Kayakers rescued during Sunday’s gale force winds
SEQUIM – Two floundering kayakers were rescued by the Coast Guard Sunday afternoon near Sequim as they battled 48mph winds and 4-foot seas. Coast Guard officials tweeted that the call for help came in from the kayakers
Open carry ban moving through state legislature
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington House has approved a measure that would ban the open carry of guns and other weapons at the Capitol and surrounding grounds and at or near any permitted public demonstration across
WWU sees alarming surge in virus cases
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Western Washington University in Bellingham has reported 30 positive COVID-19 cases involving students living in residence halls in the past week. According to a school alert sent out Monday, Whatcom County Health Department
Senators Murray and Cantwell consider list of candidates for Federal Judge
SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are considering who might serve as new federal judges in Washington state, after receiving recommendations from a selection panel charged with finding professionally and ethnically diverse candidates.
Two boats burst into flames on Vashon Island
VASHON, Wash. (AP) — Two boats were destroyed after an explosion led to a large fire at a marina on Vashon Island Monday morning. The fire broke out at Quartermaster Marina just after 4 a.m. and video
Yakima City Council candidate arrested
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A Yakima City Council candidate has been arrested on suspicion of assault, harassment, and malicious mischief. 28-year-old Garth McKinney is accused of striking a 26-year-old woman, throwing his motorcycle helmet through her parents’
Fordham hiring Villanova's Neptune as head coach
Porter Binks/Getty ImagesBY: LEIGHTON SCHNEIDER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Fordham University will hire Villanova assistant coach Kyle Neptune as the next head basketball coach, according to multiple media reports and confirmed by ESPN’s Jeff Borzello. This
Real world study shows mRNA vaccines protect against symptomatic and asymptomatic infection: CDC
Center for Disease ControlBY: IVAN PERIERA, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data Monday bolstering previous studies that showed mRNA vaccines are effective at preventing asymptomatic COVID-19 cases.
New York City moves to end qualified immunity, making it the 1st city in US to do so
tillsonburg/iStockBY: LUKE BARR, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK ) — The city of New York moved to end qualified immunity, making it the first city in the United States to do so. Qualified immunity is the practice of
CDC director feels sense of 'impending doom' about another COVID-19 surge
AlxeyPnferov/iStockBy CHEYENNE HASLETT and STEPHANIE EBBS, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, in an emotional plea Monday, said she feels a sense of “impeding doom” about another surge in COVID-19 cases as infections increased