Dozens dead after roof collapses at Dominican Republic nightclub
Photo by FRANCESCO SPOTORNO/AFP via Getty Images (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) — The death toll has continued to rise after the roof of a Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed during a concert. At least 44 people were killed and 160
LOCAL SPORTS: Pirates Land First Hoops Recruit, Add Soccer Standouts as Sequim and PA Gear Up for Rivalry Week

BY OLY ARCHIBALD PORT ANGELES — Peninsula Pirates men’s basketball coach Bryce Jacobson has signed his first high school recruit for the 2025 season: athletic 6’5″ shooting guard Parker Lambert from Middleton, Idaho. Lambert led the 5A
Johnson again relying on Trump to bring GOP holdouts in line on budget plan
Win McNamee, Pool via AFP via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson met Tuesday at the White House with President Donald Trump and House Republicans holding out against voting for the Senate-approved budget bill to fund Trump’s
Lawyers of teen charged with murder in track meet stabbing release 1st statement
Frisco Police Department (FRISCO, Texas) — The family of a 17-year-old student charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of another student at a high school track meet last week is “sincerely saddened” over the death, the
'Death sentence': Advocates blast $1.3 billion in State Department food aid cuts
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The State Department has moved to squeeze lifesaving foreign aid dramatically for countries around the world, according to several U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The latest cuts include the termination of
Trump touts falling oil prices, borrowing costs. Experts say they're warning signs.

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted a drop in oil prices and borrowing costs as a sign that sweeping new tariffs bode well for the U.S. economy. Experts who spoke to ABC
IRS, DHS sign data-sharing agreement for taxpayer data of those illegally in US
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The IRS and Department of Homeland Security have reached a data-sharing agreement to support the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda, according to a court filing late Monday night. Under the terms of
Chicago man charged in connection to series of sexual crimes: Police
Chicago Police Department (CHICAGO) — A Chicago man was charged in connection to a series of sex crimes targeting women at least five times over the past three years, according to the Chicago Police Department. Chakib Mansour
15-year-old arrested for fatally stabbing grandmother, injuring mother: Police
Newsday via Getty Images, FILE (SELDEN, N.Y.) — A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly fatally stabbing his grandmother and injuring his mother in Selden, New York, according to police. Vanessa Chendemi was allegedly stabbed by
Measles cases in Texas outbreak surpass 500 with 24 new infections confirmed over last 5 days

Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow, with 24 new cases confirmed over the last five days, according to data published Tuesday. Almost all of the