West coast fire news
The Forest Service reported Monday that 27 large wildfires continue to burn over 1.5 million acres across Oregon and Washington. There are more than 9,000 fire personnel battling the fires. Meanwhile, a utility company says a tree
Police shoot Redmond woman who called 911
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Police in Redmond, Washington, fatally shot a woman at an apartment complex. KOMO News reports a woman called 911 Sunday night to report someone was trying to kill her inside her apartment. When
Estee Lauder to pay NASA $17,500 an hour for pictures of its new night serum onboard International Space Station
3DSculptor/iStockBY: GINA SUNSERI, SAM SWEENEY AND GIO BENITEZ, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Estée Lauder may call its famous night serum “revolutionary,” but now with the help of NASA, there’s more to that catchphrase than meets the
Peninsula man sentenced for stealing timber and setting massive forest fire
Tacoma — One of two men charged in a scheme to steal maple wood that resulted in a massive 2018 forest fire on the Olympic Peninsula was sentenced to prison today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma.
Help plan the newest Washington State Park (it’s just east of Sequim)
Pepper Fisher CLALLAM COUNTY – On average, a new state park comes along in Washington only about once every decade or two. So, it’s no wonder that Park staff are excited to get the ball rolling on
PASD kindergarteners scheduled to start classes in two weeks
Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Barring a sudden surge in Covid cases in the next 2 weeks, Port Angeles School District officials intend to get kindergarteners back into classrooms on October 5. They’re calling it Hybrid Stage
After CDC whiplash, here's what science says about airborne transmission of the coronavirus
sshepard/iStockBY: DR. DAVE HARRISON AND SONY SALZMAN, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — On Friday, the CDC updated its website to acknowledge that airborne transmission of the coronavirus beyond six feet may play a role in the COVID-19 pandemic,
Gabrielle Union to host an all-Black cast reading of 'Friends' starring Sterling K. Brown, Uzo Aduba and more
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Gabrielle Union is helping to reimagine the popular sitcom Friends for a more diverse generation. On Monday it was announced that Union will host an all-Black cast reading of Friends featuring Sterling K. Brown, Ryan Bathe, Uzo Aduba, Aisha Hinds, Kendrick Sampson, and Jeremy Pope.
US reimposes Iran sanctions, setting up showdown with world that rejects them
ABC NewsBY: CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday, authorizing new sanctions on Iranian officials and entities, and those that buy or sell arms to them, because of the “snapped back”
US airline employees report lower rate of COVID-19 infection than public, CEOs say
iStock/YakobchukOlenaBY: MINA KAJI, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — As people debate whether air travel is safe amid the pandemic, major U.S. airline CEOs are presenting new infection information about their employees. “At United, but also at our large