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Renewed push for oil transport bills as oil trains spike
SEATTLE — Lawmakers are pushing competing bills to improve oil train safety, as a spike in volatile shipments…
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Train derailment blocks Cheney-Spokane Road
CHENEY — An Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad train has derailed, blocking Cheney-Spokane Road on the east side of…
Business
$3.8 million port upgrade will allow it to handle heavier cargo
EVERETT — Construction workers are driving massive steel piles deep into the seabed below the Port of Everett’s…
Life
Flight not booked right on Travelocity
Question: I’m hoping that you can help me solve my travel nightmare with Travelocity. As a seasoned traveler,…
Opinion
Pass Arlington school bus levy
We can appreciate a school district that takes care of its equipment, and in the case of school…
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Sea-Tac Airport planning terminal, concourse expansion
SEATAC — Officials at Sea-Tac Airport are looking at possible expansion to handle expected growth in the number…
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Delta flight returns to Los Angeles after emergency
LOS ANGELES — The pilots of a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Minneapolis declared an…
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NTSB adds railroad tank car safety to ‘Most Wanted’ list
WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday added railroad tank car upgrades to its list of…
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Amtrak’s Empire Builder back on schedule
WHITEFISH, Mont. — Nine months after Amtrak’s Empire Builder adjusted its schedule to deal with freight congestion, the…
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Amtrak train strikes car near Kelso; woman dies
KELSO — A Cowlitz County sheriff’s officer says a woman is dead after an Amtrak passenger train hit…
Business
As cheap gas shifts car buyers’ habits, automakers power on
DETROIT — Inside the auto show here, automakers are showing off electric and other vehicles designed to cut…
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Legislature convenes, looking for dollars to meet demands
OLYMPIA — State lawmakers know the questions they’ll address when the 2015 session begins Monday.
Local News
Former Lynnwood mayor critical of current city leaders
LYNNWOOD — Former Lynnwood Mayor Don Gough lost re-election in 2013, but he didn’t stop paying attention to…
Local News
Everett to study options for lack of parking downtown
EVERETT — Can’t find parking downtown? That might be a good thing.
Opinion
A checklist for the Legislature
Since October, the Herald Editorial Board has outlined what it sees as priorities for the Legislature as it…
Business
BMW leads German luxury cars to record sales
FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany’s luxury carmakers had a record year in 2014 thanks to expanding sales in the…
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Digging resumes in pit to reach tunnel machine in Seattle
SEATTLE — Digging resumed Thursday in a pit near the Seattle waterfront that will be used to repair…
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Gov. Inslee proposes free toll lane, ferry travel for electric vehicles
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee wants to see a lot more electric vehicles in the state in five…
Opinion
Ships that pass into history
Washington residents don’t like saying goodbye to pieces of their maritime heritage. But they have a harder time…
Local News
Federal judge clears way for Snake River dredging
LEWISTON, Idaho — A federal judge has ruled that dredging can start next week on the lower Snake…