Makah fires: Wind dies and choppers are in the air as firefighters make progress
By Pepper Fisher NEAH BAY – We got an update on the wildfires burning on the Makah Indian Reservation from Tribe Chairman TJ Greene Friday morning. He said the strong winds died down overnight, which allowed the
State Public Lands chief announces total ban on commercial net pen fish farming “forever”
By Pepper Fisher OLYMPIA – Despite what a spokesman for the state Department of Natural Resources told us earlier this week, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribes hopes of building a new net pen facility in Port Angeles Harbor
LOCAL SPORTS: PC hoops tip off season this weekend

Photo: Roosevelt Williams Jr. opens the Pirates season on Newsradio KONP PORT ANGELES — The 2022-2023 NWAC basketball season starts tonight for both the Peninsula Pirate women’s and men’s basketball teams. Allison Crumb’s women travels to Pasco
PA Council agrees to raise property taxes

PORT ANGELES – The Port Angeles City Council has passed two property tax levy increases to go towards next year’s budget. This week, the council unanimously agreed to raise property taxes by one percent as allowed under
Pelosi says attack on husband made her consider staying on as Democratic leader
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has spoken candidly with print reporters about her husband’s assault, what she called “survivor’s guilt” and her decision to step down from Democratic leadership. “If anything it made
Trump's very early 2024 announcement likely won't stop a GOP primary fight: Strategists
Alon Skuy/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump launched his third White House campaign Tuesday evening, getting a very early head start in the next election cycle that could see challenges from, by some
Tom Petty's estate slams Kari Lake's 'failed' campaign over 'unauthorized' song use
Jon Cherry/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a scathing statement, Tom Petty’s estate on Thursday night threatened to sue Arizona Republican Kari Lake’s “failed” campaign after it used Petty’s song, “I Won’t Back Down,” in a
What to know about Hakeem Jeffries, Pelosi's likely successor as House Democratic leader
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Hakeem Jeffries on Friday formally announced his bid to become House Democratic leader, a move that, if successful, would make him the first Black lawmaker to lead
Twitter employees leave after ultimatum from Elon Musk to 'commit' or resign
SAMANTHA LAUREY/AFP via Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — A number of Twitter employees appear to be on their way out after declining to accept an ultimatum from new company owner Elon Musk asking that they “commit or
Was crime as bad as it was portrayed ahead of the midterm elections?
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Crime, and the fear Americans have of it, has proven to be a popular talking point for election cycles and the 2022 midterm elections were no different. It played a big role