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Safer oil-train tank cars planned
BILLINGS, Mont. — BNSF Railway Co. said Thursday it intends to buy a fleet of 5,000 strengthened tank…
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Tesla shares soar on results, sales outlook
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Tesla Motors’ stock is soaring after the electric car maker reported strong sales and…
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Ethiopian co-pilot hijacks plane to Geneva
GENEVA — It seemed like a routine overnight flight until the Ethiopian Airlines jetliner went into a dive…
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‘Good to Go’ proposal floated for state ferries
EDMONDS — A few years from now, drivers who use an electronic pass to commute in new toll…
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Out-of-state companies may get chance to bid on ferry work
OLYMPIA — Simmering frustration with the cost of building state ferries has lawmakers again considering stricter controls on…
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Snow in upper Midwest disrupts air travel
Travelers suffered through another difficult day Monday as winter’s icy grip caused airlines to delay and cancel more…
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Police: Small explosive found in Anchorage airport luggage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Anchorage airport police say a device they call a pipe bomb has been found in…
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Diesel fuel spill snarls traffic in Marysville
MARYSVILLE — A diesel fuel spill in Marysville on Friday afternoon gummed up traffic along State Avenue.
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At Harvey Field, the spirit of aviation’s early days lives on
SNOHOMISH — Floods, fires and family crises — Harvey Field has survived them all.
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Democrats unenthusiastic about roads package
OLYMPIA — Leaders of the Senate majority came out with a transportation funding package Thursday they know they…
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Sinkhole swallows 8 classic Corvettes
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — A gaping sinkhole collapsed part of the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky on Wednesday,…
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House takes step toward ban on in-flight calls
WASHINGTON — Allowing airline passengers to make cellphone calls in-flight is asking for trouble, lawmakers said Tuesday as…
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Competing bills to address safety of oil transport
SEATTLE — Washington lawmakers on Monday considered competing measures that try to address potential risks as more crude…
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More from the Chicago Auto Show
Here’s a look at a few more highlights from the media preview at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show,…
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Despite Chinese ban, Wash. geoducks going to Asia
OLYMPIA — Despite a Chinese ban on shellfish from the U.S. West Coast, the Washington geoduck industry is…
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Early highlights from the Chicago Auto Show
After a two-hour delay at Sea-Tac airport on Wednesday, I was finally en route to the media preview…
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Spokane resolution addresses oil train safety
SPOKANE — Concerned about safety, the City Council has ordered more studies of oil trains from the Bakken…
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Automakers stick to 2014 forecasts as cold trims U.S. sales
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — The polar vortex that blasted through much of the United States last month made selling…
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Letter: Chinese ban of U.S. shellfish to continue
BREMERTON — The Chinese ban of shellfish imports from the West Coast of the United States will continue…
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Riders on Washington state ferries up 1.5 percent
SEATTLE — Ridership on Washington State ferries rose 1.5 percent last year, compared with the year before.