Off-channel reservoir takes another step toward becoming a reality
By Pepper Fisher CLALLAM COUNTY – The effort to create an off-channel reservoir adjacent to the Dungeness River to offset the effects of climate change on local water supplies has moved a step closer to reality with
Local lawmakers push for local business reopening changes
OLYMPIA — The 24th District legislative delegation has pushed back on Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 reopening plan. But Senator Kevin Van De Wege says the governor is not budging on relaxing opening for Clallam or Jefferson counties. Van
Othello man confesses to killing women found in car
OTHELLO, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a 28-year-old man arrested in connection with the discovery of two dismembered bodies in a car in the central Washington town of Othello has confessed to the killings. Adams County sheriff’s
Judge orders City of Seattle to pay BLM attorneys $82K
SEATTLE (AP) — The city of Seattle has been ordered to pay nearly $82,000 to attorneys for Black Lives Matter to cover their fees and costs in pursuing contempt-of-court violations against the Seattle Police Department. The contempt
Bellingham Sporting goods employee shoots store robber
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A Yeager’s Sporting Goods employee that “feared for his life” shot a robbery suspect in the chest after he tried to use a hammer to smash glass to steal guns. Officers said the
Ken Griffey Jr. hired by baseball Commissioner
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey Jr. has been hired as a senior adviser to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred. The Hall of Fame outfielder will work in baseball operations and youth baseball development. Griffey
Political battle in Idaho to stop legalization of pot
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As legal weed becomes a reality across the U.S., Idaho is putting up a fight. A proposed constitutional amendment that would prevent the legalization of pot in the state moved forward on Friday.
Failed freezer causes overnight rush to distribute vaccines before they expire
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle hospitals rushed out COVID-19 vaccines to hundreds of people in the middle of the night after a freezer they were being stored in failed. It’s not clear what caused the freezer failure Thursday
Makers of Olympia Beer pausing production after 120 years
Los Angeles, Calif. – The makers of Olympia Beer, a mainstay in the northwest and beyond for generations, is pausing production. Pabst Brewing Company made the announcement in an Instagram post Monday. The owner of the iconic local
Two arrested on drug, potential animal cruelty charges
PORT ANGELES – Two north Peninsula men have been arrested on multiple charges after a drug trafficking investigation. Animal cruelty charges may be pending as well. This week, 25-year-old Port Angeles resident Robert McAtee and 40-year-old Forks