Seagull takes out power for thousands in Port Angeles
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – About 5,500 utility customers in Port Angeles lost power Wednesday morning at around 8:00, primarily on the west side and the south end of town, but utility crews were able to
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bans TikTok on state devices
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (AUSTIN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies on Wednesday to ban the use of social media platform TikTok on government-issued devices over concerns about how the China-owned app handles data
Jan. 6 committee report will be released Dec. 21, Thompson says
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Bennie Thompson, chair of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, said Wednesday that the panel’s long-awaited report will be released on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Thompson
Sunny Balwani, Elizabeth Holmes' former partner, sentenced in Theranos fraud case
Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the former romantic partner of Elizabeth Holmes and president of disgraced blood testing company Theranos, was sentenced Wednesday to 155 months, or nearly 13 years, in prison. The
Hurricane Ridge visitor center poised to get $10.8M upgrade
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The visitor center at Hurricane Ridge is about to get a huge upgrade, but park officials say it will have to be closed for about a year for repairs. Funded by
After suicides, lawmakers push for mental health resources for border agents
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Republicans plan to aggressively challenge President Biden’s border and immigration policies in the House next year, one border-district Republican is drawing attention an alarming number of suicides in the ranks of
9 million people got incorrect email about 'approved' student loan forgiveness
jayk7/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Just before Thanksgiving, about 9 million people who applied for student debt relief from the federal government got an email from the Department of Education with a subject line indicating their application
Trump's team recovered more classified documents in search of storage unit
EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump had an outside team conduct a deeper search for any government documents at four properties which turned up at least two more documents marked classified,
Supreme Court hears extraordinary bid to upend election laws, casts skeptical eye
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In an extraordinary and tense debate stretching three hours on Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court entertained an unprecedented call to give state legislatures nearly unchecked power to dictate when, where and
California city council race decided by drawing name out of gift bag
KGO-TV (RICHMOND CITY, Calif.) — After his race for a Northern California city council seat ended in a tie, candidate Cesar Zepeda wore several good luck charms to the drawing that would determine the winner — including