Fred Hutch study blames transmission of Covid-19 on “super-spreaders”
By: Pepper Fisher SEATTLE – A new report from Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center finds that 80% of those who test positive for Covid-19 never infect anyone else with the virus. That may come as a
Driver of van that collided with motorcyclist turns self in
By: Pepper Fisher FORKS – The search has ended for a man suspected of colliding his van with a motorcycle in the Sekiu area that left the rider seriously injured. Deputies from the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office
PAPD identifies remains found in Peabody Creek gully in January
By: Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The body of a man found in the Peabody Creek gully near the Clallam County Courthouse back in January has been identified after a 7-month investigation. The Port Angeles Police Department
Tacoma K9 killed in gun fight
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a Tacoma police dog was killed and a murder suspect was wounded as police exchanged gunfire with the fleeing man. A Tacoma police officer spotted a car about 1:20 a.m. Thursday
Falsely imprisoned woman awarded $3M
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Washington state woman who spent 35 years in prison for a murder she didn’t commit before she was exonerated by DNA evidence will receive $3 million under a settlement approved by the
800-acre wildfire threatens homes in Columbia River Gorge
MOSIER, Ore. (AP) — A wildfire burning in the scenic Columbia River Gorge has grown to nearly 800 acres and is threatening hundreds of homes. The fire broke out Wednesday in the community of Mosier, which is
Judges overturn $3M award to Yakima nurses
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Supreme Court has narrowly overturned a decision awarding $2.9 million to a group of nurses at now-shuttered Yakima Regional who said they were pressured to work unpaid overtime and miss meal
Inslee visits central Washington Covid hot spots
SPOKANE (AP) — Gov. Inslee visited Okanogan County, site of the latest hot spot in a pandemic that has ravaged the counties of central Washington state. Inslee said Thursday Okanogan County now has the highest rate of
Drug possession and weapons charges pending for Diamond Point man
DIAMOND POINT – OPNET Detectives arrested a man on drug and weapons possession charges Wednesday after a Clallam County Deputy got information that he was selling meth. 37-year-old Christopher Mahlum was taken into custody after a search
Fred Hutch study blames transmission of Covid-19 on “super-spreaders”
By: Pepper Fisher SEATTLE – A new report from Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center finds that 80% of those who test positive for Covid-19 never infect anyone else with the virus. That may come as a