DOJ files request to unseal Epstein grand jury records after uproar over files
Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department formally requested Friday the unsealing of grand jury records tied to federal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, according to a court filing. President Donald Trump announced the previous
Migrants deported to El Salvador’s CECOT prison sent to Venezuela in prison swap, Bukele says
(VENEZUELA) — The more than 200 Venezuelan migrants who were deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador’s mega-prison in March have left El Salvador to be sent to Venezuela as part of a prisoner swap that
Texas Republicans might redraw congressional maps. Democrats plan to strike back
Bo Zaunders/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent decision to consider redrawing his state’s congressional districts mid-decade, which could eke out more seats for the Republican Party, has prompted Democrats to issue new threats to
OPHS picks new exec
PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Humane Society has announced Spenser McGinty as its new Executive Director. McGinty joins the organization from the Utah Humane Society, where she spent ten years working in shelter operations and animal
Tanker truck driver survives rollover into Indian Creek west of Port Angeles
BY PEPPER FISHER Port Angeles – There’s a tanker truck lying upside down in Indian Creek along Highway 101 just west of Port Angeles today after the driver went off the road and rolled down the embankment
Fashion tech executive arrested for alleged $300 million fraud
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Christine Hunsicker, the founder of clothing-rental company CaaStle, was arrested Friday on federal fraud charges accusing her of cheating investors out of $300 million. Federal prosecutors for the Southern District of
Trump administration unfreezes $1B in after-school funding: Source
William Campbell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has unfrozen over a billion dollars for critical after-school and summer education programming, a senior administration official told ABC News. “The programmatic review is over for 21st Century Community
County schedules meetings to consider levy lid lift
BY PEPPER FISHER Port Angeles – Clallam County Commissioners conducted a special meeting on Wednesday to open a discussion on a possible Levy Lid Lift ahead of the 2026 budgeting process. County Administrator Todd Mielke says the
Sequim Named One of America’s Most News-Engaged Cities in National Ranking
SEQUIM — The city of Sequim has earned national recognition as one of the most news-obsessed and intellectually curious communities in the country, according to a new ranking from the global news platform SmartNews. In a study
Another Biden aide invokes Fifth Amendment in deposition before House panel
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Annie Tomasini on Friday became the third Biden administration official to plead the Fifth Amendment in a House panel’s investigation into former President Joe Biden’s mental fitness and use of a presidential