PASD Para-educators to strike without a cost-of-living allowance deal
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The paraeducators of the Port Angeles School District say they are going to go on strike on April 8 if they don’t get a 3.7% cost-of-living (COLA) increase that they have
Biden campaign sees abortion rights, independent voters as key in Arizona and Nevada
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ahead of President Joe Biden making campaign stops on Tuesday in Arizona and Nevada, advisers are laying out why they still place him in a better position than former President
PASD Para-educators to strike without a cost-of-living allowance deal
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The paraeducators of the Port Angeles School District say they are going to go on strike on April 8 if they don’t get a 3.7% cost-of-living (COLA) increase that they have
Judge rules 'Access Hollywood' tape admissible in Trump hush money trial
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s criminal prosecution in New York has denied Trump’s attempts to exclude the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape and testimony from key witnesses from his upcoming
SCOTUS denies stay of sentence for ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro must report to prison on Tuesday as scheduled, after the Supreme Court on Monday denied the stay of his sentence. Chief Justice John Roberts,
What to know about President Biden's executive order on women's health research
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden signed a sweeping executive order Monday promoting women’s health research as the country continues to celebrate Women’s History Month. The White House described it as the “most comprehensive set
LOCAL SPORTS: PC soccer goes international
By Oly Archibald PORT ANGELES — After signing three highly decorated soccer stars from the Yakima Valley, Peninsula College men’s soccer Head Coach Jake Hughes went international over two oceans to sign two European and one Asian
Famine is 'imminent' in northern Gaza, with many facing 'catastrophic' levels of hunger: Report
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Famine is “imminent” in northern Gaza, as the entire population of the strip experiences high levels of food insecurity amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, according to a report released Monday. The report
EPA bans remaining uses of cancer-causing asbestos in the US
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call (WASHINGTON) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a United States ban on the ongoing use of chrysotile asbestos — a carcinogen that the agency estimates is linked to more than 40,000
Capitol Police wearing body cameras in pilot program to build public trust
USCP (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Capitol Police on Monday started wearing body-worn cameras as part of its pilot program to protect its officers and members of Congress as well as enhance public trust, its chief said. Seventy