Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » transportation http://newstalk870.am Sat, 18 May 2013 04:41:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Gas Tax Hike Would Help Fund Red Mountain Interchange – Is It Necessary? [POLL] http://newstalk870.am/ten-cent-gallon-tax-hike-would-help-fund-red-mountain-interchange-is-it-necessary-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/ten-cent-gallon-tax-hike-would-help-fund-red-mountain-interchange-is-it-necessary-poll/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:26 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=123789 Newstalk 870 reported earlier this week the Washington State Transportation Committee was going to push for a 10-cent gasoline-tax hike at the pump.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/ten-cent-gallon-tax-hike-would-help-fund-red-mountain-interchange-is-it-necessary-poll/feed/ 0 (Courtesy Washington State Department of Transportation) Feds Eyeing Pay-Per-Mile Driver Tax, Too – Just Like Olympia! http://newstalk870.am/federal-government-eyeing-pay-per-mile-driver-tax-just-like-olympia/ http://newstalk870.am/federal-government-eyeing-pay-per-mile-driver-tax-just-like-olympia/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:00:33 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=117224 The Washington State Department of Transportation believes a pay-per-mile driver tax is feasible. Apparently the feds are interested also.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/federal-government-eyeing-pay-per-mile-driver-tax-just-like-olympia/feed/ 0 (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) Tragic Pendleton Bus Accident Makes National News [PICTURES] http://newstalk870.am/tragic-pendleton-bus-accident-makes-national-news-pictures/ http://newstalk870.am/tragic-pendleton-bus-accident-makes-national-news-pictures/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:29:46 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=114469 The charter bus was out of British Columbia, heading there from Las Vegas.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/tragic-pendleton-bus-accident-makes-national-news-pictures/feed/ 0 (Oregon State Patrol) I-84 Eastbound From Pendleton to Baker City Now Open But Conditions Still Hazardous http://newstalk870.am/i-84-eastbound-pendleton-to-baker-city-closed-hazardous-driving-accidents/ http://newstalk870.am/i-84-eastbound-pendleton-to-baker-city-closed-hazardous-driving-accidents/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:40:18 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=102791 The eastbound lanes of I-84 near Pendleton are now open, but the roads are still slick.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/i-84-eastbound-pendleton-to-baker-city-closed-hazardous-driving-accidents/feed/ 0 (Courtesy Oregon State Patrol) Port to Spend $225K to Study Future of Vista Field [POLL] http://newstalk870.am/port-to-spend-225k-to-study-future-of-vista-field-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/port-to-spend-225k-to-study-future-of-vista-field-poll/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:00:18 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=93919 Perhaps once and for all the fate of Vista Field will be decided.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/port-to-spend-225k-to-study-future-of-vista-field-poll/feed/ 0 (Courtesy Port of Kennewick) Click It Or Ticket – 10th Birthday – Like It Or Not? [POLL] http://newstalk870.am/click-it-or-ticket-10th-birthday-like-it-or-not-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/click-it-or-ticket-10th-birthday-like-it-or-not-poll/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:00:23 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=60550 Like it or not, Click It Or Ticket turns 10 this year.   The Washington State Mandantory Seat Belt Law.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/click-it-or-ticket-10th-birthday-like-it-or-not-poll/feed/ 0 (newstalk image-courtesy WSP) Gregoire Seeks Billions In Spending Despite Shortfall http://newstalk870.am/gregoire-seeks-billions-in-spending-despite-shortfall/ http://newstalk870.am/gregoire-seeks-billions-in-spending-despite-shortfall/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:00:59 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=34795 Despite legislators having to try to close a billion dollar plus shortfall as they convene this week in Olympia, Gov. Gregoire is expected to ask for billions for transportation projects--and wants voters to pay for it.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/gregoire-seeks-billions-in-spending-despite-shortfall/feed/ 0 (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Post-bin Laden Terror Scare-Real Or Imagined? http://newstalk870.am/post-bin-laden-terror-scare-real-or-imagined/ http://newstalk870.am/post-bin-laden-terror-scare-real-or-imagined/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 19:30:02 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=2152 Is it because since the death of Osama bin Laden we are again paying so much attention to terrorism that we are overdoing it, or are the recent news stories indicating many new threats?

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