Emeline Cokelet

Peninsula: Emergency radio system given a boost

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County has received a long-awaited solution to interagency shortfalls in emergency communications -- a $5.8 million federal grant to build a… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Two rescued from 200 feet below road

PORT ANGELES -- Two people were rescued Thursday afternoon after falling over a steep embankment below Little River Road. A man and woman had scrambled… Continue reading

Clallam Bay: Burglary spree surprises normally staid town

CLALLAM BAY -- A mini crime spree has streaked through Clallam Bay again, this time hitting three businesses, a home and a Presbyterian church. Sometime… Continue reading

Forks: Preview of swimming pool plans Thursday

FORKS -- Final plans for a long-awaited community swimming pool on the West End will be on display during a public meeting this week in… Continue reading

Port Angeles: First tests show no food tampering worry

PORT ANGELES -- Preliminary testing on an item seized in a food tampering investigation at a Safeway store east of downtown Port Angeles has not… Continue reading

Freshwater Bay: Boat tugs whale carcass to Strait as residents breathe easier

FRESHWATER BAY -- This whale of a tale may have a happy ending. The 20-ton sei whale carcass that has plagued Place Road residents with… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Extortion letter leads to food tampering scare in supermarket

PORT ANGELES -- An anonymous letter found in a Safeway store, east of Port Angeles, suggesting supermarket products were tampered with includes a threat to… Continue reading

Wine stomping makes contestants toe the line

PORT ANGELES -- Guests at Olympic Cellars Winery on Saturday celebrated the harvest in the most traditional way -- with sticky grapes between their toes.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Man killed by police was hit by four bullets, State Patrol says

PORT ANGELES -- A man shot and killed by police Monday night was hit by bullets four times, according to the Washington State Patrol. Carmen… Continue reading

Sequim: Accused child rapist held on $1.5 million bail

SEQUIM -- A 35-year-old Sequim man is being held on $1.5 million bail on charges that he allegedly raped two teenage boys and attempted to… Continue reading

Special place hidden in the Olympics: Boulder Lake

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Nearly everyone living on the north side of the park makes their way along the mostly paved route to Olympic Hot… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Police won’t convene review board on fatal shooting

PORT ANGELES -- Police Chief Tom Riepe said he does not plan to convene a department review board to investigate Monday night's fatal shooting of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Officers followed proper procedure in shooting, Police Department says

PORT ANGELES -- Police officers who shot and killed a 33-year-old man Monday night followed proper procedure after the man approached the officers with a… Continue reading

Peninsula: Remembrances on second anniversary of 9/11 attacks to be held today

The public remembrances are fewer today than on the first anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. But on the second anniversary, people continue to remember… Continue reading

Sequim: Woman who drove car in which three were killed believed gone from Clallam County

A woman awaiting trial in the deaths of three people killed in a New Year's Eve car crash has apparently left town, and a judge… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Airport Day draws thousands

PORT ANGELES -- Afternoon downpours didn't keep hundreds of people from turning out at the fifth annual Airport Day at William R. Fairchild International Airport.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: New boat station called Coast Guard “milestone”

PORT ANGELES -- Members of the U.S. Coast Guard on Friday hailed the new Station Port Angeles as a long-awaited and positive step for the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: New Coast Guard boat station created today will cover eastern Strait, Admiralty Inlet

The U.S. Coast Guard will close a large gap in small boat operations in the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca today as it establishes… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Couple celebrates 76th wedding anniversary

PORT ANGELES -- A four-piece band set up on the lawn of Ralph and Clara Carlson's home played an appropriate tune Wednesday to mark the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Three city officials return from extended Olympic National Park trip into backcountry

PORT ANGELES -- Three city officials who became lost in Olympic National Park's backcountry last week hiked out on a dusty trail Friday afternoon in… Continue reading