My Clallam County

February 22, 2019 @ 2:19 pm

Waterfront Center Board President predicts downtown boom begins this year

PORT ANGELES – The Port Angeles Waterfront Center, described as a home for arts and events, is planning to break ground in October of this year and, according to Board President Brooke Taylor, it’s creating a ripple...Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 6:48 am

Sequim Schools weighing snow-day makeup options

SEQUIM – The Sequim School District plans to ask for waivers of at least some of the cancelled days during the big snow storms earlier this month. But how many and what the future school schedule may...Read More

February 21, 2019 @ 4:27 pm

Port Townsend man rescued as sailboat runs aground

PORT TOWNSEND – A Washington State trooper rescued a man from a sailboat that ran aground on a sand bar in Port Townsend Wednesday night. The 30-foot sailboat was reported in distress after 8 p.m. at Point...Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 4:34 pm

Microsoft workers protesting sale of game headsets to military

A group of Microsoft workers is demanding the company cancel a contract supplying the U.S. Army with HoloLens headsets that they say would turn real-world battlefields into a video game. A letter signed by more than 50...Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 4:33 pm

City of Wapato missing $308K in misappropriated funds

WAPATO, Wash. (AP) — A recent state audit has found that over $308,000 was misappropriated by the city of Wapato. The audit found that the misappropriations happened in business and occupation tax revenue and cemetery payments made...Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 4:31 pm

Thurston County “Net Nanny” operation yields 22 arrests

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say they have arrested 22 people during an undercover sting operation targeting potential sexual predators in Thurston County. Washington State Patrol conducted a five-day “Net Nanny” operation that ended Wednesday. Undercover officers communicated...Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 5:48 pm

Judge asks for a ladder and a visit to Statue of Liberty before sentencing protester who scaled base on July 4

johnandersonphoto/iStock(NEW YORK) — A New York federal judge wants a ladder and a visit to the Statue of Liberty before he sentences a woman who has come before his court. The woman in question is Staten Island...Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 12:19 pm

R. Kelly charged with 10 counts of felony criminal sexual abuse involving minors

Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Singer R. Kelly was charged Friday with 10 counts of felony criminal sexual abuse involving four minors, according to the Cook County Prosecutor’s Office. The victims are between 13 and 16...Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 10:52 am

David and Louise Turpin, parents who allegedly tortured their kids, plead guilty to 14 felony counts: DA

imaginima/iStock(PERRIS, Calif.) — David and Louise Turpin, the California parents accused of torturing and holding captive most of their 13 children, pleaded guilty Friday to 14 counts against them, prosecutors said. David and Louise Turpin, who were...Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 4:08 pm

Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw shut down over arm issue

Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images(GLENDALE, Ariz.) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have shut down ace Clayton Kershaw indefinitely after he reportedly didn’t feel right during an early throwing session. Kershaw didn’t elaborate on the issue...Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 2:21 pm

Major League Baseball announces plan to implement pitch clock during Spring Training

poetic_disorder/iStock(NEW YORK) — Major League Baseball has announced that it will implement a pitch timer during Spring Training games, with the potential for that mechanism to be used in regular season games as well. According to a...Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 12:53 pm

Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim will coach team on Saturday

Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images(SYRACUSE, N.Y.) — Syracuse head basketball coach Jim Boeheim will return to the sideline on Saturday for his team’s game against Duke, three days after he was involved in a fatal...Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Where's the beef? Wolfgang Puck's got it this Oscar Sunday

ABC(LOS ANGELES) — As sure as a winner will forget to thank their significant other on the podium, celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck will be running the kitchen for the famed Governors Ball after the Oscars Sunday night. ...Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 1:00 pm

'A Star Is Born' co-star Anthony Ramos would rather the film change a life than win awards

L-R; Lady Gaga, Anthony Ramos; Clay Enos/Warner Bros.(NEW YORK) — A Star Is Born is up for eight Academy Awards this Sunday, including Best Picture, but for one of the movie’s stars, winning isn’t everything. Anthony Ramos,...Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 11:00 am

“Now this is a story…” Will Smith to revive 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' character in children's book series 'Fresh Princess'

ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Will Smith is bringing something extremely fresh to the children’s book world. According to Entertainment Weekly, Smith has partnered with HarperCollins and author Denene Miller for a new book series called Fresh Princess. Inspired...Read More