Port Angeles official discusses coming fee hikes and fee waivers

By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The cost of building permits and inspections is about to go up drastically in Port Angeles but, because of some huge subsidies, the city will also be one of the least
Port Angeles Police Officers will soon be wearing body cameras
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The Port Angeles Police Department was just awarded a grant of $13,720 from the Dept. of Justice which they’ll use to get their body-worn camera program going. The City is going
Port Angeles official discusses coming fee hikes and fee waivers

By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The cost of building permits and inspections is about to go up drastically in Port Angeles but, because of some huge subsidies, the city will also be one of the least
Gay and targeted in Uganda: Inside the extreme crackdown on LGBTQ rights
ABC News (LONDON) — At a small shelter in Uganda, members of the LGBTQ community seek refuge from persecution after their government enacted one of the world’s harshest anti-homosexuality laws earlier this year. Henry, whose full name
Trump criticized for calling Hezbollah 'very smart' as he talked of potential risk to Israel
Alon Skuy/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a rare move, the White House on Thursday publicly pushed back against former President Donald Trump after he labeled Israel’s defense minister a “jerk” and also called the Lebanese militant group
Steve Scalise meets with holdouts as House speaker battle drags on
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans emerged from a closed-door meeting Thursday afternoon with little clarity about who will be the next speaker as it appears Majority Leader Steve Scalise doesn’t currently have the votes needed
Will US efforts to deescalate the Israel-Hamas conflict be effective? Experts weigh in
by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Following Hamas’ attack on Israel, the United States has sent a clear message of deterrence to prevent the conflict from spreading. To “anyone thinking of taking advantage of this situation,” President
Birkenstock goes public on New York Stock Exchange
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Birkenstock took a big step forward on Wall Street this week, taking the nearly 250-year-old German shoe and sandal maker public. The footwear, often seen as a counter culture shoe for
LOCAL SPORTS : PA gets tennis, swimming wins

By Oly Archibald PORT ANGELES — In high school tennis action, Port Angeles had competitive play from Sequim as the Roughriders knocked off the Wolves 5-2. In singles, it was Garrett Little over C.J.Elliott 6-1; 6-0. It was
Palestinian-American family stuck in Gaza despite pleas to US officials: 'We feel abandoned'
Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images (GAZA) — Haneen Okal, a Palestinian-American who lives in New Jersey, reunited in recent months with family in the Gaza Strip for the first time in more than 10 years, she told