Governor appoints new Secretary of State
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Inslee has appointed Democratic state Sen. Steve Hobbs as the state’s 16th secretary of state, marking the first time a Democrat will hold the office since the mid-1960s. Hobbs will replace Republican
State’s high court says Inslee overstepped his veto authority
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The State Supreme Court says Gov. Inslee overstepped his veto authority when he cut a single sentence that appeared seven times in the 2019 transportation budget. That sentence would have prevented the DOT
Body recovered in search for missing kayaker
EVERETT, Wash. (KONP) — Search and rescue crews have located a body believed to be a kayaker who went missing after making a distress call near Jetty Island in Everett yesterday. The remains were spotted and recovered
105 spilled containers still missing off the Pacific coast
SEATTLE (AP) — The Canadian Coast Guard says of the 109 cargo containers that went overboard from a cargo ship that caught fire near the Strait of Juan de Fuca last month, 105 have still never been
20 month sentence for timber poacher that started Olympic Peninsula forest fire
By Pepper Fisher TACOMA — The lead defendant in a scheme to illegally harvest maple trees from the Olympic National Forest that resulted in a massive forest fire three years ago was sentenced Monday to 20 months
Coast Guard’s biggest icebreaker departs this weekend
SEATTLE (KONP) — The US Coast Guard’s only heavy icebreaker will depart Seattle this weekend and begin its annual journey south to the icy seas of Antarctica. The Polar Star makes the trip every year to cut a path through
State wildlife officials to kill up to two wolves
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The state of Washington has approved the killing of up to two wolves for preying on cattle in an area of new wolf pack activity in Columbia County in the southeastern part of
Clallam Districting Commission announces public meetings
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – One of the most important outcomes of the 2020 national census is the process of redistricting based on population changes, and the Clallam County Districting Commission is in the middle of
Sequim School Superintendent Pryne announces resignation
SEQUIM – Sequim School Superintendent Dr. Jayne Pryne announced her resignation Wednesday. The news was sent to district staff and parents through the Skyward communication program. In her message, Pryne said, “It has been my great
Read the memo from Trump aide's office making the case to fire Defense Secretary Mark Esper
Oleg Albinsky/iStock (WASHINGTON) — In a memo never before made public, the Presidential Personnel Office under the direction of John McEntee, a favorite aide of former President Donald Trump, made a case for firing then-Secretary of Defense