Retailers offer new services to boost Black Friday sales
VioletaStoimenova/iStockBy JEANETTE TORRES-PEREZ, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The countdown is on for Black Friday, which is now just one week away. But given the coronavirus pandemic, the biggest shopping day of the year is posed to
Area 911 dispatched lauded for tele-CPR efforts
PORT ANGELES – The local police and fire dispatchers are being heralded for work helping administer CPR to those who call 911. Peninsula Communications, or PenCom, implemented Resuscitation Quality Improvement® Telecommunicator in August last year. The program
Sequim bolsters business-help grant program
SEQUIM – The city of Sequim has re-infused a grant program to help local small businesses in the COVID-19 pandemic. The Sequim City Council has agreed to add another $200,000 to the Small Business Rapid Relief Program
Second suspect in PA triple murder pleads guilty
PORT ANGELES – A second suspect in a triple murder east of Port Angeles has pleaded guilty and will spend the rest of his life in prison. Yesterday, 39-year-old Ryan Ward was sentenced in Clallam County Superior
Pfizer, BioNTech to seek FDA authorization Friday for COVID-19 vaccine
Bill Oxford/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Pfizer and partner BioNTech announced they will submit a request on Friday to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
Med students create new Hippocratic oath to address racial injustice in health care
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineBy MARIYA MOSELEY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A group of medical students are hoping to spark change by tackling deeply-rooted racial disparities in the health industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Incoming
Contact tracing for COVID-19 maxed out in Colorado
LeoPatrizi/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (DENVER) — Colorado’s contact tracing capacity is tapped out, according to local health departments. “Right now, we have about 1,400 cases or contacts of cases waiting to be reached out to,” Christine
Marine animals are being injured by plastic at alarming rates, report finds
Larina Marina/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A new report details the grim circumstances facing marine animals as millions of pounds of plastic continue to make their way into the oceans every year. Nearly 1,800
Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip mark 73rd wedding anniversary with new photo
Steve Parsons/PA Images via Getty ImagesBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are marking their 73rd wedding anniversary with a gift from the next generation of royals, their great-grandchildren, Prince George, Princess
Scoreboard roundup — 11/19/20
iStockBy ABC News (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUESeattle 28, Arizona 21 TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALLTulsa 30, Tulane 24 (2OT) Copyright © 2020, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.