Singapore seizes record $48.6M shipment of elephant ivory, pangolin scales
Cass Settlemyre/iStock(LONDON) — Authorities in Singapore have seized a record 8.8 metric tons of ivory that is believed to have come from nearly 300 African elephants. The ivory, estimated to be worth $12.9 million, was found Sunday
'Bachelor in Paradise' contestant Demi Burnette is a “queer queen” in show's first same-sex romance
ABC/Craig Sjodin(NEW YORK) — Get ready Bachelor Nation: the upcoming season of Bachelor in Paradise will include the first same-sex relationship in the franchise’s history. “Spoiler alert: I’m a queer queen,” contestant Demi Burnett, who first appeared in season 23
Crews called to possible fire at PA Visitor Center
PORT ANGELES – Fire crews were called to the Port Angeles Visitor Center Tuesday afternoon after reports of a fire. People there report the smell of something burning and saw smoke. Port Angeles Fire Department personnel arrive
Increased fines for HOV lane cheaters start Sunday
OLYMPIA – A new state law that increases fines for carpool lane cheaters will go into effect Sunday. The base fine will go up by $50, meaning a first-time violator on freeways or in electronic toll lanes
Researchers to commemorate first 'dead' glacier with plaque, memorial service
Rice University(NEW YORK) — Researchers and members of the Icelandic community will commemorate the first lost glacier with a plaque and memorial service at the site where it once stood. The Okjökull Glacier in Borgarfjörður, West Iceland,
Planned MAT facility discussed at Sequim Chamber luncheon
SEQUIM – The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted a healthcare panel at their monthly meeting Tuesday at Guy Cole Center. Speakers in attendance were Eric Lewis and Jennifer Burkhardt from Olympic Medical Center and Brent Simcosky,