Denmark announces it is temporarily pausing its COVID vaccination campaign
Walter Litterscheidt / EyeEm / Getty Images (COPENHAGEN, Denmark) — Denmark is the first country to announce it is temporarily stopping its COVID-19 vaccination program due to high rates of immunization and falling infection numbers. In a
Wildlife officials warn of invasive frogs in Washington
ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — An invasive species is consuming and competing with native species in western Washington, including salmon. Scientists have spotted African clawed frogs in Issaquah, Lacey and Bothell. State wildlife scientist Max Lambert says the
Richland doctor sentenced to 4 years for prescription fraud
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state doctor has been sentenced to four years in prison for a scheme in which she hired drug addicts and gave them blank prescription scripts for opioid pain medications and other
Washington justices unanimously reject Inslee recall effort
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court has unanimously rejected an effort to recall Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. In a ruling Thursday, the justices upheld a lower court decision that
COVID again leading cause of WA work-related deaths
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state officials say COVID-19 was responsible for about one quarter of the 106 work-related deaths reported in Washington in 2021. The Seattle Times reports the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
Charleston church massacre survivor calls for state hate crimes law
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE (CHARLESTON, S.C.) — The fight to pass the Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act in South Carolina is now intensifying, as several Republican state senators hold out against it. The state is one
Black woman recognized as valedictorian nearly 40 years after high school snub
Nay Ni Ratn Mak Can Thuk / EyeEm (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — A Black woman was finally named valedictorian at her Illinois high school nearly four decades after her graduation. Tracey Meares, a law professor at Yale University,
Archdiocese of Seattle settles 1980s abuse case at Queen of Angels
By Pepper Fisher SEATTLE — The Archdiocese of Seattle says it will pay $375,000 to settle two separate claims of sexual abuse in the 1970s and 1980s, one involving Queen of Angels Parish in Port Angeles. The
Port Angeles man charged with assault after confronting police with blade weapons
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Cool heads prevailed in a tense situation in the wee hours of Thursday morning when Port Angeles police officers were forced to draw their sidearms on a man who approached them
Oklahoma legislature passes 6-week abortion ban similar to Texas law
SunChan/Getty Images (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) — The Oklahoma legislature gave final approval Thursday to a so-called “heartbeat bill” that seeks to ban most abortions in the state. It is the latest bill in the U.S. modeled after