Arwyn Rice

Geese, fish found slaughtered on Dungeness beach

DUNGENESS — While walking near Dungeness Landing County Park, a retired Port Angeles police detective discovered a grisly scene Saturday — 18 Canada geese and… Continue reading

George Peterson stands with a display of his Proper Flops sandals at Family Shoe Store in Port Angeles. Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

Peninsula entrepreneur’s heart is in soles

PORT ANGELES — A new business slipped into Port Angeles last year on sandaled feet. Proper Flops, a company that designs and markets sandals with… Continue reading

George Peterson stands with a display of his Proper Flops sandals at Family Shoe Store in Port Angeles. Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

Port of Port Angeles could increase some employees’ salaries

PORT ANGELES — Some Port of Port Angeles employees are making less than their counterparts in other organizations and businesses, according to a compensation study… Continue reading

Mary Beth Wegener

Olympic Peninsula Humane Society pays off land for new shelter

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Humane Society has paid off the land it purchased in 2012 to build a new animal shelter. “We are… Continue reading

Mary Beth Wegener
Clutching a Jacob Black cutout

WEEKEND: Twilight still sparkles for Forks

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Sept. 13. FORKS — The biggest Stephenie Meyer Days festival yet is unfolding in Forks this weekend, organizers… Continue reading

Clutching a Jacob Black cutout
Mary Beth Wegener

Olympic Peninsula Humane Society pays off land for new shelter

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Humane Society has paid off the land it purchased in 2012 to build a new animal shelter. “We are… Continue reading

Mary Beth Wegener
Robin Weiss and his “Architecture

Participants in Port Angeles Fine Arts Center competition awarded

PORT ANGELES — In fewer than two hours, Poulsbo artist Robin Weiss created a painting called “Architecture, Art and Nature” of a sculpture in front… Continue reading

Robin Weiss and his “Architecture
Emergency workers tend to David C. Mills on Sunday morning in the westbound right lane of U.S. Highway 101 in Port Angeles. Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles man hurt in motorcycle wreck

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man was severely injured when his motorcycle hit a pickup truck Sunday morning near the top of the Morse… Continue reading

Emergency workers tend to David C. Mills on Sunday morning in the westbound right lane of U.S. Highway 101 in Port Angeles. Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News
Emergency workers tend to David C. Mills on Sunday morning in the westbound right lane of U.S. Highway 101 in Port Angeles. Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles man hurt in motorcycle wreck

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man was severely injured when his motorcycle hit a pickup truck Sunday morning near the top of the Morse… Continue reading

Emergency workers tend to David C. Mills on Sunday morning in the westbound right lane of U.S. Highway 101 in Port Angeles. Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News
A couple of king salmon spawners are seen in Indian Creek

Chinook salmon return to Elwha River to spawn upstream from location of former dam [UPDATED]

EDITOR'S NOTE — This story has been updated with reminder that, as part of the dam removal, the Elwha River and its tributaries are closed… Continue reading

A couple of king salmon spawners are seen in Indian Creek
Pink salmon

Dungeness River has biggest salmon run in a half-century [UPDATED]

EDITOR'S NOTE — This story has been updated to note that the Dungeness River is now closed to all fishing. The sport fishing season in… Continue reading

Pink salmon
Alexander Cisneros

Forks family ‘ecstatic’ missing teen found

FORKS — A young man missing since Sunday was found safe and in good condition Thursday in some woods east of Forks. Alexander Cisneros, 18,… Continue reading

Alexander Cisneros
David Sands of Sequim holds a photo of his soon-to-be stepson

Port Angeles soldier wounded in Afghanistan, now in Texas hospital

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles native whose arms and legs were shattered in an explosion in Afghanistan is recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center… Continue reading

David Sands of Sequim holds a photo of his soon-to-be stepson
Alexander Cisneros

Forks family ‘ecstatic’ missing teen found

FORKS — A young man missing since Sunday was found safe and in good condition Thursday in some woods east of Forks. Alexander Cisneros, 18,… Continue reading

Alexander Cisneros
David Sands of Sequim holds a photo of his soon-to-be stepson

Port Angeles soldier wounded in Afghanistan, now in Texas hospital

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles native whose arms and legs were shattered in an explosion in Afghanistan is recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center… Continue reading

David Sands of Sequim holds a photo of his soon-to-be stepson

WEEKEND: Huge garage sale hopes to set record on second weekend

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Aug. 6. PORT ANGELES — The first weekend of the Clallam County Historical Society’s 2013 Garage Sale came… Continue reading

David Sands of Sequim holds a photo of his soon-to-be stepson

Port Angeles soldier wounded in Afghanistan, now in Texas hospital

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles native whose arms and legs were shattered in an explosion in Afghanistan is recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center… Continue reading

David Sands of Sequim holds a photo of his soon-to-be stepson
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UPDATE: ‘Everyone ecstatic’ missing man found

FORKS — A young man missing since Sunday was found safe and in good condition today in the woods east of Forks. Alexander Cisneros, 18,… Continue reading

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Bryan Lee Johnston

Investigation continues into missing hiker in Olympic National Park

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Although the ground search has been called off, rangers are continuing the investigation into what happened to a Seattle man who… Continue reading

Bryan Lee Johnston
Bryan Lee Johnston

Investigation continues into missing hiker in Olympic National Park

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Although the ground search has been called off, rangers are continuing the investigation into what happened to a Seattle man who… Continue reading

Bryan Lee Johnston