Statewide police reforms take effect on Sunday
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The job of being in law enforcement in Washington State is about to get more difficult when new police reforms go into effect on Sunday, so say our local Sheriff and
'Not a moment too soon': Native American community welcomes Cleveland baseball team name change
Jason Miller/Getty Images (CLEVELAND) — Following decades of backlash from the Native American community, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team announced that the franchise will change its name from the Indians to the Guardians. The team initially announced
New legislation would require women, like men, to sign up for potential draft
Samuel Corum-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Senate committee has approved legislation that would, if enacted, require young women to register for Selective Service alongside men, and in the rare event of a war or other national
Maryland wildlife refuge fights to protect American history from climate change
Robert A. Reeder/The The Washington Post via Getty Images (CAMBRIDGE, Md.) — While extreme heat waves, wildfires and devastating flooding bring attention to the impacts of climate change, some parts of the country are fighting more pernicious
Paralyzed man uses exoskeleton suit to get down on knee to propose to girlfriend
Courtesy of Chris Velazquez (NEW YORK) — Josh Smith, a quadriplegic, has been unable to walk or perform most activities after an accident seven years ago. So when Smith proposed to his girlfriend, Grace on bended knee,
Former salesman pleads guilty to role in doping racehorses
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (NEW YORK) — A former sales representative for a Kentucky company that marketed a performance-enhancing drug used with racehorses pleaded guilty Friday to a criminal charge stemming from what federal prosecutors in New York called
Sleep-away camp COVID-19 outbreak sickens 31
narvikk/iStock (COLUMBIA COUNTY, N.Y.) — Dozens of children tested positive for COVID-19 at an upstate New York summer camp, health officials confirmed to ABC News on Thursday. The site of the outbreak was Camp Pontiac, a 550-person
Democrats demand answers about how FBI handled Brett Kavanaugh inquiry
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Democrats are demanding answers after the FBI revealed just recently that it received more than 4,500 tips about Brett Kavanaugh when he was a Supreme Court nominee in 2018 and that
10% of Clallam primary ballots returned so far
PORT ANGELES – Ten percent of the ballots sent out in Clallam County for next month’s primary have been returned. Elections officials report just over 56 hundred of the 54-thousand ballots sent out have been received and
Campfires now banned in Olympic National Park and Forest
PORT ANGELES – No more campfires in Olympic National Park or Forest. Beginning today, both federal agencies joined the growing number of land managers banning open flames. It is a complete ban on all campfires, including charcoal.