Mayor Bruch withdraws fence proposal ahead of council meeting

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PORT ANGELES – Port Angeles Mayor Sissi Bruch announced at about 2:00 Tuesday afternoon that she has withdrawn from Wednesday’s City Council agenda her proposal to discuss the removal of artwork depicting soldiers holding weapons from the

Clallam County election results

PORT ANGELES – Voters in Port Angeles are approving a proposal to raise sales taxes to pay for affordable housing. In the first vote count released Tuesday night,  53 percent said yes to raising the sales tax

11,000 scientists sign declaration of global climate emergency

RoschetzkyIstockPhoto/iStock(NEW YORK) — Thousands of scientists from around the world have mobilized to warn people of an impending global climate emergency if levels of greenhouse gas emissions are not significantly reduced. More than 11,000 scientists have signed

Capital One hacker out on bond

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state authorities say a software engineer who pleaded not guilty to computer and wire fraud charges in a Capital One hack was released from jail Monday on bond. 33-year-old Paige Thompson is expected

Activists chain selves to stop pipeline shipment

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Protesters at the Port of Vancouver, Washington, are blocking a shipment of pipeline meant for the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project. Tuesday morning at least five people climbed up and chained themselves on

KingCo Sheriff calling restaurant robbery a hoax

SEATTLE (AP) — The King County Sheriff’s Office says a reported robbery and assault at a SeaTac restaurant was a hoax in an effort for the people involved to obtain visas that are available to some crime

8-year-old catches record fish in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho — An 8-year-old broke a world fishing record after she caught a 36.5-inch rainbow trout. Sophie Egizi set a new catch-and-release Gerrard rainbow trout record at Lake Pend Oreille. The lake has a reputation for being

Missing person spotted in Sequim restaurant?

PORT ANGELES – The Port Angeles Police Department has released updated information in the curious case of Joshua Simiskey. Simiskey has been officially listed as a missing person since last month. Until recently had not been seen