An officer and a horse in Portland's Mounted Patrol Unit, May 2013 (KOIN 6 News)

Group to City: Nix mounted patrol donation

Updated: 43 mins ago

In a letter, the group asked, “If we had thousands of dollars, could we pay for a squad of police to wear clown suits?”

This panorama is believed to have been taken on or near May 15, 1903 when the Great Northern Railway bridge collapsed into the Skagit River. This was taken roughly 1,200 feet east of where the Interstate 5 bridge collapsed Thursday night. The 1903 bridge collapsed because a weak foundation, and two train employees were killed. (KIRO-TV/Dan Kerlee)

Skagit River bridge also collapsed in 1903

Updated: 60 mins ago

The collapse of the bridge Thursday into the Skagit River occurred about 1,200 yards west of where another bridge collapsed 110 years earlier.

Oklahoma City Thunder NBA basketball player Kevin Durant walks past tornado-damaged homes in a neighborhood in Moore, Okla., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Durant donated $1 million through to the American Red Cross for relief efforts. The Thunder matched the $1 million donation. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Durant challenges Nike to match $1M donation

Updated: 37 mins ago

The apparel giant announced it would donate $1 million in footwear and apparel for tornado relief efforts.

In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, Rescue workers head to the scene where a pickup truck and a car fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Francisco Rodriguez)

Photos: Interstate 5 Skagit Bridge collapse

Updated: 4 hours ago

The collapse of the I-5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon and rescue efforts, Thursday, May 23, 2013.

A collapsed section of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River is seen in an aerial view Friday, May 24, 2013. Part of the bridge collapsed Thursday evening, sending cars and people into the water when a an oversized truck hit the span, the Washington State Patrol chief said. Three people were rescued from the water. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday declared a state of emergency in three counties around the bridge, saying that the bridge collapse has caused extensive disruption, impacting the citizens and economy in Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom Counties. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Mike Siegel)

‘Horrified’ trucker watched I-5 bridge collapse

Updated: 2 hours ago

The truck was hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment destined for Vancouver, Wash.

Workers build the RoZone for the 2013 Rose Festival City Fair, May 23, 2013 (KOIN 6 News)

City Fair fireworks set for Friday night

Updated: 2 hours ago

More than $100,000 was spent for a sand-based material to cover the ground for the City Fair at Waterfront Park so festival-goers won’t be slogging around in mud, even if it keeps raining.

Powell's Books in Portland, May 10, 2013 (KOIN 6 News)

Powell’s Books to get seismic upgrade

Updated: 2 hours ago

Built in the 1920s and remodeled in the 1970s, Powell’s Books is about to get a seismic upgrade.

FILE - In this, Aug. 4, 2011, file photo, taken in Vancouver, Wash., the Interstate 5 bridge spans the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, file)

Bridge collapse focuses attention on Columbia River Crossing

Updated: 2 hours ago

The Skagit River bridge is classified as “functionally obsolete,” but was considered safe by transportation officials. The same is true for the Columbia River bridge.