Day One of Operation Spring Cleaning yields 13 arrests locally
PORT ANGELES – Washington state has a Violent Offender Task Force that focuses on people with felony warrants for crimes of violence, drug crimes, and sex crimes as well as convicted felons on active probation who are
Nearly half of Clallam County jury pool skips duty
PORT ANGELES – No shows for jury duty in Clallam County Superior Court prompted delay of a trial and reshuffle of the court calendar. Last week, only about half the people summoned for jury duty showed up.
Tacoma lumber company settles with EPA
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state lumber company has agreed to a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency over allegations of water pollution. Manke Lumber will pay a $320,000 penalty and build a treatment system to
Mold shuts down some operating rooms at Seattle Children’s Hospital
SEATTLE (AP) — Officials say a potentially harmful fungus has been detected at Seattle Children’s Hospital, prompting a closure of the affected operating rooms. The hospital says air tests last weekend detected the mold known as Aspergillus.
Lawsuit takes on Boeing over 737 Max crashes
A new lawsuit says Boeing’s design of the 737 Max was faulty and the company was able to rush the plane into production because it faced little oversight from regulators. The lawsuit says the plane could crash
Feds blame almost everyone involved for Amtrak train crash
SEATTLE (AP) — The deadly Amtrak train derailment in King County in happened because the engineer lost track of where he was on the route and was going more than twice the speed limit when he hit
Environmentalists criticize Oregon’s plan to kill ravens
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Environmental advocates in Oregon have criticized a state plan to kill more than 1,000 ravens to help save the endangered greater sage grouse. Oregon’s Department of Fish and Wildlife applied for permits last
23 year sentence for Seattle man in sex trafficking case
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for crimes including sex trafficking of a minor. U.S. Attorney Brian Moran says 32-year-old Aubrey Taylor was sentenced Tuesday after he was convicted
Day One of Operation Spring Cleaning yields 13 arrests locally
PORT ANGELES – Washington state has a Violent Offender Task Force that focuses on people with felony warrants for crimes of violence, drug crimes, and sex crimes as well as convicted felons on active probation who are
Nearly half of Clallam County jury pool skips duty
PORT ANGELES – No shows for jury duty in Clallam County Superior Court prompted delay of a trial and reshuffle of the court calendar. Last week, only about half the people summoned for jury duty showed up.