DailyHerald.com > news_county_news Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. news_county_news en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 09:11:55 -0400 Jury foreman says Arias testimony didn't help her http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249889/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249889/ Fri, 24 May 2013 09:10:10 -0400 As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the victim's family, mouthing the word, "Sorry." The silent gesture toward the loved ones of Travis Alexander offered a glimpse into what was likely a tense few days inside the deliberations... Bears to honor Ditka and retire No. 89 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/sports/705249886/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/sports/705249886/ Fri, 24 May 2013 09:05:58 -0400 While fans debated this week whether the Chicago Bears should retire Brian Urlacher's jersey, team officials have moved ahead to honor another football icon and face of the franchise — Hall of Fame tight end and former head coach Mike Ditka. Team officials announced Friday that Ditka's No. 89 will be retired during halftime of the Bears Dec. 9 Monday Night Football game against the Dallas... Wash. I-5 bridge collapse caused by oversize load http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249892/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249892/ Fri, 24 May 2013 09:01:36 -0400 A truck carrying an oversize load struck a bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below, though all three occupants suffered only minor injuries. It happened about 7 p.m. Thursday on the four-lane Interstate 5 bridge near Mount Vernon, about 60 miles north of Seattle. UK fighter jet scrambled to divert civilian plane http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249894/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/news/705249894/ Fri, 24 May 2013 08:50:20 -0400 LONDON -- A British fighter jet was launched to divert a civilian plane carrying nearly 300 passengers from Pakistan to England after an incident on board, British officials said Friday.Britain's Ministry of Defense said the Typhoon was launched to investigate an incident involving a civilian aircraft. It declined to provide further details. N.Y.'s Main Beach tops annual survey http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/entlife/705249896/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130524/entlife/705249896/ Fri, 24 May 2013 08:27:23 -0400 This may be hard to believe in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, but an annual list of the best beaches in the country has a New York beach ranked No. 1. Less surprisingly, that beach is in East Hampton, the vacation playground for the rich and famous. In an announcement that coincides annually with the unofficial start of summer, coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman on Friday released the 23rd...