US family trapped in Afghanistan successfully escapes with just days to go before deadline
Armend Nimani/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The State Department announced Friday that it had made contact with 500 U.S. citizens who still needed to be evacuated from Afghanistan. Among them was the wife and children of Hewad, a U.S.
First lady Jill Biden shares back to school message for teachers, parents as year begins amid COVID-19
gorodenkoff/iStock (NEW YORK) — Dr. Jill Biden, a mom of three, has been an educator for over 30 years. Dr. Biden is the First Lady of the United States and she continues to teach as a professor of writing at Northern
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
Sloane Stephens talks mental health ahead of US Open: 'I've been in a place where it's been dark'
Sarah Stier/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tennis star Sloane Stephens is opening up about mental health ahead of the 2021 U.S. Open. Mental health for athletes at the top of their game has been brought to the
Asian American athletes speak out amid rising hate: 'We are tired of being invisible'
valiantsin suprunovich/iStock (NEW YORK) — Since early reports of COVID-19’s suspected origins in Wuhan, China, the Asian and Pacific Islander community in the United States has faced skyrocketing incidents of hate, including a string of racist incidents
Scoreboard roundup — 08/29/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Milwaukee 6, Minnesota 2 Chicago White Sox 13, Chicago Cubs 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 2, Detroit 1 Tampa Bay 12, Baltimore