Washington State Parks director resigns after less than year
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Officials say Washington State Parks Director Peter Mayer has resigned less than a year after he was appointed to lead the agency. The Seattle Times reports in a news release sent Wednesday night,
Staffing shortages force cancellations on Washington ferries
SEATTLE (AP) — Dozens of Washington ferry sailings were cancelled on two popular routes because there weren’t enough qualified workers. Washington State Ferries officials say about 20 sailings on the Seattle/Bainbridge Island route were impacted Thursday. Ten
PA to take up ordinance change on code enforcement
PORT ANGELES – The city of Port Angeles is poised to make one of the first changes to its municipal code since an overhaul of the code began in the last year. Later this month, the city
Employers add a dismal 194,000 jobs in September, unemployment rate at 4.8%
YinYang/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Hiring in the U.S. fell far below expectations last month, with employers adding just 194,000 jobs versus the expected 500,000, the Department of Labor said Friday. The unemployment rate dipped slightly to 4.8%, the
Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
ISAAC LAWRENCE,YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images (OSLO, Norway) — Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which is responsible for selecting the Nobel Peace Prize recipients each
Scoreboard roundup — 10//7/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Houston 6, Chi White Sox 1 Tampa Bay 5, Boston 0 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Philadelphia 125, Toronto 113