This excerpt from "Biking Uphill in the Rain" explores Seattle's resurgence in bicycle use in the 1970s, and the influences behind it (including an old railroad line).

Usually, we think of train rides as lengthy journeys that are a slow travel method. However, the world's shortest train ride ...

Washington state officials want to double down on the planning for the proposed Cascadia high-speed rail link between Vancouver, Seattle and Portland despite the risks of a Canada-U.S. tariff war. The ...

Democrats are railing against Elon Musk’s efforts to gut federal agencies and recent access to the federal government’s payment system.

Between 1924 and 1968, the Pacific Highway (U.S. Highway 99) spanned the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico across Washington, Oregon, and California. Bellingham's stretches of its earliest highways ...

Daniels, who played a key role in reinvigorating the franchise, is the first Washington player to earn the honor since Robert Griffin III after the 2012 season. Garrett requested a trade ...

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Since 1907, this bustling market near the downtown waterfront has been the go-to place for local produce. Today, you can find almost everything, from local artwork to vinyl records. Plus, the ...

A new light rail link extension is opening in Redmond this spring ... forward to new Link stations connecting cities across ...

The devastating Air Florida Flight 90 crash on Jan. 13, 1982 and subsequent rescue efforts in the ice-covered Potomac River ...

The West Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition gave an update Tuesday on plans to bring passenger lines from the Twin Cities and through Eau Claire, in what is dubbed the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders and pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, U.S ...