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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Live Updates from House Hearing on G.M. Defects

As our colleagues report, Mary T. Barra, chief executive of General Motors, and David Friedman, the nation’s top auto safety regulator, face a House panel Tuesday afternoon that is seeking to understand why both the automaker and regulators failed to act for more than 10 years on a defect that G.M. has now linked to 13 deaths.

At issue is a defective ignition switch in Chevrolet Cobalts and other cars that can turn off if bumped, shutting off the engine and disabling the air bags. G.M. has recalled 2.6 million of cars since February. Live updates from the hearing are being conducted by Oversight and Investigations subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce committee, whose chairman is Fred Upton, Republican of Michigan. Live updates.

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Mudslide Victims Identified

Snohomish County officials release information about the victims

The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s office has released the first comprehensive list of victims of the landslide.

Of the 24 victims transported to the medical examiner’s office, 18 have been identified and their families notified. Three additional victims have been discovered but are not yet included in the official count.

Twenty-two people remain missing. County officials also released their names late Monday.

“We want to do all we can to find them and give some closure to their families,” Gary Haakenson, the Snohomish County executive director, said in a statement. With clear skies and an increase in temperatures in the forecast, Mr. Haakenson said, working conditions for the recovery efforts are expected to improve in the coming days.

The victims who have been identified included:

Gerald E. Logan, 63, Arlington, Wash.
Sonoah Heustis, 4 months, Arlington, Wash.
Judee S. Vandenburg, 64, Arlington, Wash.
Amanda B. Lennick, 31, Arlington, Wash.
Shelley L. Bellomo, 55, Arlington, Wash.
Hunter Ruthven, 6, Arlington, Wash.
Julie A. Farnes, 59, Arlington, Wash.
Alan M. Bejvl, 21, Arlington, Wash.
Leon J. Regelbrugge III, 49, Arlington, Wash.
Joseph R. Miller, 47, Arlington, Wash.
Summer R. Raffo, 36, Arlington, Wash.
Lewis F. Vandenburg, 71, Arlington, Wash.
Shane M. Ruthven, 41, Arlington, Wash.
William E. Welsh, 66, Arlington, Wash.
Kaylee B. Spillers, 5, Arlington, Wash.
Linda L. McPherson, 69, Arlington, Wash.
Stephen A. Neal, 55, Darrington, Wash.
Christina A. Jefferds, 45, Arlington, Wash.

The Snobbish County Sheriff’s Office posted on Twitter the names of the victims who remain missing.

Ronald M. Dequiletts, Arlington, Wash.
Thomas M. Durnell, Arlington, Wash.
Bonnie Gullikson, Arlington, Wash.
Mark J. Gustafson, Arlington, Wash.
Steven Hadaway, Arlington, Wash.
Jerry Halstead, Arlington, Wash.
Gloria Halstead, Arlington, Wash.
Denver Harris, Arlington, Wash.
Steve Harris, Arlington, Wash.
Theresa Harris, Arlington, Wash.
Larry Miller, Arlington, Wash.
Sandra Miller, Arlington, Wash.
Molly K. Regelbrugge, Arlington, Wash.
Katie Ruthven, Arlington, Wash.
Wyatt Ruthven, Arlington, Wash.
Thom Satterlee, Arlington, Wash.
Mary Satterlee, Arlington, Wash.
Lon Slauson, Arlington, Wash.
Billy Spillers, Arlington, Wash.
Brooke Spillers, Arlington, Wash.
Delaney M. Webb, Arlington, Wash.
Jovan E. Mangual, Arlington, Wash



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