8:24 AM –A truck hauling an oversized load struck an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below. All three occupants suffered only minor injuries.
• Photos: Skagit River bridge collapses
7:41 AM – Plan to drive this weekend? Expect company.
6:42 AM – Every year, Tumwater High School student Devlen Newell looks forward to the Day of Champions, a track and field event for students with special needs.
The future of Bailey’s Motor Inn on Martin Way in Olympia is in doubt after its former owner Tony Kim confirmed Wednesday that he has sold the property and will shut down lodging operations on May 31.
The Grays Harbor County Prosecuting Attorney has decided that Thurston County SWAT team members’ fatal shooting of armed man in Hoquiam in late March was a justifiable use of force.
Nearly everyone knows the story of Cinderella, who is maltreated by her family until her fairy godmother helps her get to the ball, where she meets a handsome prince. Now you can meet "Cinder Edna," courtesy of writer Ted Ryle and the Olympia Family Theater. In Ryle's musical adaptation of the book by Ellen Jackson, the heroine turns her sad life around on her own.
For many Puget Sound folk, Memorial Weekend means one thing: the Northwest Folklife Festival in Seattle. The free festival, now in its 42nd year, celebrates all things folk: music, dancing, poetry and art from as many cultures as you can think of. But it’s not just a draw for the crowds who come to listen and watch – it attracts plenty of local performers.
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