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House approves highway funding bill
WASHINGTON — The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to shore up federal highway aid and veterans’ health care before…
Local News
Export-Import Bank excluded from highway bill
WASHINGTON — The effort to reopen the Export-Import Bank, which has helped thousands of U.S. companies export their…
Local News
US official: Debris in photo belongs to Boeing 777
WASHINGTON — Air safety investigators have a “high degree of confidence” that a photo of aircraft debris found…
Business
Quality boosts age of cars on U.S. roads
Automakers say they are building the best cars ever, and there’s proof on the road. The average age…
Local News
Gas tax rising 7 cents to fund transportation projects
OLYMPIA — The state’s gas tax will climb this week and by next summer will be the second-highest…
Local News
Transit board likes I-5 for SeaTac to Federal Way light-rail line
SEATTLE — The Sound Transit board has decided the light-rail line from SeaTac to Federal Way should be…
Local News
Grandview truck driver sentenced in Nevada on drug charges
RENO, Nev. — A Washington state truck driver caught with $500,000 worth of heroin and methamphetamine while passing…
Business
Why airlines keep pushing biofuels: They have no choice
NEW YORK — The number of global fliers is expected to more than double in the next two…
Business
Kia Soul EV was worth the wait
The Kia Soul EV is finally coming to Washington state, and it was worth the wait.
In Our View
Koon, Emery for council seats
The Herald Editorial Board’s endorsements for the Aug. 4 primary conclude with city council races in Lake Stevens…
Business
Officials: Oil train didn’t speed before Montana derailment
BILLINGS, Mont. — A train that derailed and spilled 35,000 gallons of oil in northeastern Montana was traveling…
Local News
First-class airport terminal … for critters
NEW YORK — Jet-setting stallions and high-flying hounds at New York’s Kennedy Airport can look forward to a…
Opinion
BNSF must own up to risks of oil, coal trains
Drug company ads on TV — ads European countries don’t allow on television — are required to warn…
Business
Homegrown national trucking firm builds new headquarters in Arlington
ARLINGTON — A state-of-the-art steel structure rising on a 16-acre site in Arlington’s airport industrial park will be…
Business
Tesla adds ‘Ludicrous’ power to speedy Model S
NEW YORK — Tesla Motors says it’s adding a new “Ludicrous Mode” to high-performance versions of its Model…
Business
Derailed Montana oil train was headed for Anacortes
CULBERTSON, Mont. — Four tank cars leaked an estimated 35,000 gallons of oil after a train hauling fuel…
Local News
Seattle tunnel contractors say digging to resume by Nov. 23
SEATTLE — Seattle’s broken down tunnel boring machine is slated to start digging again by the end of…
Local News
House admits defeat, OKs road bill extension
WASHINGTON — After years of promises to find new cash for roads and transit systems, the House on…
Business
Iran could buy $20 billion in airliners
The historic nuclear deal with Iran gives Boeing and Airbus Group a rare opportunity to reshape a civilian…
Business
The BMW i8 is a dream car, if you can get in
If you covet the BMW i8 – and there’s every reason why a person would – its $136,650…