BIKES: Kit's cost may be reason it hasn't caught on in Alaska. The loud pop, coming as it... Tubeless tires deflate fear of fal

BIKES: Kit's cost may be reason it hasn't caught on in Alaska.

The loud pop, coming as it did on a 30 mph descent of Hillside Drive, was one of the scariest sounds a cyclist can hear.

Catastrophic failure of a bicycle front tire at this speed usually triggers a whole string of sounds.

First, there is the bang of the tire. Then comes the whomp of a body hitting pavement or th...

Gasoline prices in the Longview-Kelso area have dropped by more than 40 cents a gallon since peak... Summer's end caps clim

Gasoline prices in the Longview-Kelso area have dropped by more than 40 cents a gallon since peaking in early September, but fuel costs could rise again next month, and Gov. Christine Gregoire has again asked for an investigation into whether Hurricane Katrina was an excuse to raise prices and reap windfall profits.

The average price for regular unleaded at 27 Longview-Kelso gas stations ...

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NORTH COUNTY ---- It's killing people in Asia, there are no vaccines ready and current medications don't affect it, but county of San Diego public health officials say they have a plan to help deal with avian flu if it shows up here.

The 223-page plan, which the county recently put up on its Web page, is short on details, such ...

WASHINGTON - Uncle Sam has tried to feed millions of hurricane victims this year with Meals-Ready... US Investigates Sale of MR

WASHINGTON - Uncle Sam has tried to feed millions of hurricane victims this year with Meals-Ready-to-Eat, or MREs, only to fear that some of them have become Meals-Ready-for-eBay.

The government is looking into whether eBay sellers in Gulf Coast states are trying to profit from military foodstuffs handed out for free following hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma.

Representatives for ...