WSDOT preparing peak-use shoulder lane to reduce congestion on I-405
The Washington State Department of Transportation is putting the final touches on a project along I-405 in Snohomish County designed to reduce congestion.
The Washington State Department of Transportation is putting the final touches on a project along I-405 in Snohomish County designed to reduce congestion.
Review of Seattle police shows promise of US-backed reform
SEATTLE -- A new review shows that federally mandated changes in the Seattle Police Department led to a stunning drop in how often officers use serious force, with no rise in crime or officer injuries.A court-appointed monitor released the review Thursday.
SEATTLE -- A new review shows that federally mandated changes in the Seattle Police Department led to a stunning drop in how often officers use serious force, with no rise in crime or officer injuries.A court-appointed monitor released the review Thursday.
Watch: WSDOT releases 'ultimate look at Bertha's breakthrough' from drone cam
SEATTLE -- The world's largest tunnel-boring machine broke through a concrete wall beneath Seattle on Tuesday to reach the end of its long, troubled journey, a milestone in a multibillion-dollar project to replace an aging highway hugging the city's waterfront.And now WSDOT is giving us a drone's eye view of Bertha breaking through the outer concrete wall into the daylight.
SEATTLE -- The world's largest tunnel-boring machine broke through a concrete wall beneath Seattle on Tuesday to reach the end of its long, troubled journey, a milestone in a multibillion-dollar project to replace an aging highway hugging the city's waterfront.And now WSDOT is giving us a drone's eye view of Bertha breaking through the outer concrete wall into the daylight.
Boeing pilots flying 787-10 Dreamliner to Seattle for testing
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The newest and longest Boeing Dreamliner, the 787-10, is headed for Seattle less than a week after its first flight at Charleston International Airport.Boeing Airplanes tweeted about the flight Thursday morning around 9:30 a.m. EDT.
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The newest and longest Boeing Dreamliner, the 787-10, is headed for Seattle less than a week after its first flight at Charleston International Airport.Boeing Airplanes tweeted about the flight Thursday morning around 9:30 a.m. EDT.
WSDOT looking for help identifying traffic solutions on U.S. 2 trestle
LAKE STEVENS, Wash. – The Washington State Department of Transportation is searching for ways to relieve congestion flowing onto the U.S. 2 trestle near Lake Stevens.WSDOT put together a study group with neighboring city governments to identify existing problems and potential fixes for the interchange of U.S. 2/SR 204/20th Street SE.
LAKE STEVENS, Wash. – The Washington State Department of Transportation is searching for ways to relieve congestion flowing onto the U.S. 2 trestle near Lake Stevens.WSDOT put together a study group with neighboring city governments to identify existing problems and potential fixes for the interchange of U.S. 2/SR 204/20th Street SE.
Boeing Co. says it signed new $3B deal with Iranian airline
TEHRAN, Iran -- Boeing Co.
TEHRAN, Iran -- Boeing Co.
Could Atlanta’s bridge collapse happen in Seattle? Yes, says WSDOT
SEATTLE – State transportation officials said they are watching the Atlanta bridge collapse investigation, knowing what happened there could happen anywhere, including Seattle.“It absolutely could,” said Travis Phelps, WSDOT spokesman, when asked if the I-85 bridge collapse could happen on I-5. “We’re very cautious, very mindful, but it can happen, bridges are exposed to risk all the time, whether it’s things underneath the bridge or just things travel around them, like train cars, tanker trucks, vehicular collisions.”
SEATTLE – State transportation officials said they are watching the Atlanta bridge collapse investigation, knowing what happened there could happen anywhere, including Seattle.“It absolutely could,” said Travis Phelps, WSDOT spokesman, when asked if the I-85 bridge collapse could happen on I-5. “We’re very cautious, very mindful, but it can happen, bridges are exposed to risk all the time, whether it’s things underneath the bridge or just things travel around them, like train cars, tanker trucks, vehicular collisions.”
VIDEO: Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner takes first flight
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The newest and longest Boeing Dreamliner, the 787-10, took its first flight Friday morning from Charleston International Airport.A Boeing webcast showed the flight take off around 9:30 EDT.
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The newest and longest Boeing Dreamliner, the 787-10, took its first flight Friday morning from Charleston International Airport.A Boeing webcast showed the flight take off around 9:30 EDT.
AmazonFresh pickup grocery stores coming to Sodo and Ballard
Amazon is testing a grocery pickup service in Seattle. The AmazonFresh Pickup service is currently open only to Amazon employees.
Amazon is testing a grocery pickup service in Seattle. The AmazonFresh Pickup service is currently open only to Amazon employees.
Uber suspends self-driving car program after Arizona crash
Uber is suspending its self-driving car program, one day after a self-driving Uber SUV was struck during an accident at an Arizona intersection.
Uber is suspending its self-driving car program, one day after a self-driving Uber SUV was struck during an accident at an Arizona intersection.
Starbucks to add 240,000 jobs worldwide by 2021
SEATTLE -- Starbucks plans to hire 240,000 more people globally by the year 2021.
SEATTLE -- Starbucks plans to hire 240,000 more people globally by the year 2021.
Supreme Court sympathetic to Microsoft in Xbox owners' suit
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Supreme Court suggested Tuesday that it is sympathetic to Microsoft Corp.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Supreme Court suggested Tuesday that it is sympathetic to Microsoft Corp.
Amazon is expanding near Hermiston, Oregon
Amazon is proposing to build a third data complex west of Hermiston consisting of four data centers.
