Business
Death toll from General Motors ignition switches rises to 57
DETROIT — The death toll from crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition switches has climbed to…
Local News
Hearing examiner says Shell oil project needs full review
SEATTLE — A Skagit County hearing examiner handed conservation groups a victory Monday, ruling that an oil-by-rail project…
Business
Chicago Auto Show previews the latest and greatest in cars
I’ve been back from the Media Preview of the 2015 Chicago Auto Show for more than a week…
Local News
County leaders like Senate’s roads plan, but it has a bumpy road ahead
OLYMPIA — The multibillion-dollar transportation package proposed by Gov. Jay Inslee in December disappointed many civic and business…
Local News
Yutaka Katayama dies at 105; Nissan executive led Japan to US car market
Yutaka Katayama, the auto marketing guru who spearheaded Nissan’s launch into the U.S. car market and the individual…
Business
West Coast ports tackle huge cargo backlog
LOS ANGELES — Labor-management peace is returning to West Coast seaports — and with it, eventually, the free…
Local News
Canada plans new fee for oil trains
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s railways will have to pay for a disaster relief fund under proposed legislation introduced…
Business
Tentative contract in West Coast ports dispute
LOS ANGELES — Negotiators reached a tentative contract covering West Coast dockworkers on Friday evening, likely ending a…
Opinion
Safety goes off the rails
Residents near Mount Carbon, West Virginia, heard a “big boom” on Monday, an explosion so forceful that it…
Local News
Another chance to have your say on I-405 tolling
The Washington State Transportation Commission is expected to send a new survey late in the week of Feb.…
Business
Gas prices are rising after steady declines, but they’ll still be low
EVERETT — As usual this time of year in the Northwest, gas prices are going up and likely…
Business
Deep-water Alaska port proposed
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A historic Alaska gold-mining city could be the first place where the federal government invests…
Opinion
Passenger service proposal deserves fair look
The last time an airline sought to offer regular commercial flights to and from Paine Field, the company,…
Local News
How to end the Marysville traffic nightmare (or give up trying)
If you live in Marysville, you’ve probably done the math: “If I spend 30 minutes a day getting…
Business
N.Y. hits UPS with cigarette tax lawsuit
ALBANY, N.Y. — UPS deprived New York of millions of dollars in revenue by shipping nearly 700,000 cartons…
Business
Powerful union at center of port dispute
LOS ANGELES — The dispute that has snarled West Coast shipping revolves around a rarity in American business…
Local News
Paine Field commercial flights met with opposition at hearing
EVERETT — People who oppose commercial passenger flights at Paine Field turned out in force Tuesday at the…
Local News
Oil terminal proposed at Port of Vancouver
VANCOUVER — An energy company is seeking approval from Vancouver, Washington, to convert its existing facility to handle…
Local News
Labor secretary to join port labor talks
SAN FRANCISCO — With the West Coast dock strike reaching a critical point, the White House announced on…