PUD picks Purvis
CARLSBORG – The current assistant general manager for Clallam PUD will become its next board commissioner. Yesterday, John Purvis was picked to fill a vacancy on the board left with the resignation of Rick Paschall in February.
World's second-largest tobacco company to pay over $600 million for violating sanctions against North Korea
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The world’s second-largest tobacco company has agreed to pay what the Department of Justice is saying is “the single largest North Korean sanctions penalty in the history of the Department of
LOCAL SPORTS: Roughriders lose walk off baseball game again #1 ranked Bainbridge
By Oly Archibald BAINBRIDGE — The 12th-ranked Port Angeles Roughrider baseball team has a culture that has changed. Under the direction of the competitive and fiery Skipper Zac Moore, there are no more moral victories! It’s all
Microplastics in Lake Erie highlight growing concern over potential health effects
ABC News (ERIE, Pa.) — It’s been over a decade since researchers began looking into microplastics in the Great Lakes. Now, the issue is getting renewed attention amid broader concerns about the potential effects of microplastics on the
Ed Sheeran copyright case: Songwriter's lawyer points to 'smoking gun'
Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Musician Ed Sheeran was in Manhattan federal court Tuesday as opening statements began in a copyright infringement trial involving alleged similarities between his Grammy-winning song “Thinking Out Loud” and the
The other Florida Republican mulling a run for president? Miami's mayor
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MIAMI) — As the Republican field for president takes shape around former President Donald Trump, with Gov. Ron DeSantis expected to launch his own campaign by the summer, a third Floridian is angling
Timeline: Criminal probe into Trump's efforts to overturn Georgia election results
Scott Olson/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — On Jan. 2, 2021, former President Donald Trump asked Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” the votes needed to win the state in the 2020 election. The now-infamous phone call helped
Protest to be held against Florida law LGBTQ advocates say targets drag shows
Alexander Spatari/Getty Images (TALLHASSEE, Fla.) — Hundreds of drag queens and allies are expected to march Tuesday in protest of recent legislation that organizers say is attacking the LGBTQ community. The rally is expected to draw advocates statewide
Amid a rise in swatting calls, the fabrication and fear of mass shootings collide
Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As many communities across the United States struggle with mass shootings, malicious actors are increasingly targeting schools with false reports of shootings, using the fear of gun violence and
Measles outbreak in American Samoa declared public health emergency
KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — American Samoa has issued a public health emergency after an outbreak of measles has spread across the U.S. territory. As of Tuesday, there has been one laboratory-confirmed case among