Новости за 19.12.2017

Think of this as a quasi-Black Friday for college football recruiting with Washington getting a few good deals months in advance of the biggest day of the year. Wednesday marks … Click to Continue »

WSDOT spokesperson Travis Phelps said southbound Interstate 5 will be closed through at least Wednesday around the deadly train derailment near DuPont. … Click to Continue »

The transportation disruption from Monday’s fatal Amtrak crash has tested for Amazon’s crisis management, with one of its fulfillment centers near the crash site. On Monday, DuPont declared a state … Click to Continue »

At least 12 people died when a bus carrying cruise ship passengers to Mayan ruins in eastern Mexico flipped over on a highway early Tuesday, officials said. Seven Americans and … Click to Continue »

Investigators are looking into whether the Amtrak engineer whose speeding train plunged off an overpass, killing at least three people, was distracted by the presence of an employee-in-training in the … Click to Continue »

A long vacant building in Tacoma’s Sixth Avenue neighborhood will become a beer-centric taproom around the second half of 2018. Its owners will be familiar to restaurant watchers. The taproom … Click to Continue »

Forgive me that this is not a Seahawks story. This is a Danny Shelton story--about a former Dawg loving his dogs. It’s not true that nothing good comes from the … Click to Continue »

Huskies gameday BETHUNE-COOKMAN (5-7) vs. WASHINGTON (8-3) 7 p.m., Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle TV: Pac-12 Network Radio: 1000-AM, 97.7-FM. All-time series: N/A PROJECTED STARTERS Statistics for 2017-18: BETHUNE-COOKMAN 3 Brandon … Click to Continue »

Three people were killed and scores more were injured when an Amtrak train derailed near DuPont on Monday morning. Here are five things about the crash that people will be … Click to Continue »

The weather is a wee bit wicked Tuesday. Winds are ripping through Western Washington and several feet of snow is falling in the Cascades, making travel on the roads more … Click to Continue »

One of three passengers killed in an Amtrak train derailment Monday has been identified as a Pierce Transit employee. Zack Willhoite, 35, worked as an IT customer service support specialist … Click to Continue »

Southbound Interstate 5 in DuPont remained closed for the Tuesday morning commute — and possibly longer — following Monday’s deadly train derailment, with officials warning drivers to expect lengthy delays … Click to Continue »

A former Christian school teacher is facing multiple felony charges after her husband told police he caught her in bed with a student, the Register Guard reported. Police arrested 29-year-old … Click to Continue »

Tacoma baby survives against all odds even after doctors tell Tyler and Brandi Harrington their son Oliver’s “chances of survival were slim" after a tumor is found attached to his lungs.  … Click to Continue »

Train 501 was going 80 on a 30-mph track when it derailed Monday sending cars down onto I-5, killing at least three passengers. … Click to Continue »

BOYS BASKETBALL Top Performer: Ibi Ceesay, Pope John Paul 30 points in loss to to Puget Sound Adventist Puget Sound Adventist 65, Pope John Paul 63: The Eagles seemed like … Click to Continue »

Andrew Albers wanted to take his game to Japan, and the Seattle Mariners obliged by releasing the veteran left-hander from his contract. That slots the Mariners’ 40-man roster back to … Click to Continue »

RENTON Against Jacksonville, he looked disinterested. Against Los Angeles, no one could tell what he looked like. He, like his offense, disappeared. Just as the Seahawks have needed him most … Click to Continue »

An Amtrak train that derailed above Interstate 5 Monday, killing at least three passengers and injuring dozens more, was traveling 80 mph in a 30 mph zone, federal investigators said. … Click to Continue »

Emergency service workers remain at the scene of a deadly train derailment in Washington on Tuesday. At least three passengers were killed and more than 100 were injured on Monday. Federal officials say the Amtrak train was traveling 50 mph over the speed limit when it went off an overpass south of Seattle. … Click to Continue »

Prompted in part by a Southern California commuter train crash that killed 25 people, the federal government is requiring railroads to install a new GPS-based safety system on trains and tracks to make them safer. Here’s a look at how the system, known as Positive Train Control, works. … Click to Continue »

A simulator in Union Pacific's Roseville yard demonstrates how a new GPS system called Positive Train Control will help engineers avoid crashes. … Click to Continue »

Award-winning editorial cartoonists from McClatchy offer their views

Coach Jack Del Rio still doesn't understand how Dallas got a first down by the width of an index card in a key play of a game that dealt a … Click to Continue »

Last weekend I caught an early morning broadcast from Mexico City by the BBC called “World Questions.” It was a town hall type discussion with local citizens asking questions. I … Click to Continue »