James Casey

Pretrial hearing set Tuesday in Makah Tribal Court for accused whalers

NEAH BAY — A pretrial hearing is set for 9 a.m. Tuesday in Makah Tribal Court for the five men who killed a gray whale… Continue reading

State park on Miller Peninsula put on hold

SEQUIM — A state park on the Miller Peninsula might as well be in the Arctic Circle, it's been put so firmly on ice. "A… Continue reading

Gun range could pit tribe against Clallam County

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second of a two-part series on a proposal for a rifle shooting range at Sadie Creek west of Joyce. PORT… Continue reading

Shooting range proposal hits target with Sheriff Benedict

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County law enforcement officers have set their sights on a gun range proposed for the Sadie Creek area west of Joyce.… Continue reading

It’s arrf-icial: Sheriff to take over Clallam animal control

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff's Department will assume animal control duties April 1, leaving the care of the creatures it captures to the… Continue reading

Shooters have rifle range in their sights after 40 years of trying

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series on a proposed shooting range at Sadie Creek west of Joyce. JOYCE — The shooting… Continue reading

Driver in teens’ deaths gets 26 months

TACOMA — Sela Anne Kalama will serve 26 months in federal prison for driving into the Elwha River and killing two teenagers March 18. Her… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center challenged to recruit doctors

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center will describe to the public the challenges of attracting doctors to Clallam County at a pair of forums in… Continue reading

Olympic Discovery Trail soon may run from Ediz Hook to Blyn

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Discovery Trail can, too, get there from there. Clallam County commissioners Tuesday approved advertising for bids to build the trail… Continue reading

GOP-snubbed Chapman considers re-election bid as an independent

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Commissioner Mike Chapman, the only one of three commissioners with an "R" after his name, may seek re-election with an… Continue reading

State sets an ambitious pace for Sound cleanup

PORT ANGELES — You could call it Mission: Improbable. You have 14 years to clean up Puget Sound, including Hood Canal and the Strait of… Continue reading

Domestic violence pervades Peninsula community, but you don’t have to put up with it

Even as the North Olympic Peninsula community last week mourned the murder of a young mother by her ex-boyfriend, housing providers received a grim statistic:… Continue reading

Rescue tug with 9 days left sails to freighter’s aid

NEAH BAY — The rescue tug Gladiator stood by a ship in distress early Wednesday in its sixth rescue of the winter season. The tug… Continue reading

Clallam Republicans suspend Chapman from party support

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Republican Party has cut its support out from under one of its highest-elected GOP office-holders, Clallam County Commissioner Mike… Continue reading

Schools may seek partners to improve aging facilities

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles schools could join with other governments to build a performing arts center to replace the high school's auditorium. The idea… Continue reading

Primary vote turnout beyond expectations

Jefferson County voters turned out beyond expectations in last week's presidential primary, while Clallam County voters were a little less enthused with their choices. As… Continue reading

Both North Olympic Peninsula sheriffs oppose bill boosting tribal police arrest authority

OLYMPIA — A bill to cross-commission tribal police to arrest non-Natives on reservations faces a hearing today in the state Senate. That’s unless Clallam Sheriff… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center looks at $1 million in budget cuts

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center has found much of the $1 million it wants to cut from its 2008 budget and bring its operating… Continue reading

Magistrate slices charges from federal whaling case

TACOMA — Five Makah whalers will face fewer charges at their federal trial in April, a U.S. magistrate ruled Tuesday. Gone is the count of… Continue reading

New chief judge assumes bench on Makah Tribal Court

NEAH BAY — The Makah Tribal Court trial of five whalers will get back on track soon under the direction of a new chief judge.… Continue reading