My Clallam County

October 23, 2021 @ 8:29 am

Coast Guard monitoring 40 adrift shipping containers

PORT ANGELES — Authorities say about 40 shipping containers tumbled into the Pacific Ocean in rough seas west of the Strait of Juan de Fuca entrance. The U.S. Coast Guard said on Twitter Friday that the ship...Read More

October 22, 2021 @ 4:49 pm

Estate sale announced to help fund Erickson Playfield lighting

PORT ANGELES – The new Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield is only the latest addition to the park. A planned pump track will also be added next year near the skate park. For planners, the only piece...Read More

October 21, 2021 @ 3:52 pm

Sequim School Board to vote on resolution calling for Director Stoffer’s resignation

By Pepper Fisher SEQUIM – A resolution calling for the resignation of Sequim School Board Director Jim Stoffer will be read in a special meeting Thursday night and a vote will be taken, the Board announced yesterday....Read More

October 22, 2021 @ 6:11 pm

Report: COVID-19 cases dropping rapidly in Washington

SEATTLE (AP) — COVID-19 transmission in Washington is rapidly decreasing, according to the newest modeling report from the state Department of Health. While cases, hospital admissions and deaths remain high, trends are moving in the right direction,...Read More

October 22, 2021 @ 6:09 pm

No arrests yet in Tacoma shooting that killed 4

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say gunshots rang out across several streets during a shooting that killed four people in a neighborhood in Tacoma, Washington. A search for a suspect or suspects in the Thursday afternoon killings...Read More

October 21, 2021 @ 6:17 pm

Seattle teen accused of second hit and run crime

SEATTLE (AP) — A teenager accused of hitting and killing a jogger with her car in July has now been charged for allegedly hitting another person in a separate incident. The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged...Read More

October 23, 2021 @ 10:04 am

1 dead, 7 injured in shooting at off-campus party near Georgia university

MattGush/iStock (GEORGIA) — One person is dead and seven others injured after a shooting at an off-campus party near a Georgia university. The incident occurred early Saturday morning in Fort Valley, near Fort Valley State University, authorities...Read More

October 23, 2021 @ 5:40 am

Howard University students protest housing conditions with on-campus tent city

YinYang/iStock (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Dozens of Howard University students are sleeping outdoors in a tent encampment on campus grounds to protest what they describe as “poor” and “unlivable” conditions in the college dormitories. Students told ABC News...Read More

October 22, 2021 @ 5:06 pm

Annual border arrests hit record high despite trending down in recent months

BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Border Patrol arrested migrants more times in the past year than in any other fiscal year in recorded history, according to Customs and Border Protection data released Friday. Authorities encountered unauthorized migrants...Read More

October 23, 2021 @ 8:31 am

Ride to the Olympics CEO on increase in Black polo players: 'We break barriers'

cristianl/iStock (ATLANTA) — Historically, very few African Americans have played polo, but that’s changing in Atlanta. “I’ve never ridden a horse outside of me starting this, let alone actually play polo, so I had to get over my...Read More

October 22, 2021 @ 11:00 am

Snoop Dogg joins the Harlem Globetrotters for the first NFT sitcom

Harlem Globetrotters As Snoop Dogg‘s 50th birthday week continues, he’s now joined the Harlem Globetrotters for a unique project. The hip hop icon has partnered with the legendary basketball team to star in a hilarious video that’s being...Read More

October 22, 2021 @ 3:00 am

Scoreboard roundup — 10/21/21

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS LA Dodgers 11, Atlanta 2 (Atlanta leads series 3-2) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Atlanta 113, Dallas 87 Miami 137, Milwaukee...Read More

October 24, 2021 @ 3:15 pm

James Michael Tyler, “Gunther” on 'Friends,' dead at 59

Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images Actor James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther on Friends, has lost his battle with prostate cancer. He was 59. Friends producer Kevin Bright tweeted the news on Sunday, writing, “James Michael Tyler Our Gunther passed away...Read More

October 22, 2021 @ 2:30 pm

Lennie James still doesn't believe he's survived in 'The Walking Dead' universe

L-R, Domingo, James — AMC Lennie James has played Morgan Jones in The Walking Dead universe starting from the show’s pilot in 2010, and reappeared many times before transitioning to the spin-off show Fear The Walking Dead. Nobody’s more surprised by...Read More

October 22, 2021 @ 2:18 pm

Halyna Hutchins, cinematographer killed on the 'Rust' set, was a “rising star” in the film world

Fred Hayes/Getty Images for SAGindie Halyna Hutchins, a well-admired cinematographer who was blazing a new path for women in her field, was killed Thursday in a tragic accident on the set of the film Rust in New Mexico. Alec...Read More