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Memorial Day closures

What's open and what's closed Monday for Memorial Day:

Police locate driver in suspected hit-and-run crash near La Center

Seaside police located the driver of a black Ford F150 pickup who allegedly caused a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Interstate 5 southbound near La Center and fled the scene.

Ridgefield teens reported missing

Police are asking the public for assistance in locating two missing Ridgefield teens.

Damage reported from magnitude-5.7 quake in Calif.

GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Residents in rural northeastern California assessed damage to their homes and businesses Friday from a magnitude-5.7 earthquake, one of the strongest temblors to hit the densely forested region in decades.

Thieves target RV batteries

Have a recreational vehicle parked in your driveway or next to your home? You might want to check that the battery is still there.

Bridge collapse doesn't sway CRC opponents

Local officials share reaction to Skagit Valley bridge collapse

U.K.-bound Pakistan plane diverted, 2 men arrested

LONDON — Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two British passengers on suspicion of endangering the aircraft.A British security official said the situation involving the Pakistan International Airlines flight did not appear terror-related, though police were still investigating, but the incident further rattled the U.K. just days after a soldier was killed on a London street in a suspected terror attack.

One critically injured in crash near Castle Rock

A two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 north of Castle Rock sent one person to an area hospital with critical injuries, according to Washington State Patrol Trooper Will Finn.

WSU votes to limit tuition hike to 2 percent

PULLMAN (AP) — The Washington State University Board of Regents has voted to limit a fall tuition increase to 2 percent, no matter what the Legislature decides concerning the state budget.

UPDATE: Feds look for temporary fix after I-5 collapse

Trucker saw bridge collapse in rearview mirror

MOUNT VERNON — Federal officials were searching the country for a possible temporary replacement for a bridge that collapsed along the crucial Interstate 5 corridor, but Washington Gov. Jay Inslee cautioned Friday that major disruptions will last for weeks, if not months.