PA Council moves ahead to revise Public Safety Advisory Board rules
Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The Port Angeles Council Tuesday revisited a proposal to make changes to the rules of membership of the Public Safety Advisory Board. Members of the Board advise and make recommendations to the
New York Mets legend Tom Seaver dies at 75 after battle with dementia
manusapon kasosod/iStockBy MARK OSBORNE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The greatest pitcher in New York Mets history and one of the greatest in baseball history has died. Tom Seaver, known as “Tom Terrific,” died Monday at the
Pompeo defends Republican convention speech amid legal questions
MIKE SEGAR/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesBy CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended his decision to address the Republican National Convention from Jerusalem while on official travel, saying that the department’s lawyers cleared his
State AG files suit against JUUL e-cigarette company
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit Wednesday against e-cigarette company JUUL, alleging it violated the Consumer Protection Act by marketing to minors. The lawsuit claims the company designed and markets its products to appeal
Yakima County fire exceeds 13,000 acres
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. – The Evans Canyon fire burning in Yakima County exploded overnight and has burned almost 13,000 acres as of Wednesday morning. Yakima County emergency management officials said the fire was 0 percent contained and spreading into neighboring
National Guard heads to Pullman to aid virus outbreak
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — The number of people testing positive for the coronavirus continues to grow rapidly in Whitman County, home of Pullman and Washington State University, and various government agencies are working together to slow the
Remains identified as missing California men
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Investigators in Yakima County say the bodies of two California men who have been missing since driving to a concert in 2019 have been identified. Officials say they found the car of 47-year-old
160-acre timber harvest postponed in Snohomish County
GOLD BAR, Wash. (AP) — Snohomish County has 90 days to stop a contested 160-acre timber harvest next to Wallace Falls State Park. The state Board of Natural Resources voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the Middle May
Former UN employee arrested, charged with making false statements to cover up alleged sexual assault
mizoula/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News A former United Nations employee was arrested Wednesday after investigators said he lied to the FBI to cover up a 2016 incident where he allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted a woman, the
Depression rates tripled during the pandemic: Study
pinkomelet/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The percentage of Americans reporting symptoms of depression more than tripled during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study. In surveys conducted prior to the pandemic, 9%