OMC CEO discusses retirement and what comes next
PORT ANGELES – Olympic Medical Center’s Board of Commissioners announced to employees on Friday that Darryl Wolfe, chief operating officer, has agreed to act as interim CEO when Eric Lewis retires on May 1. Lewis, who served
New Veteran’s resource/study/social Center opening at Peninsula College
PORT ANGELES – Students at Peninsula College who are also veterans are getting a new space to study, get help, and meet one another when the new Veterans Center opens on campus next week. Located on the
Sequim Sunshine Festival books choreographed drone light show
SEQUIM — Organizers of the first-ever Sequim Sunshine Festival, to be held on March 6 and 7, have just announced they’ve scheduled a choreographed illuminated drone show for Saturday the 7th at 6:45 p.m. at Carrie Blake
Sexual assault numbers spike at military academies
Bumblee_Dee/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The number of sexual assaults at the three military service academies spiked by 32% over last year, according to the Pentagon’s latest report on sexual harassment and released on Thursday. But Pentagon officials cautioned that
US envoy for Iran Brian Hook says the Iranian government manipulates humanitarian aid to benefit its elite
Oleksii Liskonih(WASHINGTON) — Brian Hook, the U.S. special representative for Iran, said Thursday that the Iranian regime had diverted humanitarian money and goods to its elite members. “A big part of our Iran strategy from the very
Fotis Dulos, Connecticut man charged with killing wife, dies by suicide
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(NEW YORK) — Fotis Dulos, the Connecticut man charged with killing his estranged wife, has died by suicide, according to his lawyer. Dulos was found unresponsive in his garage after a suicide attempt on Tuesday. He had
President Trump brings campaign rally to Iowa ahead of the Democratic caucuses
P_Wei(DES MOINES, Iowa) — In an effort to counter Democrats ahead of next week’s Iowa caucuses, President Donald Trump brought campaign rally road show to the Hawkeye State on Thursday. Supporters lined the block for hours waiting
Congresswoman: Were border agents ordered to detain Iranian-Americans at US-Canada border?
A U.S. congresswoman is working to verify a document showing that despite agency denials, Customs and Border Protection agents were ordered to detain Iranian-American travelers at the U.S.-Canada border in Washington state early this month. U.S. Rep.
State legislators consider allowing sports betting
The owner of a company that owns 19 private gambling rooms across Washington state on Thursday spoke in support of a bill that would authorize sports betting, including on mobile devices. Eric Persson, owner of Maverick Gaming,
Western State Hospital to open new, safer wards for violent offenders
Western State Hospital, the state’s largest psychiatric facility, is set to open a pair of newly renovated psychiatric wards to try and reduce by half the violence coming from a handful of patients deemed most dangerous. A