Emeline Cokelet

Peninsula residents warm up to first lady

PORT ANGELES -- While Laura Bush treks through Olympic National Park with friends this week, local businesses are sending a welcome to the first lady… Continue reading

PDN exclusive: First lady Laura Bush arrives to vacation in Olympic National Park

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS PORT ANGELES -- It's a popular destination, especially in the summer months, but Lake Crescent Lodge will play host this week to… Continue reading

Sequim: Canine competitors to converge for Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club dog show

SEQUIM -- More than 900 dogs will strut their stuff this weekend at the Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club's seventh annual all breed dog show and… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Puppies left at Humane Society vanish

PORT ANGELES -- Two puppies that were reportedly dropped off in after-hours cages at the Clallam County Humane Society on Saturday have disappeared, piquing concern… Continue reading

Clallam: Plea offer extended to driver in New Year’s Eve crash that killed three people

PORT ANGELES -- Prosecutors have extended a plea offer to Mary Kristine Kniskern, charged in Clallam County Superior Court with vehicular homicide in the deaths… Continue reading

Clallam: New law creates safe havens for newborns

PORT ANGELES -- When a young woman called police on Sunday and reported her newborn baby as abandoned, she could have taken the child to… Continue reading

Peninsula: Federal grant to allow purchase of private timberlands

More than 3,000 acres of old-growth and second-growth forest in western Clallam and Jefferson counties are earmarked for preservation under a nearly $10 million grant… Continue reading

Clallam: Mom “finds” infant, later admits it’s hers

SEQUIM -- A woman who apparently panicked about taking care of her newborn baby reported finding the child abandoned in her car Sunday morning, but… Continue reading

Discovery Bay: Fire rages on 24-foot pleasure boat

DISCOVERY BAY -- A fire aboard an unoccupied pleasure boat that forced dozens of guests from their condominiums at Trendwest Resorts early Sunday is being… Continue reading

Elwha River dams” removal on track for 2007, government says

Plans to remove the two dams on the Elwha River and eventually restore salmon runs to historic levels are continuing as planned, with dam removal… Continue reading

Forks: Vietnam War veteran remembers his best friend – — – and other canine war heroes

FORKS -- More than 30 years ago, a man and his dog bonded on the battlefields of Vietnam. Each night they would walk the main… Continue reading

Peninsula: Early release program for some prison inmates worries law officials

A cost-saving measure that shortens some prison inmates' sentences could be a heavy burden to bear for local law enforcement. "I think it's going to… Continue reading

Clallam: House fire in Sequim leads Fourth of July blazes

A fire raged through a Sequim home late Friday night, one of several blazes that kept local firefighters busy on the Fourth of July. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles: More agents coming to port of entry

PORT ANGELES -- More Border Patrol agents may be stationed here by the end of the year as the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Crews scour Sequim, Dungeness bays for derelict gear on sea floor

As sunlight glistens off the Strait of Juan de Fuca and seals pop their heads above the salt water surface, two boats are making their… Continue reading

Victoria: U.S. Coast Guard from Port Angeles helps rescue capsized Canadian sailors

VICTORIA -- Cross-border Coast Guard cooperation helped rescue four competitive sailors whose trimaran capsized Wednesday evening near Victoria. U.S. Coast Guard officials say the crew… Continue reading

Clallam: Potter mania sweeps bookstores at midnight

Scores of children and adults, some dressed as their favorite characters, swarmed bookstores in Clallam County Friday night for fresh copies of the newest Harry… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Coast Guard cutter changes command

PORT ANGELES -- As wind whipped across the deck of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Active on Friday afternoon, the ship's 75 crew members bid… Continue reading

Clallam Bay: Chamber seeks state support to save shoreline park

CLALLAM BAY -- The Clallam Bay-Sekiu Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday endorsed sending a letter to the state in search of support to save a… Continue reading

Port Angeles parents fear for children’s safety in case of cougar or coyote

PORT ANGELES -- Kim Payne no longer lets her children play near the tree-shrouded creek next to their house. She has mowed the tall, green… Continue reading