Homeless camp attack leads to arrest, sex charges

PORT ANGELES – Randy Gantt, a 41-year-old transient, was charged with a series of crimes including attempted rape, burglary with sexual motivation, and harassment with threats to kill Wednesday in Clallam County Superior Court and remains in

US House passes new banking rules to aid pot businesses

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would grant legal marijuana businesses access to banking, a measure that would clear up a longstanding headache for the industry. The bill, called the SAFE Banking Act,

New potentially dangerous pest discovered in Washington

OLYMPIA (AP) — Washington state authorities have identified an unprecedented pest that could defoliate forests in the region. The state Department of Agriculture has announced likely plans to mount an air assault to eradicate the Hokkaido gypsy

L&I fines dairy/bottle-making company $2M

SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington dairy and bottling plant has been fined about $2 million after multiple violations left workers with broken bones and amputated limbs. The Department of Labor and Industries discovered 22 violations after an

States file suit to block changes in Endangered Species Act

SEATTLE (AP) — Seventeen states, including Washington, sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block rules weakening the Endangered Species Act, saying the changes would make it tougher to protect wildlife even in the midst of a global