Arwyn Rice

Alfred Charles

Port Angeles man fighting third bout with cancer

PORT ANGELES — Derek Charles of Port Angeles has spent nearly half of his life fighting cancer. Charles, 39, who has been treated for cancer… Continue reading

Alfred Charles

Six Peninsula schools earn state achievement awards

Six North Olympic Peninsula schools will receive Washington Achievement Awards for 2012 — putting them among the top schools in the state. Four schools in… Continue reading

2 vehicles collide on U.S. Highway 101

SEQUIM — A Spokane man was injured Sunday when a Port Angeles driver lost control of his pickup truck about 6 miles east of Sequim… Continue reading

A hagfish (Myxine glutinosa) sits on the floor of Olympic Coast Seafoods to show its external structure. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

You may go ewww, but slimy hagfish might be Peninsula’s next fishery boon [**GALLERY**]

A new, relatively untapped fishery is growing on the North Olympic Peninsula, with at least two fish distributors planning to expand hagfish operations to supply… Continue reading

A hagfish (Myxine glutinosa) sits on the floor of Olympic Coast Seafoods to show its external structure. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Clallam deputies probe origins of pipe bomb found at home

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County deputies are investigating the source of pipe bomb found in a home southeast of Port Angeles late Wednesday night. The… Continue reading

Driver training ordered after Forks officer-involved collision

FORKS — After a fourth minor wreck involving Forks police patrol vehicles, Police Chief Rick Bart has ordered more driver training for his officers. A… Continue reading

Port Angeles board OKs potential layoffs for local schools

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles School Board approved a resolution to give Superintendent Jane Pryne authorization to lay off as many as 15 employees… Continue reading

City lags on Lincoln Park master plan, port commissioners say

PORT ANGELES — Port of Port Angeles commissioners said they are frustrated with the slow pace of Lincoln Park approvals from the city of Port… Continue reading

Mudslides hit Amtrak train, close road near Sekiu

SEKIU — Sections of hillside slid onto State Highway 112 within a mile of each other near Sekiu last weekend: once on Saturday morning and… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board to eye possible layoffs

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles School Board will consider tonight a resolution to give Superintendent Jane Pryne authorization to lay off as many as… Continue reading

Karen Sistek shows off her poster for the 2013 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Peninsula artist picked by Skagit Valley Tulip Festival to create poster

PORT ANGELES — An internationally known Port Angeles artist will be featured at the monthlong 2013 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival that began Monday. Karen Sistek,… Continue reading

Karen Sistek shows off her poster for the 2013 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Chris Cook

Forks Forum editor retires, is headed for California

FORKS — Forks Forum Editor and Publisher Chris Cook will hang up his press badge today after 25 years in the industry, the past six… Continue reading

Chris Cook

Port Angeles schools expect to cover future shortfall with reserves

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles School District is expected to end the 2012-2013 school year more than $276,000 in the hole, with the difference… Continue reading

Gary Colley was honored at a North Olympic Land Trust breakfast Friday.

North Olympic Land Trust honors retired attorney for service

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Land Trust honored retired Port Angeles attorney Gary Colley for his services at the fourth annual conservation breakfast last… Continue reading

Gary Colley was honored at a North Olympic Land Trust breakfast Friday.
Aamanda LaGambina smiles for this family snapshot at an amusement park as her daughter

College bank account set up for child, 4, of woman killed in hit-run

FORKS — A college savings account has been set up in the name of the 4-year-old daughter of a Forks woman who died after being… Continue reading

Aamanda LaGambina smiles for this family snapshot at an amusement park as her daughter
Jane Pryne

Superintendent: Funding issues threaten Port Angeles school programs

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles School District still is offering a wide variety of options for both vocational and college-bound students, but state funding issues… Continue reading

Jane Pryne
Actor Sean Peck-Collier

Visitor bureau vamping it up with online contest

PORT ANGELES — A very helpful vampire lives in Forks, according to an Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau contest, and he has more in common with… Continue reading

Actor Sean Peck-Collier
Adeline Smith

Services set Saturday for tribal elder Adeline Smith

PORT ANGELES — Services for Lower Elwha Klallam elder Adeline E. Smith will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Neah Bay Cemetery. Smith, 95,… Continue reading

Adeline Smith

Chimacum math team to head to national contest

CHIMACUM — A math video created by four Chimacum Middle School girls was selected as one of 20 to be considered for national honors. The… Continue reading

Adeline Smith

Services set Saturday for tribal elder Adeline Smith

PORT ANGELES — Services for Lower Elwha Klallam elder Adeline E. Smith will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Neah Bay Cemetery. Smith, 95,… Continue reading

Adeline Smith