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Traffic was backed up about four miles on northbound Interstate 5 near Boeing Field after a multi-vehicle collision shortly after 9:30 a.m. today. Reports from the scene indicate up to six vehicles may have been involved. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The accident initially blocked four lanes, but by 10 a.m., three lanes were open. Traffic…

The Super Guppy flies over Seattle Thursday morning, about to come in for a landing at Boeing Field. The large, unusual aircraft is carrying another portion of the Space Shuttle Trainer that will be housed and eventually put on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. (Photo by Ken Lambert /…

President Obama waves from Air Force One at Boeing Field this morning before departing from Seattle. The president was in here for a pair of high-priced fundraisers to bolster his re-election campaign against Republican Mitt Romney. (Photo by Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

KING5 The President of the United States will leave Seattle Wednesday morning after an evening of fundraisers in the Hunt’s Point neighborhood. His departure is sure to cause just as many traffic problems as when he arrived the day before. Security is tighter for the departure, and all Washington State Department of Transportation cameras will be blocked as the…

President Barack Obama gets in the motorcade after arriving at Boeing Field in Seattle on Air Force One. (Photo by Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times) Posted by Mary Jean Spadafora / Seattle Times staff reporter President Obama’s plane landed at Boeing Field shortly before noon today. The president was greeted by a number of Democratic political…

787 test flight path, Feb. 9 -10, 2012 (screenshot from Flightaware) Boeing took sky-writing to new heights Friday, tracing very precisely in the sky across 10 states the company logo as well as the numerals 787. A 787-8 Dreamliner with GE engines, painted in the colors of Air India, landed at Boeing Field at…

A light plane had just lifted off from Boeing Field Wednesday evening when it veered to the right and crashed, striking a parked aircraft, according to  Rochelle Ogershok, spokesperson for King County International Airport / Boeing Field. After the 7:30 p.m. accident, there was a fire involving both planes, and that prompted a response from the…