Twin red pandas safe again after escaping zoo enclosure
SEATTLE – Two fugitives from the Woodland Park Zoo are safely back in custody Thursday after escaping from the red panda exhibit overnight. It started at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday when a worker in the red panda
State and tribal law enforcement working together to solve disappearances
YAKIMA, WA (AP) — A second Yakima County meeting on missing Native women in Washington has been announced for early 2019. The meetings are a result of Washington House Bill 2951, which requires the State Patrol to
Victim’s son charged with murder in Hoodsport slaying
SEATTLE (AP) — A 25-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in his mother’s slaying on Christmas Day. Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Dorcy charged William Foster Thursday. Sheriff’s deputies in Mason County say Foster stabbed
Molotov cocktails light up a bank’s roof in Poulsbo
POULSBO, WA (AP) — Firefighters extinguished four incendiary devices set near a bank in Poulsbo. Fire crews were called to the Kitsap Bank branch at 8 a.m. Thursday after someone saw smoke coming from the building’s roof,
9-1-1 call services go dark overnight for most of Washington, half the country
CLALLAM COUNTY – 911 Emergency phone lines were down throughout most of Washington state overnight but were restored, at least in Clallam County, at around 4:00 this morning. There was another brief outage at around 6:30 AM
Paid leave withholding will begin next week, with benefits to begin in 2020
OLYMPIA (AP) — Employers and employees in Washington state will start paying into a new paid family leave program next week, and benefits from the program will begin in 2020. Starting Tuesday, premiums of 0.4 percent of
Who’s ready for clams?
OLYMPIA – The next round of evening razor clam digs will run Jan. 2-6 at Twin Harbors, along with openings at other beaches for the last three days. State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish
Sequim and S’Klallam Tribe progressing in Marina talks
SEQUIM – The City of Sequim and the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe are looking closely at a potential co-ownership of John Wayne Marina, and the Sequim City Council will consider the idea at their next meeting on January
9-1-1 call services go dark overnight for most of Washington, half the country
CLALLAM COUNTY – 911 Emergency phone lines were down throughout most of Washington state overnight but were restored, at least in Clallam County, at around 4:00 this morning. There was another brief outage at around 6:30 AM
Paid leave withholding will begin next week, with benefits to begin in 2020
OLYMPIA (AP) — Employers and employees in Washington state will start paying into a new paid family leave program next week, and benefits from the program will begin in 2020. Starting Tuesday, premiums of 0.4 percent of