Democrats expected to take short-term debt ceiling increase, reject GOP reconciliation offer
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Senate Democrats emerged from a closed door special caucus meeting on the debt ceiling on Wednesday and said they intend to take GOP Minority Leader Mitch McConnell up on his short-term debt ceiling increase.
KONP to air Seattle Kraken NHL games
Newsradio KONP has secured the rights to broadcast Seattle Kraken hockey games. Hockey fans on the north Olympic Peninsula and Vancouver Island will be able to follow the NHL expansion team in its inaugural season on local
More Seattle police showing proof of COVID vaccination
SEATTLE (AP) — Officials say the number of Seattle police officers who have turned in required proof showing they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus is increasing. The Seattle Times reports the department’s counts as of Wednesday show
Idaho governor repeals political rival’s executive order
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho governor has issued an executive order repealing his political rival’s executive order from the previous day involving COVID-19 vaccine passports and mandatory testing. Republican Gov. Brad Little issued the order Wednesday
Striking carpenters union in Seattle reaches new agreement
SEATTLE (AP) — The Northwest Carpenters Union says it has reached a new contract agreement with the Associated General Contractors that will put several thousand striking carpenters in the Seattle area back on the job Wednesday pending
California company buys Oregon wood products firm
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A California forest products company has bought Seneca, a Eugene, Oregon-based company that had owned more than 100,000 acres of land in southwestern Oregon. The News-Review reports Sierra Pacific Industries announced last week
Hiker finds human remains in Stampede Pass area
ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) — Kittitas County sheriff’s detectives are investigating a possible homicide after a call from a hiker led to the discovery of human remains in the Stampede Pass area, about two miles south of Keechelus
Supreme Court justices gripped by case of 9/11 detainee: 'We want a clear answer'
Timothy Epple/iStock (WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Supreme Court case about state secrets and brutal CIA black-site interrogations after 9/11 took an abrupt turn Wednesday when a trio of justices demanded answers from the Biden administration about why
Sequim Chamber exec resigns
SEQUIM – The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce executive director has resigned. Anji Scalf announced she is stepping down. Her last day will be Tuesday. In a letter to chamber members, Scalf said she was proud of
Biden and China's Xi plan to meet virtually this year after aides' 'meaningful,' substantive' talks
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping will hold a virtual meeting before the end of this year, according to a senior U.S. administration official. That’s the key outcome of six hours of