Business
Online retail sales hit a record
SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com and other Web retailers sold more products than ever this holiday season, boosted by…
Opinion
Do not reduce train crews to one
With profit seemingly driving all business decisions, it shouldn’t be a surprise that the country’s major railroad companies…
Business
West Coast’s port bottlenecks hurt businesses
LOS ANGELES — Congestion at the nation’s busiest ports, in Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., is an…
Business
Tesla Roadster now gets 400 miles per charge
Car nerds, you just got an extra present under the tree.
Business
How traffic is hurting Snohomish County businesses
ARLINGTON — Chris Nussbaum drove to Universal Aerospace at the Arlington Municipal Airport a few times when he…
Local News
Mudslide halts Everett-Seattle passenger train service
SEATTLE — Passenger train service between Everett and Seattle’s King Street station will be halted for 48 hours…
Local News
Washington ferries start winter schedule Sunday
SEATTLE — The winter sailing schedule for Washington state ferries goes into effect Sunday.
Opinion
Governor’s transportation budget gives Snohomish County short shrift
Looking at the various projects outlined by Gov. Jay Inslee earlier this month in his proposed transportation budget,…
Local News
Train fuel tank in Oregon punctured; 2,000 gallons spilled
PORTLAND, Ore. — A railroad spokesman says investigators are investigating the possibility somebody sabotaged a train in downtown…
Local News
State senator to look into apparent slowdown at West Coast ports
OLYMPIA — A Washington state senator said he will look into the apparent slowdown of cargo moving through…
Local News
Seattle-Newark flight safely diverted to Spokane
SPOKANE — A United Airlines flight from Seattle to Newark was diverted Sunday night to Spokane because of…
Local News
Sound Transit board picks Paine Field route to Everett
EVERETT — If light rail ever reaches here, trains will travel through the bustling manufacturing area at Paine…
Local News
Sides ‘far apart’ in West Coast port talks
LOS ANGELES — While West Coast seaports struggle to keep up with billions of dollars of cargo, dockworkers…
Opinion
Carbon tax or gas tax, state transportation package must pass
Gov. Jay Inslee calls it a “two-fer.”
Business
Amazon launches 1-hour shipping in Manhattan
PORTLAND, Ore. — Amazon.com launched a service Thursday that promises one-hour delivery of household products to its Prime…
Business
Cheap oil jamming rails means higher power bills
CHICAGO — Electricity costs are poised to reach the highest level since 1999 because railroads are too clogged…
Local News
Ferry crew, nurse provide CPR in heart attack
KINGSTON — Authorities say a well-trained Washington State Ferries crew and a registered nurse who happened to be…
Business
2015 Honda Accord Hybrid is Kelley Blue Book favorite
Not many midsize cars made the 2015 Car and Driver 10 Best Cars list and got a Kelley…
Local News
Governor proposes $12 billion transportation plan
MEDINA — Overlooking the Highway 520 floating bridge project, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday unveiled a proposal…