Port Angeles native to attempt US-to-Canada swim this month
PORT ANGELES – Port Angeles native Rob DeCou is about to attempt something that only 13 people have ever accomplished: swimming 18 miles across the Strait of Juan Fuca, and he’s doing it for a good cause.
Life Flight expanding again into Island County
PORT ANGELES — Life Flight Network, the air medical transport service that just set up shop at Fairchild Airport in March of this year, announced Thursday they’re partnering with WhidbeyHealth Medical Center to open a new base
Man arrested in cold case murder of Washington mother
TENINO – A man arrested for the murder of a Tenino mother said he accidentally choked her and dumped her body on his property, court documents state. Eric Roberts has been arrested for killing Nancy Moyer in
Premera Blue Cross will pay $10M for data breach
SEATTLE (AP) — Premera Blue Cross, the largest health insurer in the Pacific Northwest, has agreed to pay $10 million to 30 states following an investigation into a data breach that exposed confidential information on more than
State Supreme Court rules on obesity and hiring
OLYMPIA (AP) — It’s illegal for employers to refuse to hire someone who is obese if they are otherwise qualified for the job, the Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday. In a 7-2 ruling, the high court said
Body of missing man found near Snoqualmie Pass
SNOQUALMIE PASS (AP) — Authorities say the body of a hiker who was last seen July 4 has been found at the bottom of a cliff near Snoqualmie Pass. The King County Sheriff’s Office says the 46-year-old
Oklahoma City Thunder trade Russell Westbrook to Houston Rockets in blockbuster deal
Joshua Gateley/ESPN Images(NEW YORK) — The Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to trade point guard Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul and a package of draft picks, ESPN reports. The blockbuster move reunites Westbrook
Shore Pool Complex contracts are signed and work is set to begin next week
PORT ANGELES – The price to expand William Shore Memorial Pool has gone up. Pool district executive director Steve Burke says the pool district’s board approved the final contract with Neeley Construction on July 5 and now
Nearly 120 people in Minnesota reportedly became sick after boating on July 4th weekend
studiodr/iStock(MINNEAPOLIS) — July 4th weekend often brings an influx of people to large lakes across the U.S., but celebrations took a turn for some people who went to Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota. An investigation was launched by
Port Angeles native to attempt US-to-Canada swim this month
PORT ANGELES – Port Angeles native Rob DeCou is about to attempt something that only 13 people have ever accomplished: swimming 18 miles across the Strait of Juan Fuca, and he’s doing it for a good cause.