OMC Foundation hands out $500K in scholarships for medical education
PORT ANGELES — Twenty-nine local students will share in $500,000 worth of scholarships to pursue or advance their medical education, with the goal of bolstering home-grown medical staff at Olympic Medical Center. Bruce Skinner, executive director of
Over 100 rockets fly into Israel from Hezbollah as world leaders urge de-escalation
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike on Lebanon’s southern village of Kfar Kila on September 20, 2024. — Rabih Daher/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As scores of rockets flew from Lebanon toward
Harris to speak about abortion in Georgia, seeking to tie deaths of two women to Trump policies
Win McNamee/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans on Friday to give her first abortion speech in Atlanta, where she will address the deaths of two Georgia women who, according to a senior campaign official,
Overdose deaths have continued to drop, now at their lowest level in three years, data shows
In this Jan. 25, 2024, file photo, a used Narcan brand Naloxone nasal spray rests on the street after paramedics and police responded to a suspected fentanyl drug overdose in Portland, Oregon. — Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via
Postmaster general rejects Trump claims about ability to handle mail-in ballots
EyeWolf/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Thursday said former President Donald Trump and others are “wrong” to question the Postal Service’s ability to deliver ballots ahead of the presidential election. Asked by a reporter,
A Very Royal Scandal stars on their no-nonsense historical drama
Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images The bombshell Prince Andrew interview about Jeffrey Epstein that caused Andrew to step back from his royal duties is the subject of the limited series A Very Royal Scandal, which started streaming Thursday
LOCAL SPORTS: Tennis, volleyball, soccer and football
By Oly Archibald PORT ANGELES — In high school tennis action yesterday, defending state champion North Kitsap Vikings swept the Port Angeles Roughriders 7-0. Despite the score, the Roughriders showed competitive moments, especially in doubles matches. In
In brief: 'Industry' gets a fourth season at HBO and more
Starz has revealed the premiere date for its new dark comedy Sweatpea, along with the official trailer. The six-part series stars Yellowjackets‘ Ella Purnell as Rhiannon, “a quiet wallflower who develops a vengeful and intoxicatingly liberating taste
Doug Emhoff attacks Donald Trump over antisemitic comments
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff has slammed Donald Trump over antisemitic comments made by the former president. In a new interview with GMA anchor Michael Strahan, the second gentleman, who is Jewish, accused
Republicans assess potential fallout for Trump from North Carolina bombshell
RobinOlimb/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Republicans in North Carolina and nationally are assessing the potential fallout for former President Donald Trump from a bombshell report alleging that Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the party’s gubernatorial nominee, posted disturbing