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Old ferries’ care found lacking
SEATTLE - Detailed safety inspections have been ordered for four Washington State ferries with leaking hulls that were…
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Reader suggests closing I-5 ramp
Question: Here is my idea that will greatly reduce early morning backups in Everett.
Business
Buyers turn to four-cylinder cars
DETROIT - Lila Frazell wasn’t looking for a car with a four-cylinder engine when she started shopping at…
Business
Airlines load up on small regional jets
Airlines are rushing to add new regional jets with first-class seats, roomier cabins and, in some cases, hot…
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Going for gas-savers
DETROIT - Ford’s U.S. sales fell 8.1 percent in June and DaimlerChrysler slipped 1.8 percent while Nissan’s U.S.…
Business
747 with a whalelike bulge ships 787 parts to Everett
Washington offered the Boeing Co. a present if it chose the state as its preferred spot to assemble…
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Cable barriers are out, concrete ones in
Gov. Chris Gregoire on Monday ordered state transportation officials to immediately begin drawing up plans for a concrete…
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Top carmakers crash when it comes to neck injuries
WASHINGTON - Head restraints in dozens of sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and minivans provided only poor or…
Business
Skies are too cluttered, airlines say
WASHINGTON - The leading U.S. airlines urged the Federal Aviation Administration Monday to impose delays on flights by…
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Hybrid buses coming to Everett
Everett Transit introduced passengers to the city’s first hybrid diesel-electric bus during a brief trial run three years…
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State gas tax rises 2 cents Sunday
OLYMPIA - Get ready to fork over a few more pennies for each gallon of liquid gold at…
Business
Tulalip Tribes are giving back in transportation, jobs
I don’t know Mel Sheldon very well, but I’ve always thought of him as the guy with the…
Business
Tips for getting the best seat and price
I had been chatting with the woman next to me during a recent flight to Baltimore when the…
Business
Ford has high hopes for its reworked Taurus
DEARBORN, Mich. - Ford Motor Co.’s efforts to stabilize its shrinking share of the U.S. market will get…
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Lynnwood wants I-5 overpass across Poplar
LYNNWOOD - The city is hoping to reduce traffic congestion in one of its busiest areas and pay…
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Northwest flights hit hard by absenteeism
DETROIT - Acrimony between Northwest Airlines pilots and management may be to blame for hundreds of canceled flights…
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Tidying up a step in push for park
EVERETT - David Mascarenas and his neighbors are tired of waiting.