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• Truck in Wash. span collapse hauled drilling equip

  a day, so the roadblock will cause a major disruption in trade and tourism between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia.The Washington Transportation Department has set up detours. The closest bridge nearby is mostly used for local traffic between Mount   Read more »

• I-5 bridge collapses in Washington state

  Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said. The four-lane bridge over the Skagit River collapsed about 7 p.m., Trooper Mark Francis said. There   Read more »

• Wednesday's Time Schedule

  at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.Atlanta at Cincinnati, 12:35 p.m.St. Louis at Chicago Cubs , 2:20 p.m.Miami at San Diego, 3:40 p.m.Philadelphia at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.Detroit at Washington , 7:05 p.m.Kansas City at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.Oakland at Cleveland, 7:05   Read more »

• Amanda Knox says what happened to her was surreal

  -- Amanda Knox says in an interview that what happened to her was "surreal but it could have happened to anyone."The Seattle native told ABC News' Diane Sawyer in an interview airing Tuesday night that "I want the truth to come out. I'd like to be reconsidered   Read more »

• Physician-Assisted Suicide Program Rarely Used, Study Finds

  in New York City, said he thought the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance took great care to be as neutral as they could, so that it was up to the patients to pursue physician-assisted death. "Before these laws were enacted, one of the concerns in the suicide prevention   Read more »

Around the web

• Hot reads

  and a Funeral — Plus Plenty of Valet Parking! — in America’s Gilded Capital By Mark Leibovich (Penguin), out July 16 Tongues are wagging in Washington over what could possibly be in this DC take-down tome — set to be the “Game Change” of 2013. No one has seen 5/25/13 from New York Post Read more »

• Seattle mayoral race a contest between 3 rivals and incumbent Mike McGinn

  in 2007, said his “success story” biography sets him apart. He grew up in Seattle’s Central District in the 1960s to become a Washington Huskies football star, corporate attorney and community leader, while many kids he knew wound up in prison. On the campaign 5/25/13 from The Seattle Times Read more »

• EEUU: Buscan solución temporal para puente caído

  23: Crews survey the scene of a bridge collapse on Interstate 5 on May 23, 2013 near Mt. Vernon, Washington. I-5 connects Seattle, Washington to Vancouver B.C., Canada. No deaths have been reported, and three people were taken to hospitals with injuries. (Stephen 5/25/13 from The Huffington Post Read more »

• Quick, long-term fixes in works for Wash. bridge

  Thursday of the heavily used span over the Skagit River, 60 miles north of Seattle and 40 miles south of the Canadian border, was a fluke or a sign of bigger problems. "These things take time. We want to make sure it's done right, done thoroughly," Washington 5/25/13 from Mail.com Read more »

• Not just kid stuff! Family-fitness celebration at West Seattle Elementary School

  Healthcare and featured community organizations from Camp Long, Apple Corps, Cascade Bicycle Club, First Tee Golf, the West Seattle YMCA, Neighborhood House, the Farmer’s Market Alliance, Southwest Pool, Washington Dairy Council, and Neighborcare Health. The 5/25/13 from West Seattle Blog Read more »