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WASHINGTON STATE

Several arrested as party turns melee

Hundreds of college-age revelers - thwarted in efforts to continue a large party - threw projectiles at police, who responded with pepper spray to disperse them, authorities said.

Multiple partiers were arrested during the melee late Saturday and early Sunday in Bellingham, according to Police Sgt. Mike Scanlon.

He said the unrest began as police dispersed a noisy party that had drawn a few hundred people. Many of the revelers then moved to nearby Laurel Park, where they were joined by even more people, Scanlon said, calling it a "large, intoxicated, disorderly crowd" of up to 500 people.

Bellingham, home to Western Washington University, is about 75 miles north of Seattle.

The university released a statement from president Bruce Shepard and student body president Carly Roberts saying no Western students were among those arrested. - AP
OKLAHOMA

2 held in shooting

Gunfire that left five people injured at a traditional Hmong New Year's festival Saturday rattled a peaceful, tight-knit Tulsa community. "I know there are people who don't want to attend that anymore," said Joua Xiong, who was among hundreds at the celebration and heard the gunfire. Two men, Boonmlee Lee, 21, and Meng Lee, 19, face five counts of shooting with intent to kill plus firearms charges. Hmong, mainly from Laos, number 3,000 to 4,000 in Tulsa. - AP

OHIO

Dying dad keeps vow

A terminally ill Ohio arrived at his daughter's wedding by ambulance and gave her away from a gurney. Guests cried and clapped Saturday as Scott Nagy, 56, took part in daughter Sarah's wedding in Strongsville. A volunteer team of medical professionals helped him escort the bride, 24, to groom Angelo Salvatore. "It was a promise I made," said Nagy, who has urethral cancer. - AP