Arwyn Rice

The ms Zuiderdam pulls into Port Angeles Harbor for a 2010 visit. This scene won't be repeated today.  -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Foul weather down the coast fouls cruise ship stopover in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Because of rough conditions at sea, the ms Zuiderdam will not visit Port Angeles today — or any other day in the… Continue reading

The ms Zuiderdam pulls into Port Angeles Harbor for a 2010 visit. This scene won't be repeated today.  -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

State Patrol seeks witnesses to deadly motorcycle pursuit

PORT ANGELES — State Patrol investigators are seeking anyone who may have witnessed parts of Tuesday evening's chase that led to the death of a… Continue reading

Crash briefly blocks state Highway 112

CLALLAM BAY — State Highway 112 east of Clallam Bay was blocked for about four hours this week after a collision between a truck being… Continue reading

Port Angeles schools will see no layoffs

PORT ANGELES — There will be no job layoffs at the Port Angeles School District this year, Superintendent Jane Pryne announced Thursday. On Wednesday, the… Continue reading

Bob Lovell bags one of the first 50 ducks that came across the finish line during the 22nd annual Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby in Port Angeles in 2011. At center is Zach Grall

WEEKEND: On your marks, get set, quack! Duck Derby squeaks up Sunday

PORT ANGELES — Live ducks at Lincoln Park's pond are not unusual, but the more than 30,000 rubber ducks expected for the 23rd annual Great… Continue reading

Bob Lovell bags one of the first 50 ducks that came across the finish line during the 22nd annual Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby in Port Angeles in 2011. At center is Zach Grall

Weather foils Port Angeles cruise ship visit

PORT ANGELES — Because of rough conditions at sea, the ms Zuiderdam will not be visiting Port Angeles on Friday — or any other day… Continue reading

A State Patrol car lies on its side in a ravine off Deer Park Road in Port Angeles Wednesday. Clallam County Fire District No. 2

Motorcyclist dies after high-speed chase in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A 35-year-old Port Angeles motorcyclist was killed, and a State Patrol trooper received minor injuries when both flew over an embankment during… Continue reading

A State Patrol car lies on its side in a ravine off Deer Park Road in Port Angeles Wednesday. Clallam County Fire District No. 2

Port Angeles’ Franklin School 100 students away from doom

PORT ANGELES — If elementary schools lose another 100 students, the process will begin to close Franklin Elementary School for the 2014-2015 school year at… Continue reading

A U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat meets the Holland America Line cruise ship ms Zuiderdam as it arrives in Port Angeles Harbor on May 7

Warm welcome planned for cruise ship in Port Angeles on Friday

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles is dusting off the red carpet to welcome cruise ship passengers when the ms Zuiderdam docks at Terminal 1 on… Continue reading

A U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat meets the Holland America Line cruise ship ms Zuiderdam as it arrives in Port Angeles Harbor on May 7

Lower Elwha council members re-elected

PORT ANGELES — Edward V. Johnson and Anthony S. Charles were re-elected Saturday to the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Council. Johnson received 91 votes, and… Continue reading

Environmentalists pose with their "dot" in front of the Nippon paper mill in Port Angeles. The photo appears on climatedots.org.

Peninsula group featured on climate dots website

PORT ANGELES — Environmental activists in Port Angeles joined hundreds of concerned citizens Saturday for a worldwide online demonstration meant to illustrate the causes and… Continue reading

Environmentalists pose with their "dot" in front of the Nippon paper mill in Port Angeles. The photo appears on climatedots.org.
Bob Campbell

Feiro Marine Life Center volunteers see the sea — up close and personal

PORT ANGELES — The Feiro Marine Life Center is preparing for the 2012 summer season, which begins in less than two weeks for Port Angeles’… Continue reading

Bob Campbell
The National Park Service now runs the Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort. Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News

Sol Duc Hot Springs marks 100th anniversary of first resort

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The warm mineral waters of the Sol Duc Hot Springs have long drawn people seeking to soak away their aches and… Continue reading

The National Park Service now runs the Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort. Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News

Clallam panel OKs funds for trucks, work

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners have approved putting out for bid the purchase of three new dump trucks as well as funds for work… Continue reading

Quileute Tribal School on lockdown during arrest

LAPUSH — The Quileute Tribal School was put on lockdown status briefly Wednesday morning while police took a wanted man into custody just outside the… Continue reading

Port Angeles Business Association President Dick Pilling

Departing Port Angeles city manager cites priorities

PORT ANGELES — Kent Myers' final day in Port Angeles was spent the same way he spent much of his time in three years as… Continue reading

Port Angeles Business Association President Dick Pilling

Watch out for counterfeit money, Port Angeles police warn

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles resident has been accused of passing fake $10s and $20s to businesses, and police are looking for more counterfeiters… Continue reading

Kate Wenzl won't be returning as Dry Creek Elementary's principal.

Another leadership shift at Port Angeles schools

PORT ANGELES — Another Port Angeles School District principal will shift to a new job in the district during a busy year of administrative changes.… Continue reading

Kate Wenzl won't be returning as Dry Creek Elementary's principal.
If nothing changes

Franklin School could be on Port Angeles district’s hit list again

PORT ANGELES — Franklin Elementary School may be on the chopping block again next year. But this time, the Port Angeles School District is getting… Continue reading

If nothing changes

Hoko River salmon restoration proposed

SEKIU — The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe and Rayonier have proposed a partnership to restore salmon habitat on the Hoko River in the North Olympic… Continue reading