Amazon is proposing to build a third data complex west of Hermiston consisting of four data centers.
White House picks Boeing executive as Pentagon's No. 2
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump intends to nominate a Boeing executive to serve as deputy secretary of defense.The Trump administration has struggled to fill top Pentagon positions, with two of its four previous selections having withdrawn.A White House announcement Thursday says Trump plans to nominate Patrick M.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump intends to nominate a Boeing executive to serve as deputy secretary of defense.The Trump administration has struggled to fill top Pentagon positions, with two of its four previous selections having withdrawn.A White House announcement Thursday says Trump plans to nominate Patrick M.
PHOTOS: Boeing rolls out first 737 MAX 9 in Renton
RENTON, Wash. -- Boeing rolled out its latest airplane -- the 737 MAX 9 -- Tuesday morning at its Renton facility.The 737 MAX 9 is the second member of the Boeing MAX family.
RENTON, Wash. -- Boeing rolled out its latest airplane -- the 737 MAX 9 -- Tuesday morning at its Renton facility.The 737 MAX 9 is the second member of the Boeing MAX family.
Boeing: Worker inadvertently emailed personal information of 36,000 employees
SEATTLE -- A Boeing employee put the personal information of 36,000 fellow workers at risk when he inadvertently emailed a document to his spouse to ask for formatting help with the spreadsheet, Boeing confirmed.GeekWire first reported the story Tuesday.The document contained the social security numbers and birth dates for 36,000 Boeing employees, including 7,288 who live in Washington state, Boeing said.That information was contained in hidden columns, Boeing said, while the portion of the spreadsheet the Boeing worker was able to see contained the employees' names, place of birth, employee IDs and accounting department codes.The incident occurred last Nov. 21, and Boeing discovered it on Jan. 9.In a letter dated Feb. 8 sent to state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Boeing disclosed what had happened and said it conducted "a forensic examination of both the Boeing employee’s computer and the spouse’s computer to confirm that any copies of the spreadsheet have been deleted.”The company said it was confident the information hadn't been spread beyond the two devices.In a separate letter to affected employees, Boeing said it would be offering them free two-year memberships in an ID protection service and will also be requiring additional training of its employees on handling personal data.
SEATTLE -- A Boeing employee put the personal information of 36,000 fellow workers at risk when he inadvertently emailed a document to his spouse to ask for formatting help with the spreadsheet, Boeing confirmed.GeekWire first reported the story Tuesday.The document contained the social security numbers and birth dates for 36,000 Boeing employees, including 7,288 who live in Washington state, Boeing said.That information was contained in hidden columns, Boeing said, while the portion of the spreadsheet the Boeing worker was able to see contained the employees' names, place of birth, employee IDs and accounting department codes.The incident occurred last Nov. 21, and Boeing discovered it on Jan. 9.In a letter dated Feb. 8 sent to state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Boeing disclosed what had happened and said it conducted "a forensic examination of both the Boeing employee’s computer and the spouse’s computer to confirm that any copies of the spreadsheet have been deleted.”The company said it was confident the information hadn't been spread beyond the two devices.In a separate letter to affected employees, Boeing said it would be offering them free two-year memberships in an ID protection service and will also be requiring additional training of its employees on handling personal data.
Documents show safety issues led to major fine for Boeing
SEATTLE -- Newly released documents show that Boeing paid $12 million in late 2015 to settle Federal Aviation Administration investigations into safety issues.Our news partner The Seattle Times reports that though it was revealed in 2015 that Boeing paid the settlement, documents the newspaper obtained this month reveal the investigations came after a pattern of ignored procedures created quality issues on the production lines of Boeing and its suppliers.The FAA found that Boeing repeatedly failed to follow protocols designed to guard against production errors that put safety at risk.Some paperwork was falsified in that it was signed off as completed and checked when they were not.
SEATTLE -- Newly released documents show that Boeing paid $12 million in late 2015 to settle Federal Aviation Administration investigations into safety issues.Our news partner The Seattle Times reports that though it was revealed in 2015 that Boeing paid the settlement, documents the newspaper obtained this month reveal the investigations came after a pattern of ignored procedures created quality issues on the production lines of Boeing and its suppliers.The FAA found that Boeing repeatedly failed to follow protocols designed to guard against production errors that put safety at risk.Some paperwork was falsified in that it was signed off as completed and checked when they were not.
Microsoft's lawsuit against secret searches can proceed
SEATTLE (AP) _ A federal judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Microsoft that claims a law that prohibits technology companies from telling customers when the government demands their electronic data is unconstitutional.
SEATTLE (AP) _ A federal judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Microsoft that claims a law that prohibits technology companies from telling customers when the government demands their electronic data is unconstitutional.
Government wants Microsoft data suit dismissed
SEATTLE -- The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by Microsoft that seeks to quash a law that prohibits the company from telling its customers when the government demands data stored electronically.Microsoft says its customers have a constitutional right to know when the government collects its private information.
SEATTLE -- The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by Microsoft that seeks to quash a law that prohibits the company from telling its customers when the government demands data stored electronically.Microsoft says its customers have a constitutional right to know when the government collects its private information.
On death’s door: The fight to save a heroin addict’s life
An hour before the frantic scene began to unfold, Seattle Police Officers Randy Jokela and Jason Drummond were on their regular beat. Combined, the two have patrolled downtown Seattle for nearly a half-century.
An hour before the frantic scene began to unfold, Seattle Police Officers Randy Jokela and Jason Drummond were on their regular beat. Combined, the two have patrolled downtown Seattle for nearly a half-century.