Lawsuit claims OMC is cheating some workers out of wages, meal breaks
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – A former employee of Olympic Medical Center (OMC) has filed a class action lawsuit, seeking back wages and other damages she believes she’s owed because of ongoing policies that OMC applies
Sequim Irrigation Festival seeking more volunteers
SEQUIM – Sequim Irrigation Festival organizers are getting the word out that volunteers are still needed. They’re looking for volunteers to help at the upcoming weekend events on May 6 and 7 and on May 12 and 13. If you’re interested,
PAPD selects Buchanan as their Officer of the Year
PORT ANGELES – This year, the Port Angeles Police Department has selected Officer Kyle Buchanan as their Officer of the Year. In the department’s annual report released Thursday, we learned that Officer Buchanan started with PAPD as
Inslee won’t seek fourth term as Washington governor
OLYMPIA – Washington Governor Jay Inslee will not seek a fourth term. Inslee announced this morning that he will step down as governor when his current term expires in 2024. He was first elected Governor in 2012.
Humane Society offering free vaccines and microchips this week
PORT ANGELES – The Olympic Peninsula Humane Society (OPHS) announced Friday they will provide free vaccines and microchips for cats and dogs on Thursday, May 4th at their Kitty City Campus located on S. Boyce in Sequim.
Seven bodies found on Oklahoma property amid search for missing teens: Sheriff
Kali9/Getty Images (HENRYETTA, Okla.) — Seven bodies were found in Henryetta, Oklahoma, on Monday amid a search for two teenage girls who were reported missing over the weekend, according to the sheriff’s office. Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy
Lawsuit claims OMC is cheating some workers out of wages, meal breaks
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – A former employee of Olympic Medical Center (OMC) has filed a class action lawsuit, seeking back wages and other damages she believes she’s owed because of ongoing policies that OMC applies
Arizona mother stung over 75 times by bees during family photo shoot: Officials
Denis Moura / 500px / Getty Images, STOCK (BUCKEYE VALLEY, Ariz.) — A woman was stung more than 75 times by a swarm of bees while participating in a family photo shoot in Arizona on Sunday, fire
Who are the 5 victims in the Texas shooting?
Courtesy of Junior Izaguirre (CLEVELAND, Texas) — Five people, including an 9-year-old boy, were killed Friday night at their Texas home by a neighbor who was armed with an AR-15-style rifle, police said. A manhunt was underway
US could default by June 1 unless debt ceiling is raised; Biden looks to meet with Congress
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. government risks defaulting on its debts — for the first time in history — “as early as June 1,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wrote in a letter to House Speaker