Overloaded truck permits ‘not a problem’
Updated: 16 mins agoTruckers told KOIN 6 News getting a permit for an overloaded truck is not a problem for big companies in Washington. They simply file online.
The risky bridges of southwest Washington
Updated: 1 hour agoIn southwest Washington, there are about 12 deficient and obsolete bridges, and officials considered closing some of them because of height and weight restrictions.
Plunging off bridge ‘very disorienting’
Updated: 2 hours agoMost people can’t imagine what it was like for the three people who fell into the Skagit River when a bridge along I-5 collapsed Thursday night. But Melissa Borgaard can.
Photos: Interstate 5 Skagit Bridge collapse
Updated: 7 hours agoThe collapse of the I-5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon and rescue efforts, Thursday, May 23, 2013.
Cops: Albany teen planned to blow up school
Updated: 2 hours agoA 17-year-old was arrested after authorities received a tip he was planning to blow up West Albany High School.
Skagit River bridge also collapsed in 1903
Updated: 4 hours agoThe collapse of the bridge Thursday into the Skagit River occurred about 1,200 yards west of where another bridge collapsed 110 years earlier.
‘Horrified’ trucker watched I-5 bridge collapse
Updated: 5 hours agoThe truck was hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment destined for Vancouver, Wash.
Group to City: Nix mounted patrol donation
Updated: 3 hours agoIn a letter, the group asked, “If we had thousands of dollars, could we pay for a squad of police to wear clown suits?”
Powell’s Books to get seismic upgrade
Updated: 5 hours agoBuilt in the 1920s and remodeled in the 1970s, Powell’s Books is about to get a seismic upgrade.
Durant challenges Nike to match $1M donation
Updated: 3 hours agoThe apparel giant announced it would donate $1 million in footwear and apparel for tornado relief efforts.