Jury convicts timber thief who caused massive forest fire
Tacoma — The lead defendant in a scheme to steal maple wood that resulted in a massive 2018 forest fire on the Olympic Peninsula was convicted July 8, 2021, in U.S. District Court in Tacoma following a
Impatient drivers endangering workers and holding up reopening of SR 112
By Pepper Fisher CLALLAM COUNTY – The rebuilding of an 8-mile section of State Route 112 torn apart by landslides is almost complete, but impatient drivers have been moving DOT barriers and driving through the final section,
Hospital breaks record with 'baby boom' of over 100 babies born in 91 hours
Courtesy of Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (FORT WORTH, Texas) — A hospital broke its record of high-volume stretches of births twice between June 24 to June 28, delivering 107 babies in a total
Highway 112 is wide open after 7 months of repairs
SEKIU – It was announced late Friday afternoon that after a 200-day closure of State Route 112 due to extensive winter landslide damage, a long-awaited moment for Olympic Peninsula travelers has finally arrived. Crews reopened the remaining
Jury convicts timber thief who caused massive forest fire
Tacoma — The lead defendant in a scheme to steal maple wood that resulted in a massive 2018 forest fire on the Olympic Peninsula was convicted July 8, 2021, in U.S. District Court in Tacoma following a
Ste. Michelle Wine company sold for $1.2 Billion
SEATTLE (AP) — Ste. Michelle Wine Estates has been sold for about $1.2 billion to a private equity firm by its parent, the tobacco company Altria. Woodinville-based Ste. Michelle describes itself as the nation’s third largest wine
Shipyard contractor ordered to pay back wages
BREMERTON (AP) — A Naval Base Kitsap contractor must pay an additional $239,000 in wages to 26 workers after an investigation by the federal Department of Labor found they had been under-compensated for their work. Nova Group’s
What to know about Richard Branson's spaceflight, as billionaires race to the cosmos
Virgin Galactic (NEW YORK) — Sir Richard Branson is set to briefly leave earth’s atmosphere on Sunday, risking it all to usher in a new era of space tourism that has been propelled by a billionaire-backed commercial
COVID surging in Missouri as delta variant overwhelms hospitals
Narvikk/iStock (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assigned two federal “surge team” members to Missouri this week to help fight the state’s COVID-19 surge. Missouri is among a growing list of states
In hour-long call, Biden discusses ransomware with Putin after another massive attack
OlegAlbinksy/iStock (WASHINGTON) — In a nearly one-hour call, President Joe Biden discussed ransomware attacks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, saying afterward he was “optimistic” about communications between the two countries going forward. The discussion, their first since