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Washington Chemical Tank Called 'Not Fit' for Service 10 Months Before Deadly Failure

The company did not act on recommendations for internal inspections and shell repairs.

August 28, 2026

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Military Officials Identify All 8 Victims of Fiery B-52 Crash

Experts have said their first thoughts about what might have caused the crash.

June 17, 2026

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How Chemical Tank Disaster Struck at Heart of Washington State Mill Town

Generations of families have worked in the local mills.

June 1, 2026

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Crews Recover 6 of 9 Victims Missing After Washington Chemical Tank Rupture

It's one of the deadliest U.S. workplace accidents in recent decades.

May 29, 2026

Aerial view of industrial port facility with manufacturing plants, cargo containers, and waterfront infrastructure against mountain backdrop

Likely Death Toll Rises to 11 After Washington Paper Mill Tank Rupture

New information regarding the incident has been revealed.

May 28, 2026

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NTSB Set to Meet on Door Plug Investigation of Terrifying Boeing Flight

The blow out created a roaring air vacuum that sucked objects out of the cabin.

June 24, 2025

Rob Blackwell stands next to an EV he started leasing right before U.S. President Donald Trump announced expansive new import tariffs, in Richmond, Va., on April 3, 2025.

U.S. Consumers Rush to Buy Big-Ticket Items Before Trump's Tariffs Kick In

One car shopper said he sensed a shift in the salespeople's stance.

April 7, 2025

This photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows a gaping hole where the paneled-over door had been at the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, Jan. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

'Whistling Sound' Heard on Previous Boeing Max 9 Flight Before Door Plug Blowout

An amended complaint includes new allegations concerning the previous flight.

February 9, 2024

In this photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB Investigator-in-Charge John Lovell examines the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

Boeing Jetliner That Suffered Inflight Blowout Was Restricted

A warning light had come on during three previous flights.

January 8, 2024

A section of newly formed beach is shown on the Willamette River in downtown Portland, Ore., on July 6, 2017. Monsanto has agreed to pay Oregon a lump sum of $698 million for its role in polluting the state with PCBs over a 90-year period until they were banned in 1977. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, that the settlement amount is the largest environmental damage recovery in Oregon's history.

$698M Deal to End Monsanto PCB Pollution Lawsuit in Oregon

It makes Oregon the latest U.S. state to receive millions of dollars in damages from the company.

December 16, 2022