President and Governor spar as local school districts work on a plan to reopen

PORT ANGELES — Gov. Jay Inslee says President Donald Trump’s comments earlier this week pressuring governors to open schools in the fall were “hogwash” and he said the state will not be bullied into making potentially unsafe
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
President Trump commutes sentence of longtime friend, adviser Roger Stone
Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesBy KATHERINE FAULDERS, ALI DUKAKIS, ALEXANDER MALLIN, and JOHN SANTUCCI, ABC NEWS(WASHINGTON) — President Trump has commuted the sentence of his longtime friend and former campaign adviser Roger Stone, the White
Sen. Tammy Duckworth defends her patriotism, Tucker Carlson's right to free speech
Kevin Dietsch/Pool/Getty ImagesBy LAUREN LANTRY, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — In the latest bout in the ongoing feud between Sen. Tammy Duckworth and right-leaning TV personality and Fox News host and commentator Tucker Carlson, Duckworth penned an op-ed
Comet Neowise should be visible Friday night/Saturday morning
SEATTLE – There’s a comet flying past our planet this weekend, and it’s looking like we’re going to have a pretty good view of it from here on the Olympic Peninsula. Scientists say Comet Neowise is about 3 miles
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