Smoky bark fire causes air quality issues in Longview
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — A large wind-driven fire at a wood products company in southwestern Washington has engulfed the site and prompted an air quality advisory for the region that is expected to last into at least
Local marathon cancelled due to virus
PORT ANGELES — Another local casualty of the coronavirus outbreak: No marathon in Port Angeles this year. The North Olympic Discovery Marathon organizers decided to scrap the actual race that was set for June 7 due to
Health Officer talks about how and when we’ll end restrictions
PORT ANGELES – There was a twelfth positive COVID-19 case discovered in Clallam County over the weekend. So far 694 people have been tested, there are 12 positives and 22 tests pending. Unthank talked about when and
Peninsula College getting more funds to help with student expenses
PORT ANGELES – More than $6 billion in emergency funds to help students impacted by coronavirus will be distributed as early as this week to colleges and universities, including Peninsula College here in Port Angeles. That’s according
Property tax deadline remains, but County to grant 90-day extension for some
PORT ANGELES – Clallam County Treasurer Teresa Marchi has confirmed that property taxes are still due April 30, 2020. But she says a program is now available to grant a 90-day extension for taxpayers who have been
'Jammed together like sardines': ACLU seeks restraining order against feds to avoid COVID-19 prison outbreak horror
iStock(OAKDALE, La.) — One inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Oakdale, Louisiana, claims he and his fellow prisoners are being “jammed together like sardines.” Another alleges he and other inmates are “coughing all night long” in
NYC hospital plays 'Don't Stop Believin'' every time a COVID-19 patient is discharged
iStock(NEW YORK) — Hospital staff at New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital are inspiring patients to Don’t Stop Believin’. In a moving video released by the hospital, health care workers cheer on COVID-19 patients and blast Journey’s Don’t
No hoarding TP in 'TWD' – 'The Walking Dead' executive producer Greg Nicotero on our real-life outbreak
Jackson Lee Davis/AMC (NEW YORK) — Greg Nicotero knows a thing or two about outbreaks. The executive producer’s been involved on The Walking Dead even before the now-11-year-old AMC show debuted. But even he’s been surprised by how people are reacting
George Stephanopoulos reveals COVID-19 diagnosis weeks after wife Ali Wentworth tested positive
ABC/Suhaimi Abdulla(NEW YORK) — Good Morning America anchor George Stephanopoulos has tested positive for COVID-19. Stephanopoulos announced his diagnosis Monday on GMA, nearly two weeks after his wife, actress and author Ali Wentworth, confirmed she tested positive for the
Doctors have wedding ceremony at hospital amid coronavirus pandemic
iStock(DURHAM, N.C.) — Two doctors working during the coronavirus pandemic marked what was supposed to be their wedding day with an impromptu ceremony at the hospital where they both work. Dr. Shelun Tsai, an OBGYN resident at