Labor Day weekend could prove to be a big money-maker for the Seattle area thanks to several big events happening around town and organizers say all the sunny weather helps.

A small plane landed on Interstate 5 Friday near Bellingham after experiencing fuel problems, then taxied up an off-ramp to a nearby gas station, according to police and witnesses.

Firefighters began burnout operations on the destructive Taylor Bridge Fire on Monday as milder temperatures and increased humidity fueled hopes of having the fire fully contained by Tuesday.

A host of federal charges, including kidnapping, racketeering and fraud, have been filed against a couple accused of murdering four people last year in a 10-day crime spree spanning Washington, Oregon and California.

Federal safety officials say they're fining Boeing $13.5 million for failing to meet a deadline for providing airlines instruction on how to prevent fuel tank explosions in some Boeing airliners.

The order announced on Thursday includes 100 of Boeing's new 737 Max 9s.That's a new version of the plane that will have new engines and other tweaks to cut how much fuel it burns. Those planes start arriving at United in 2018.

Opponents of a huge, proposed coal exporting terminal in Whatcom County say they're concerned by two recent train accidents.

A train has collided with a tanker truck near Paine Field at Everett and a truck trailer was knocked on its side, spilling fuel.

Nearly a week after a run-down fishing boat burned and sank off Whidbey Island, a small town still grapples with what leaking diesel fuel might do to its economy.

A sunken fishing boat is leaking fuel and potentially endangering marine life off Whidbey Island, and the owner of the derelict boat could soon be facing criminal charges.

The Washington state ferry system is exploring using liquefied natural gas as a way to save money on fuel prices.

Airlines around the world are updating their fleets with new, more fuel-efficient planes, and that's good news for aircraft maker Boeing Co.

The mega-million dollar plan is to use commercially built robotic ships to squeeze rocket fuel and valuable minerals like platinum and gold out of the lifeless rocks that routinely whiz by Earth.

The Washington County sheriff's office says a woman trying to re-light some charcoal briquettes at a family cookout at Aloha squirted on some high-octane fuel used in remote-control toy cars and airplanes.

Three million tons of logging waste a year - double the amount that's currently extracted - can be removed from Washington forests for biomass fuel production without harming forest health, a state Department of Natural Resources study found.

New recycling statistics are adding fuel to the fight to ban plastic bags throughout the state.

The driver of a fuel tanker truck was killed in a crash near Goldendale early Saturday morning.

Hundreds of thousands of small planes still use fuel that contains lead, a brain-damaging substance that has been banned from paint and other products, a radio station has reported Monday.

The Coast Guard says it's taking longer than expected for an icebreaker and Russian tanker to crunch through Bering Sea ice to deliver fuel to Nome.

State lawmakers are expected to get an earful Monday when a special session of the Legislature gets under way. At least 3,000 protesters are expected to converge on the Capitol as lawmakers consider more cuts to the state budget.

The mother of the missing boy had not run out of gas on the day the toddler disappeared, police said. Bellevue Police Maj. Mike Johnson said Julia Biryukova had enough gas in her fuel tank "to travel a considerable distance."

The new jet, which was supposed to be flying passengers three years ago, has been delayed by production and design problems. But now it's here, and airlines expect it to offer travelers much more comfort, open up new routes and provide significant fuel savings.

Washington state is considering using liquefied natural gas to cut its fuel costs by 44 percent.

The state Department of Ecology says it has fined the Boeing Co. more than $100,000 for a 300-gallon jet fuel spill in to the Duwamish waterway.

A cargo train derailed on Harbor Island on Monday night, spilling 600 gallons of diesel fuel on to the ground near the West Seattle Bridge Monday.

"Kassidy was laying beside the car at the time it happened," said Willie Yager, who was with the teens after the crash. "And then we checked Colby and Taylor, and there was no sign from them."

As a trooper approached Kasten's rented 2011 Jeep Cherokee, he saw him pouring a liquid fuel onto the interior of the car on onto himself.

Typically when prices go up, it's the victim of supply and demand, but not this time around. Officials say uncertainty and unrest are what's driving us to pay more for the fuel that keeps us moving.

A semi rig loaded with 10,000 gallons of fuel has overturned amid heavy snow inside Olympic National Park, the Washington State Patrol reports.

Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark says he will propose legislation to promote making aviation fuel out of wood waste.