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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

February 22, 2013 - Northampton, Mass. - Photo by Michael S. Gordon/The Republican - Cara L. Rintala watches as the jury enters the Hampshire Superior Courtroom Friday. Rintala is accused of killing her wife, Annamarie Cochrane Rintala.

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