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Local & Regional Brutal Monroe knife attack leaves woman in critical condition (Video)

By KOMO Staff Published: May 24, 2013 at 11:21 PM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 11:31 PM PDT

Police say a domestic dispute took a tragic turn Friday night when a man brutally stabbed his estranged wife in downtown Monroe

Local & Regional Watch: Surveillance video shows collapse of Skagit River bridge

By KOMO Staff Published: May 24, 2013 at 3:50 PM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 3:50 PM PDT

Local & Regional Sequestration to affect access to Mount Rainer National Park (Video)

By Eric Johnson Published: May 24, 2013 at 6:28 PM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 6:28 PM PDT

Budget cuts mean the Ohanapecosh visitor center will remain closed this summer, the Ohanapecosh campground will close two weeks early, and Cougar Rock campground will lose six weeks of its season.

Local & Regional Photos: Day one at N.W. Folklife at Seattle Center (Photo Gallery)

By Kiyomi Taguchi Published: May 24, 2013 at 3:19 PM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 5:53 PM PDT

The celebration of musical and artistic traditions, the nation's largest free community arts festival, runs through Memorial Day.

Local & Regional Mother begs Fife police: 'Please don't shoot my son' (Video)

By Keith Eldridge Published: May 24, 2013 at 6:07 PM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 6:34 PM PDT

Fife police say they had no choice but to shoot a father who was holding his child hostage early Friday morning, but his mother says there was no reason to kill him.

Local & Regional After bridge collapse, Amtrak adding 1 daily round trip north of Seattle

By Associated Press Published: May 24, 2013 at 6:38 PM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 6:38 PM PDT

Amtrak says it plans to add one daily round trip between Seattle and Bellingham in the coming weeks to help travelers affected by the Interstate 5 highway bridge collapse near Mount Vernon.

Local & Regional Mom accused of allowing toddler to smoke pot gets jail time

By KOMO Staff Published: May 24, 2013 at 4:54 PM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 4:54 PM PDT

The Centralia mother accused of allowing her 22-month-old son to smoke marijuana from a bong was sentenced Friday to 6-months in jail.

Local & Regional Fake cop targeting Seattle's elderly in cash scam

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 24, 2013 at 10:36 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 6:33 PM PDT

A man going by Capt. Jack Truska, Sgt. Drumbowski or "some other gruff TV cop name" is targeting elderly women and scamming them out of tens of thousands of dollars, according to the Seattle Police Department.

Local & Regional Gov. Inslee says I-5 bridge repair will cost $15 million

By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, Associated Press Published: May 24, 2013 at 9:24 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 1:57 PM PDT

The federal government promised on Friday to send $1 million to Washington state to fix the collapsed Skagit River bridge, but Gov. Jay Inslee said it will take about $15 million to repair that section of Interstate 5, the state's main north-south roadway.

Local & Regional Should gay men in Washington be vaccinated for meningitis?

By Rose Egge Published: May 24, 2013 at 8:11 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 8:28 AM PDT

Despite recent cases of bacterial meningitis among gay men in New York City and Los Angeles, public health officials are not recommending Seattle residents be vaccinated. But, one local doctor says there’s no reason not to get the meningitis vaccine.

Local & Regional Man struck, killed by semi after getting out of car on I-5 (Photo Gallery)

By KOMO Staff Published: May 24, 2013 at 8:09 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 3:05 PM PDT

A 33-year-old Edmonds man was killed Friday morning when he ran into traffic on Interstate 5 and was hit by an oncoming semi truck, officials said.

Local & Regional W. Wash. woman shares story of military rape (Video)

By Hillary Lake KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 24, 2013 at 7:59 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 10:14 AM PDT

Myah Bilton-Smith of Vancouver, Wash. said she was raped twice on a Texas Air Force base.

Local & Regional Suspected robber: 'Should I pull out my gun?'

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 24, 2013 at 12:50 PM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 12:50 PM PDT

A man had his laptop stolen by two men armed with a bat late Thursday night in West Seattle, according to the Seattle Police Department.

Local & Regional Man found dead in vehicle, sign says hazardous gas present

By KOMO staff Published: May 24, 2013 at 12:29 PM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 12:45 PM PDT

Dead man found in vehicle with a note taped to the window stating, "Do Not Open, Hydrogen Sulfide – Call 911.".

Local & Regional AAA: Average price of gasoline in Wash. state now $4

By Associated Press Published: May 24, 2013 at 9:12 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 10:16 AM PDT

The AAA auto club reports the average price of a gallon of gasoline in Washington is $4, heading into the Memorial Day weekend.