Elwha hotel site demolition progressing faster than expected
PORT ANGELES – Update on the demolition project that got under way on Monday in Port Angeles for the Elwha Tribe’s hotel. Hotel manager Robert Utz reports that demolition has moved along faster than anticipated, with the
Saturday, all state and national parks are free to visit
PORT ANGELES – The 26th annual National Public Lands Day is this Saturday, September 28, and that means there will be no charge to visit Olympic National Park. In fact, people can visit any of the National
Lake Crescent 4-hour traffic delays to resume October 7
PORT ANGELES – Officials from Olympic National Park announced this morning that the four-hour delays on highway 101 along Lake Crescent will begin on Monday, October 7. The four-hour delays will follow a set schedule Mondays through
Trump administration changed foreign-leader call-storage methods after leaks
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead(WASHINGTON) — When the transcripts of two phone calls President Donald Trump had with foreign leaders leaked in the early days of his presidency, the procedure to store those logs changed,
Governor Inslee bans flavored vape products
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington on Friday joined several other states in banning the sale of flavored vaping products amid concern over the mysterious lung illness that has sickened hundreds of people and killed about a dozen across
Man back in jail for previously pimping while in jail
LAKEWOOD, Wash. (AP) — Washington prosecutors say a Lakewood man has pimped women while in jail and on community custody. 35-year-old Johnta Hammond pleaded not guilty Thursday to leading organized crime, human trafficking, money laundering, criminal conspiracy
Fish and Wildlife closes most fishing on Columbia River
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — As of Thursday, most of the Columbia River is now closed to all recreational salmon and steelhead fishing, with the exception of the Hanford Reach. Bill Tweit, special assistant with the Washington Department
Passes, ski resorts prep for first snowfall
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington State Department of Transportation says crews are standing by in preparation of the snowfall forecast over the weekend in mountain areas. Officials say they spent the last several days working with the National
Kurt Volker resigns as US special envoy to Ukraine
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Kurt Volker has resigned as U.S. special envoy to Ukraine, a source familiar has told ABC News. News of Volker’s resignation was first reported by The State Press, the student newspaper at Arizona State
Pelosi on Barr's handling of whistleblower complaint: 'He's gone rogue'
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that Attorney General William Barr had gone “rogue” because of the way he and the Justice Department handled the whistleblower complaint centered on