Final push is on to raise funds for struggling local farmers
PORT ANGELES – Among the business people hardest hit during the virus shutdown are local farmers, who have lost much of their market for the foods they grow with restaurants largely closed and farmers markets only now
Lefties’ owner attempts to save summer baseball in PA
PORT ANGELES – West Coast League baseball has been scrapped for the summer. But the owner of the Port Angeles Lefties franchise in that league is pitching his own idea to keep collegiate level baseball alive this
Clallam holds steady at 19 positive COVID tests, health officer addresses testing and quarantine
PORT ANGELES – Clallam County thought it had a 20th positive COVID-19 case, but that case has now been assigned to King County. However, Clallam County Health Officer Dr. Allison Berry Unthank says the person had an
With revenue losses, state agencies told to tighten belts
OLYMPIA (AP) — Facing a reduction in projected state revenues of billions due to the coronavirus crisis, Gov. Inslee has issued a directive freezing most hiring, personal services contracts and purchasing of equipment. Also, the budget office
Employment officials ask for fewer calls from claiments
The Washington State Employment Security Department is asking people with questions about their claims to not call its toll-free numbers between today (May 13) and May 20, so that they can focus on making outbound calls to resolve issues
State Ecology Dept orders feds to control dam water temperatures
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Department of Ecology, in an historic action, has required federal operators of eight dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers to create a plan to keep the waters cold enough
N. Cascades HWY open, but not much else
DIABLO, Wash. — The North Cascades Highway has officially reopened for the summer season. Crews have been clearing SR 20 of the winter and spring snows for weeks, and the gates were opened on Tuesday. Unlike past
Teen driver with no license caught doing 110 mph
PASCO, Wash. – A 16-year-old is facing charges after state troopers say he was pulled over doing 110 mph on Interstate 182 in Pasco. According to the Washington State Patrol, the teen was pulled over Tuesday and
Aerial drop of organic moth spray coming to Snohomish County
WOODWAY, Wash. — Washington state officials have scheduled an aerial drop of insecticide to stop an invasive moth and to prevent forest foliage damage. The Daily Herald reported that the state Department of Agriculture announced about 2
Washington state directs restaurants to log all eat-in customers in order to reopen
smodj/iStockBy CAMERON PARRISH, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Restaurants in Washington state will be required to keep a log of each dine-in customer to facilitate contact tracing during phase two of the state’s coronavirus reopening plans. As