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FRIDAY, 05.16.2014
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OSO MUDSLIDE
530 may be open in month Gov. Jay Inslee tours the area where workers are clearing debris
Suspect can be forcibly drugged Anthony Garver, who is accused of repeatedly stabbing a woman to death, has been unable to work with lawyers in his defense. By Scott North Herald Writer
claims were filed on >> Damage behalf of four more families,
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OSO — As Gov. Jay Inslee scanned the stretch of Highway 530 where workers were clearing mudslide debris Thursday, he marveled at the progress. State transportation officials told Inslee they hope to reopen the former highway by mid- to late June. Although it will still be in rough shape, it should be faster and safer than an unpaved utility road in use now as a detour.
They also aim to have a permanent, elevated highway built by October, before flood danger increases. “I think we’ve seen the power of teamwork, the power of compassion and the power of volunteers,” Inslee said. Uncertainty surrounding the river could still pose engineering challenges, the governor added. Inslee was making his first trip
to slide-affected areas in about three weeks. He’s visited the area more than a dozen times since disaster struck March 22. The slide ran across the valley, leaving 10 million cubic yards of dirt, trees and debris strewn over a square mile. It buried 40 homes. Searchers recovered the remains of 41 people killed by the slide. They scaled back search operations in late April. Two people remain missing and are presumed dead. With odds of recovering more
remains diminishing, authorities have turned their focus to rebuilding Highway 530, a vital economic link for Darrington and surrounding communities. The governor received an update Thursday from Bill Vlcek, a regional administrator for the state Department of Transportation. Crews have hauled away about 23,000 cubic yards of mud, about 20 truckloads per hour, See 530, back page, this section
Naval station welcomes public May 31 Herald Writer
EVERETT — Naval Station Everett is inviting the public to an open house May 31, the first such event in two years. Public tours will be available of three Navy ships, including the USS Nimitz. It’s the first
opportunity for the public to walk through the 1,115-footlong aircraft carrier since it came to Everett in March 2012, said Kristin Ching, a spokeswoman for the Navy base. In addition to tours of the Nimitz, the public can get a close-up look at a guided missile destroyer, the USS Shoup,
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and a frigate, the USS Rodney M. Davis. The public can come to the base beginning at 10 a.m. Government-issued photo identification, such as a driver’s license, is required to enter the base. See NAVY, back page, this section
Old Smokey Older than the average bear: Smokey Bear, never without his felt campaign hat and shovel, is celebrating his 70th birthday, and the U.S. Forest Service is looking to update his image as he pitches his reminder about wildfire prevention to millennials (Page A2). Dear Abby. . . .D5 Horoscope . . .H6
The base Naval Station Everett, 2000 W. Marine View Drive, will host an open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 31. The pubic can tour three U.S. Navy ships, including the USS Nimitz. The event is free.
But his birthday didn’t go as planned. Yogi, BooBoo, Baloo and Gentle Ben sang “Happy Birthday” and brought in a cake with 70 burning candles. But Smokey, horrified by the conflagration, beat the cake with his shovel, doused the fire with a pail of water, then stirred the ashes until it was cold.
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Short stack, please, extra butter: Vermont is the latest state to consider legalizing recreational marijuana. Its Legislature has asked the governor to study fiscal and other impacts of such a move (Page A12). On the plus side, legalizing marijuana is expected to double the sales of Vermont maple syrup. Stocks . . . . . .A14 TV . . . . . . . . . .D6
See GARVER, back page, this section
Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1920, Joan of Arc was canonized by Pope Benedict XV (Today in History, Page A2). Joan declined to attend the ceremonies, still miffed at how she was treated at a church bonfire almost 500 years before.
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Officials walk into the debris field with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee at the site of the Oso mudslide on Thursday.
EVERETT — Doctors can force medications on a mentally ill man deemed unable to assist the attorney who is trying to defend him in a murder case. Anthony Garver, 26, is charged with first-degree murder in the June 2013 stabbing death of Phillipa S. Evans-Lopez. The woman, 20, was found tied up in her Lake Stevens home. She’d been stabbed two dozen times and her throat was cut. She left behind a 3-year-old son. Garver has been locked up without bail since July, his case stalled over his inability to work with his lawyers and answer questions about his mental health. At a hearing Thursday, Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Joseph Wilson found Garver incompetent and unable to assist in his defense. He authorized state psychiatrists to try to change that by treating Garver with anti-psychotic drugs — against the man’s will, if necessary. Garver has disrupted past court hearings but he showed no reaction to the judge’s ruling. He was strapped into a restraint chair and surrounded by corrections officers. His head also was covered in a gauze bag as a precaution against spitting. Deputy prosecutor Matt Hunter had a psychiatrist from Western State Hospital testify about failed attempts in March and early May to conduct competency evaluations on Garver. The defendant refused to cooperate and talked about hurting people, the judge was told. Garver lives with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. His court-assigned attorney, Jon Scott, said Garver has made clear he doesn’t want anti-psychotic medications, but he also is unable to assist in challenging the murder charge. “He doesn’t recognize my role here,” Scott said.
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