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Section of California high-speed rail line OK’d
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Plans for construction of a 114-mile high-speed passenger rail line between Fresno and Bakersfield are…
Business
Airport’s cure for deadly bird strikes: Prairie grass
NEW YORK — When birds and planes collide, the results can be deadly. That’s why airports around the…
Business
Tentative deal in Northwest grain terminal dispute
PORTLAND, Ore. — A bitter and occasionally violent two-year labor dispute at Northwest grain terminals ended with a…
Local News
Freight train strikes teen on tracks near Bellingham
SEATTLE — A 17-year-old boy who was sitting between the rails of a railroad track was knocked aside…
Local News
Flame from Emirates 777 put out at Boston
BOSTON — A Dubai-to-Boston flight with 367 passengers and crew members aboard has been grounded at Logan International…
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Rare California redwood is saved
COTATI, Calif. — A rare redwood tree in a small Northern California city has been safely replanted instead…
Business
Malaysia plans overhaul of national airline
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s state investment company said Friday it plans to make Malaysia Airlines fully government…
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Light-rail train strikes, kills Portland pedestrian
PORTLAND, Ore. — A light-rail commuter train has struck and killed a man in northeast Portland.
Local News
United flight makes emergency landing in Canada
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — A spokesman for the airport in Halifax, Nova Scotia, says a United Airlines Boeing…
Business
Airfares On The Rise, Outpacing Inflation
NEW YORK— Travelers, prepare to pay more for your flight.
Local News
Missing Oregon woman reported on Washington ferry
FRIDAY HARBOR — Investigators are checking surveillance video from the Washington state ferry system to see if they…
Local News
Ferry Elwha resumes San Juan Islands service
ANACORTES — Washington State Ferries says the Elwha returned to service Monday after engine room smoke Sunday prompted…
Local News
Ferry service back to normal Saturday, officials say
SEATTLE — Puget Sound ferry service moved closer to normalcy Thursday afternoon with the resumption of two-boat service…
Local News
Gridlock for ferry commuters amid service outages
Update, 10:50 a.m., July 31: Ferry riders are encountering reduced service and long waits between Edmonds and Kingston…
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Australian airline passengers told to flush drugs
CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian airline apologized on Wednesday for a warning a flight attendant gave passengers who…
Local News
Washington ferry with hundreds aboard loses power
SEATTLE — A ferry carrying hundreds of passengers on the Washington State Ferry system’s busiest route has lost…
Business
Ragtop buyers tend to be educated, affluent
California is tops when it come to driving with the top down. Convertible car buyers are affluent, educated…
Local News
Marysville faces traffic nightmare with more trains
MARYSVILLE — The construction of a new coal terminal at Cherry Point will lead to increased freight rail…
Life
In airfare wars, consumers win
As we get closer to the end of August, expect to see some wild and crazy airfares.