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Bridge collapse in Washington state blamed on tractor-trailer
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. 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 as the driver watched the structure collapse in his rearview mirror. Two other vehicles plunged into the Skagit River, but all three occupants escaped with only minor injuries. "He ...
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Wife defends Canadian trucker blamed for collision that brought down Washington bridge
In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, a rescue boat approaches the scene where a pickup truck and travel trailer, seen at left, and a car fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (Francisco ...
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12-year-old Taken to Hospital After Being Hit by a Vehicle
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A 12-year-old child has been taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle, police said. The accident occurred at the 4100 block of Benning road in N.E. when a 12-year-old was hit by a vehicle. The child, who was bleeding from the head was taken to PG Hospital Center, police said. The vehicle which hit the child remained on the scene, officials said. More ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 24
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...
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Brace for Delays this Memorial Day Weekend
Despite Friday's chilly temperatures, don't forget your sunglasses and sandals! Temperatures throughout the coast will warm up Saturday and Sunday and hover around 70 degrees. Monday will be the sunniest day, with temperatures reaching into the mid-70s throughout the ...
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Lorton Woman Wins $1 Million in Powerball
Christina Robinson bought several Powerball lottery tickets on a whim, and although she didn't hit the $560.5 million jackpot, she still got a sizeable chunk of ...
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Republican leaders press Obama to meet with border enforcement union
Barack Obama in a letter for failing to meet with unionized immigration and customs officers. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and ...
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Congressional Republicans question insurers about Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius asked for funds for a healthcare non-profit group. The leaders of the Energy and Commerce Committee sent letters to 15 major insurance firms and other groups as part of their probe of Sebelius' involvement in Enroll America, a non-profit group aimed at educating the public about new coverage options following the implementation of ...
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Fast-food menu labeling results in fewer calories purchased
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. ...
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Armed Robbery at Dumfries CVS
Police responded to the CVS, located at 16712 Jefferson Davis Highway, at 12:23 p.m. yesterday. An employee told police that a man entered the store, pulled out a handgun and demanded pain ...
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Michelle Obama Freeze-Dances Praises Kerry Washington at D.C. School
Image credit: Evan Vucci/AP Photo First lady Michelle Obama and actress Kerry Washington stopped by Savoy Elementary School in southeast Washington, D.C., Friday to watch a song-and dance performance that included ';Who Put the Bop'; and a few other numbers. Washington has adopted the school in the capital’s Anacostia neighborhood as part of the Turnaround Arts initiative ...
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Washington University professor steers X Prize to Alzheimers
A Washington University professor and a team of experts won a brainstorming competition that led the X Prize Foundation to raise a $50 million prize to motivate scientists and researchers to find effective treatments and potentially a cure for Alzheimers disease. The X Prize Foundation awarded a $10 million prize in 2004 to the first company that built a spacecraft capable of carrying three ...
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First lady Kerry Washington visit DC arts school
First lady Michelle Obama and actress Kerry Washington smile as they arrive for a performance at Savoy Elementary School in Washington, Friday, May 24, 2013. The Savoy School was one of eight schools selected last year for the Turnaround Arts Initiative at the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. Turnaround Arts Schools use the arts as a central part of their reform strategy to ...
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Nuclear Arsenal Subject to Pentagon Cuts But New Subs May Escape Ax
The Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine USS New Mexico is moored pierside during the ship's commissioning ceremony, at Naval Station Norfolk Virginia Saturday March 27, ...
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Metro Worker Accused Of Stealing Defibrillators Selling Them Online
WAHSINGTON (WUSA9) -- A Metro employee has been charged for allegedly stealing more than a dozen Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) from Metro facilities and selling them on auction websites, say Metro Transit Police. According to Metro Transit Police, 40-year-old Derrick Davis of Laurel, was charged Thursday in Prince George's County District Court with Theft Over $1000 after a ...
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Washington State Bridge Collapse Highlights Infrastructure Needs
More than 67,000 drivers cross the Skagit River every day along that stretch of Interstate 5 in Washington where a section of a bridge collapsed, according to the ...
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Maryland Schools Investigated Over Education Spending
A U.S. Department of Education audit found Baltimore City Schools spent $4,352 on a pair of dinner cruises; $1,575 catering school events and $1,336 for theater tickets, according to the Associated ...
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Two Men Found Guilty in Metro Robberies
On September 21, 2012, Alazajuan Gray, 20, and Clifton Smith, 21, robbed a college student at gunpoint on a Metro train leaving the Fort Totten station. A week later, they assaulted the same student after chasing him into the same station's kiosk. They were caught a short time after the ...
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Semi-trailer crash may have caused Washington bridge collapse
A bridge over the Skagit River, about 60 miles north of Seattle, collapsed Thursday night, disrupting travel in both directions. Three people were rescued and no one died, officials said. ...
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Christie Jersey Shore 80 percent ready for tourists
Matt Lauer , Christie said on NBC's "Today" show recovery from the storm's devastation was "an eight in some places and a four in others" on a scale of 10. "Here on the boardwalk, people will see it as an eight out of 10 when they start coming here in June, but for a lot of the homeowners of the state, it's going to take the better part of the next year ...
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Dem Gerry Connolly defends White House They’re ‘issues’ not ‘scandals’
Rep. Gerry Connolly said the media has no business using the word ';scandal'; to describe the ongoing challenges to truth that are beating down ...
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Two Southwest Washington rivers open Saturday for hatchery steelhead
Anglers can get a jump start on steelhead fishing in two Southwest Washington tributaries. The Lower sections of the Green and South Fork Toutle rivers in Cowlitz County will be open Saturday (May 25) through May 31. The specific stretches open are the Green River from the mouth to 400 feet below the water intake at the upper end of the hatchery; and the South Fork Toutle River from the mouth ...
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Washington bridge collapses after Alberta trucker hits beam say police
Washington State police say an Alberta trucker was responsible for hitting a steel beam precipitating a bridge collapse on one of the busiest routes in the American northwest. William Scott, 41, was driving an oversized load on the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River when it struck the beam, said State Patrol Sgt. Kirk Rudeen. Scott's wife told CBC News that while his load clipped ...
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Park Police to End Furloughs
The Park Police said in a press release Friday that the savings from the three furlough days officers had already taken in 2013 have improved the force's finances, as have other cost-cutting ...
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Va. State Trooper Injured in Prince William Crash
Trooper R.D. Best was traveling north on Route 234 at 9:40 a.m. when a Nissan Altima on Pinnacle Ridge Road pulled into the path of his motorcycle. Best collided with the front end of the vehicle and was thrown from his ...
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