Tim Eyman defaults on court-ordered payments
SEATTLE (AP) — Court documents show that initiative promoter Tim Eyman, who earlier this year was found liable for years of violations of Washington’s campaign finance laws and was fined $2.6 million, has not made his last
Death Science calls cadaver’s public dissection educational
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An organization that hosted the dissection of a human body for a ticket-buying audience says it had a contract saying the cadaver could be used for education. And Death Science says its “Cadaver
Company halts work program instead of upping detainee pay
SEATTLE (AP) — The company that runs a for-profit immigration jail in Washington state has suspended its detainee work program, rather than pay the detainees minimum wage for cooking, cleaning and other tasks. A federal jury last
Boeing settles with funds that sued after 737 Max crashes
NEW YORK (AP) — Current and former Boeing directors have settled a shareholder lawsuit that accuses the directors of poor oversight before two of the company’s jets crashed, killing 346 people. The settlement in the shareholder lawsuit
WA Senate considers plan that includes COVID-19 testing
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Under a plan being considered by the Washington Senate, lawmakers in that chamber would conduct their work through a mix of virtual committee meetings and on-site votes. Senators and staff would have to
Black women at Pierce sheriff’s dept. allege discrimination
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Three Black women who work for the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department have filed a lawsuit against the county alleging a long-standing pattern of discrimination, harassment and retaliation against minority employees. The News Tribune
Friday Covid briefing: 7 deaths reported this week and kid’s vaccines are here
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Friday morning’s Covid briefing with Health Officer Dr. Allison Berry began with the numbers. Sadly, there were 3 more deaths reported overnight for a total of 7 this week. They include
Monday rally planned to welcome Canadians back to Port Angeles
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The Black Ball Ferry MV Coho is back in business starting Monday morning with its first official sailing to Victoria BC since the US/Canada border closure in 2020. The Port Angeles
Pelosi presses for votes Friday on Dems' agenda as Biden calls key House members
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden was making last-minute calls to key House members as Speaker Nancy Pelosi pressed for two critical votes Friday on the Democratic agenda: the president’s $1.75 trillion “Build Back Better” social
Alleged kidnapper of 4-year-old girl sent to maximum security prison
Tamati Smith/Getty Images (PERTH, Australia) — Terence Darrell Kelly was charged Thursday afternoon with one count of forcibly taking a child under 16 for allegedly abducting 4-year-old Cleo Smith from a campsite on Oct. 16. Kelly has been