Wire Service

LETTER: Department of Transportation needs to address bridge traffic

On Aug. 19, I was sitting on the Hood Canal Bridge because it had opened. Traffic on state Highway 104 was thick, to say the… Continue reading

LETTER: Voters should reject I-1631 carbon tax vote this fall

Proponents claim I-1631 will increase “clean air, clean energy, clean water, healthy forests and healthy communities” by collecting pollution “fees” on large emitters. No “fees”… Continue reading

Judge blocks online plans for printing untraceable 3D guns

Judge blocks online plans for printing untraceable 3D guns

By Martha Bellisle The Associated Press A U.S. judge in Seattle blocked the Trump administration Monday from allowing a Texas company to post online plans… Continue reading

Judge blocks online plans for printing untraceable 3D guns
Authorities: Multiple dead in shooting at Jacksonville mall

Authorities: Multiple dead in shooting at Jacksonville mall

A gunman opened fire Sunday during an online video game tournament that was being livestreamed from a Florida mall,… Continue reading

Authorities: Multiple dead in shooting at Jacksonville mall

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Are you looking forward to the arrival of autumn?… Continue reading

  • Aug 26, 2018
PHOTO: Fans of Indie-rock group pack Fort Worden

PHOTO: Fans of Indie-rock group pack Fort Worden

An Indie-rock group, Modest Mouse, fronted by vocalist and guitarist Isaac Brock, center, played before a crowd of almost 2,000 screaming fans… Continue reading

PHOTO: Fans of Indie-rock group pack Fort Worden
Fossil shows mixture of humankind’s early cousins

Fossil shows mixture of humankind’s early cousins

Scientists said they’ve found the remains of a prehistoric female whose mother was a Neanderthal and whose… Continue reading

Fossil shows mixture of humankind’s early cousins
Journal tells of Port Angeles couple’s Kilimanjaro climb

Journal tells of Port Angeles couple’s Kilimanjaro climb

The summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania was sunny and dusted with snow, said Port… Continue reading

Journal tells of Port Angeles couple’s Kilimanjaro climb

Supreme Court OKs gun-control initiative for November ballot

The state Supreme Court has cleared the way for a gun-control initiative to appear on the November ballot. The court… Continue reading

Sen. John McCain, 81, dies

Sen. John McCain, 81, dies

Sen. John McCain, 81, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp and… Continue reading

Sen. John McCain, 81, dies
PHOTO: New housing dedicated in Port Angeles

PHOTO: New housing dedicated in Port Angeles

The first unit completed in Phase 1 of the Peninsula Housing Authority’s redevelopment of Mount Angeles, which is called Sea Ridge, was… Continue reading

PHOTO: New housing dedicated in Port Angeles
State threatens challenge to coal plant proposal

State threatens challenge to coal plant proposal

Washington state plans to sue the Trump administration over its proposal to dismantle pollution rules that would… Continue reading

State threatens challenge to coal plant proposal

Judge blocks kill order on wolves that was aimed at saving cattle

A judge has issued an emergency order blocking the state from killing members of a wolf… Continue reading

LETTER: Promoting growth never enters elected leaders’ heads

“City should help” — is so true. For the past few years, the same city and county leaders continue… Continue reading

LETTER: Time to replace Doonesbury comic strip

I am a third grader and I am writing this because of the comics. I read them every day (except when I’m on a trip).… Continue reading

Data: Hotter weather turbocharges U.S. West wildfires

Data: Hotter weather turbocharges U.S. West wildfires

By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press As temperatures rise in the U.S. West, so do the flames. The years with the most acres burned by… Continue reading

Data: Hotter weather turbocharges U.S. West wildfires

LETTER: Let Congress, president pay for military parade

Recently, I reached my limit with the absurdities of this Republican administration and the Republican-run Congress. I am a 67-year-old Vietnam veteran and I have… Continue reading

LETTER: Reversing Roe v. Wade would not be ‘pro-life’

I am pro-life. I am opposed to wars, capital punishment, starvation, and physical, emotional and mental abuse. Within that “abuse” falls the prohibition of women… Continue reading