Sec. of State Kim Wyman quits state post for federal appointment
OLYMPIA — Washington’s Secretary of State has resigned. Republican Kim Wyman announced today she will accept an appointment in the Democratic Biden Administration. Wyman will serve as the Senior Election Security Lead for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Manchin speaks out about his tough bargaining with Biden, fellow Democrats
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — “I don’t know where in the hell I belong,” Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat, said Tuesday when when asked about possibly switching parties amid his stubborn bargaining with frustrated fellow
Senate confirms Cindy McCain, former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake as ambassadors
OlegAlbinksy/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Three of President Joe Biden’s major nominees were confirmed to ambassadorships by the Senate on Tuesday. Former Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican who left office in 2019, was confirmed as ambassador to Turkey,
Search underway for missing Clallam County man in ONP
PORT ANGELES – A search is underway for a missing 78-year-old man in Olympic National Park. Duane Miles from Beaver, Washington went missing in the Lake Quinault region. Park officials say Miles was reported missing late Saturday.
Border agents seen in controversial photos on horseback not yet questioned: Source
VallarieE/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Border Patrol agents at the center of a controversy stemming from their use of horses to block Haitian migrants from entering the U.S. have not yet been questioned more than a month
Ciara celebrates 36th birthday with husband Russell Wilson at the top of Seattle's Space Needle
Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for TOM FORD: AUTUMN/WINTER 2020 RUNWAY SHOW NFL star Russell Wilson didn’t allow a recent injury to stop him from celebrating wife Ciara‘s 36th birthday Monday. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback was sidelined from Monday night’s game against
Newspaper carrier files suit over confrontation with sheriff
SEATTLE (AP) — A newspaper carrier involved in a January confrontation with Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer has filed a federal lawsuit against the county. The Seattle Times reports the lawsuit alleges Troyer violated the constitutional rights
Federal judge rejects bid to stop Washington vaccine mandate
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A federal judge in Eastern Washington on Monday denied a bid by firefighters, state troopers and others to halt Washington’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for state workers and emergency responders. A group of workers
Everett bar owner arrested in rape investigation
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — The owner of an Everett bar has been arrested for investigation of rape involving bar customers. The Daily Herald reports Christian Sayre was arrested Friday and booked into the Snohomish County Jail for
Port Townsend man sentenced for raping 6-year-old child
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A 63-year-old Port Townsend, Washington, man has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison and 10 years of supervised release for raping a 6-year-old child while on a vacation in Canada.