Coast Guard apprehends suspect after chase in Puget Sound
SEATTLE — Coast Guard personnel from Port Angeles were part of a response to a stolen boat from a Seattle harbor cruise ship company. An employee from Argosy Cruises contacted the Coast Guard just before eight yesterday
Everett pimp gets 21-year sentence
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A King County judge has ruled that an Everett man must serve 21 years behind bars for sex trafficking. The Daily Herald reports Bernard Gordon profited off illicit sex workers in the Seattle
Moses Lake fertilizer company fined $25K
PASCO, Wash. (AP) — A fertilizer manufacturing company in Washington state has been fined $25,500 for making large quantities of ammonium phosphate liquid fertilizer with a mobile reactor without an air quality permit. The Tri-City Herald reported
County burn ban imposed early this year
PORT ANGELES – The Clallam County Fire Marshal imposed the usual summer burn ban early this year because of the current hot, dry conditions. Restrictions went into effect June 25 and will last until October 1 unless
2021 Child Tax Credit calculator: How much could you receive?
designer491/iStock (NEW YORK) — The vast majority of American families with children will automatically receive up to $300 per month, per child beginning July 15, the IRS and Treasury Department announced last month. The IRS said families
Virgin Galactic earns FAA approval to fly humans to space
Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Virgin Galactic, the private spaceflight firm founded by billionaire Richard Branson, said Friday that it had received Federal Aviation Administration approval to fly humans to space. The company said
US Olympic women's gymnastics trials feature more diverse athletes, but barriers persist
Jamie Squire/Getty Images (ST. LOUIS) — Roughly every four years, when athletes take on the world stage at the Olympics, excitement buzzes over the USA gymnastics team. The 2021 Tokyo Olympic trials for Team USA are taking
'Progress' flag to fly at State Department for 1st time to mark Pride month
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A year after Pride flags were banned from being displayed at U.S embassies, the State Department, for the first time, will raise the “Progress” flag outside its building in Washington
Justice Department to sue Georgia over voting rights law
DNY59/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that the Justice Department is suing the state of Georgia over the sweeping election law recently passed by Republicans, alleging it violates the federal Voting Rights Act. Garland
Harris visits southern border amid GOP pressure on migrants, set to blame Trump
Official White House photo by Lawrence Jackson (EL PASO, Texas) — Vice President Kamala Harris is making her first visit to the southern border since taking office on Friday, amid GOP pressure and ahead of former President