Washington governor signs bills tightening gun rules
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington has joined nine other states, including California and New Jersey, that restrict firearm magazine capacity size. Gov. Jay Inslee signed a package of bills tightening the state’s gun laws, including the measure
Amazon fined by WA over risk of worker injury at warehouse
KENT, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries says it has fined Amazon $60,000 for “knowingly putting workers at risk of injury” at a Kent fulfillment center. KING-TV reports L&I ergonomists found that
Idaho governor signs abortion ban modeled on Texas law
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho has become the first state to enact a law modeled after a Texas law banning abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy by allowing lawsuits to avoid constitutional court challenges. Republican Gov.
Local Habitat For Humanity gets a million dollar “shot in the arm”
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Tuesday’s news that billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has given a $1 million grant to Clallam County’s Habitat For Humanity affiliate has created a renewed enthusiasm behind the organization’s effort to develop
Ukraine’s military forces Russian troops east of Kyiv back 55 km from city center
STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine’s efforts to resist. Here are highlights of what a senior U.S. defense official told reporters Wednesday
Ketanji Brown Jackson clears major hurdle in historic Supreme Court bid
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The nation’s first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, cleared 19-hours of grueling questioning at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, appearing headed toward confirmation as
Clallam County Prosecutor announces bid for third term
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Clallam County Prosecutor Mark Nichols announced his candidacy for a third term in office Wednesday. In 2018, Nichols focused his campaign on a commitment to make public safety his top priority,
Trump repeatedly pressed to 'remove' Biden, 'rescind' 2020 election results, GOP lawmaker says
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump repeatedly pushed GOP Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama to “rescind” the 2020 election results, “remove” President Joe Biden from office and redo the last presidential election in several
Jeffrey Epstein's private US Virgin Islands locations up for sale
Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The executors of the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have listed for sale the two private Caribbean islands the late financier owned off the east coast of
Kenosha officer accused of kneeling on girl's neck resigns from school district
amphotora/Getty Images (KENOSHA, Wis.) — A police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, resigned from his off-duty role at the local school district amid an investigation into the tactics he used to restrain a young girl while stopping a