WA childhood immunization rates decline during pandemic
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state health officials say a new report shows routine childhood immunization rates have decreased during the pandemic, dropping by 13% in 2021 when compared to pre-pandemic levels. The Washington State Department of
‘Deeply sorry’ Alaska CEO: Flight cancellations to continue
SEATTLE (AP) — The CEO of Alaska Airlines says the high level of flight cancellations since April will continue through this month. The Seattle Times reports Ben Minicucci said in a message to employees Thursday evening that
PUD #1 incumbent brings a lifetime of energy experience to the table
By Pepper Fisher CLALLAM COUNTY – Long-time PUD Commissioner Will Purser will be facing at least one opponent in the coming election, as we reported on May 2. Purser is a Vietnam-era veteran, has spent 34 years
DSU to file civil rights complaint over drug search of lacrosse team bus
Liberty County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — Delaware State University announced plans to file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice over what its president called a “constitutionally dubious” drug search of a bus transporting
House Democrats call on Supreme Court to defend abortion access
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Democrats, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol facing the Supreme Court on Friday, calling on the justices to defend access to abortion on the eve
19-year-old becomes youngest Black student to graduate from Texas law school
Haley Taylor Schlitz (DALLAS) — Haley Taylor Schlitz made headlines in 2019 after getting accepted into nine law schools. She was just 16 at the time. Now, after three years of classes, long nights, clerkships and internships –
Texas Supreme Court overturns halt on investigations into trans youth care
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — The Texas Supreme Court reversed the statewide halt on investigations into parents who provide gender-affirming care to their transgender children on Friday. However, the court also stated that the Texas Department of
LOCAL SPORTS: Roughriders, Sequim set for fastpitch matchup in battle for possible state playoffs
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles girls fast pitch team lost a heartbreaker to 13th ranked North Kitsap 11-10. The loss snapped a 10-game winning streak and by a fraction of a point the Roughriders fell to
Homeland Security announces $1.6B in local grants for election security, to combat extremism
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Shortly after the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, then-top Department of Homeland Security official Alejandro Mayorkas saw a picture of a Federal Emergency Management Agency analysis as part of the investigation — and
Nurse rejected over race honored by hospital 71 years later
WLS (ELGIN, Ill.) — Betty Brown was rejected by Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Illinois, for nursing school 71 years ago because she is Black. This year, the now-retired 90-year-old is being named an honorary chief nursing officer