Policy, Funding & Infrastructure

3+ hour, 54+ min ago   (802+ words) Published 3:28 pm Wednesday, September 23, 2026 By Will Geschke Herald Writer Amtrak Cascades train 517 to Portland departs from Everett Station on Saturday, Sep. 2, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald) EVERETT — State transportation officials are continuing planning work on a massive high-speed…...

4+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1027+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, September 23, 2026 By Jenna Peterson Herald Writer Community Transit CEO Ric Ilgenfritz and Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin share details of the proposed transit merger at a press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026 in Everett, Washington. (Jenna Peterson / The Herald)…...

4+ hour, 15+ min ago   (595+ words) President Trump hosts a State Arrival Ceremony for Chinese Leader Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews. Amazon appears to be preparing to launch Prime Air drone delivery in Tallahassee, with new job postings showing the company is hiring workers to…...

6+ hour, 7+ min ago   (282+ words) The Trump administration's plan to modernize the nation's aging air traffic control infrastructure will cost more than initially anticipated. Duffy announced the new spending target in a speech before the Aero Club of Washington, according to a report from Reuters....

7+ hour, 55+ min ago   (145+ words) Channel 3000 - Nowlan Injury Law Warner Park Weathercam - Madison Racine man identified as Madison parking lot shooting victim UW System moves toward permanent end To SAT, ACT requirement Community concerned after social media post shows moments after deadly shooting Packers getting…...

14+ hour, 45+ min ago   (879+ words) A new FAA artificial intelligence platform is debuting at major Washington DC airports, aiming to predict congestion earlier and cut cascading flight delays nationwide. Air travelers passing through the Washington DC region could soon see fewer and shorter delays as…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (540+ words) Major airports in the Baltimore-Washington region will serve as guinea pigs for a new artificial intelligence-powered tool aimed at helping to manage the tarmac and airspace. This week, federal officials offered a sneak peek of the new Strategic Management of…...

6+ hour, 33+ min ago   (350+ words) FAA Launches AI-Supported SMART Tool to Predict Airspace Congestion ExecutiveGov FAA Launches AI-Supported SMART Tool to Predict Airspace Congestion Seal: Federal Aviation Administration - The FAA’s SMART platform combines 200 data streams to forecast traffic, weather and capacity limits - Limited operations began…...

10+ hour, 6+ min ago   (61+ words) Duffy: U.S. Needs Another $30B To Fund Modernized ATC, Airports Aviation International News Construction Accident Cripples Northeast Air Traffic ATC outage was caused by an accidental cable cutting Bizav Traffic Impacted by UK Air Traffic Control Failure Thousands of commercial airline flights…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago   (224+ words) Greeley-Weld County Airport is moving forward with construction of an additional airport taxiway, funded by the $3.5 million Airport Improvement Grant from the Federal Aviation Administration. “It’s great to see these airport improvements move forward,” said Cooper Anderson, Director of the…...