Steve Dean, well-known Gilmer businessman and aviation veteran, will be keynote speaker at this year’s Memorial Day service on the south lawn of the Upshur County Courthouse at 9 a.m. Monday. ...
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water.
By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Part of a four-lane freeway bridge over a river in a rural area north of Seattle collapsed on Thursday, sending vehicles and people into the frigid water below, authorities said. The collapse on Interstate 5 over the Skagit River happened at about 7 p.m. local time between the towns of Mount Vernon and Burlington, 55 miles north of Seattle, Washington State Patrol spokesman Trooper Mark Francis said. "I've got reports of vehicles and people in the water," Francis said. He added that he did not know if anyone was injured. ...
Upshur County’s pets who are rescued from burning homes will now have a better chance of survival, thanks to the generosity of a number of businesses and individuals.
Every volunteer fire departme...