3, Devin Scott, Heritage, 44-04 1/4. 4, Daniel Brady, Eastlake, 43-08 1/2. 5, Jalen Hicks, Ferris, 43-07 3/4. 6, Javin Nash-Harris, Garfield, ...
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Mariners call up Triunfel Andino cut loose
The Mariners continued re-shuffling their roster on Friday, calling up infielder Carlos Triunfel from Class AAA Tacoma and cutting loose utility man Robert Andino. Andino was designated for assignment. The Mariners have 10 days to trade or release Andino, or outright his contract to the minors. Acquired in a winter trade with Baltimore for Trayvon Robinson, Andino was hitting just .184 (14 for ...
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This date in baseball
May 26 1916 - Benny Kauff of the Giants was picked off first base three times by Boston's Lefty Tyler. The miscues didn't hurt as New York won its 14th consecutive road victory beating the Braves, 12-1. 1925 - In Detroit's 8-1 win over the Chicago White Sox, Ty Cobb became the first to collect 1,000 career extra-base hits. He finished his career with 1,139. 1929 - Pinch-hitters ...
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Twins nearly no-hit in 6-0 loss to Tigers
DETROIT — Joe Mauer is becoming quite the spoiler. For the third time in his career, Mauer broke up a no-hitter in the ninth inning, lining a clean single off Detroit's Anibal Sanchez on Friday night. That was the only hit for Minnesota, and the Twins lost 6-0 to the Tigers. "He's nasty, and he had everything working tonight," Mauer said. "Obviously, you know ...
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Youngs 3-run homer gives As 6-5 win over Astros
Chris Young connected on a three-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Oakland Athletics to a 6-5 win over the Houston Astros on Friday ...
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Hernandez struggles in Rays 9-4 loss to Yanks
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Roberto Hernandez is struggling to find his old form. He had his second straight bad outing as Tampa Bay lost to the Yankees 9-4 on Friday night. Brett Gardner, Lyle Overbay and Jayson Nix each drove in two runs for the Yankees, who roughed up Hernandez (2-5) in the second and fourth innings. Gardner made it 5-0 in the fourth with a two-run home run on a bad ...
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Pacers steal Game 2 from Heat 97-93
MIAMI — David West's right hand helped the Indiana Pacers grab home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals. Roy Hibbert scored 29 points, West knocked away two passes by LeBron James for huge turnovers in the final minute, and the Pacers evened the East title series with a 97-93 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the series on Friday night. Paul George scored 22 ...
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Unarmed park ranger pusted in Seattle crime riddled parks www.privateofficer.com
-- The city plans to hire two full-time park rangers to patrol Cal Anderson Park and Occidental Square in the wake of recent violent incidents that have left some park users fearing for their safety. Mayor Mike McGinn and Interim Police Chief Jim Pugel made the announcement to hire two new workers at city hall Thursday. The unarmed parks employees will work "closely" with Seattle ...
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Class A Clinton book scribe visits Safeco Field
SEATTLE -- Lucas Mann was working on his Masters of Fine Arts in creative writing at the University of Iowa a few years ago and needed a thesis topic. He loves baseball. The Class A Clinton LumberKings were about an hour away. He started going to games. He logged a lot of miles on his car. The stories Mann found there turned into his first book, Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere, ...
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Skagit bridge closures impact on commerce unclear
How the closure of Interstate 5 in Skagit County will affect the flow of commerce isnt yet clear. The inability of trucks to use the states major north-south highway will certainly mean adjustments for shippers and distributors. But none interviewed Friday could form any kind of ...
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Southbound Schuster Parkway to close next week for roadwork
As part of the major renovation of Tacomas Stadium Way, the southbound lanes of Schuster Parkway will be closed during daytime hours for about six weeks, starting ...
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Skagit bridges arch-shaped truss made clearance too low
If William Scott had steered just a few feet to the left, his truck would have sailed across the Skagit River bridge with no problem.According to the oversize load permit issued by the state Department of Transportation, the giant steel box Scott was hauling measured 15 feet 9 inches off the ground, 18 inches lower than the bridge’s maximum clearance of 17 feet 3 inches.The trouble was, ...
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Red Sox top Indians behind Lackeys pitching
John Lackey allowed two hits in seven innings, Mike Carp hit a three-run homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 8-1 on a rainy Friday ...
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Davis hits 16th HR as Orioles beat Blue Jays
Let's say you're a guy who's been drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon for many years. Maybe you've got a grudge against Anheuser-Busch. Maybe you ...
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No Shave for Johnson After Nats Top Phillies 5-2
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Lauren Jackson far removed but still has Seattle Storm on her mind
Jackson, the team's all-time leading scorer, is in her hometown of Albury, Australia, working with a personal trainer after hamstring surgery in ...
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Despondent Fife man shot killed after police standoff
Police say a 30-year-old man engaged officers in an hours-long standoff and used his 4-year-old son as a human shield before he was fatally shot by a member of the Pierce County Metro SWAT ...
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Seattle fixing Mercer Mess
Seattle’s Department of Transport has plans to improve the Mercer Corridor or Mercer Mess as it is known to many residents of the city, Seattle news media have been reporting on the plans for some time, but a groundbreaking ceremony now marks the beginning of the major project.
The Mercer Corridor was built over forty years ago when the city’s transportation needs and traffic volumes were entirely different to present day. Mercer Street is a primary artery for the city of Seattle and over 80,000 people drive along it every day, but because of increased traffic and inefficient infrastructure, major bottlenecks occur at peak rush hour and limit access to the South Lake Union area, the Seattle Waterfront, the port, major highways and the Seattle Center. Read more
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