Lawmakers consider ban on using Native American mascots in schools
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A bill to ban the use of Native American mascots on high school sports teams in Washington had a public hearing Friday in Olympia. The bill was introduced by state Rep. Debra Lekanoff,
NW cruise industry hit with more bad news from Canada
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle cruise season was hit with a major blow Thursday after Canada’s minister of transport announced a continued ban on pleasure craft and cruise ships from entering Canadian Arctic waters until February 2022.
Body found in Richland home, occupant taken in for mental health evaluation
RICHLAND, Wash. – Detectives are investigating after police found someone living in a home with the body of a woman who had been dead for weeks. The discovery was made Thursday after Richland police and Benton County
Local Republicans call for Commissioners to open County, Commissioner Ozias responds
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The Clallam County Republican Central Committee Thursday night passed a resolution calling for the Clallam County Commissioners to buck state authority and open up the county during the pandemic. The resolution
Dr. Berry updates vaccination effort and how we’re doing as a 4-county region
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Health Officer Dr. Berry expects to be able to complete the vaccinations of the 1B1 group, people over the age of 65, by the end of February and move into the
Britt Reid, Chiefs assistant coach and son of Andy Reid, involved in crash that seriously injured child
kali9/iStockBy MARK OSBORNE, ABC News (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Britt Reid, an assistant coach for the Kansas City Chiefs and the son of head coach Andy Reid, was involved in a serious crash Thursday night, according to
Base intruder makes it aboard military aircraft of unit in charge of Air Force One
Michael Valdez/iStockBy MATT SEYLER, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — An intruder made it aboard an aircraft belonging to the unit responsible for Air Force One after entering Joint Base Andrews without authorization Thursday, leading to a security review
2 young men kidnapped in Russia by Chechen security forces: LGBT activists
macky_ch/iStockBy PATRICK REEVELL, ABC News (MOSCOW) — A Russian LGBT rights group says two young men it helped escape Chechnya have been kidnapped from a safe house in central Russia by Chechen security forces and returned to
Marjorie Taylor Greene declares she is 'freed' after being booted from House committees
Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesBy MARIAM KHAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — A day after House Democrats and 11 Republicans booted GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments, the Georgia lawmaker held a press conference Friday to defiantly declare
Wife of GOP Sen. Hawley files criminal complaint over protest at their home
Michael Thomas/Getty ImagesBy MIKE LEVINE, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The wife of Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has filed a criminal complaint against one of the organizers of a protest last month outside their Virginia home. The individual