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Members of the Suquamish Indian Tribe arrive at the Vigor Industrial Shipyard Tuesday in Seattle for a keel-laying ceremony for the state’s newest ferry, which will bear the name of their tribe.

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Construction begins on newest Washington state ferry

SEATTLE — Construction is beginning on Washington’s newest state ferry, the Suquamish.

A train hauling coal to British Columbia heads north out of Seattle between office buildings, condos and the downtown waterfront.

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A victory for coal train opponents, but not the end of the line

TULALIP — Monday’s decision by the federal government to deny a permit for a coal-shipping terminal in Whatcom…

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Edmonds to consider 10 ideas to improve waterfront traffic

EDMONDS — There was never a shortage of ideas on how to solve the problem caused by ferry,…

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Construction begins on newest state ferry

SEATTLE — Construction is beginning on Washington’s newest state ferry, the Suquamish.

In 2012, members of the Lummi Nation protest the proposed coal export terminal at Cherry Point near Bellingham by burning a large check stamped "Non-Negotiable."

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Feds: Big coal terminal violates tribal rights; permit denied

SEATTLE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday denied a permit to a $700 million project…

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East-West access to Highway 99 in Edmonds made safer, easier

EDMONDS — At $7.8 million, it’s called the city’s biggest capital improvement project in 15 years, easing east-west…

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Marchionne: Self-driving cars could be on roads in 5 years

WINDSOR, Ontario — Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says working with Google convinced him that self-driving technology is…

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Expansion joint on I-405 flattens tires during rush hour

BELLEVUE — A broken expansion joint on I-405 near Factoria slowed traffic and caused a number of flat…

Sergio Marchionne, Chairman and CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, addresses the media Friday in Windsor, Ontario.

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Fiat CEO: Self-driving cars could be on roads in 5 years

WINDSOR, Ontario — Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says working with Google convinced him that self-driving technology is…

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Amazon could take 30% stake in large cargo airline

Amazon.com Inc. could take as much as a 30 percent stake in a large cargo airline, its second…

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Your flight is boarding, the security line is long. Get used to it

It was late afternoon Monday and four different airports — in New York, Los Angeles, Seattle and Atlanta…

The toll lanes (left) of I-405 are shown.

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Audit blames tolling woes on WSDOT’s ‘lack of oversight’

OLYMPIA - A new state audit pounds the Department of Transportation’s toll collection program saying poor oversight, lack…

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Tesla Motors loss widens on Model X woes

DETROIT — Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. racked up a big loss in the first quarter because…

A sign marks the new pet relief area that opened April 4 in New york’s JFK’s Terminal 4.

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Airport bathrooms for pets include a fire hydrant

NEW YORK — Little Simba couldn’t wait to check it out.

Officials look down from a Metro pedestrian bridge at several overturned train cars after a CSX freight train derailed Sunday near a Metro stop in Washington, D.C.

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Train derails in Washington, D.C.; leaks hazardous chemical

WASHINGTON — A CSX freight train derailed near a Metro stop in Washington, D.C., Sunday morning, sending about…

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Coast Guard fines man $100K for aiming laser at state ferry

SEATTLE — A Freeland man has been fined $100,000 after a U.S. Coast Guard investigation concluded he intentionally…

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Bird strike near Sea-Tac leaves large dent on plane’s nose

SEATTLE — Officials say a Dallas-bound American Airlines flight returned to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport shortly after takeoff…

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Granite Falls High teams finish 1-2 at Shell fuel efficiency competition in Detroit

GRANITE FALLS — Thirteen high school students shattered records and took home first- and second-place trophies at an…

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NTSB: Search crews find El Faro’s missing data recorder

Search crews on Tuesday found the missing data recorder of the sunken freighter El Faro, which went down…

People visit and discuss mass transportation Tuesday during an open house portion of the Sound Transit meeting about the light rail expansion ballot measure, Sound Transit 3 (ST3), being considered this year.

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Big meeting crowd presses for earlier light-rail service to Everett

EVERETT — Tension was palpable at Everett Station on Monday evening as an overflow crowd asked Sound Transit’s…