PAPD awarded $84K grant to further mental health program
PORT ANGELES – The Port Angeles Police Department was recently awarded an $84,000 grant to continue its program that puts a mental health professional in the field with police officers. The program, called “REdisCOVERY”, is a partnership
Two more arrests announced after August drug raid
PORT ANGELES – Add two more arrests to the four we reported on last Friday when OPNET detectives raided a house on Avis Street east of Port Angeles. The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office said today that same
Update on last month’s death at Lake Crescent
PORT ANGELES – Update on the death of 31-year-old Amelia Bethke, who died while visiting Lake Crescent on the evening of Thursday, August 15. Clallam County Prosecutor/Coroner Mark Nichols told KONP Wednesday “While we do not yet
New Jersey man charged in $2 million online dating scam
COMiCZ/iStock(MILLVILLE, N.J.) — They were in search of love online – instead, they were scammed out of $2 million. A New Jersey man was arrested Wednesday for defrauding more than 30 victims after wooing them on internet
Civil suit begins in deadly 2017 Amtrak derailment
TACOMA (AP) — Attorneys for people injured in a deadly Amtrak derailment in King County in 2017 have told jurors in a civil case it’s up to them to decide how much compensation should be given to
Medicare for All activist with ALS Ady Barkan on why he advocates: ‘It gives me a reason to get up every day’
(ABC News) Health care activist Ady Barkan is seen here with “Nightline” co-anchor Juju Chang during an interview for “Nightline.” (NEW YORK) — Every day, Ady Barkan hopes that what little time he has left to live
Walmart, Kroger ban “open-carry” in their stores
Walmart says it will stop selling handgun and short-barrel rifle ammunition, while requesting that customers not openly carry firearms in its stores, even where state laws allow it. The announcement comes just days after a mass shooting claimed
Coast Guard calls off search for couple lost in Lake Washington
MERCER ISLAND, Wash. – Early Wednesday morning the US Coast Guard announced they were suspending the search for a man and a woman missing from a boat on Lake Washington, near Mercer Island. The search started at about 10
Yakima officials warn of deadly pills circulating
YAKIMA, Wash. – Officials in Yakima County are warning the public about a type of pill with a deadly dose of fentanyl that has already killed several people there. The Yakima County Coroner and local law enforcement
Death of Oregon man associated with pot oil in vape device
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s public health physician said Wednesday that a person who died recently of a severe respiratory illness had used a vaping device containing marijuana oil that was purchased at a legal dispensary. The