My Clallam County

September 24, 2018 @ 6:01 am

Deadline today for comments on proposed Medicare cuts for OMC

PORT ANGELES – Today is the deadline for comments on a federal government plan that could strip Olympic Medical Center of tens of millions of dollars. CMS, the government agency for Medicare and Medicaid, has recently proposed...Read More

September 21, 2018 @ 11:01 am

Sequim chamber selects new executive director

SEQUIM – The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce has new executive director. Anji Scalf will take over effective immediately. Chamber board president Sheena Younger says Scalf has been a member of the chamber several years and works...Read More

September 21, 2018 @ 5:43 am

Beer and arts fest comes to downtown Port Angeles this weekend

PORT ANGELES – Downtown Port Angeles is all about artisans, music, beer and wine. Friday night marks the start of the 4th annual Arts and Draughts Festival. It’s a festival featuring a beer garden and live music...Read More

September 20, 2018 @ 3:42 pm

Stinky compost company settles class action suit

A Marysville composting company has agreed to pay more than $785,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit over bad smells from its plant. Cedar Grove Composting agreed to the settlement with Marysville residents, saying it would also spend...Read More

September 20, 2018 @ 3:41 pm

Settlement in Oregon tree-fall death case

The state of Oregon has paid $150,000 to the estate of a man who died when a tree fell across the Historic Columbia River Highway and onto his car. 27-year-old Jorge Figueroa was visiting the Columbia River...Read More

September 20, 2018 @ 3:39 pm

Man blows through border, leads chase to Vancouver

Authorities say a police chase ensued at the U.S./Canadian border crossing in Blaine after a man in a truck fled from Washington state to Vancouver, B.C. without stopping at the border crossing booth. The unidentified man in...Read More

September 24, 2018 @ 12:23 pm

Elderly man found alive in apartment days after fire ravages DC senior living facility

Cpl. Damon A. Mclean/Marine Corps.(WASHINGTON) — A 74-year-old man has been found alive in an apartment building in Washington, D.C., five days after it was nearly gutted by fire, officials said. The senior citizen was found by...Read More

September 24, 2018 @ 11:56 am

Bill Cosby's sentencing hearing begins with debate over his designation as a sexually violent predator

Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images(NORRISTOWN, Pa.) — A sentencing hearing for comedian Bill Cosby began Monday as women who say he drugged and physically took advantage of them, including one he was convicted of sexually assaulting, filled a Pennsylvania...Read More

September 24, 2018 @ 9:36 am

Dallas police officer fired after fatal shooting at wrong apartment: Chief

iStock/Thinkstock(DALLAS) — A Dallas police officer charged with manslaughter in the wrong apartment fatal shooting of a man was fired Monday morning, according to an email sent by Police Chief Rene Hall. Officer Amber Guyger, 30, “engaged...Read More

September 24, 2018 @ 6:21 am

Olympic hopeful trades sneakers for Army fatigues, all in the name of country and giving back

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Sam Chelanga did not want to be a runner; it just happens to be his life story. “When I’m running, I feel relaxed and I feel appreciative of where I’ve gone so far...Read More

September 23, 2018 @ 6:15 am

School superintendent resigns over racist comment about NFL quarterback

Maddie Meyer/Getty Images(HOUSTON) — The superintendent of a Texas school district stepped down Saturday and is apologizing after he made racist comments about Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. Lynn Redden, superintendent for the Onalaska Independent School District,...Read More

September 23, 2018 @ 3:55 am

Scoreboard roundup — 9/22/18

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Saturday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUEChicago Cubs 8, Chicago White Sox 3 AMERICAN LEAGUEN.Y. Yankees 3, Baltimore 2, 11 InningsToronto 5, Tampa Bay 2Detroit 5, Kansas City 4Cleveland 5, Boston 4,...Read More