Arwyn Rice

Two injured in rollover accident still in hospital

PORT LUDLOW — Two people injured Sunday when their vehicle rolled over near Port Ludlow were still hospitalized Tuesday morning, one in critical condition, according… Continue reading

Steve Markwell

At special sanctuary, even ‘bad’ dogs have their day

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Animal Sanctuary in Forks is special — the only one of its kind in the U.S., and possibly the world… Continue reading

Steve Markwell
Gary Mackenstadt

It’s a jungle out there: Be careful in crosswalks

PORT ANGELES — Warmer weather has arrived, and with it an increase in pedestrians and bicyclists. “People need to be aware,” said Dallas Maynard, Port… Continue reading

Gary Mackenstadt

Port Angeles residents can now report property crime online

PORT ANGELES — Residents of Port Angeles can now report property crimes on the Internet. The Port Angeles Police Department has spent the last 18… Continue reading

Port Angeles schools schedule their spring concerts

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles School District’s spring end-of-year music concerts are in full swing, beginning with Port Angeles High School band and orchestra… Continue reading

Four finalists selected for top Crescent School post

JOYCE — Four finalists for superintendent at Crescent School District will be in Joyce this week for interviews, tour school facilities and to meet members… Continue reading

Tribe asks state to change name of harbor

PORT LUDLOW — The State Committee of Geographic Names voted last week to fix a 152-year-old spelling error, referring a request to change the name… Continue reading

Chaperone Katie Porter

Down to a science: Students explore Elwha River ‘laboratory’ [ *** GALLERY *** ]

PORT ANGELES — In addition to being the site of the largest river restoration project so far in the history of the United States, the… Continue reading

Chaperone Katie Porter

Port of Port Angeles reports good budget news in its first quarter

PORT ANGELES — The Port of Port Angeles’ first-quarter budget figures are better than expected, since tanker repairs and log exports continue to run ahead… Continue reading

Tsunami debris workshops slated

With millions of tons of tsunami debris floating from Japan toward West Coast beaches, including those of Washington state — and a rising tide of… Continue reading

A car that crashed into the Grandview Grocery in Port Angeles is shown sitting across the concrete berm. The grocery reopened Wednesday. Cami Cromer

Grandview Grocery reopens after car plows into it

PORT ANGELES — Grandview Grocery reopened for business Wednesday after a motorist accused of drunken driving plowed his car into the neighborhood market the evening… Continue reading

A car that crashed into the Grandview Grocery in Port Angeles is shown sitting across the concrete berm. The grocery reopened Wednesday. Cami Cromer
John Keegan

Fallen officers honored at ceremony

The bell at Veterans Memorial Park in Port Angeles was rung solemnly 21 times Tuesday to honor those officers who have paid the ultimate price… Continue reading

John Keegan

Protesters march to Sequim council meeting to seek rescheduling of biomass forum

SEQUIM — A dozen biomass protesters gathered at the corner of Washington Street and Sequim Avenue before marching to the City Council chambers to seek… Continue reading

Sequim ‘dilemma’: Fixing streets to cost $8.5 million over 5 years

SEQUIM — Repairing all of Sequim’s streets to get to the point where all the city needs to do is inexpensive routine chip-and-seal maintenance would… Continue reading

Isaiah Goodman

Debris possibly from Japanese tsunami floating up Strait of Juan de Fuca

DUNGENESS — Debris apparently from the March 2011 Japanese tsunami is now riding the tides up the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The biggest collection… Continue reading

Isaiah Goodman
Erin Hennessey is state champion violinist and concertmaster of the state champion Port Angeles High School Chamber Orchestra.

Port Angeles junior leads school orchestra in excellence

PORT ANGELES — When concertmaster Erin Hennessey picks up her bow, she commands more than just her violin. The 17-year-old Port Angeles High School junior… Continue reading

Erin Hennessey is state champion violinist and concertmaster of the state champion Port Angeles High School Chamber Orchestra.
Thousands of ducks make a splash Sunday at Lincoln Park in Port Angeles as the 23rd annual duck derby gets underway.

Duck derby comes to surprising finale (with list of winners)

PORT ANGELES — A deluge of 28,085 yellow rubber ducks hit the pond at Lincoln Park promptly at 2:30 p.m. Sunday as the 23rd Annual… Continue reading

Thousands of ducks make a splash Sunday at Lincoln Park in Port Angeles as the 23rd annual duck derby gets underway.

Man stable after crashing motorcycle near Neah Bay

NEAH BAY — A Snohomish man was flown to Harborview Medical Center on Saturday afternoon, after a one-vehicle wreck split his motorcycle in half. Emmanuel… Continue reading

Steve Spencer and Christian Lundgren perform at the Rhododendron Royalty Scholarship Benefit at the Elks Lodge in Port Townsend. Linda Sutton

Shaking their moneymakers to help Rhody Royalty

PORT TOWNSEND — A dozen men strutted their stuff in ladies' fashions Saturday, raising hoots, hollers and $2,500 — and the Port Townsend Rhody Festival… Continue reading

Steve Spencer and Christian Lundgren perform at the Rhododendron Royalty Scholarship Benefit at the Elks Lodge in Port Townsend. Linda Sutton

Annual Esprit transgender convention opens today

PORT ANGELES — Men paying women the compliment of imitation will begin arriving in town today for the weeklong Esprit 2012 convention. Called “the Pacific… Continue reading