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May 23, 2013 @ 11:04 pm

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

An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers who searched the chilly waterway north of Seattle.
May 23, 2013 @ 8:30 pm

WIAA Class 4A, 3A, 2A track and field results

Results from Thursday's final events at the WIAA Class 4A, 3A and 2A track and field championships at Mount Tahoma High School.
May 23, 2013 @ 11:12 pm

I-5 bridge collapses over Skagit River near Mount Vernon; cars in river

An Interstate 5 bridge collapsed over the Skagit River near Mount Vernon Thursday night, dumping vehicles and people in the water. Washington State Department of Transportation says an oversized truck struck the bridge before it collapsed, but it's investigating the cause of the collapse.
May 23, 2013 @ 6:47 pm

Wash. prison: guard punched in face by inmate

Authorities say a corrections officer at the state prison in Monroe, Wash., was treated at a hospital after an inmate punched him in the face during a religious service.
May 23, 2013 @ 6:29 pm

Steven Powell barred from Puyallup home after prison release

Convicted voyeur Steven Powell can't move back into his Puyallup neighborhood when he gets out of prison, the Washington Department of Corrections has ruled.
May 23, 2013 @ 5:11 pm

Wash. kids play with dead bats, get rabies shots

The Grant County Health District says some Moses Lake, Wash., children are getting precautionary rabies shots after they were found playing with several dead bats.
May 23, 2013 @ 4:58 pm

Seattle schools to bring back full midwinter break

Kids will be overjoyed but some parents won't be pleased, after the Seattle School District announced Thursday midwinter break will be back in full next year.
May 23, 2013 @ 4:32 pm

WSU squares off against golf course opponents

Opponents of a 7,305-yard golf course at Washington State University contend the school is mining a declining aquifer that provides water to the region for an amenity. University officials contend their use of the water is lawful.
May 23, 2013 @ 4:28 pm

Richland nuclear plant out for refueling

The only nuclear power plant in the Northwest is shut down for a refueling that takes place every two years.
May 23, 2013 @ 3:57 pm

Washington state Boy Scout leaders hail lifting of gay scout ban

The Boy Scouts of America have voted to lift a controversial ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization.
May 23, 2013 @ 3:27 pm

NWSL sees mixed results in startup season

The Portland Thorns' season couldn't be going any better. They're sitting atop the National Women's Soccer League's opening-season standings and drawing more than 11,000 fans to home games. And they've got Alex Morgan.
May 23, 2013 @ 2:41 pm

Wash. college students ask Congress for stability

College students in Washington state say they need Congress to give them affordable student loans at a rate they can depend on, instead of a yearly debate on rising interest rates.
May 23, 2013 @ 2:39 pm

Little known about suspect in Wash. ricin case

A 37-year-old janitor who has been charged with threatening to kill a federal judge in a case that involves letters containing the deadly poison ricin is a registered sex offender who lived in a rundown apartment building near downtown Spokane.
May 23, 2013 @ 2:17 pm

Jury rejects claim in robotic surgery lawsuit

A jury in Port Orchard rules in favor of the maker of a surgical robot in a multi-million dollar lawsuit.
May 23, 2013 @ 1:50 pm

WA college students ask Congress for stability

Washington college students say they need Congress to give them affordable student loans at a rate they can depend on, instead of a yearly debate on rising interest rates.

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