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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…

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…

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 figures including former U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee, who is running for governor; Gov. Chris Gregoire; and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn. U.S. Sen. Patty Murray accompanied…

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 8:45 a.m. at the end of a 19-hour endurance test…

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…