With 10% of County residents vaccinated, let’s look at the next 2 months
By Pepper Fisher CLALLAM COUNTY – Health Officer Dr. Allison Berry addressed the County Health Board today and we learned a little more about where we are as a county in terms of vaccine distribution and what
Here are the nominees for PA Chamber’s Community Awards
PORT ANGELES – The Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce has announced the finalists to be honored at the 4th Annual Port Angeles Community Awards for the year 2020. Over 100 nominations were received this year, narrowed to
Biden's Homeland Security secretary pick faces range of questions before lawmakers
Joshua Roberts/Pool/Getty ImagesBy QUINN OWEN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers evaluated Alejandro Mayorkas to lead the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday and grilled the hopeful future secretary on a range of issues focused on immigration enforcement
QAnon emerges as recurring theme of criminal cases tied to US Capitol siege
ALEX HALADA/AFP via Getty ImagesBy OLIVIA RUBIN, LUCIEN BRUGGEMAN, and WILL STEAKIN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — An abiding sense of loyalty to the fringe online conspiracy movement known as QAnon is emerging as a common thread among
Gov’s new webpage almost overwhelmed on first day
OLYMPIA (KONP staff) – As part of Gov. Inslee’s new 6-phase plan to speed up the distribution of Covid-19 vaccinations, Washington state launched a new web site on Monday where users can check their eligibility to receive
Digital Black-owned bank aims to tackle economic injustice
Vgajic/iStockBy ADISA HARGETT-ROBINSON, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Part of the conversation about the recent racial reckoning in the United States amid the Black Lives Matter movement surrounds economic injustice. Inequity in home ownership between white and Black
Proposed transportation bill includes raise in gas tax
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Democratic leaders in the Washington state House have unveiled a 16-year, $25.8 billion transportation package that includes an 18-cent increase in the gas tax and a new fee on carbon emissions. Supporters say
Driver arrested after rear-ending Trooper
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — A driver was arrested after rear-ending a Washington State Patrol vehicle on Highway 16 in Port Orchard. The 41-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of impairment after striking the state trooper’s car
Car thief brings child back, scolds parent
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man allegedly stole a vehicle Saturday then returned to berate and threaten to call the police on the car’s owner, who had left her child in the back seat, investigators said. Beaverton
Proposed gas pipeline project in Oregon gets setback
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Plans for a major West Coast liquified natural gas pipeline and export terminal have hit a snag after a lengthy legal battle. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday ruled that energy company