http://www.king5.com/news/local RSS Feed for KING - News - Local en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 07:06:56 GMT http://www.king5.com/news/local/Report-I-5-bridge-collapses-over-Skagit-River-cars-in-water-208758631.html http://www.king5.com/news/local/Survivor-of-bridge-collapse-recounts-experience-208785081.html Dan Sligh and his wife witness the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge over Skagit River happen but they weren't able to stop in time. He recounted the experience of plunging into the river. http://www.king5.com/news/local/WSDOT-spokesman-Bart-Treece-initial-reaction-to-collapse-208764741.html KING 5's Dennis Bounds and Lori Matsukawa talk via phone to Washington State Department of Transportation spokesman Bart Treece about the I-5 bridge collapse into the Skagit River in Mount Vernon. http://www.king5.com/news/local/Witness-recounts-oversized-truck-striking-bridge-208767601.html Witnesses report than an oversized truck hit the side of the bridge prior to the collapse. One witness called in to KING 5 and described what he saw. http://www.king5.com/news/local/Facts-about-the-I-5-Skagit-River-bridge-208770511.html The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River is a steel structure that was built in 1955 and has an average daily traffic of almost 71,000 vehicles. http://www.king5.com/news/local/Military-dad-surprises-children-at-Puyallup-school-208750631.html Military families miss out on a lot when mom or dad is deployed. It can be especially hard not being there for school events, which is why a school in Puyallup did what they could Thursday to lift the spirits of a couple of students. http://www.king5.com/news/local/Plan-for-leaking-Hanford-tank-promised-by-June-14-208773671.html The Dept. of Energy committed itself to a June 14 deadline to deliver a plan explaining how it will pump out a leaking double-shell tank at the Hanford Site containing highly radioactive waste. http://www.king5.com/news/local/Japanese-Athletes-Pursue-Hoop-Dreams-in-Seattle-208753761.html SEATTLE - To become a professional basketball player, many Japanese athletes are training in Seattle because according to their coaches, the level of U.S. basketball is "top of the world." http://www.king5.com/news/local/State-feds-to-cooperate-on-fingerprint-checks-for-pot-businesses-208742211.html If you want to grow, process or sell marijuana under the Washington state’s new pot-law, your fingerprints will be compared to those already captured in the FBI’s data-base, the “Interstate Identification Index.” http://www.king5.com/news/local/Tacoma-school-board-to-discuss-public-charter-schools-Thurs-night-208753181.html The Tacoma School Board is scheduled to address the topic of charter schools at a school board meeting Thursday night.