Chris Rock breaks silence on Will Smith slap at 1st show since Oscars
Al Seib /A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images Chris Rock kicked off a six-show set Wednesday at Boston’s Wilbur Theatre, his first performances since Will Smith walked onto the stage and slapped him at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony over a joke about Smith’s
Supreme court rulings open door for man sentenced to life
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — After serving over half his life behind bars, a Seattle man now has a chance to get out after high court rulings. Eric Krueger was originally sentenced to life without parole for the
Man refuses court in off-duty Seattle-area officer’s killing
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge in Las Vegas wants a 58-year-old man brought to court next Monday “by any means necessary” to face a murder charge in the fatal stabbing of an off-duty Seattle-area police officer
1 stabbed in fight between 2 Walmart employees
AUBURN, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a fight between two employees Wednesday resulted in a stabbing at a Walmart Supercenter in Auburn, Washington. A 31-year-old man was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition with life-threatening
Health care provider sues over Idaho’s strict abortion ban
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A regional Planned Parenthood organization is suing Idaho over a new law that bans nearly all abortions by allowing potential family members of the embryo to sue abortion providers. Planned Parenthood Great Northwest,
BA.2 subvariant becomes our state’s dominant strain, and FDA approves second booster
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES — A month ago it accounted for less than 10% of sequenced cases in Washington, but today the BA.2 subvariant of the COVID-19 omicron variant is now the dominant strain of the
Will Smith refused to leave Oscars after slapping Chris Rock, Academy says
Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Will Smith refused to leave the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday after slapping comedian Chris Rock, according to the Academy. “Things unfolded in a way we could not have anticipated,” the Academy said in a statement
Things are definitely looking up in the events and festivals dept. Here’s a breakdown
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – In terms of public events, this spring and summer will look a whole lot like there never was a 2-year pandemic. Here in Port Angeles, we have the Chamber Luncheons starting
Russia-Ukraine updates: Putin's advisers 'are too afraid to tell him the truth'
FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. officials. The
Ukrainians try to rescue exotic animals from abandoned zoo
VitalyMukhanov/Facebook (KYIV) — A group of Ukrainian volunteers are attempting to rescue animals from a private zoo near the capital that was abandoned after the Russian army bombed and occupied the area. Vitaly Mukhanov told ABC News