County officials are reopening negotiations to build EOC on Port property

By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Clallam County officials are not waiting around to see if the practice field adjacent to the Volunteer baseball diamonds in Port Angeles is going to work out as the location for
Work on SR 112 at Jim Creek to begin on Monday

PORT ANGELES – One week after reopening State Route 112 near Clallam Bay following that massive November landslide, work begins nearly 15 miles east to reopen a second site near Jim Creek. WSDOT’s emergency contractor, Scarsella Bros.,
Washington governor signs $17 billion transportation package
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a nearly $17 billion, 16-year transportation revenue package that will pay for a variety of projects across the state, including building four new hybrid electric ferries. In
Name of Sedro-Woolley cop who fatally shot man released
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Law enforcement investigators have released the name of the Sedro-Woolley police officer who shot and killed David Babcock of Concrete in February. The Skagit Valley Herald reports Sedro-Woolley Police Chief Lin Tucker
Claim: Wrongful placement on list caused man’s death
SEATTLE (AP) — A wrongful-death claim against the city of Seattle seeking $10 million has been filed for the children of a 45-year-old man whose lawyer says he died from a heart attack because his treatment by
Hanford contractor to pay nearly $3M in loan fraud case
KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — A Hanford contractor and its owners will pay nearly $3 million after being accused of fraud related to a loan from a federal program to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. HPM
Highway in Leavenworth reopened after perceived bomb threat
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say part of a highway in Washington state has reopened after it was closed Thursday in both directions because of a bomb threat. Chelan County emergency officials say dispatchers received the threat
Man accused of shooting 5 at protest pleads not guilty
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of killing a woman and shooting four other people during a February racial justice protest in Oregon has been arraigned. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports 43-year-old Benjamin Smith pleaded not guilty
County officials are reopening negotiations to build EOC on Port property
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Clallam County officials are not waiting around to see if the practice field adjacent to the Volunteer baseball diamonds in Port Angeles is going to work out as the location for
Utah lawmakers override veto of trans sports ban
George Frey/Getty Images (SALT LAKE CITY) — The Utah state legislate has voted to override Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of an anti-transgender sports bill that would ban transgender girls’ participation in sports. The state House and Senate each