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People look on after the Interstate 5 bridge collapsed over the Skagit River in Mount Vernon, Wash., Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Rick Lund)  TV OUT; USA TODAY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES; SEATTLEPI.COM OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

No fatalities in Interstate 5 bridge collapse over Skagit River north of Seattle

Friday, May 24, 2013

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping several vehicles into the water as authorities investigated the cause of the collapse that cut off the state’s main north-south thruway and sent three people to the hospital. Authorities said no one was killed and the extent of the injuries of the … 0

Judge again denies bail for murder suspect Cara Lee Rintala while awaiting new trial in 2010 slaying

Thursday, May 23, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Cara Lee Rintala will remain behind bars while she awaits a new trial in the 2010 slaying of her wife. Superior Court Judge Mary Lou Rup, who presided over Rintala’s trial earlier this year on a charge of murder in connection with the death of Annamarie Cochrane Rintala, denied a motion … 0

Cellphone helps save disoriented hikers on Mount Tom

Thursday, May 23, 2013

HOLYOKE — A cellphone helped save a pair of hikers who became disoriented while walking a trail on Mount Tom State Reservation Thursday afternoon. State police Trooper Reid Bagley said the hikers called for help at 12:45 p.m., after they realized they were turned around. A dispatcher used GPS information from one of the hikers’ smartphones to pinpoint their location on a map … 0