Northwest

Diverted United 787 passengers on way to Tokyo

SEATTLE — Passengers from a United Airlines Denver-to-Tokyo flight that diverted to Seattle on Tuesday when the Boeing 787 had an oil filter issue are on their way again.

Oregon woman charged in Mich. with killing mom

PORT HURON, Mich. — An Oregon woman accused of dumping the body of her 89-year-old mother behind a Michigan thrift store has been charged with murder.

State investigating Portland cemetery management

PORTLAND — The Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board is investigating cemeteries managed by the Metro Portland regional government.

Washington parents' ruse snares man, 30, wooing daughter, 15

SPOKANE — A father who discovered his 15-year-old daughter was being wooed on Facebook by a man twice her age took matters into his own hands.

Thieves take 5 tons of watermelon from Oregon stores

OREGON CITY, Ore. — Police and Clackamas County sheriff's detectives say two men stole 17 pallets of watermelon -- about 5 tons -- from grocery stores in Beaverton and Tigard.

Traffic moving on Skagit River bridge

MOUNT VERNON — Cars and trucks are rolling again across the Interstate 5 Skagit River bridge, restoring the traffic flow on the main route between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Tractor trailer falls 60 feet from I-84 on-ramp in Portland (video)

A commercial tractor trailer fell about 60 feet when it crashed on Interstate 84 and rolled off the on-ramp to Interstate 5, according to Portland Police Bureau.

Study: Coal exports a gain for whole state

OLYMPIA — Building new coal terminals near Bellingham and Longview will have major economic benefits for the entire state, a new study conducted for the Washington Farm Bureau suggests.

Part of congressional delegation asks feds to respect Wash. law on pot

Letter to Justice Department signed by 7 Democrats

OLYMPIA -- Seven members of Washington's 12-member congressional delegation have asked the U.S. government to respect the state's marijuana legalization effort and provide guidance about the industry's fate.

787 heading to Tokyo diverted

United flight lands at Sea-Tac due to alert for oil filter

SEATTLE — An indication of an oil filter problem prompted the crew of a Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo to divert to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, a United Airlines spokeswoman said.

Starbucks to start posting calorie counts on menus

NEW YORK — Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks.

Boeing receives first orders for Dreamliner 787-10

Decision on where plane will be built has not been made yet

At the Paris Air Show on Tuesday, as expected, Boeing Co. launched the final and largest member of its Dreamliner jet family, the 787-10.

EPA report critical of Washington oversight at Hanford

YAKIMA — A new report condemns Washington state for lax oversight at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site, saying state officials failed to adequately inspect the cleanup there.

Tacoma zoo's leopard cub now on public exhibit

TACOMA — A clouded leopard cub born May 1 at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma is now on public exhibit.

Army Corps won't do overall study of coal exports

Wash., Ore. officials had requested research

SEATTLE — An official with the Army Corps of Engineers told a Congressional committee Tuesday that the agency doesn’t plan a broad environmental study on exporting coal from the Western United States.