Business
VW seeks to increase planned expansion
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Volkswagen is seeking to add to a planned expansion announced last year to produce a…
Business
Southwest Airlines CEO gets 24 percent pay raise
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. earned a record profit last year and the CEO benefited with a 24…
Local News
Lawmaker: State shouldn’t pay for extra Seattle buses
SEATTLE — A state lawmaker says he wants to block more state money from going to keep transit…
Local News
Expect longer wait for Edmonds ferry for 2 weeks
Ferry users should plan for two weeks of reduced capacity on the Edmonds-Kingston route.
Local News
Largely smooth sailing for San Juan ferry reservations
ANACORTES — Washington State Ferries recently began a reservation system to manage congestion on vessels between Anacortes and…
Local News
Snohomish County group tallies oil train shipments, verifies BNSF railway reports
EVERETT — Environmental activists are preparing to head out this month to perform a second annual tally of…
Local News
State Ferries worker awarded $1 million
SEATTLE — A Washington State Ferries employee who suffered retaliation after reporting on a co-worker who skipped out…
Opinion
Point-Counterpoint: A look at safety record for oil transportation
Oil train risk is serious (Jump to the counterpoint argument)
Business
Dockworkers union urges members to OK contract
LOS ANGELES — A tentative contract agreement that restored the flow of international trade through West Coast seaports…
Business
Briefs: Meeting scheduled on final route of Lynnwood light rail
Meeting scheduled on final route of Lynnwood light rail
Local News
Internet connection issue delays 22 Alaska Airlines flights
SEATTLE — An Alaska Airlines spokeswoman says an Internet connectivity problem temporarily delayed 22 departing flights Thursday night.
Business
Autonomous car drives across the U.S.
An autonomous car’s recent 3,400-mile U.S. road trip proves there’s at least one thing computers do better than…
Local News
Man struck, killed by Amtrak train in Centralia
CENTRALIA — A BNSF Railway spokesman says a man has been struck and killed by an Amtrak train…
Local News
Coal export terminal gets water-quality approval from Oregon
PENDLETON, Ore. — Oregon environmental regulators have ruled that proposed coal export terminal on the Columbia River meets…
Business
VW Golf SportsWagen has the practicality of an SUV or crossover, plus fun
Wagons don’t own a momentous share of the market, but they’re a worthy alternative to the SUVs and…
Local News
Southwest diverts flight to Idaho over burning smell
BOISE, Idaho — A Southwest Airlines flight from Phoenix to Spokane was diverted to Idaho after a burning…
Opinion
Drawing the line between privacy and protection
The pilot who crashed the Germanwings plane, taking 150 lives, was too ill to work, according to doctors’…
Opinion
Movement on oil train safety
U.S. crude oil production has grown significantly in the U.S. since 2009. In 2014, it increased by 1.2…
Local News
Lawmakers aim to toughen laws on oil trains
OLYMPIA — State lawmakers are trying to reach agreement on tougher rules for the transportation of oil in…