Governor sets new rules for nursing home employees and visitors, effective immediately
OLYMPIA — With at least 10 long-term care facilities reporting COVID-19 cases, Gov. Jay Inslee announced on Tuesday new rules for nursing homes and assisted living facilities, of which there are many in our area. The rules
Local unemployment rate moves up, still lower than January 2019
PORT ANGELES – Unemployment in Clallam County jumped up nearly one and a half percent in January. According to figures released Tuesday from the state Employment Security Department, January’s unemployment rate was 7.4 percent. That’s up from
Guilty verdict for Prosser woman who murdered friend
KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — A jury returned a guilty verdict against a Tri-Cities woman for shooting and killing her best friend after finding her in bed with her fiancé two years ago. The Benton County Superior Court
Body found in Snoqualmie River
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — Police are investigating after a body was found in a river Monday afternoon in Snoqualmie. Police said a kayaker was going down the river along Sandy Cove Park and saw what appeared to be a
2020 Census materials coming in the mail beginning this week
PORT ANGELES – 2020 is a census year in the US, and beginning this week folks should begin receiving mail from the Census Bureau that will explain how it’s going to work. County Commissioner Mark Ozias, who’s
Twitter's 1st 'manipulated media' post came from the White House
hocus-focus/iStock(NEW YORK) — Twitter has for the first time labeled a post “manipulated media.” And it came from the White House. On March 7, at 8:18 pm EST, Dan Scavino, assistant to the president and director of
Top US commander voices doubt about Taliban commitments, as skepticism in Congress grows
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are voicing increasing concern about President Donald Trump’s agreement with the Taliban, pressing the top U.S. commander for the Middle East and Central Asia on Tuesday
Progressive party factions push for Sanders' support as Warren exits, Biden surges
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Those still competing in the 2020 presidential contest now stand poised for yet another round of votes; and as the field coalesces around former Vice President Joe Biden, his rival Sen. Bernie Sanders
Democrats demand apology after McCarthy tweets about 'Chinese coronavirus'
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday drew heavy criticism after he referred to COVID-19 in a tweet as the “Chinese coronavirus,” with Democrats demanding he apologize and delete it. Some lawmakers and
Terrorist groups 'on the march' in West Africa and the Sahel, US general warns
Ivan Cholakov/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Terrorist organizations are “on the march” in West Africa and the Sahel with international efforts failing to curb the increase in violence, a four-star American general in charge of U.S. troops in Africa warned