Elwha River Bridge closed until further notice
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Due to high flood waters, the Elwha River Bridge on HWY 101 is closed as a safety precaution to all traffic. WSDOT maintenance crews closed the bridge after 1 p.m. on
Flooding brings active rescue operations, road closures, suspended bus services
By Pepper Fisher CLALLAM COUNTY — Agencies throughout western Washington are warning of continued flooding and the potential for more power outages today, including here in Clallam County, as a so-called atmospheric river delivers more rain to the
Body of Seattle deputy fire chief found after 2-week search
ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) — The body of Seattle Deputy Fire Chief Jay Schreckengost was found near Cliffdell, Kittitas County, after a two-week search. Schreckengost had gone elk hunting and was last heard from on Nov. 2. His
Washington seeks over $38 billion from opioid distributors
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has taken the state’s case against the nation’s three biggest drug distributors to trial. The trial started Monday after Ferguson rejected a half-billion-dollar settlement. He says they must be
Heavy NW rains bring flooding, evacuations, school closures
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Heavy rainfall in Washington is causing flooding that forced school closures and evacuation warnings and stranded some in their cars as storms continued in the Pacific Northwest. About 770,000 customers were without power
Washington in need of coach again after Lake’s brief tenure
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Huskies are hiring a search firm, creating an advisory committee and hoping to find the right fit this time after football coach Jimmy Lake was fired. Athletic director Jen Cohen says the
Elwha River Bridge closed until further notice
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Due to high flood waters, the Elwha River Bridge on HWY 101 is closed as a safety precaution to all traffic. WSDOT maintenance crews closed the bridge after 1 p.m. on
Migrants stranded at Belarus border in new standoff with Polish police
iStock/AndreyPopov (NEW YORK) — Hundreds of migrants moved to a crossing point on the border between Belarus and Poland on Monday, encouraged by Belarusian security forces in what Poland’s government said was another attempt by Belarus’ authorities
Flooding brings active rescue operations, road closures, suspended bus services
By Pepper Fisher CLALLAM COUNTY — Agencies throughout western Washington are warning of continued flooding and the potential for more power outages today, including here in Clallam County, as a so-called atmospheric river delivers more rain to the
John Deere reaches third tentative deal with workers as strike hits one month
iStock/Wolterk (NEW YORK) — The United Autoworkers Union announced it has reached a third tentative agreement that now heads to local unions for a ratification vote that could end the ongoing strike of thousands of John Deere