After many arrests, Port Angeles drug dealer gets 22 year sentence

By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – A notorious Port Angeles drug dealer was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison Wednesday. 28-year-old Richard Welches pled guilty to three counts of Possession with Intent to Deliver fentanyl,
The History Channel’s “American Pickers” is coming and they’re looking for collections

PORT ANGELES – The American Pickers TV show on the History Channel is coming back to Washington state, and they’re looking for unique collections of antiques. They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television
ER doctor in Port Angeles arrested on rape and other charges

By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – There’s been an arrest in the case of the emergency room doctor that was the cause of Olympic Medical Center suddenly changing the company that manages their ER facility. 39-year-old Josiah
Biden nominates two more judges for western Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — President Joe Biden has made two more nominations for the federal bench in western Washington state: Seattle lawyers Jamal Whitehead and Kymberly Evanson. Whitehead is a civil litigator who focuses on workplace discrimination and
Oregon therapeutic psilocybin program sparks some confusion
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As Oregon drafts the rules for its new psilocybin program, the first of its kind in the U.S., residents are voicing concern about the confusing patchwork of local ordinances that may emerge. In
Man accused in threats to kill Rep. Pramila Jayapal released
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle man arrested Saturday on suspicion of committing a hate crime against U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal has been released from jail. The Seattle Times reports King County prosecutors said Seattle police released him
2 men from Congo plead guilty to shipping ivory, rhino horns
SEATTLE (AP) — Two foreign nationals from the Democratic Republic of Congo have pleaded guilty in federal court in Seattle for acting as middle men in a smuggling ring that brought illegal ivory, rhinoceros horn and pangolin
Idaho Republicans poised to reject 2020 election results
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Republican Party will consider 31 resolutions at its three-day convention, including one already adopted by Texas Republicans that President Joe Biden isn’t the legitimate leader of the country. Another calls for
US solicits help as it defines old growth and mature forests
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials are asking for outside help as they craft definitions of old growth and mature forests under an executive order from President Joe Biden. The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land
After many arrests, Port Angeles drug dealer gets 22 year sentence
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – A notorious Port Angeles drug dealer was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison Wednesday. 28-year-old Richard Welches pled guilty to three counts of Possession with Intent to Deliver fentanyl,