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NTSB: Bridge collapse in Wash. is wake-up call

NTSB: Bridge collapse in Wash. is wake-up call
By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIPAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday the bridge collapse in Washington state is a wake-up call for the nation. "This is a really significant event and we need to learn from it, not just in Washington but

Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos

Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and WALTER BERRYAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially

Rescuers look for pilot in deadly NY Angel Flight

Rescuers look for pilot in deadly NY Angel Flight
EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) - Divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods Saturday for any sign of the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers. The plane's passengers were found dead Friday night near where the small plane

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
By BARRY SCHWEID and BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - When Haynes Johnson visited Selma, Ala., months after a civil rights crisis there gripped the nation, he wrote in The Washington Evening Star that he'd found "no discernible change in the racial climate of the city." When it

Official: 2 dead after Angel Flight crashes in NY

Official: 2 dead after Angel Flight crashes in NY
EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) - A small airplane operating as a volunteer Angel Flight crashed in upstate New York on Friday evening, killing at least two people, authorities said. Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said the flight's two passengers were found dead and investigators are searching for the

State Report: I-5 Bridge Had Gouges, Impact Damage

State Report: I-5 Bridge Had Gouges, Impact Damage
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - Officials in Washington state performed a special inspection six months ago on the Interstate 5 bridge that collapsed because there were indications it had been struck by a different vehicle.    An inspection report released Friday by the state Department

Calif. teen takes supermodel to prom

Calif. teen takes supermodel to prom
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California teen turned heads at his prom when he showed up with a Sports Illustrated model as his date. Nina Agdal agreed to step in as Jake Davidson's date Thursday night after he got turned down for prom by supermodel Kate Upton. The Sherman Oaks teen

CONSTRUCTION ALERT: Several Coeur d'Alene Streets Will Shut Down

CONSTRUCTION ALERT: Several Coeur d'Alene Streets Will Shut Down
**Press Release From the City of Coeur d'Alene** As part of the McEuen Park Reconstruction Project, improvements to Third Street will begin at 9:00 p.m. on Monday evening, May 27th, with the installation of traffic signage and closing of Sherman Avenue from 2nd Street to 4th Street. The

Key figures in racial profiling lawsuit in Ariz

Key figures in racial profiling lawsuit in Ariz
By The Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Key figures in a lawsuit that alleges that an Arizona sheriff's office has racially profiled Latinos in its immigration patrols. A judge ruled Friday that Arpaio's office systematically racially profiles Latinos: ARPAIO: Sheriff Joe Arpaio has

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
By BARRY SCHWEID and BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movement and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81. The Washington Post

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LA stoplights synchronized but road war endures

LA stoplights synchronized but road war endures
By JOHN ROGERSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - It seems that the impossible has occurred: The nation's most congested city has become a model for traffic control. Yes, gridlock still prevails and drivers' blood pressure still spikes as LA's traffic arteries seize up during every

Obama balances threats against Americans' rights

Obama balances threats against Americans' rights
By LARA JAKES and JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says "America is at a crossroads." And so, too, is his presidency's counterterrorism policy, which has long struggled to balance

RV Destroyed By Fire In Chewelah

RV Destroyed By Fire In Chewelah
CHEWELAH, Wash. - Firefighters in Chewelah were called to an RV park Saturday after reports of a structure fire.  When crews arrived at the RV park behind the 49er Motel they found an RV fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters were able to put the flames out, however the RV is a total loss.