On a low tide, two stories collide: Reporter's Notebook It’s funny how stories collide sometimes. John Ryan
Fishing boat lifted out of orca waters after 5 weeks on sea floor A salvage team successfully lifted the Aleutian Isle onto a barge Wednesday afternoon, more than five weeks after the fishing boat sank into the depths off San Juan Island. John Ryan
Fishing boat that sank in orca waters ran into trouble 24 hours earlier The fishing boat that sank off San Juan Island in August had run into trouble – apparently running aground – the previous day. John Ryan
Deepwater diesel cleanup stalls at San Juans shipwreck U.S. Coast Guard officials say divers won’t be able to reach the Aleutian Isle, a sunken fishing boat off San Juan Island, until next week. John Ryan
Gas prices drop below $4 a gallon. These factors will determine what happens next The national average price of gasoline has fallen below $4 a gallon. These are four key factors that could determine what happens next with prices at the pump. Arezou Rezvani
World Russia's invasion of Ukraine heats up cooking oil prices in global squeeze The Russian invasion of Ukraine has further fueled already high food and energy costs, hitting the poorest people hardest. The Associated Press
What to know about the U.S. emergency oil stash as Biden gears up to tap the reserves The U.S is planning its largest-ever release from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Here's what to know about the country's emergency oil stash. Camila Domonoske
National Biden is considering tapping oil reserves to control gas prices The consideration to tap the strategic reserve comes as prices have spiked since the U.S. and allies have imposed steep sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The Associated Press
National With gas prices soaring over the Ukraine war, here's a plan to cut oil consumption From cutting highway speed limits to launching car-free Sundays in big cities, the International Energy Agency proposes to cut the demand for oil by as much as 2.7 million barrels per day. Jeff Dean
How clean energy could be good for your wallet as well as the environment Clean energy advocates argue Washington will continue to be vulnerable to these price fluctuations unless we move away from the global oil market — not just Russian oil. Katie Campbell Angela King