Both Biden and Trump seek credit for ceasefire-hostages deal between Israel, Hamas

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The ceasefire and hostage release deal announced Wednesday between Israel and Hamas marks a major political and personal victory for President Joe Biden in his final days in office. “I laid out
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
Sinaloa cartel leader 'El Mayo' in plea talks in Brooklyn federal case, prosecutor says
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Mexican drug lord who founded the Sinaloa cartel with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is in plea talks with federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, to resolve his case before a
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
What we know about those killed in the LA wildfires
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Family members have begun to identify the residents who were killed in the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. At least 24 people have been killed. Here is
What's next now that Hamas and Israel have agreed to a deal?

Amir Levy/Getty Images (DOHA) — Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire agreement to end over 15 months of fighting — with a brief pause in November 2023 — and release some of the hostages still in
Israel and Hamas reach ceasefire deal

(DOHA) — A ceasefire deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas, more than 15 months into the conflict. The Qatari prime minister is expected to speak shortly in Doha on the deal, a Qatari official told
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
Middle East live updates: Israel, Hamas agree to ceasefire deal

Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza, particularly in the north of the strip. A latest round of peace talks to end the 15-month-old
Pacific Palisades residents sue Los Angeles department of water and power
Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A group of Pacific Palisades residents and businesses impacted by the Palisades Fire filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the city’s Department of Water and Power,