Sequim man arrested in creamery theft
CLALLAM COUNTY – Clallam County Deputies got a call just before midnight Friday reporting a theft at Dungeness Creamery in Sequim. The business owner reported that someone had stolen the money jar from the milk stand outside.
Nursing homes testing special units for residents with virus
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say three nursing homes in Western Washington will open coronavirus units to house people recovering from COVID-19 and help prevent its spread to other long-term care residents. Health officials said Monday 135
Kennewick porch pirates dressing as nurses
KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — Two women dressed like healthcare workers are grabbing items from porches in Kennewick, Washington. The Tri-City Herald reports the women donned dark blue scrubs and a lanyard before sneaking up to porches and
Searchers looking for body of cliff diver
MONROE, Wash. (AP) — A man who was diving off cliffs at Monroe’s Cedar Ponds Waterfall is missing and presume drowned. KOMO-TV reports Snohomish County Sheriff’s rescue and dive teams were called to the waters just before
Yakima County #1 in coronavirus cases on the west coast
SPOKANE (AP) — The highest rate of coronavirus cases of any county on the U.S. West Coast is in Washington state’s Yakima County. As of Friday, Yakima County had 1,128 positive cases, a rate of 455 cases
Here’s the latest on the plan to open ONP
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK – Olympic National Park officials announced over the weekend that beginning in mid-to-late May, the park will start to open some day-use facilities in the Barnes Point Area and other day-use areas on the northern edge of
Navajo community left to fight COVID-19 with limited resources
ABC News(GALLUP, New Mexico) — BY: MATT GUTMAN, ROBERT ZEPEDA, TENZIN SHAKYA, and ALLIE YANG COVID-19 is surging through the Navajo community, which is suffering one of the highest infection rates per capita in the country. And
Carnival Cruise Line plans to resume some operations in August
ABC News(HOUSTON) — BY: AMANDA MAILE and MINA KAJI Carnival Cruise Line announced it plans to resume some North American sailings starting Aug. 1. The return to service will take a “phased-in approach,” according to the company,
Applications now being accepted for Sequim business grants
SEQUIM — The City of Sequim and the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce are partnering to provide the COVID-19 Small Business Rapid Relief Program (CSBRRP). The program will be funded with $250,000 out of the $1.8 million
Greg Zanis, who built crosses to honor victims of mass shootings, has died
ABC News(CHICAGO) — BY: MEREDITH DELISO An Illinois man who made thousands of crosses commemorating victims of violence in America has passed away. Greg Zanis, founder of Crosses for Losses, died Monday morning, the organization announced on