Emeline Cokelet

Port Angeles: Stranded city officials expected to be out of backcountry today

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic National Park rangers on Thursday located three city officials who lost their way in the park's backcountry and will hike out… Continue reading

Clallam: County commissioner candidates face off at first forum together

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Commissioner Steve Tharinger and his challenger, Sue Forde, faced off Wednesday in their first candidate forum voicing opinions on county… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Three top city officials stranded in Olympic National Park; to be rescued today

PORT ANGELES -- Three city officials who lost the trail during a backpacking trip through Olympic National Park are expected to hike out today with… Continue reading

Clallam: County officials getting plenty of advice on picking interim sheriff

Clallam County commissioners have not yet decided how they will appoint an interim sheriff, or even who is in the running, but phone calls of… Continue reading

Ex-Port Townsend aviator to be featured speaker at Port Angeles Airport Day

Summer Goodwin could fly before she learned how to drive. At age 16, secured in the open cockpit of her father's rare, 1931 Student Prince… Continue reading

Pair in court this week in connection with alleged crime spree in Clallam, Jefferson counties

PORT ANGELES -- Two men who allegedly stole a van, shopped with a stolen credit card and confronted an employee at a Discovery Bay business… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Hung jury in robbery case involving boy, 17, tried as an adult

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Superior Court jurors were unable to reach a verdict Thursday in the trial of a 17-year-old boy charged as an… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Coast Guard enacts security zone around barge transporting explosives

PORT TOWNSEND -- The U.S. Coast Guard has established a security zone around a barge that will be transporting explosives from Naval Magazine Indian Island… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Downtown deals with skateboards in public places

PORT ANGELES -- Stroll through downtown any day and you're likely to see it -- people on skateboards, inline skates and bicycles cruising the sidewalks.… Continue reading

Another name in running to replace retiring sheriff

Another familiar face will be in the running to replace Clallam County Sheriff Joe Hawe when the sheriff retires this fall. Lonnie Steele, a tireless… Continue reading

Clallam: Rodeo brings old-fashioned skills to county fair

PORT ANGELES -- With his head in a helmet and one arm thrown in the air, Justin Witherow clung to the back of a bull… Continue reading

Customers take rising prices as cost of being on the road

High gas prices haven't gone unnoticed, with customers filling up their tanks. The problem? "You gotta drive, you gotta pay it," said 17-year-old Henry Palmer… Continue reading

Arson suspect ruled innocent by reason of insanity

PORT ANGELES -- A man accused of starting or trying to start a string of fires last year in Port Angeles, including one at City… Continue reading

Fan of the fair – — – for 80 years

PORT ANGELES -- Georgia Kitselman has always been crafty, right down to the clothes on her back. During the Depression, she tore apart old coats… Continue reading

Clallam County Fair gearing up for Thursday start

PORT ANGELES -- The smell of cotton candy, rodeo excitement, horse pulls, homespun exhibits and animal shows galore take center stage when the Clallam County… Continue reading

It’s a wireless world; Peninsula hears call to cell phones

Ben Chou gave up on his land line a year ago, opting instead to take all calls on his cell phone. The convenience is enticing… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Parties still mum about deputy assault case

PORT ANGELES -- The defendant in a highly-publicized criminal case isn't talking about the secret deal that resolved the case earlier this week. "I have… Continue reading

Clallam: Court to seal disposition of case involving assault on deputy

PORT ANGELES -- The public may never know the outcome of a highly publicized court case about a Sequim businessman with a history of large… Continue reading

Peninsula: First lady takes a look back

To folks in the Northwest, it's a known fact. And after First Lady Laura Bush's visit to the North Olympic Peninsula last week, the word… Continue reading

Forks: Council endorses tax for emergency services

FORKS -- The City Council has thrown its support behind putting an emergency services tax to Clallam County voters later this year. The council on… Continue reading