Peninsula College President announces plan to retire
PORT ANGELES – Peninsula College President Dr. Luke Robins informed the College Board of Trustees this week that he intends to retire from the position at the end of the next academic year. Dr. Robins joined the
Lower Elwha hotel project lags over toxic cleanup and soaring material costs
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The Lower Elwha Tribe’s plan to build a 4-star hotel in downtown Port Angeles appears to be in a state of limbo as groundwater pollution cleanup moves into it’s second year
Washington State Fair announces they’re back in full
PUYALLUP — The Washington State Fair is returning to Puyallup in September after it was canceled last year amid the coronavirus pandemic. Fair organizers made the announcement Thursday that the largest annual attraction in Washington State is
Prosecutor says man was wrongfully imprisoned for decades, yet he remains behind bars
iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — Kevin Strickland spent his 62nd birthday behind bars. It’s the 43rd time he has spent a birthday in prison and says he desperately hopes it will be his last. “I was determined to
LGBTQ activists react to Justice Department defense of Title IX religious exemption
iStock (NEW YORK) — LGBTQ advocates are criticizing the Justice Department for a court filing in which the DOJ wrote it would “vigorously” defend a religious exemption that allows federally funded religious colleges and universities to discriminate
Winner of first $250K in state vaccine lottery claims prize
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The first winner in Washington state’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery has claimed his $250,000 prize. The man identified by Washington State Lottery officials Thursday as Lance R. did not want to be further identified.
Lawmakers remove state legislator over Oregon Capitol breach
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican lawmakers have voted with majority Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives to take the historic step of expelling a Republican member who had let violent, far-right protesters into the state Capitol
Snohomish roofing company fined $1.2M for safety violations
SNOHOMISH, Wash. (AP) — The state Department of Labor & Industries says it’s assessing Allways Roofing more than $1.2 million for putting workers’ lives in danger. State inspectors found a dozen “willful serious violations” at three job
2-year sentence for man convicted of insider Amazon trading
SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state man who admitted using inside information from his wife about Amazon to trade the company’s stock has been sentenced to 26 months in prison. Federal prosecutors say Viky Bohra received the
Thousands remain without power after fire causes widespread outages in Puerto Rico
iStock/JulNichols (NEW YORK) — The problem-plagued energy company that powers Puerto Rico’s grid said it expects all customers to have their power restored by Friday evening after a fire at a substation Thursday left hundreds of thousands