New breakwater coming to Port Townsend starting in the fall
By Pepper Fisher PORT TOWNSEND – The Port of Port Townsend this week received a $7 million grant to from the US Dept. of Commerce to replace the 90-year-old Point Hudson Breakwater. The grant will be matched
Avian flu epidemic has hit Clallam County
By Pepper Fisher CLALLAM COUNTY – The Washington State Dept. of Agriculture announced Thursday that the statewide bird flu epidemic has hit Clallam County. In an infestation that began in eastern Washington just a week ago, two
At least 11 dead after suspected migrant boat capsizes near Puerto Rico
Stocktrek Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least 11 people are dead and dozens were rescued after a boat capsized Thursday off the coast of Puerto Rico, officials said. The vessel, which was “suspected of taking part in
Massachusetts reaches $56 million settlement in deadly Holyoke Soldiers' Home COVID-19 outbreak
Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images) (HOLYOKE, Mass.) — Massachusetts has reached a $56 million settlement with the families of the dozens of veterans who died and were sickened during the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home’s widespread COVID-19 outbreak in the early months
Pandemic has affected 'extraordinary' number of children, researcher tells David Muir
ABC (NEW YORK) — Dr. Susan Hillis, who has spent years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is the lead author of several reports on Covid-related orphanhood and caregiver death, spoke recently about the devastating
Proposed Louisiana bill seeks to criminalize abortion, charge women with murder
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Louisiana’s House of Representatives is debating a bill Thursday which would ban abortions and subject women to criminal prosecution for murder. The proposed bill seeks to rewrite the
Nurses march on capital demanding reforms to protect themselves and their patients
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Thousands of nurses from around the country marched to the White House and past the U.S. Capitol Thursday demanding reforms to the health care industry they claim has been putting their lives in
Army soldier killed by bear during training in Alaska identified
U.S. Army (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) — Officials have identified a U.S. Army soldier who died after sustaining injuries in a bear attack Tuesday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska. Staff Sgt. Seth Michael Plant, 30, an infantryman from the
GOP hits Biden for baby formula shortage as White House looks to boost supply
Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House is moving to deal with yet another crisis with potentially damaging political consequences: a nationwide shortage of baby formula. President Joe Biden spoke Thursday with retailers and infant
New breakwater coming to Port Townsend starting in the fall
By Pepper Fisher PORT TOWNSEND – The Port of Port Townsend this week received a $7 million grant to from the US Dept. of Commerce to replace the 90-year-old Point Hudson Breakwater. The grant will be matched