With each passing week, it is becoming increasingly clear that former NSA employee Edward Snowden’s document dump constitutes the largest and most important leak in the history of the United States of America. While Snowden remains in Russia, newspapers in the West continue to sift through the documents he leaked, using those as the basis […]
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Inslee: We have a plan for making I‑5’s Skagit River Bridge driveable again by mid-June
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has devised a plan to make Interstate 5 between Mount Vernon and Burlington passable again by mid-June, Governor Jay Inslee announced this afternoon. State bridge engineers have been working feverishly to figure out how the bridge that carries Interstate 5 over the Skagit River might be repaired. The […]
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Hurray for Amtrak! Third daily Cascades train between Seattle and Bellingham is coming
A big kudos to WSDOT, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, and Sound Transit for figuring out how to pull this new service together on short notice: To assist travelers affected by yesterday’s I‑5 highway bridge collapse in Skagit County, Amtrak Cascades will add one round trip route between Seattle and Bellingham, Wash., in the coming weeks. Amtrak, […]
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Governor Inslee: Repair of collapsed I‑5 Skagit River Bridge is estimated at $15 million
It’s only been sixteen hours since a section of the bridge that carries Interstate 5 over the Skagit River collapsed, but already the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is working on a plan to put the span back together. Experts have estimated the cost of a bridge repair at around $15 million, according to […]
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Washington’s elected leaders respond to collapse of I‑5 bridge over Skagit River
As the evening goes on, more and more elected leaders are reacting to tonight’s breaking news out of Skagit County. A section of the bridge that carries Interstate 5 over the Skagit River, just north of Mount Vernon, has collapsed into the water. The cause of the disaster is believed to be an overheight truck […]
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BREAKING: A section of the Interstate 5 bridge over Skagit River has collapsed
Breaking, hugely consequential news out of Skagit County tonight: A section of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River near Mount Vernon has collapsed, according to the State Patrol and eyewitness reports on Twitter. The Seattle Times has an even more remarkable photo. The structural failure occurred just before 7 PM, the State Patrol […]
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Monster tornado rips through Moore, Oklahoma, killing at least thirty-seven people
Disaster strikes again: A massive tornado roared through Moore and south Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, grinding up neighborhoods and ravaging at least one elementary school in its path. Terror quickly spread as the Emergency Medical Services Authority rushed ambulances to Briarwood Elementary School in the Moore School District and to several homes, businesses and intersections […]
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At least two killed, dozens wounded in blasts at Boston Marathon finish line
Terrible news out of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Two people were killed and at least 23 people were injured in two explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon steps away from the finish line. A senior U.S. intelligence official said two more explosive devices were found near the area, and they were being dismantled. The first blasts […]