Everett civic leaders and community members are bracing for the possible consequences if Boeing moves its 787 Dreamliner production to South Carolina.
While Boeing has yet to confirm the report, originally reported by the Wall Street Journal, Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin said the loss of the 787 Dreamliner would have a ripple effect on the local companies in Boeing's supply chain, as well as for the city's businesses as a whole.
The unions representing Boeing employees in Washington told KING 5 they are waiting until they get an official announcement to respond to the report. Other civic leaders criticized the possible move, including Gov. Jay Inslee who said the Dreamliner's move from Everett would prompt a review of Washington state's "favorable" tax treatment of Boeing. Read more
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration conducted a test flight of Boeing’s revamped 737 MAX jetliner on Wednesday as the agency considers whether to allow the plane to return to flight after two deadly crashes.
FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson, a pilot who flew for the military and Delta Air Lines, sat in the captain’s seat during a two-hour flight. An FAA spokesman said Boeing pilots were also on the plane when it took off from King County International Airport.
Dickson told reporters Wednesday that his test flight was separate from the official certification process underway by the FAA. Read more
Bicyclists in Washington will no longer be required to stop at stop signs starting today.
The law will allow people on bicycles to treat stop signs as yield signs.
Lawmakers said the new rule is actually safer for people on bicycles. Washington is the fifth state in the nation to adopt the law.
Idaho was the first state to pass the law called the “Idaho Stop.” Bicycling injuries in Idaho dropped by 14% in 1982 the same year the law went into effect. Read more
At least 25 cases of COVID-19 are connected to an outbreak at the Salish Lodge & Spa in Snoqualmie, including 23 staff members and two guests.
Anyone who visited the Salish Lodge & Spa Sept. 16-30, either as an overnight guest or day visitor to the Lodge, restaurant, spa or gift shop, should get tested for COVID-19, health officials said.
People who visited the resort during that time frame should monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 and avoid close contact with others for 14 days, public health officials said. Read more
A father is calling for greater safety measures at Eagle Falls on the Skykomish River after his son drowned in July.
Devin Shelby, 21, went underwater after he slipped on rocks, his father Marvin Shelby said. Rescuers have been unable to retrieve Devin's body because of the strong currents.
The beautiful location on federal public land has been popularized on social media, including TikTok, despite at least three recent fatal drownings.
Marvin Shelby would like to see the federal government take more of a role of deterring people from swimming there, but officials said they cannot bar people from gathering on public land. Read more
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