Former PA Mayor Gary Braun passes away

PORT ANGELES – Former Port Angeles mayor and long-time city councilmember Gary Braun has died. Braun passed away December 9th of natural causes in his Port Angeles home. He was 86. Braun retired as a firefighter in
Auburn man charged with killing a man with a flare gun
AUBURN, Wash. (AP) — A 29-year-old Auburn man waited nearly an hour to call 911 after shooting a man in the chest last week with a flare gun, killing him. King County prosecutors say Philip Urban was
3-year-old child dies after being shot at a home in Puyallup
PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) — A 3-year-old child died at the hospital from his injuries after he was shot Monday evening in Puyallup. A spokesperson for the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department says emergency crews responded to a home.
Washington buys more Steptoe Butte land to preserve it
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — The largest remaining area of native Palouse prairie in southeastern Washington state will be preserved thanks to a transaction that moved hundreds of acres of Steptoe Butte into public ownership. The Moscow-Pullman Daily
Investigation clears 2 cops involved in Black man’s death
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Tacoma Police Department interim Chief Mike Ake says an investigation shows two officers involved in the death of Manuel Ellis have been exonerated of any wrongdoing. The News Tribune reports that Ake told
Jailer loses his job, gets probation for stealing vax cards
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man lost his job as a jail deputy in Portland, Oregon, and will be on probation for six months for stealing blank vaccination cards for use by himself and his family. The
Delta still dominant COVID strain in WA, but officials worry
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington health officials say at least 400 cases of the new COVID-19 variant had been confirmed in the state, but that omnicron hasn’t yet overtaken delta cases in the state. Over the past two
Chances increasing for a north Peninsula White Christmas

PORT ANGELES – Could we see a white Christmas? The National Weather Service says there’s a good chance of a least a dusting of snow. There’s an 80 percent chance of at least an inch of snow.
Former PA Mayor Gary Braun passes away
PORT ANGELES – Former Port Angeles mayor and long-time city councilmember Gary Braun has died. Braun passed away December 9th of natural causes in his Port Angeles home. He was 86. Braun retired as a firefighter in
Election of Gabriel Boric as Chile's youngest president 'symbol of hope' for new generation
Getty Images/Ketkarn sakultap (RIO DE JANEIRO) — Gabriel Boric, a 35-year-old self-described “moderate socialist,” will be sworn in as Chile’s president in March, making him both the youngest leader in South America and the youngest president in