Massive data breach reported by state Auditor
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Auditor’s Office says a data breach may have exposed the personal information of 1.6 million residents who filed for unemployment last year. The breach involved third-party software used by the Auditor’s
King County joins Pierce and Snohomish with discovery of Covid variant
SEATTLE (AP) — Health officials in Washington state say a coronavirus variant first identified in England and recently found in Snohomish and Pierce counties, has now been detected in a King County test sample. UW Medicine on
Oregon begins nation’s first decriminalization of hard drugs
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine and other hard drugs. A ballot measure that decriminalized them took effect on Monday. Instead, those found
Bremerton teen charged with murder of another teen
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP, KONP staff) — A 16-year-old Bremerton girl charged Monday with second-degree murder for the stabbing death of another girl told investigators she was defending herself after the deceased girl punched her. Lola Luna was
Historic ferry raised after sinking near Anacortes
ANACORTES, Wash. (AP) — A salvage crew has raised the first ferry of the Alaska Marine Highway System after the retired vessel sank in Guemes Channel at Anacortes in western Washington. The Chilkat was lifted by a
Sequim Lavender Growers cancel 2021 event
By Pepper Fisher SEQUIM – Nothing can stop the lavender in and around the Sequim area from blooming this summer, but the Sequim Lavender Festival Street Fair in Carrie Blake Park will not be happening this coming
Federal grant will support marine trades school’s new classrooms
Port Townsend – Congressman Derek Kilmer announced today that the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Townsend was awarded a U.S. Economic Development Administration grant to purchase training equipment for its new classroom building. The nearly
SpaceX to launch all-civilian crew to space, and 1 seat is up for grabs
iStockBy: CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — SpaceX announced Monday it will launch the first mission to space with an all-civilian crew, and members of the public have been invited to enter a drawing for one
Judge puts brakes on return to school for COVID-worried Minneapolis teachers
narvikk/iStockBy: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (MINNEAPOLIS) — A judge has granted public school teachers and staff in Minneapolis a temporary restraining order halting the school district’s plan to resume in-person classes this week. Hennepin County District Court
Silver surges, AMC ticks up and GameStop falls as retail investors shake up markets
iStockBy: CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Retail investors continue to upend financial markets this week, sending silver prices higher and adding more volatility to Reddit-backed stocks such as GameStop and AMC Theaters. Silver futures were