Friday update on air quality and weekend outlook
PORT ANGELES – Air quality declined overnight, got even worse by noon today, and is currently rated unhealthy to hazardous in Clallam County. Tomorrow could easily be worse. Health officials universally are telling us that inhaling wildfire
Boeing's 737 Max inches closer to recertification
bfk92/iStockBY: MINA KAJI, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Civil aviation authorities and airline flight crews from the U.S., Canada, Brazil and the EU will meet in London on Monday to review Boeing’s proposed training for 737 Max
La Nina advisory could mean a wet winter in the northwest
SEATTLE (AP) — NOAA officials have declared a La Nina advisory that could mean an even rainier winter than usual here in western Washington. The agency said Thursday that water temperatures in the central Pacific Ocean have
More than 10% of Oregon residents have evacuated from fires
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Firefighters aided by helicopters dropping fire retardant and water are battling two large wildfires that threaten to merge near the most populated part of Oregon, including the suburbs of Portland. The Oregon Office
Are political extremists starting wildfires? FBI says no
SEATTLE (AP) — Emergency responders in our state are fighting rumors along with raging wildfires as people spread unsubstantiated social media posts blaming arsonists from both the far left and far right for setting the blazes. The
Court rules to allow sheriff’s recall attempt
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The state Supreme Court has cleared the path for signature-gathering to begin in a second recall effort against Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney. Justices issued a two-page ruling Thursday that finalizes the content
15% of college athletes showed signs of heart damage after COVID. Should they sit on the sidelines to be safe?
skynesher/iStockBY: DR. DAVE HARRISON, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — As doctors and scientists continue their real-time pursuit of information surrounding COVID-19 and its effect on the heart, a new set of findings may influence how college athletes
Dining at restaurants linked with increased COVID-19 transmission: CDC study
Alena Kravchenko/iStockBY: KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — As restaurants attempt to keep their kitchens open amid the pandemic, a new study has linked a possible increased risk of infection to dining out. The study by
Trump announces Bahrain, Israel will normalize relations
sx70/iStockBY: JORDYN PHELPS AND BEN GITTLESON, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday announced an agreement to establish full diplomatic relations between Israel and Bahrain. Bahrain will participate in what will now be a three-way
Dozens of Saudi officials may be witnesses in 9/11 lawsuit
Anastasiia_M/iStockBY: AARON KATERSKY AND CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Two dozen Saudi Arabian officials, including several members of the royal family, could be deposed in a lawsuit brought against the kingdom by family members who