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Here are today's top stories.

It's Monday, October 21st.

We now know the identities of the two naval aviators whose growler jet crashed near Mount Rainier last week.

Lieutenant Commander Lindsay Evans and Lieutenant Serena Weilman were both 31 years old. The news comes after the U.S. Navy officially declared

them dead yesterday. Investigators found the wreckage of the plane last Wednesday at about

6,000 feet in a remote, steep and heavily wooded area east of Mount Rainier. The salvage and recovery

operation continue. It's still unclear what happened.

Striking Boeing employees have a new contract offer from the company to consider.

The offer includes a promise to build Boeing's next airplane in Washington under certain conditions.

Casey Martin reports.

This offer from Boeing includes a 35% general wage increase.

The union has been asking for 40%.

And Boeing would offer a larger match to employees' 401K accounts.

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