WSDOT is showing off early progress on the Ship Canal Bridge project as drivers endure delays, with a temporary construction pause planned during the World Cup. SEATTLE — For the first time, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) gave a tour of progress on the Ship Canal Bridge project, as commuters continue to face backups. Most of the work has taken place out of public view, but transportation officials say crews are making significant gains on upgrades aimed at improving the bridge’s long-term safety and reliability. This story continues below. “Hopefully they get this done so…
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A Florida woman challenges a cell phone citation after a deputy claims she used her right hand to hold the device—despite not having a right hand. PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A traffic stop in Florida is going viral after a deputy accuses a woman of using her phone while driving and then doubles down when she shows she doesn’t have a hand. The bodycam video of the incident posted by the woman —named Katie — shows the deputy get out of his car and inform Katie the department was doing an operation to crackdown on distracted driving. The deputy…
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New video shows the sheer amount of devastation after a tank holding corrosive white liquor imploded at a paper mill in Longview, Washington. WASHINGTON — New video is showing the aftermath of a deadly implosion at a Washington state paper mill that is presumed to have killed 11 people and injured another eight. Crews resumed the search Wednesday for nine workers at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. in Longview, although authorities have already said there is no hope of finding survivors. If the 11 deaths are confirmed, it would be one of the deadliest industrial accidents in the U.S. in…
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Kyle Busch’s death certificate, obtained by multiple outlets, reveals that the two-time NASCAR champion silently fought a severe lung infection for weeks. Kyle Busch, the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion who died May 21 at age 41had been battling bacterial pneumonia for “days to weeks” before his death, according to his death certificate. The document, obtained by multiple media outlets on Wednesday, paints a grim picture of his final hours. Busch’s pneumonia progressed into sepsis roughly one day before he died, and the sepsis then triggered a cascade of additional organ failure. The sepsis led to disseminated intravascular coagulation —…