National Parks: These are the free days to visit in 2024

The National Park Service is giving you an early holiday gift: Six days of free national park visits. The service announced the 2024 free entrance days.

New regulations pose greatest challenge for tourist flights over national parks, especially Mount Rushmore

Fewer planes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of some of the most beloved natural areas in the United States.

Snow at Snoqualmie Pass
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We're tracking heavy mountain snow in the Cascades. Crews are working around the clock making sure that the roadways are clear for travelers heading through Western Washington's mountain passes.

Feet of mountain snow possible this weekend, WSDOT urges drivers to be prepared

Winter storm weather has returned to Western Washington, bringing with it an active weather pattern. With multiple strong fronts forecast, expect rain and gusty winds in the lowlands and heavy snow in the Cascades. 

Virgin Atlantic achieves 1st trans-Atlantic flight on sustainable 'jet-zero' fuel

The first commercial airliner to cross the Atlantic on a purely high-fat, low-emissions fuel flew Tuesday from London to New York in a step toward achieving what supporters called “jet zero."

Busy travel day expected Monday
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Sea-Tac Airport is expected to be a busy travel day Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Thanksgiving travel on ferries
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Airports, roads, even our ferries will be packed for Thanksgiving travel.

Busy holiday travel at Airport
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The Thanksgiving travel rush is upon us and it's going to get busier.

Sea-Tac expects busy holiday travel days
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Tuesday is one of the busiest travel days ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Carnival Glory cruise ship passenger vanishes, Coast Guard searching Gulf of Mexico

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a passenger who went missing while traveling aboard the Carnival Glory cruise ship sailing in the Gulf of Mexico, officials said Tuesday.

Airplane close calls: Lawmakers worry about aviation safety
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Lawmakers are worried about an uptick in close calls in the sky. According to the FAA, there were 23 serious close calls in the past year. That's more than double the amount reported a decade ago.

Southwest Airlines brings to life first graders’ viral virtual ‘field trip’ to Mexico

You may have seen the video – their unbelievably imaginative teacher transformed their classroom into a “field trip” to Mexico, via a pretend Southwest flight. And now the real Southwest Airlines is getting involved.

Southwest failed at customer service amid winter meltdown, US finds

Federal regulators have told Southwest Airlines that the carrier failed to provide enough help to travelers who were stranded during massive cancellations last December, and the airline could be subject to a fine.