Encampment Fire Sends Smoke Over Port Angeles, Forces Closure of Tumwater Truck Route
PORT ANGELES — Smoke rising high over Port Angeles Saturday evening drew attention across the city after a fire broke out at a homeless encampment along the Tumwater Truck Route near the base of the 8th Street
US fighter jet rolls off aircraft carrier, sinks into ocean, Navy says
Photo by JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images (MIDDLE EAST) — An F/A-18E fighter jet rolled off the side an aircraft carrier and sank to the bottom of the Red Sea, the Navy announced on Monday. There was one enlisted
Washington Lawmakers End Tense Session with $77.8 Billion Budget, New Taxes, and Battles Over Rent, Parental Rights
OLYMPIA — Washington state lawmakers wrapped up a difficult 105-day session Sunday, approving a $77.8 billion two-year budget balanced through spending cuts and $9.4 billion in new taxes. Democrats defended the budget as a necessary response to
LOCAL SPORTS: Roughriders Crush Orting 14-3, Sequim and Port Angeles Gear Up for Busy Week Across Diamond, Court, and Course
BY OLY ARCHIBALD ORTING — With the way the Port Angeles Roughrider baseball team beat Orting 14-3 Friday afternoon in Orting, Roughriders Athletic Director Dwayne Johnson might want to have the Roughriders play all their games in
DOJ argues deportations to El Salvador didn't violate court order against 3rd country removals
Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for the Department of Justice argued at a hearing Monday that the deportation last month of four alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador did not violate a court order. Justice
Trial begins for ex-Grand Rapids officer charged with murder in fatal shooting of Black motorist
Scott Olson/Getty Images (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — Opening arguments in the trial of Christopher Schurr, the former Grand Rapids police officer who is charged with second degree murder in the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya, began in
Supreme Court denies Karen Read's double jeopardy appeal
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Karen Read’s petition for certiorari, and therefore will not review her case. Read had asked the Supreme Court to intervene in her case, arguing double jeopardy after the
Trump suggests Canadians should elect him, making the country the 51st state
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a social media post on the day of Canada’s election, President Donald Trump suggested that Canadians should vote for him in order for Canada to become the 51st state. “Elect the man who
Oversight top Democrat Connolly 'stepping back,' saying his cancer has returned
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Gerry Connolly, the ranking Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee, announced he will “soon” step down from his role and won’t run for reelection because his
Tornado outbreak possible in Upper Midwest, millions on alert
ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 36 million Americans are on alert for severe weather in the Upper Midwest, with thunderstorms, large hail and a tornado outbreak possible starting Monday. On Sunday, 10 tornadoes and hail larger than