US drug overdose deaths fell by nearly 27% last year, reaching lowest levels since 2019: CDC
Manusapon Kasosod/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Drug overdose deaths dropped in the United States last year to the lowest levels seen in five years, according to a new federal report published Wednesday morning. The provisional report from
Iranian minister says Trump’s Tehran accusations are 'pure deception'
Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images (LONDON) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reacted to President Donald Trump’s remarks about Iran, calling them “pure deception.” Trump described Tehran as the “most destructive force” in the region during a
Port Angeles Area Projects Land Millions in State Capital Budget
PORT ANGELES — The 24th Legislative District (Clallam, Jefferson and Grays Harbor counties) is set to receive more than $329 million in state funding over the next two years, with several major projects planned in Port Angeles
LOCAL SPORTS: PA Baseball Wins Thriller, Advances to Semis
STEILACOOM — The Port Angeles Roughrider baseball team picked up its seventh straight win with a dramatic 4-3 victory over Steilacoom in the district playoffs. The win sends the Roughriders to a semifinal matchup Saturday at 10
Sequim Police Continue Assault Investigation After Victim Dies; Suspect Released Without Charges
SEQUIM – Sequim Police say they’re continuing to investigate an alleged assault incident last week. It happened near the Safeway gas pumps along West Washington May 6 about 12:30 pm. 36-year-old Aaron Fisher of Port Townsend was
Search Underway for Missing Kayaker Near Dungeness Spit
DUNGENESS — The U.S. Coast Guard continued searching overnight and into early Wednesday morning for a person believed to have fallen from a kayak near Dungeness Spit. A distress call was received around 3:00 p.m. Tuesday from
Why too much carbon dioxide harms the planet
Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Carbon dioxide may be a naturally occurring substance on Earth, but too much of its presence has contributed to global warming, climate scientists say. Carbon dioxide, known by the chemical
Fatal New Jersey house fire ruled a murder-suicide: Prosecutor
Washington Township Police Department (WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ) — A massive fire on Sunday that leveled a New Jersey home, where first responders later recovered the bodies of a man and a woman, has been ruled a murder-suicide,
Flooding forces evacuation of 2 Maryland elementary schools as flash flood emergency issued
Potomac Fire Company No.2 Inc. (ALLEGANY COUNTY, MD) — A flash flood emergency has been issued for parts of northwestern Maryland on Tuesday, where severe flooding led to the evacuation of two elementary schools. A flash flood
Pete Rose among players removed from MLB's banned list, eligible for Hall of Fame
Rich Pilling/MLB via Getty Images (COOPERSTOWN, NY) — Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and 15 other deceased baseball players have been removed from MLB’s permanent list of banned players, according to a memo from the league’s commissioner.