Sheriff seeking Mental Health Professional to work in County jail
PORT ANGELES – Sheriff Bill Benedict is looking for a full-time Mental Health Professional to work in the jail. Until recently, Peninsula Behavioral Health has provided mental health services to inmates, but staffing restraints there have meant
Woman charged with burglary of home in National Park
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK – A woman appeared in federal court in Tacoma Friday, charged with Burglary and Trespassing, after park rangers found her about to load a safe into her car near a house on Beach Road,
FCC proposes 3-digit number, similar to 911, to combat national 'suicide epidemic'
releon8211/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Federal Communications Commission is moving forward with a plan to create a new three-digit hotline number, similar to 911, to enable quick access to national suicide prevention resources. In a report sent to
What is an inverted yield curve? It's a recession's canary in a coal mine
shipov/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its worst day of 2019 on Wednesday, and economists offered an obscure culprit: an inverted yield curve. What is it, and why did it spook investors? On Aug.
Rare blue whale sightings off Washington coast
GRAYS HARBOR, WASH. – The largest animals on the planet paid a rare visit to Washington waters last month. The two blue whales were seen feeding about 17 miles northwest of Grays Harbor on July 24th. Cascadia Research biologist
Pilot dies in Marysville crash
MARYSVILLE, Wash. – The pilot of an experimental plane died when the aircraft crashed in a large field in Marysville. Marysville police and firefighters responded just before 7 p.m. Wednesday on 51st Ave. NE Investigators said the pilot was the only
Trooper finds driver playing Pokemon on 8 phones at once
BURIEN, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state trooper who pulled over to help what he thought was a disabled vehicle found something else instead: The driver had eight phones simultaneously playing the video game Pokemon Go. The
State Supreme Court rejects challenges to “3 Strikes” law
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington’s Supreme Court has unanimously rejected three challenges brought against the state’s three strikes law. The law requires automatic sentences of life in prison without parole the third time someone is convicted of
House of Reps: Is State Rep Shea promoting political violence?
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Newly leaked emails show that conservative state Rep. Matt Shea has had close ties with a group that trained children and young men for religious combat in Washington state. The emails were first
Sheriff seeking Mental Health Professional to work in County jail
PORT ANGELES – Sheriff Bill Benedict is looking for a full-time Mental Health Professional to work in the jail. Until recently, Peninsula Behavioral Health has provided mental health services to inmates, but staffing restraints there have meant