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| Disney cruise ship pays record fee to cross Panama Canal - International Herald Tribune PANAMA CITY, Panama : The Disney Cruise Line has paid a record US$331,200 for one of its ships to cross the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal Authority says the 964-foot (295-meter) "Disney Magic" made the crossing May 16. Panama increased canal fees Source: www.iht.com Hiker dies on WA's Mount Rainier - Seattle Times One hiker died on Mount Rainier and upper foot pain two others were awaiting rescue Tuesday at Camp Muir, high on the volcano's flank, officials at the national park said. Park Ranger Sandi Kinzer and upper foot pain park spokesman Kevin Bacher confirmed the death. They declined to Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com Mom finds 1-foot-long non-venomous snake coiled around her sleeping - Minneapolis Star Tribune BRENTWOOD, N.Y. - A Long Island animal shelter is a temporary home for a 1-foot-long snake that a mother found coiled on her 7-month-old daughter's leg as the baby slept in a crib. Cari Abatemarco of upstate Troy says she was visiting family in Source: www.startribune.com Foot chases keep police on their toes - San Marcos Daily Record San Marcos San Marcos Police were involved in two brief foot chases over the weekend, one of which involved using a Taser to stop the suspect. In the other case, it was a sharp-eyed neighbor who assured the suspect wound up in custody. The first Source: www.sanmarcosrecord.com Aspen Mountain reopening this weekend with 3-foot base - Colorado Springs Gazette ASPEN - Several spring storms that moved across the state last week dumped several inches of snow on top of leftover snowpack across higher elevations, allowing at least one ski resort to reopen for a weekend. Aspen Mountain plans to reopen 45 acres Source: www.gazette.com Day at a time for Griffey after hitting No. 600 - Seattle Post Intelligencer A 54-foot-tall banner commemorating Ken Griffey Jr's. 600th home run hangs at Great American Ballpark, Tuesday, June 10, 2008, in Cincinnati, before the Reds' baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Griffey hit the home run Monday night. (AP Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com Leonard wins on 2nd hole of playoff - Los Angeles Times MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Justin Leonard won the Stanford St. Jude Championship in a playoff Sunday, holing a 19-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole to beat Masters champion Trevor Immelman and upper foot pain Robert Allenby. Leonard blew a one-stroke lead with two Source: www.latimes.com |