9 year sentence for hit and run homicide of cyclist
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — A man believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel while coming down from meth and who struck and killed a bicyclist in Port Orchard was sentenced to nine years in prison
Spokane Nazi admits to vandalizing, pleads not guilty
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man authorities say vandalized a Spokane synagogue last month has pleaded not guilty. Raymond Bryant told police he had spray-painted swastikas on the temple and defaced the Holocaust Memorial there in an effort
OSU nears approval to test wave energy technology
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal energy regulators have given Oregon State University initial approval for a groundbreaking wave energy testing facility off the coast. The PacWave South project is designed to accelerate the development of wave energy
Microsoft issues security upgrade to vulnerable work email program
SEATTLE (AP) – Microsoft says China-based government hackers have exploited a bug in its email server software to target U.S. organizations. The tech company said Tuesday that a “highly skilled and sophisticated” state-sponsored group operating from China
Race Street at Park Avenue to remain closed for about a month
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Port Angeles residents who regularly use Race Street to get to and from areas south of Lauridsen Boulevard will have to continue using an inconvenient detour for another month or so.
PAHS reaches “stratosphere” with latest graduation rate
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Port Angeles school officials have proudly announced that for the seventh year in a row, graduation rates have increased at Port Angeles High School. Better yet, in 2020, the District broke
Prison where Alexey Navalny was sent is 'unbearable,' lawyer, former inmates say
macky_ch/iStockBy PATRICK REEVELL, ABC News (MOSCOW) — Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny has been sent to a prison known as unusually harsh and feared as place where prisoners are subjected to intense psychological pressure, according to former
COVID-19 vaccines rescued by boat amid severe flooding in Kentucky
Kentucky River District Health DepartmentBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(LEE COUNTY, Ky.) — After severe flooding almost jeopardized a Kentucky health department’s COVID-19 vaccine storage, a crew of public health and emergency response personnel helped salvage 150 doses
Senate confirms Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as Biden commerce secretary
JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty ImagesBy LUKE BARR and ALLISON PECORIN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as commerce secretary by a vote of 84-15. Raimondo is the first woman
Texas governor to end mask mandate, allow businesses reopen at full capacity
PinkOmelet/iStockBy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (AUSTIN, Texas) — Gov. Greg Abbott ended Texas’ statewide mask mandate and announced an executive order to allow all businesses to reopen at full capacity. “It is now time to open Texas