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Cantwell grills Norfolk Southern CEO, highlights Washington derailment in rail safety hearing

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

WASHINGTON – Senators on Wednesday grilled the CEO of Norfolk Southern Railway about the company’s February derailment that released toxic chemicals into East Palestine, Ohio, and spurred a bipartisan effort to reform the nation’s rail safety rules.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Jury convicts tow truck driver who struck and killed bicyclist in 2020 near Mead

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

"There’s nothing that’s going to bring my mom back or change anything that happened, but he was finally held accountable for his actions.”

News > Transportation

Back in the Lime light: Spokane’s e-scooter fleet gets a new upgrade

Tue., March 21, 2023

Lime scooters are back in Spokane, but with a new and improved model.

News > Washington

Spokane and Washington state have a history of failed attempts to regulate oil trains

UPDATED: Thu., March 16, 2023

In the past, city and state leaders have had a tough time enacting stronger regulations on the transportation of hazardous materials on railroads, which are federally regulated.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Trial begins for man accused of fatally crashing into a woman on her bike in 2020

UPDATED: Tue., March 14, 2023

Jonathon D. Ryser, 48, of Post Falls, is on trial for vehicular homicide in connection with the death of a woman after a vehicle-versus-bicycle collision on June 26, 2020, near Peony Prairie on State Route 206.

News > Nation/World

Northwest lawmakers will play key roles in bipartisan rail safety push after Ohio derailment

Sun., March 12, 2023

WASHINGTON – Northwest lawmakers are set to play key roles in a bipartisan effort to improve railroad safety in the wake of a high-profile derailment that spewed toxic chemicals in Ohio.

News > Washington

Spokane County spending $1 million on gates, lights for railroad crossing

Fri., March 10, 2023

The federal government is paying the bill.

News > Education

Spokane Public Schools switches bus provider for 2023-2024 school year

Thu., March 9, 2023

California-based Zum Services Inc. was awarded a new, five-year contract by the Spokane Public Schools Board of Directors on Wednesday night, worth $71.8 million. Zum, founded in 2014 and worth more than $1 billion, was selected over Durham School Services, which has been providing transportation services for the district since the 2008-2009 school year. The district has contracted with private companies to provide busing services since the mid-1970s.

News > Spokane

Getting There: T.J. Meenach Drive to close next week for Cochran Basin project

Mon., March 6, 2023

The closure will allow crews to connect a pipe for the Cochran Basin project and build swales to treat runoff before it reaches the Spokane River. The road, which was in need of resurfacing, will then be repaired.

News > Nation/World

20 cars of a Norfolk Southern train derail in Ohio on Saturday

UPDATED: Sun., March 5, 2023

A Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio on Saturday — the second such crash in the state in just over a month — prompting county officials to ask residents within 1,000 feet of the site to shelter in place as investigators assessed the train’s cargo.

News > Washington

Washington may add automated cameras on highways to catch speeders in construction zones

UPDATED: Wed., March 1, 2023

The bill allows the Washington State Department of Transportation to implement automated speed safety cameras in work areas that capture speeding infractions when workers are present. The department would also be responsible for mailing notices for speeding infractions, while Washington State Patrol would enforce these violations.

News > Washington

Washington program to reconnect communities damaged by transportation projects renamed in honor of Sandy Williams

UPDATED: Wed., March 1, 2023

Williams advocated for revitalizing the East Central neighborhood, which was split in half by Interstate 90 in the late 1950s, and for helping communities recover from damages done by transportation projects.

News > Transportation

WA mountain passes to ‘get slammed’ with snow as winter storm approaches

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 19, 2023

Feb. 19—If you were planning to cross the Cascades mountain range in the next couple of days, the National Weather Service says, "take precaution."

News > Nation/World

Ohio residents wonder whether it’s safe to return after toxic train derailment

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 12, 2023

Less than a week after a train carrying hazardous materials went off the tracks in northeastern Ohio, burst into flames and stoked fears of a "potential explosion," authorities assured evacuated residents that it was safe to return to town. Maura Todd was not convinced.

News > Nation/World

US reopens Montana airspace after ‘radar anomaly’ sparks concern

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 12, 2023

The U.S. reopened airspace over Montana after temporarily ordering a closure to investigate a “radar anomaly,” hours after a third object was shot down in North America this month.

News > Spokane

I-90 to close through much of Spokane Saturday night for bridge demolition

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 10, 2023

Drivers should expect serious delays and detours on and around Interstate 90 through Spokane from Saturday night into Sunday morning, as crews work to remove a deteriorating pedestrian bridge over the highway.

News > Nation/World

‘We messed up’ in holiday travel meltdown, Southwest Airlines executive tells Cantwell-led Senate panel

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 9, 2023

WASHINGTON – A Southwest Airlines executive apologized Thursday during a Senate hearing for the December meltdown that disrupted holiday travel for some 2 million people.

News > Washington

Tax incentives for sustainable jet fuel could soon be coming to Washington

Thu., Feb. 9, 2023

The bill would incentivize fuel producers to build alternative fuel production facilities in Washington by creating a preferential business and operations tax rate of 0.275% for the manufacture and sale of sustainable aviation fuels.

News > Spokane

Spokane County Commission picks Spink for airport board after drawn-out selection process

Wed., Feb. 8, 2023

Brooke Baker Spink, chief development officer at Baker Construction and Development, will fill the seat vacated by Avista Senior Director of Government Affairs Collins Sprague.

News > Nation/World

Officials tell people to stay away from Ohio town where train derailed

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 5, 2023

Authorities on Sunday urged people to stay away from a northeastern Ohio town where a train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed two days earlier, causing an explosion that shot flames into the air.

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