'The New Jim Crow': Republicans and Democrats at odds over voting rights
SeventyFour/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Partisan divides were on full display Tuesday morning as the Senate Judiciary Committee discussed a wave of restrictive voting legislation introduced in statehouses across the country and federal legislation that would standardize voting laws.
US urges Americans 'do not travel' to majority of countries amid 'unprecedented' risk
PinkOmelet/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The State Department has updated its travel warnings to better reflect the advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it said, meaning that as of Tuesday, approximately 80% of countries are now
Study shows COVID-19 case rates in schools higher than previously believed
narvikk/iStock (NEW YORK) — A Nebraska study on asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in schools has found that infection rates may be higher than previously believed. OPS PROTECTS, an Omaha Public School district program in a partnership with the
Toxic tanks stabilized at Hanford nuclear site
TRI-CITIES, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has confirmed that two underground structures at the decommissioned Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state have been stabilized after they were deemed at risk of collapsing and spreading
Bremerton ax murderer sentenced
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — A man accused of a home invasion robbery in 2011 in which a man was struck with an ax and later died has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to over 17 years in
More mutilated cattle found in Oregon
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Cattle in central Oregon are again showing up dead under strange circumstances. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports Tuesday that over the past three months, seven animals have been found mutilated on ranch land. The
Here's how long Derek Chauvin could spend in prison
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (MINNEAPOLIS) — Derek Chauvin’s conviction on all three charges stemming from the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd could lead to a sentence that lasts decades — and to another court battle. Chauvin will
The City of Sequim hires from within for Public Works Director
By Pepper Fisher SEQUIM — The City of Sequim has promoted Matt Klontz to the position of Public Works Director effective immediately. Klontz was appointed Interim Director in January when David Garlington retired, and has been Assistant
Maryland officer charged with assaulting woman during 2020 traffic stop
kali9/iStock (BLADENSBURG, Md.) — A Maryland police officer has been criminally charged for allegedly using excessive force and injuring a woman during a traffic stop last year. Michael A. Luciotti, a nine-year veteran of the Bladensburg Police
PA boy ingests parent’s hidden LSD
PORT ANGELES — An eight-year-old boy was airlifted to a Tacoma hospital after he ingested his mother’s LSD. Monday afternoon, deputies and paramedics were dispatched to a residence in the 200 block of McCarver Street in Port