Clallam County’s unemployment rate rises in June
PORT ANGELES – The unemployment rate in Clallam County rose last month. According to figures from the state Employment Security Department, unemployment was at seven percent in June. That’s up almost one full percent from May. The
One dead after airport shuttle bus flips
SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say one person is dead and seven others were injured in a crash involving a hotel shuttle bus near the SeaTac Airport. The crash happened at about 1 p.m. Thursday at South
Bremerton couple plead guilty to animal cruelty charges
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — Pet ownership restrictions have been placed on a pet-grooming couple who pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges. 68-year-old Cherilyn Wilson and her 92-year-old husband Roy Wilson pleaded guilty to multiple misdemeanor charges in
King County man shoots alleged thief
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say a homeowner in King County shot a man he believed was breaking into his car. King County deputies were called to the house in Covington early Thursday after a neighbor reported hearing
Tim Eyman settles in furniture theft case
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Anti-tax initiative promoter Tim Eyman has reached a settlement on charges that he stole a $70 chair from an Office Depot store earlier this year. The agreement means the theft charge will be
Journalist dies in fall near Mt. Rainier
MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK (AP) — Authorities say a Massachusetts man died last week while scrambling a peak in Mount Rainier National Park. The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office identified him Thursday as 41-year-old Robert Michael Moll
House passes Trump's bipartisan deal to lift budget spending caps, suspend debt limit for 2 years
flavijus/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 by a vote of 284-149, approving an agreement between President Donald Trump and congressional leaders to suspend debt limit for 2 years and lift
Could a blood test measure your pain and mood? One startup believes it can
Andy/iStockBY: DR. DAVID WOLINSKY (NEW YORK) — Blood tests can check for infections and high cholesterol, but currently, they can’t test for mental illness or pain. A medical startup called MindX Sciences hopes to change that, and
McConnell blocks 2 bills on election security on heels of Mueller warnings
hermosawave/iStock(WASHINGTON) — One day after former special counsel Robert Mueller issued a stark warning that the Russians are actively seeking to interfere once again in the U.S. elections and called for aggressive deterrence measures, Senate Democrats sought
Serenity House closing beleaguered housing units
Port Angeles – Serenity House of Clallam County is closing one of its several “Permanent Supportive Housing” facilities for good at the end of September because of ongoing problems with damage and illegal activity on the premises.