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Fire crews in Yakima County worked throughout the night to put out the remaining hot spots from a large brush fire in Union Gap reported Monday afternoon. The Union Gap Fire Chief says the blaze along the 3000 Block of Goodman Road started shortly before 2 p

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McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — The National Weather Service says it was indeed a tornado that damaged several buildings Thursday in the community of McMinnville, Ore.

Weather Service meteorologist Treena Hartley said late Thursday night that the tornado's estimated top winds in the damaged area ranged from 86 to 90 miles per hour.

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MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) — A Marysville Middle School student was suspended for the rest of the year for pretending to shoot others students with his hands as he walked down school hallways.

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The extended rock blasting closure planned for tonight is moved to Thursday night, but drivers still need to plan for an hour of added travel time tonight on Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass.

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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Patrol says a public memorial service is planned Thursday in Everett, Wash., for a state trooper killed in a traffic accident.

The service honoring 38-year-old Trooper Sean O'Connell is scheduled for 1 p

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Recent photos have surfaced showing an unidentified young man illegally climbing such Seattle high rises as Safeco Field, Centurylink Field and the Space Needle. Authorities have questioned their authenticity. Until now.

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TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Pierce County authorities say a 25-year-old father placed his six-week old baby in a freezer for about an hour because she was crying.

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MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Transportation Department says 67,000 vehicles a day used the stretch of Interstate 5 through Mount Vernon that is now blocked by the collapse of the Skagit River bridge.

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Update: May 23rd, 2013 9:37pm 

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say there were no fatalities when an Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed.

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A freak snowstorm in May gave students a surprise day off on Wednesday in the Cascades town of Bickleton. Ten to 12 inches fell overnight within a 5- or 6-mile radius in the Klickitat County community at an elevation of about 3,000 feet

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