Meet new Sequim Councilor Rachel Anderson
By Pepper Fisher SEQUIM – The Sequim City Council appointed Rachel Anderson to fill council seat #4 Tuesday night. 3 candidates, Anderson, Kathy Downer and David Rich, were nominated following the interviews and discussion in executive session,
Tents ice over as freezing weather hits migrant communities near US-Mexico border
ABC NewsBY: ANNE LAURENT AND MEREDITH DELISO, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — As snow and ice slam much of the southern United States, migrant communities along the U.S.-Mexico border are enduring freezing temperatures with scarce resources. At
Thousands of Amazon workers falsely told they tested positive for COVID
4kodiak/iStockBY: CHRISTINE THEODOROU AND IVAN PERIERA, ABC NEWS (LONDON) — Thousands of Amazon employees in the U.K. were told to self-isolate after COVID-19 tests initially came back positive — but it turned out to be a false
Winter weather delays COVID-19 vaccinations in at least 11 states
MarsBars/iStockBY: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Snowstorms and freezing temperatures wreaking havoc across the country are also taking a significant toll on COVID-19 vaccination programs, as multiple states were forced to reschedule appointments and temporarily
Movement to enact Equal Rights Amendment in Constitution sees revival
Greg Meland/iStockBY: DEVIN DYWER AND JACQUELINE YOO, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — The near century-old movement to enact an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is once again experiencing a revival, with advocates touting 2021 as the
An urgent mental health crisis: Health workers facing immense psychological toll from pandemic
ABC NewsBY: ERIELLE RESHEF, ASHLEY SCHWARTZ-LAVARES, AND VICTORIA MOLL-RAMIREZ, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — Dawn seems to be breaking in the COVID-19 pandemic. As vaccines provide new hope, cases and hospitalizations have been declining across the country. But
Utah GOP accepts Romney's vote to convict Trump
STEFANI REYNOLDS/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesBY: MICHELLE STODDART, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — The Utah Republican Party released a statement Tuesday accepting the opposite votes cast by Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee at last week’s impeachment trial of
Washington state announces plan to expand COVID-19 vaccine accessibility for minorities
FG Trade/iStockBY: MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC NEWS (SEATTLE) — Washington state has announced a new plan to ensure minority communities receive COVID-19 vaccines after a report revealed how Hispanic, Black and multiracial populations have been comparatively under-vaccinated. State
Parler, social media platform popular among conservatives, reemerges online
BackyardProduction/iStockBY: CATHERINE THORBECK, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — The social media platform Parler, which gained immense popularity among conservatives, has reemerged online after being forced to go dark in the wake of the riot attack at the
US says it will 'respond' to Iraq missile attack that injured Americans at 'time and place of our choosing'
lucky-photographer/iStockBY: CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration said it is still assessing who is responsible for a rocket attack that injured five Americans and killed one foreign contractor working for the U.S. in Iraq.