Arwyn Rice

Quillayute district searches for the right anti-bullying program

FORKS — The Quillayute Valley School District is considering a new approach to school bullying — one that includes the entire community and students from… Continue reading

Port Angeles man donates weight loss equivalent to food charity

PORT ANGELES — Dave Ramey's loss is the Port Angeles food bank's and pantries' gain. Ramey has donated 125 pounds of food to the food… Continue reading

Mountaineers gather in Forks to prepare for fundraising climb

FORKS — A half-dozen mountain climbers gathered in Forks on Tuesday evening to prepare for the latest Climb to Fight Breast Cancer for the Fred… Continue reading

Pro-tree activists sing, petition Port of Port Angeles over Lincoln Park trees

PORT ANGELES — Two pro-Lincoln Park tree activists appeared before Port of Port Angeles commissioners Monday with a bit of history, a song and a… Continue reading

Man allegedly caught looting inside burned Port Angeles restaurant

PORT ANGELES — A 49-year-old man is in Clallam County jail for allegedly trying to loot copper metal and merchandise from the charred remains of… Continue reading

Clallam Bay to explode with festivities, fireworks

CLALLAM BAY — Ready for more fireworks? Clallam Bay-Sekiu Fun Days will feature a parade, an arts and crafts fair and a fireworks show this… Continue reading

Gales fires one day apart unrelated — except both might have been caused by fireworks

PORT ANGELES — There is no indication that the New Peking and A&N Upholstery fires are related, despite their proximity in time and place, said… Continue reading

Fire leaves family without business, competitive pool players without tournament locale, muralist without popular palette

PORT ANGELES — A spectacular fire in the New Peking, a restaurant and lounge in a landmark building on U.S. Highway 101 which burned to… Continue reading

Cause of spectacular Port Angeles restaurant fire under investigation — was it fireworks? [**Gallery and Video**]

PORT ANGELES — The New Peking Restaurant and Lounge on U.S. Highway 101 in the Gales Addition section east of downtown burned to the ground… Continue reading

UPDATE: ‘No idea’ of Port Angeles man’s status following Mexican boat sinking

SAN FELIPE, Mexico — A Port Angeles resident was a passenger aboard a 115-foot charter fishing boat that capsized and sank during a freak storm… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles putting more boats up for sale in tight times

PORT ANGELES — The economy is tough, and it’s showing in boat auctions at the Port of Port Angeles. In the past few years, more… Continue reading

Forks fetes holiday with parade, more in old-fashioned Fourth

FORKS — The Fourth of July is a weekend-long celebration in Forks. Along with a parade and fireworks, the three-day festival — which has the… Continue reading

Music, fireworks to explode at Fort Worden

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend will hold its traditional Fourth of July celebration at Fort Worden State Park on Monday. Events begin at 1:30 p.m.… Continue reading

Parade, fireworks planned in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Courthouse is decked out in red, white and blue bunting for the Fourth of July holiday. Fireworks and a… Continue reading

Inmate pair worked together to attempt escape from Clallam Bay, prison officials say

CLALLAM BAY — An inmate serving 45 years for first-degree murder at Clallam Bay Corrections Center was shot to death by a guard as he… Continue reading

UPDATE: One inmate dead at Clallam Bay prison in escape attempt; Tacoma Mall shooter involved

CLALLAM BAY — An inmate serving 45 years for murder at Clallam Bay Corrections Center was shot to death by a prison guard as he… Continue reading

Cable cut interrupts phone service in West End

FORKS — Phone customers in Forks, Seiku, Clallam Bay, Neah Bay and many other Western Washington communities were cut off from other areas for about… Continue reading

Police identify shooter in Port Angeles homicide; lab results awaited

PORT ANGELES — Bobby J. Smith is the man suspected of fatally shooting his neighbor last week, but police don’t yet know the circumstances of… Continue reading

Timber industry critical of proposed West End wilderness set-aside

PORT ANGELES — The timber industry does not accept an environmental coalition's proposal to purchase West End land from “willing sellers” to designate as wilderness,… Continue reading

Silk-painting technique gains Port Angeles resident world recognition

PORT ANGELES — For centuries, art students have traveled great distances to study under the great masters. Pablo Picasso in Paris, Vincent van Gogh, in… Continue reading