Clallam COVID cases hit 55

PORT ANGELES – Clallam County set a single-day record for number of positive COVID-19 cases Friday. Five new cases were reported. Two of the new cases were connected to previous positive cases. However, three are unrelated and

State Court deems old ruling racist

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s Supreme Court has vacated a 1916 ruling that allowed a prosecutor to bring criminal charges against a tribal fisherman, calling the decision racist. The justices unanimously said they were compelled to correct

Gun range officer shoots himself in the leg

KITSAP COUNTY – A range officer at the Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club shot himself in the leg while attempting to secure his pistol on Wednesday. Deputy Scott Wilson said the shooting at the club on appeared

Cyclist survives collision with train

LONGVIEW — A bicyclist is awake and alert after being critically injured when he was struck and caught under a freight train earlier this week. Cowlitz County resident Rudy Newton, 56, of Kelso was in satisfactory condition

E-coli found in Western State Hospital water supply

Seattle (AP) — Bacteria found in the water at Washington state’s largest psychiatric hospital means no one can take showers or wash hands, at a time when COVID-19 is on the rise. At least 33 workers and

Fisherman dies after falling out of boat

ENUMCLAW — The King County Sheriff’s office says a 37-year-old man died after he fell from his boat into Deep Lake in Enumclaw. Sheriff deputies responded to the lake after receiving reports that someone had fallen off