State vaccine mandate draws hundreds in weekend protest
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered at the state Capitol in Olympia to protest Gov. Inslee’s vaccine mandate. The mandate, which Inslee announced in early August, requires most state employees, healthcare workers and K-12 employees
Colfax Fire Chief dies on the job
COLFAX, Wash. (AP) — The longtime chief of the Colfax, Washington, fire department died from an apparent heart attack while fighting a wildfire over the weekend. Chief Jim Krouse died Saturday afternoon. Krouse, who served as a
Low steelhead numbers elicit calls to end recreational fishing this year
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Record low numbers of steelhead are returning to the Columbia River this year, prompting conservationists and anglers alike to call for a halt to recreational fishing for them. As of this week, just
Murder, hate crime convictions in death of Vancouver teen
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A 27-year-old man has been convicted of murder and a hate-crime offense in the death of a transgender teen in Washington two years ago. A Clark County Superior Court jury returned the verdict
Judge strikes homelessness measure from Seattle’s ballot
SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state judge has struck a Seattle measure on homelessness from the November ballot even as the city remains mired in a long-term humanitarian crisis. King County Superior Court Judge Catherine Shaffer said
Two Oregon counties request refrigerated trucks to store their dead
BEND, Ore. (AP) — The death toll from COVID-19 in Oregon is climbing so rapidly in some counties that the state has organized delivery of one refrigerated truck to hold the bodies and is sending a second
Former PDN publisher passes away
PORT ANGELES – A longtime former editor and publisher of the Peninsula Daily News has passed away. Frank Ducceschi died Friday afternoon. He was 77. According to reports from his wife, Frank had been undergoing dialysis treatments,
Reported gunman shuts down parts of ONP
PORT ANGELES – Parts of Olympic National Park remained closed overnight while authorities looked for a gunman. According to social media posts from park officials, an individual who was considered armed and dangerous was last seen in
Department of Education launches civil rights investigations into five states barring indoor masking mandates
Half point/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Education Department on Monday launched civil rights investigations into five states that have barred indoor masking mandates, alleging that the governors are creating an unsafe learning environment for students with disabilities at heightened
COVID-19 live updates: Vaccines not as effective at preventing hospitalizations as initially thought, CDC says
peterschreiber.media/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 637,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.5 million people have died from the