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Speed limits are going up on many eastern Oregon highways next year. But higher speeds will mean fewer chances to pass on the region's two-lane roads.The…
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Speed limits throughout eastern Oregon could increase under a bill moving through the state Legislature.Oregon is currently one of 11 states with a top…
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A wide majority of the Washington Legislature voted to raise the maximum speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour.But in his first veto of 2015,…
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Washington drivers might get to drive 75 on some rural highways.A measure headed to Governor Jay Inslee's desk would boost the state's maximum speed limit…
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A proposal to make it illegal to hold a cell phone while driving has died in the Washington House. The measure failed to get a vote before a key deadline…
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For the third year in a row, railroad workers in Washington have been dealt a defeat in the legislature.The state Senate Tuesday killed a proposal to…
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Four years ago, a train crash in southwest Washington killed two railroad workers and their driver.That crash highlighted a danger of the job: the time…
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Rural Oregon lawmakers say they want to get "up to speed" with neighboring states.The top speed limit in Oregon is 65 compared to 70 on some sections of…
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If you ride a bicycle or motorcycle, this has no doubt happened to you: You stop at a red light controlled by a sensor in the pavement and you wait... and…
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Oregon drivers could soon be ticketed if they don't use their headlights when their windshield wipers are on.A measure that would require that is up for a…