US military ground raid in Syria captures top ISIS leader
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A rare U.S. military ground raid in northwestern Syria has captured a top ISIS leader, according to the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition. A U.S. defense official said there were no injuries
Olympic Peninsula YMCA planning a big new childcare center in Port Angeles
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Olympic Peninsula YMCA is planning to build an 8,000 square-foot childcare facility that would serve up to 92 kids next door to the Port Angeles YMCA. The project is sorely needed,
Changes are coming to OMC’s emergency operations, but some employees are troubled
By Pepper Fisher (UPDATE: The Board of Commissioners of Olympic Medical Center announced Thursday, after we first published this story, they will hold a special meeting on Friday, June 17, 2022 at 2:30 pm via Web-ex. Connection
Baltimore police investigate potential arson after 4 homes, Pride flag burn in same area
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (BALTIMORE) — Authorities are investigating potential arsons in Baltimore where, in the same area, four homes and an LGBTQ Pride flag were all on fire Wednesday morning. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s office said in
Officer charged with murder in fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya has been fired
Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — A Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop in April has been fired, city officials said. Christopher Schurr
Hazmat incident at Virginia pool leaves over a dozen kids hospitalized
Timothy Abero / EyeEm/ Getty Images (CHESTERFIELD, Va.) — Fifteen kids and one adult were taken to the hospital on Wednesday after a hazmat incident at a neighborhood pool in Chesterfield, Virginia. Emergency crews initially responded to
Encrypted planning, high-power firearms make extremist threat in US unique: DOJ official
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The United States is facing the most “complex” threat landscape in quite some time, a top Justice Department official told a conference in Washington, D.C., Wednesday. Lone-wolf actors, and their access to high-capacity
Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee condemns Biden’s upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia in powerful video
KeithBinns/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The fiancee of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi said Wednesday she was “very disappointed” in President Joe Biden’s plan to meet with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, who the U.S. has determined ordered
Georgia Senate hopeful Herschel Walker acknowledges 2nd son, insists he wasn't 'hiding' him
Megan Varner/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker on Wednesday acknowledged he has a 10-year-old boy, about whom he hasn’t spoken publicly. The revelation that Walker has a younger son was first reported Tuesday
Calif. man indicted for attempting to assassinate Brett Kavanaugh after arrest near his home
Win McNamee/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The California man arrested last week near Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home has been indicted on a charge of attempted assassination. The federal grand jury on Wednesday formally accused 26-year-old