As oil tanker sailings swell by 700%, local spill response group cuts staff, sells vessel
BY PEPPER FISHER Port Angeles – With the completion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline in Canada this year, the number of oil tankers sailing from British Columbia through the Strait of Juan De Fuca, passing the Olympic
A looming port strike could fuel inflation and cause layoffs, experts say
Lauren Justice/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tens of thousands of dockworkers are set to strike as soon as Oct. 1, potentially snarling dozens of ports along the East and Gulf coasts with major implications for
Gov. Gavin Newsom deals blow to reparations effort in California
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom dealt a blow to legislation linked to the state’s groundbreaking reparations efforts on Wednesday. He vetoed Senate Bill 1050, which would have restored property taken under racially-motivated
Harris, standing with Zelenskyy, indirectly jabs at Trump and Vance on Ukraine views
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday pledged to continue support to Ukraine as she met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss his so-called “victory plan” to bring an end to
Prime Video releases creepy trailer to 'Cross', starring Aldis Hodge
Prime Video Prime Video has released the trailer to Cross, the new series starring Aldis Hodge as author James Patterson‘s brilliant detective Alex Cross. The trailer shows the criminal psychologist on the hunt for a vicious serial killer who wears
Israel kills Hezbollah commander in Beirut strike, Netanyahu vows to continue 'with full force'
Ramiz Dallah/Anadolu via Getty Images (TEL-AVIV, Israel) — Israel said it killed another top Hezbollah commander — Muhammad Hussein Srour, the commander of Hezbollah’s Aerial Command — in a “precise” strike on Beirut Thursday. At least two
This is how much the fire risk in South America has increased in recent decades
Mateus Bonomi/Anadolu via Getty Images (RIO DE JANEIRO) — Scientists have quantified how much more fire-prone South America has become in recent decades, as several parts of the continent experience severe wildfires. Some regions in South America
LOCAL SPORTS: PA splashes past Sequim in girls swimming
Photo: Roughrider head swimming coach Sally Cole cheers on her swimmers with a stopwatch in hand. By Oly Archibald PORT ANGELES — Make it 2-0 Port Angeles over Sequim during Rivalry Week as the Roughriders swim team
Angelina Jolie becomes “one of the greatest artists who ever lived” in teaser to Netflix's 'Maria'
Netflix/Pablo Larraín In a teaser that only features two lines of dialogue, but more glowing critical quotes and film festival bona fides to already land the film in next year’s Oscar race, Netflix has revealed Angelina Jolie
Searching for a villain in Maryland Senate race, Angela Alsobrooks looks beyond Larry Hogan
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (GREENBELT, Md.) — As Democrats in Maryland tell it, the state’s key Senate race isn’t about any particular person — even the candidates themselves. On the campaign trail, you’ll hear Democrats vying to keep