As people move from big cities, Northwest rural communities see economic boost During the pandemic lots of people relocated from big cities to small, rural places. In Waitsburg, Wash., some say that's boosted the economy. Courtney Flatt
Arts & Life Remembering Jonathan Raban, a travel writer in name only The Seattle -based author floated down the Mississippi, sailed Alaska's Inside Passage, and documented failed homesteads in Montana, all while writing about being an outsider trying to figure out new places. Libby Denkmann Hans Anderson
Arts & Life How to turn your travel woes into an engaging story Face it: That story you're telling your co-worker about frantically looking for rental cars while stuck at O'Hare is boring. We asked a storytelling expert how to make it a little bit more interesting. Libby Denkmann Sarah Leibovitz Jason Burrows Hans Anderson
National Unclaimed luggage piles up at airports following Southwest cancellations After Southwest Airlines canceled thousands of flights over the week, travelers are scrambling to reunite with their luggage. Giulia Heyward
Holiday travel woes strike Sea-Tac Airport As of Wednesday morning, 27 flights were canceled at Sea-Tac Airport, and 51 flights were delayed. Hundreds of flights have been canceled so far this week. Diana Opong Dyer Oxley
Sea-Tac Airport's holiday travel rebounds out of pandemic This is going to be one of the busiest travel weeks of the year, and Sea-Tac Airport spokesperson Perry Cooper says nearly 1 million visitors will pass through Sea-Tac terminals between Dec. 19 and Jan. 3. Paige Browning
National The TSA found a record number of guns in carry-on bags this year The TSA found 6,301 firearms in carry-on bags, most of which were loaded, in 2022. Giulia Heyward
National More than 4,000 flights were delayed as holiday travel spikes in the U.S. More than 100 U.S. flights were cancelled altogether, according to tracker, FlightAware. Giulia Heyward
National Frontier Airlines drops its customer service line The budget airline says customers will no longer be able to call a live agent by phone. Frontier is encouraging customers to instead reach out by text, social media and WhatsApp. Giulia Heyward
World Italy's Punta Ala, where the sea beckons and relationships run deep On the Tuscan coast lies a beach town with no archaeological sites or Roman ruins. Instead, there are big houses, with tennis courts and stables — a sporty getaway for people with money to spend. Adam Raney
