WSDOT says Morse Creek project is finished
PORT ANGELES – Construction crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation have finished building a raised median on US 101 near Morse Creek in Port Angeles. Crews will return to plant drought-resistant shrubs in the
Mario Batali and Joseph Bastianich settle in NY over sexual harassment, discrimination
DNY59/iStock (NEW YORK) — Chef Mario Batali and his former partner Joe Bastianich violated state and city human rights laws with a culture of sexual harassment and discrimination at restaurants they owned, the New York attorney general
From counterculture to competition, skateboarding makes its way to Olympics
Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (TOKYO) — Skateboarding has always been as much about culture as competition. But now, that culture will have to make room for the biggest competition in the world: the Olympics.
CDC advisory committee voices support for immunocompromised people getting boosters
Bill Oxford/iStock (NEW YORK) — During the last year and a half, immunocompromised people have been at extremely high risk for the virus. And for many, the COVID vaccine didn’t change that. That’s why a group of
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.
WSDOT says Morse Creek project is finished
PORT ANGELES – Construction crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation have finished building a raised median on US 101 near Morse Creek in Port Angeles. Crews will return to plant drought-resistant shrubs in the
How sustainable is it to rent clothing? Experts and top brands weigh in
Liudmila Chernetska/iStock (NEW YORK) — With landfills receiving millions of tons of textile waste each year — and growing — the environmental impact of clothing has become the fashion industry’s dirty little secret. Today, more people are
Pediatricians' advice for parents confused about kids and face masks amid COVID-19 surge
FatCamera/iStock (NEW YORK) — Adding to the many challenges parents faced during the COVD-19 pandemic, vaccines remain unavailable for young children leading to questions about the need for kids to wear masks. The issue has come to
Martin Luther King Jr., the KKK, and more may soon be cut from Texas education requirements
Sean Hannon/iStock (AUSTIN, Texas) — Some lessons on the civil rights movement, white supremacy, the women’s suffrage movement and Martin Luther King Jr. may soon be cut from Texas’ public education requirements, according to legislation being considered