Growing number of civic employees hit by unemployment fraud
PORT ANGELES – In just the past week, at least 14 Clallam County, City of Sequim and Port Angeles employees have been notified that fraudsters have filed false unemployment claims in their names, and the problem appears
Governor issues new restaurant guidelines
OLYMPIA – Gov. Inslee on Tuesday issued guidance for restaurants that can resume dine-in services under Phase 2 of his plan laid out last week. Most notable among the new temporary regulations is that restaurants offering table service
State health official hints at upcoming school protocols
OLYMPIA — Washington schools may be asked to stagger start times when students eventually return to class. Secretary of Health John Wiesman made the comments during a telephone town hall with 6th District Rep. Derek Kilmer Monday
Feds rule against Washington state oil train regulations
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday moved to block a Washington state law that imposes safety restrictions on oil shipments that travel by rail. The restrictions were put into place in response to numerous
100 tons of free potatoes coming to the Tacoma Dome
TACOMA (AP) — Washington state farmers will give away more than 200,000 pounds of potatoes at the Tacoma Dome on Thursday as part of an effort to get 1 million pounds of potatoes into the hands of
Report calls choir practice a “superspreader event”
SHORELINE, Wash. (AP) — Disease trackers are calling a choir practice in Shoreline a so-called superspreader event that illustrates how easily the coronavirus can pass from person to person. A report published Tuesday suggests the act of
Gym gets 4 citations in 2 days after reopening during lockdown
Courtesy of 10XFitnessBy MEREDITH DELISO and ALICE CHAMBERS, ABC NEWS (Lackawanna County, Penn.) — A Pennsylvania gym received four citations since reopening during the state’s stay-at-home order. 10X Fitness, in Lackawanna County, reopened on Monday. The gym
Missouri man faces hate crime charges over mosque fire
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStockBy ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department announced Tuesday that a federal grand jury has indicted a Missouri man on hate crime charges for allegedly setting fire to a mosque last month on the
Manufacturing workers adjust to new protocols, face challenges in changes to demand
ABC NewsBy JAKE LEFFERMAN, EMILY TAGUCHI, CHO PARK, AND ALLIE YANG, ABC NEWS (SEYMOUR, Ind.) — For Amanda Harbold, it’s been three long weeks at home. But now, she’s finally returned to her place of work on
Applications being accepted for Sequim non-profit grants
SEQUIM — The Sequim City Council Monday night approved the development of a Tourism Sustainability Grant program to be funded with $50,000 from the City of Sequim Lodging Tax Fund. Non-profit tourism-related organizations within the Sequim School