Registration is open for this year’s Sequim Sunshine Festival Sun Fun Color Run

SEQUIM — Registration is now open for the Sequim Sunshine Festival Sun Fun Color Run scheduled for Saturday, March 6. The event will follow all state and county safety restrictions. This family-friendly event begins and ends at
Clallam County moving to 4K vaccinations per week in February

PORT ANGELES – Clallam County continues to lead the state in Covid vaccinations with well over 9,000 people getting at least a first dose, which is 12% of the population. This weekend’s events in Sequim, Port Angeles
Pastor says addressing resistance to Biden administration is part of the job
ABC NewsBy ALLIE YANG, ABC News (RALEIGH, NC) — Pastor Chad Harvey admits that emotions are still “a little high” after President Joe Biden’s inauguration this week. His congregation in Raleigh, North Carolina, largely supported former President
Clallam jury trials halted through March

PORT ANGELES – Clallam County Superior Court is scrapping jury trials for the rest of the winter. Due to COVID-19 case levels, presiding Judge Brent Basden this week ordered all jury trials to be postponed at least
National Guard stepping back from state capitol, but security has changed permanently
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Inslee says while the Washington National Guard will begin to withdraw from the Capitol campus in Olympia, some added long-term security measures will remain in place in the wake of increased threats
State Employment Security head hired by Biden administration
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state’s Employment Security Department Commissioner Suzi LeVine, who came under fire for delays in unemployment benefit payments and the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars to fraud during the pandemic, is
Potato plant fire causes evacuation of Grant County town
WARDEN, Wash. (AP) — A massive fire at a potato plant in the town of Warden in Grant County brought fears of an exploding ammonia tank, forcing the evacuation of nearly a third of the town for
Oregon Governor going her own way in distributing vaccines
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is defending her decision to reject federal guidelines and prioritize teachers for the COVID-19 vaccine before the elderly. She says if all of Oregon’s seniors were vaccinated first teachers
Seller of fake vaccine arrested in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle-area man who advertised a supposed COVID-19 “vaccine” he said he created in his personal lab, has been arrested. Johnny Stine faces a misdemeanor charge of introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce. According
SeaTac man indicted in scheme to defraud elderly victims
Seattle (KONP staff) – A 30-year-old SeaTac man was indicted yesterday by a grand jury for two counts of mail fraud related to his participation in a scheme to defraud elderly victims across the country. According to