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New hybrid-electric ferry transforms Puget Sound travel
The Wenatchee is making history in the Puget Sound. The Washington state ferry is running on hybrid-electric power. The ...
Washington’s first battery ferry ready to enter service in July
The WSF vessel Wenatchee, after a 22-month conversion to hybrid propulsion, will resume service on the Bainbridge-Seattle ...
Weekend travel alert: Major highway closures in Puget Sound July 11-14
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is urging travelers to plan ahead as the first major weekend of ...
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How to Road-Trip Your Way Around Puget Sound’s Many, Many Cideries
It takes about three hours to drive between Seattle and Port Townsend each way without stopping, if you take the southern ...
Puget Sound orcas threatened by salmon decline and shrinking protections, conservationists say
Once thriving, there are now believed to be just 73 Southern Resident killer whales left in Washington state's Puget Sound.
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In northwest Washington, invasive green crabs threaten Padilla Bay’s eelgrass
On a cloudy Friday morning, a group of volunteers huddled on the shore of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve ...
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Megabill’s elimination of tax credits for clean energy projects could cost WA $8.7 billion
Officials are warning that the megabill passed last week will likely raise Washington households’ electricity costs and eliminate thousands of jobs in Washington’s clean energy and manufacturing secto ...
Gusty winds and dry lightning heighten fire threat in central and eastern Washington
That's because the steady onshore flow that brings in the marine layer also sends air gushing over the mountains and into the ...
TikTok lays off dozens of Washington employees
The job cuts are part of what is reportedly the third round of layoffs this year for TikTok Shop, the company's e-commerce ...