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WIAA Class 1A, 2B, 1B track championship results

Results from the Class 1A, 2B and 1B track and field championships: CLASS 1B Boys team Scores: 1, Trout Lake/Glenwood 23.50. 2, Taholah 20. 3, Shoreline Christian 14. 4, Pomeroy 12.50. 5 (tie), Crescent, Bickleton 12. 7 (tie), Mansfield, Entiat, Valley Christian 10. 10 (tie), Mount Rainier Lutheran, Wellpinit 9. ...

In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, rescue workers form a human chain as they begin to remove a woman who reaches out from a smashed pickup truck that fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridgeThursday, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Francisco Rodriguez)

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees horror behind him

The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him. Two vehicles fell into the icy Skagit River. Amazingly, ...

Major Detours Following Wash. Bridge Collapse

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)

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 ...

Former major league pitcher Chris Ray pours one of his baseball-themed beers at The Diamond in Richmond, Va., Wednesday,  May 22, 2013. The specialty brew  will be sold at the Double AA  minor league Richmond Flying Squirrels' baseball game Thursday, May 23, 2013. The proceeds are given to military families. (AP PHOTO/ The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Joe Mahoney)

Brewers team up on beer to help military families

Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America's pastime — baseball bats. Nine different brewers collaborated to create Homefront IPA, all using the same recipe, complete with orange peel and unfinished maple Louisville Sluggers. Toward the end ...

WSU votes to limit tuition hike to 2 percent

The Washington State University Board of Regents has voted to limit a fall tuition increase to 2 percent, no matter what the Legislature decides concerning the state budget. University officials say they want to give students and their parents a degree of certainty about the cost of tuition for next ...

Bridge Collapse Survivor: 'Rough Day'

Bridge Collapse Survivor: 'Rough Day'

Bridge collapse survivor Dan Sligh described his entire ordeal while talking to reporters in Washington State. Sligh was driving on the I-5 Bridge over the Skagit River when a section of it collapsed, sending his vehicle into the water. (Ma...

Officials: Truck Hit Bridge Before Collapse

Officials: Truck Hit Bridge Before Collapse

Washington State officials say a truck apparently hit a part of a bridge, before a section of the bridge collapsed into the Skagit River. Three people were rescued. Officials are certain that everyone who went into the water is accounted fo...

Officials: Truck Hit Bridge Before Collapse

Officials: Truck Hit Bridge Before Collapse

Washington State officials say a truck apparently hit a part of a bridge, before a section of the bridge collapsed into the Skagit River. Three people were rescued. Officials are certain that everyone who went into the water is accounted fo...

A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River dumping vehicles and people into the water in Mount Vernon, Wash., Thursday, May 23, 2013 according to the Washington State Patrol. (AP Photo/Skagit Valley Herald, Frank Varga)

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

An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers as three injured people were pulled from the chilly waterway. Authorities said it appeared nobody was killed in the bridge failure that ...

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