Criminal investigation into ER doctor sparks OMC’s decision to drop provider
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Olympic Medical Center is changing its emergency room services provider because one of the doctors employed by PESI, the current services provider, is the subject of multiple criminal investigations. That’s according
Expectant Black mothers, facing higher mortality rates, turn to doulas and midwives for support
Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For Ebon’Nae Bradley, helping expectant parents is more than a job – it’s her mission. Bradley has been a licensed doula for more than a decade and has supported hundreds of mothers
Peter Navarro pleads not guilty to Jan. 6 contempt of Congress charges
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro entered a plea of not guilty Friday to two charges stemming from his failure to comply with subpoenas from the House select committee investigating the
What is Operation Lone Star? Inside Texas' state border policy
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Last week, several thousand migrants reportedly walked through southern Mexico on the way to the United States in the largest migrant caravan of the year. Officials said they have disbanded the
Ancestry uses lost letters to reunite a former slave's family more than a century later
Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Houston natives Kelley Dixon Tealer and her mother Alva Marie Jenkins embarked on the journey to discover their ancestral roots, they had no idea they would soon realize a dream that
More victims suspected after California man charged with kidnapping, torturing woman
Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Authorities say they believe a man accused of holding a woman captive at his California home and torturing her for several months may have other victims. Peter Anthony McGuire, 59, was arrested
Thousands of flights canceled as busy summer travel season heats up
Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Airlines are scrambling to recover after cancelling more than 2,800 flights since Thursday as severe weather pushed through the Northeast. The majority of the cancellations and delays happened Thursday as storms
Protester hurt by driver during BLM demonstration sues
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle resident critically injured by a driver during a Black Lives Matter demonstration has filed a lawsuit against the state, city and suspected driver. Dawit Kelete is accused of hitting two protesters, killing
US adds $103M for wildfire hazards and land rehabilitation
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. is adding $103 million this year for wildfire risk reduction and burned-area rehabilitation throughout the country as well as establishing an interagency wildland firefighter well-being program. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland made
Inslee calls on WA insurance commissioner to resign
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee is now among a growing number of people calling for elected Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler to resign. The calls for the 78-year-old Democrat to step down come after