Public comment period opens for Western Harbor cleanup plan

Port Angeles – The Washington state Department of Ecology will hold a comment period for the Western Port Angeles Harbor cleanup site beginning this Thursday, Jan. 16 at 8:00 a.m. and closing on Feb. 18 at 11:59
County-wide animal rescue plan in the works, meeting announced

BY PEPPER FISHER Port Angeles – We reported this week on the large number of cats and dogs from the devastating southern California wildfires that have lost their homes and families, many of whom have been flown
Applications for Sequim City Council seat due January 24

SEQUIM — With the recent resignation of Kathy Downer, the City of Sequim is now seeking applicants to fill the vacant seat on the City Council. But there isn’t much time to apply. To be considered, applications
Wright wants to increase domestic energy production, says 'there isn't dirty energy and clean energy'
TING SHEN/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of the Department of Energy, laid out his key priorities, including restoring “energy dominance,” increasing technological innovation and cutting regulatory red
Los Angeles wildfires timeline: How the deadly blazes unfolded
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles County has been devastated by two deadly wildfires that have become some of the most destructive in California history. The Palisades and Eaton fires both erupted on Jan. 7,
International community reacts to Israel and Hamas ceasefire deal

Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images (LONDON) — After 15 months of conflict, Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal. The prime minister of Qatar announced the deal had been reached in Doha late Wednesday. Following the
Supreme Court sympathetic to online age verification for hardcore porn
Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Concern over dangers to children from increasingly easy access to hardcore pornography online dominated U.S. Supreme Court arguments on Wednesday in a high-profile dispute over a growing number of state laws requiring
LOCAL SPORTS: Sequim Wolves Boys Suffer First Loss; Girls Dominate Bremerton; Roughriders Split

BY OLY ARCHIBALD BREMERTON — The Sequim Wolves boys basketball team suffered their first loss of the year at Bremerton last night, 78-60. The Knights (7-3) returned most of their team that placed 5th in the state
Altadena's diverse history at risk as LA fires continue to burn
Photo by DAVID PASHAEE/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — The destruction caused by the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County, which has destroyed more than 14,117 acres across the region in the last week, is
Suspect in Graceland fraud case could face federal trial in April
Andrew Woodley/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Lisa Findley, the Missouri woman accused of attempting to illegally put Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate up for auction, could face a federal criminal trial in Tennessee in