Local briefly: Tractor-trailer blocks lane of I-5 for an hour

Published 10:37 pm Thursday, December 13, 2007

A tractor-trailer broke down on I-5 at milepost 199 near Marysville and blocked one lane for more than an hour Thursday evening, according to Washington State Patrol.

Police arrived at the scene about 6:15 p.m., and the rig was moved by about 7:40 p.m. Witnesses said traffic was backed up as far south as the Everett Mall because of the incident.

Lynnwood: Shopper turns in wallet, $900

St. Christopher was known as the patron saint of travelers, but he’s just as good at dealing with lost items, dispatchers in the Lynnwood Police Department discovered Thursday.

Someone turned in a wallet found on the floor in the Alderwood mall to the police department about 8 p.m. The wallet contained $900 in cash, a Medicaid card, a Social Security card and two St. Christopher medals, dispatchers said.

The dispatchers tracked down the woman using information from her Medicaid card and returned the wallet to her late Thursday.