Arwyn Rice

A mobile home burned early Sunday morning on Merchance Road in Forks. Christi Baron/Forks Forum

Mobile home destroyed in Forks fire; no injuries reported

FORKS — A Clallam County Sheriff's deputy looking for car prowlers instead found a mobile home fire early Sunday morning, according to the Sheriff's Office.… Continue reading

A mobile home burned early Sunday morning on Merchance Road in Forks. Christi Baron/Forks Forum
Craig Robbins

WEEKEND: Hauntings to continue on Peninsula with more spooky attractions opening starting tonight

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Oct. 23. Horrors and haunts will tempt brave souls from the dark moss-hung woods of Forks to the… Continue reading

Craig Robbins
Installing artificial turf on the field at Spartan Stadium is one of two projects that the Quillayute Valley School District has identified as being needed soon. The field tends to become muddy during games. — Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

Quillayute Valley School Board faces funding dilemma over new stadium vs. new field; Forks meeting set Nov. 17 to talk priorities

FORKS — The Quillayute Valley School Board will ask residents which $1.25 million project should be done first: a new artificial turf field or a… Continue reading

Installing artificial turf on the field at Spartan Stadium is one of two projects that the Quillayute Valley School District has identified as being needed soon. The field tends to become muddy during games. — Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News
Craig Robbins

WEEKEND: Hauntings to continue on Peninsula with more spooky attractions opening starting tonight

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Oct. 23. Horrors and haunts will tempt brave souls from the dark moss-hung woods of Forks to the… Continue reading

Craig Robbins

Forks City Council candidates talk about education, water use, Navy flyovers

FORKS — Candidates for the Position 5 seat on the City Council answered questions about water, education and Navy flyovers at a forum at the… Continue reading

Isaiah Cox

Annual donated fishing trip rewards Port Angeles Boys & Girls Club children with wildlife lesson on salmon, whales

PORT ANGELES — It was a whale of a good time for nine children from the Port Angeles unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs… Continue reading

Isaiah Cox

Proposed charter amendments detailed by authors in Port Angeles Business Association presentation

PORT ANGELES — Voters will help decide where Clallam County is headed as they vote on eight proposed amendments to the county's charter, according to… Continue reading

A two-vehicle head-on collision in Port Ludlow sent two people to a Seattle hospital Monday. Jefferson County Sheriff's Department

Two recovering at Seattle hospital after Port Ludlow wreck

PORT LUDLOW — Two people were recovering at a Seattle hospital Tuesday after being seriously injured in a two-car head-on collision Monday afternoon. Franz Gruber… Continue reading

A two-vehicle head-on collision in Port Ludlow sent two people to a Seattle hospital Monday. Jefferson County Sheriff's Department
Branden Currie

Running Start program brings more than 350 North Olympic Peninsula students into college early

PORT ANGELES — More than 350 area high school students are gaining a lead on their education this year by already being enrolled in college… Continue reading

Branden Currie
A two-vehicle head-on collision in Port Ludlow sent two people to a Seattle hospital Monday. Jefferson County Sheriff's Department

UPDATE: Two recovering at Seattle hospital after Port Ludlow wreck

PORT LUDLOW — Two people were recovering at a Seattle hospital Tuesday after being seriously injured in a two-car head-on collision Monday afternoon. Franz Gruber… Continue reading

A two-vehicle head-on collision in Port Ludlow sent two people to a Seattle hospital Monday. Jefferson County Sheriff's Department
Phoebe Marie McHenry

2nd UPDATE — Mother of missing Port Townsend teen: ‘We just want her home’

PORT TOWNSEND — A teenage girl sought by her family and police was still missing Sunday night after a weekend sighting, and investigators think she… Continue reading

Phoebe Marie McHenry
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Frozen Social Security checks in 2016 worry some, of little concern to others on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — The news that Social Security payments will be frozen next year without cost-of-living adjustments was a blow to some North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

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The gates of Troll Haven open today at 4 p.m.

WEEKEND: Haunted houses open unearthly doors across Peninsula

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Oct. 16. Something wicked is coming to the North Olympic Peninsula, beginning tonight with the Psycho Social in… Continue reading

The gates of Troll Haven open today at 4 p.m.
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Frozen Social Security checks in 2016 worry some, of little concern to others on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — The news that Social Security payments will be frozen next year without cost-of-living adjustments was a blow to some North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

From left
The gates of Troll Haven open today at 4 p.m.

WEEKEND: Haunted houses open unearthly doors across Peninsula starting tonight

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Oct. 16. Something wicked is coming to the North Olympic Peninsula, beginning tonight with the Psycho Social in… Continue reading

The gates of Troll Haven open today at 4 p.m.
From left

Frozen Social Security checks in 2016 worry some, of little concern to others on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — The news that Social Security payments will be frozen next year without cost-of-living adjustments was a blow to some North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

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Mary Beth Wegener

Olympic Peninsula Humane Society shelter getting finishing touches in Port Angeles; expected ready for animals in January

PORT ANGELES — Construction workers are finishing the interior of a $1.43 million expanded Olympic Peninsula Humane Society shelter complex on Old Olympic Highway in… Continue reading

Mary Beth Wegener

Clallam County coroner rules diver’s death as an accidental saltwater drowning

NEAH BAY — The death of a Tacoma man near Neah Bay on Sunday was confirmed to have been by drowning. Marcus Eldred, 24, died… Continue reading

Mary Beth Wegener

Olympic Peninsula Humane Society shelter getting finishing touches in Port Angeles; expected ready for animals in January

PORT ANGELES — Construction workers are finishing the interior of a $1.43 million expanded Olympic Peninsula Humane Society shelter complex on Old Olympic Highway in… Continue reading

Mary Beth Wegener
Port Angeles School Board candidates Dr. Joshua Jones

Port Angeles School Board hopefuls detail different approaches to issues during forum

PORT ANGELES — Candidates for a position on the Port Angeles School Board forum emphasized their different approaches to issues they agree upon during a… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board candidates Dr. Joshua Jones