4TH District GOP leaders call for resignation of Rep. Newhouse
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Most of the Republican county leaders in U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse’s congressional district on Monday called for the lawmaker to resign for being one of 10 GOP members of the House to vote
Citizen files lawsuit to reopen State Capitol
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington man has filed a lawsuit demanding the restoration of public access to the state Capitol and surrounding grounds. Tyler Miller’s lawsuit seeks a court order for the state to remove temporary
Genealogists ID Green River Killer’s youngest known victim
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities in Washington state say genetic genealogy has helped identify the youngest known victim of the Green River Killer. The remains of 14-year-old Wendy Stephens were found nearly 37 years ago near a baseball
Oregon hiker rescued after 3-day ordeal
CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. (AP) — A hiker has been rescued in Oregon, apparently three days after he fell down a 50-foot cliff in the Columbia River Gorge. The Coast Guard and the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office
Alaska man pleads guilty to setting fire during Seattle protest
Seattle – (KONP staff) A 20-year-old Alaska man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit arson in connection with the fire he set last year in August at the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct. DESMOND DAVID-PITTS had
State Parks and Rec Commission to vote on Navy SEALS request to continue drills in local parks
By Pepper Fisher OLYMPIA — This week the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is expected to decide the fate of a Navy proposal to use up to 28 state coastal parks to help train special operations
County health officials now aiming for 4,500 vaccinations per week in February
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Clallam County health officials exceeded expectations over the weekend by vaccinating 2,364 people at events in Sequim, Port Angeles and Forks, and are working furiously this week to expand the infrastructure
Amazon driver rescues baby abandoned in Houston, reunites him with mom
iStockBy: HALEY YAMADA, ABC News (HOUSTON) — Juan Carlos Flores was on his delivery route in Houston on Monday when he found a 5-month-old baby abandoned on the side of a road after an apparent carjacking. With
Puerto Rico declares state of emergency over gender violence crisis
iStockBy: CRISTINA CORUJO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Puerto Rican government responded this weekend to the plea of thousands who have asked the island’s leaders to address the ongoing crisis of gender violence. Newly sworn-in Gov.
Ohio GOP Sen. Rob Portman won't run for reelection, cites polarized politics
uschools/iStockBy ALLISON PECORIN, ABC News (CINCINNATI) — Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman announced Monday that he will not seek re-election in 2022 and instead will retire at the end of his term, citing the “increasingly polarized” nature