Washington bridge collapse closes main I-5 route from Mexico to Canada
Posted by: PrairieDogPress
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 20:21:27 -0700 | disasters-news
An oversized truck hit the Skagit River Bridge ceiling steel beams Thursday around 7:00 p.m., causing that section of the bridge to buckle and collapse, and sending several cars into the freezing water below, authorities said. Three people were subsequently...
'Functionally obsolete' bridge collapse shows need to fix aging infrastructure
Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 18:46:48 -0700 | political-news
"We've still got too many roads that are in disrepair, too many bridges that aren't safe." – President Obama, March 2013 A long section of an Interstate 5 bridge connecting the United States to Canada collapsed Thursday evening, and many...
US researchers close to creating near-universal flu jab
Posted by: arkar
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 20:59:11 -0700 | health-news
Though seemingly lightweight in comparison to such diseases as cancer or HIV, the common cold or influenza has always been very potent, responsible for as many deaths as, if not more than, deaths from other diseases combined. With its many...
Reporters See Chilling Effect From Justice Dept. Inquiries
Source: The New York Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 19:38:59 -0700 | entertainment-news
President Obama 's conciliatory gesture toward the press this week a review of Justice Department investigations involving journalists struck some national security reporters as closing the door after the sources have already bolted. In announcing the review in his speech...
Congressional Republicans question insurers about Sebelius
Source: United Press International
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 16:31:11 -0700 | health-news
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius in Washington, Nov. 14, 2011...House Republicans are asking insurers whether Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asked for funds for a healthcare non-profit group. The leaders of the Energy and Commerce...
Holder's Media Snoop Crossing Line?
Source: Fox
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 19:14:48 -0700 | political-news
Published May 24, 2013 FoxNews.com While Attorney General Eric Holder is taking heat for his department's seizure of reporter records, the U.S. attorney who is personally overseeing those investigations is himself starting to face complaints that he's gone too far...
State Department official who pushed to change Benghazi storyline up for promotion
Source: Fox
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 16:07:51 -0700 | political-news
Published May 24, 2013 FoxNews.com The State Department official who played a key role in massaging the Obama administration's storyline on the Benghazi attack has been put up for a promotion -- a move that could trigger a heated confirmation...
Fast-food menu labeling results in fewer calories purchased
Source: United Press International
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 15:54:53 -0700 | technology-news
U.S. adults and teens who used calorie information posted on menus purchased up to 143 fewer calories than those who did not see the calories, researchers say...Krieger of the Public Health -- Seattle & King County and colleagues evaluated the...
State Department official who pushed to change Benghazi storyline up for promotion
Source: Fox News
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 15:54:46 -0700 | political-news
Published May 24, 2013 FoxNews.com The State Department official who played a key role in massaging the Obama administration's storyline on the Benghazi attack has been put up for a promotion -- a move that could trigger a heated confirmation...
U.S. Northwest coal export terminals to get more scrutiny?
Source: United Press International
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 12:23:55 -0700 | business-news
A coalition of anti-coal export groups is calling for a regional impact study of proposed Oregon and Washington export terminals. The three terminals under consideration -- Gateway Pacific near Bellingham, Wash.; Millennium Bulk Terminals in Longview, Wash.; and Ambre Energy's...
Cars, people submerged into the water after I-5 bridge collapsed
Posted by: Mary Grace Keiner
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 18:48:23 -0700 | disasters-news
In Mount, Vernon, Washington, a bridge in I-5 suddenly collapsed Thursday night sending cars and people into the Skagit River. "N/B and S/B lanes of I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapsed," Washington State Trooper Mark Francis posted on Twitter. "People and...
Cool, showery weekend forecast in Washington
Source: Associated Press
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 08:58:13 -0700 | technology-news
The National Weather Service says cool, showery weather will continue into the holiday weekend in Washington with a chance that Monday will be drier. Forecasters expect high temperatures in the 50s and 60s with isolated showers turning partly cloudy. They...
'The Killing' begins again on AMC
Source: Los Angeles Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 08:56:09 -0700 | entertainment-news
C 's "The Killing," about the grisly murder of young Rosie Larsen, was pronounced dead at the end of a troubled two-season run that included declining ratings amid a revolt by once-supportive critics and fans over what they perceived to...
Bizarre day ends with Robert Andino DFA from Mariners
Source: Seattle Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 18:10:23 -0700 | sports-news
Daily coverage of the Mariners during the season and all year long. If you missed last night's edition of The Geoff Baker Show on Sports Radio KJR , the first hour is posted above...Well, this sure wasn't how the Mariners...
Man arrested for pointing gun at passing cars in Lynnwood
Source: Seattle Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 18:47:20 -0700 | political-news
Police and the Washington State Patrol received several 911 calls just after 2 p.m. reporting a man who was pointing a gun at cars near the 44th Avenue West onramp, police said. Officers found and apprehended the man under a freeway overpass, police...
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