Rob Ollikainen

Shawn Gallacci looks at the shattered remains of the private bridge on Garling Road leading into his neighborhood east of Port Angeles on  Saturday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Getting off the island — Residents cut off by storm-collapsed bridge secure access to nearby road

PORT ANGELES — More than three dozen Clallam County residents who were suddenly isolated after a private bridge collapsed near Port Angeles on Thursday have… Continue reading

Shawn Gallacci looks at the shattered remains of the private bridge on Garling Road leading into his neighborhood east of Port Angeles on  Saturday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Sequim City Councilman Dennis Smith

Sequim City Council member arrested for investigation of driving under the influence

SEQUIM — Sequim City Councilman Dennis Smith was arrested Sunday for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol, city police confirmed Monday. “He was… Continue reading

Sequim City Councilman Dennis Smith
Shawn Gallacci looks at the shattered remains of the private bridge on Garling Road leading into his neighborhood east of Port Angeles on  Saturday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Getting off the island — Residents cut off by storm-collapsed bridge secure access to nearby road

PORT ANGELES — More than three dozen Clallam County residents who were suddenly isolated after a private bridge collapsed near Port Angeles on Thursday have… Continue reading

Shawn Gallacci looks at the shattered remains of the private bridge on Garling Road leading into his neighborhood east of Port Angeles on  Saturday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Caleb Lauritzen

Neighbors protest proposed pot grow in Agnew

AGNEW — A dozen neighbors gathered last week to protest a proposed recreational marijuana business in Agnew. On Thursday, they stood in the rain along… Continue reading

Caleb Lauritzen
This petroglyph telling the Quileute legend of the battle between K'wati and the Red Lizard was discovered near Forks last December by Gig Harbor fisherman Erik Wasankari. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

UPDATED with 10 new photos — Discovery of historic rock carving links Quileute tribe to its past

FORKS — Quileute tribal members moved a huge rock — bearing a "pre-contact'' petroglyph that tells a Quileute legend — from the muddy banks of… Continue reading

This petroglyph telling the Quileute legend of the battle between K'wati and the Red Lizard was discovered near Forks last December by Gig Harbor fisherman Erik Wasankari. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
This petroglyph telling the Quileute legend of the battle between K'wati and the Red Lizard was discovered near Forks last December by Gig Harbor fisherman Erik Wasankari. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

UPDATED with 10 new photos — Discovery of historic rock carving links Quileute tribe to its past

FORKS — Quileute tribal members moved a huge rock — bearing a "pre-contact'' petroglyph that tells a Quileute legend — from the muddy banks of… Continue reading

This petroglyph telling the Quileute legend of the battle between K'wati and the Red Lizard was discovered near Forks last December by Gig Harbor fisherman Erik Wasankari. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles murder, kidnapping trial on hold

PORT ANGELES — Gary Carl Borneman won’t go to trial as scheduled next week for the October shooting death of Gerald “Jerry” Howell at a… Continue reading

This petroglyph telling the Quileute legend of the battle between K'wati and the Red Lizard was discovered near Forks last December by Gig Harbor fisherman Erik Wasankari. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

UPDATED with 10 new photos — Discovery of historic rock carving links Quileute tribe to its past

FORKS — Quileute tribal members moved a huge rock — bearing a "pre-contact'' petroglyph that tells a Quileute legend — from the muddy banks of… Continue reading

This petroglyph telling the Quileute legend of the battle between K'wati and the Red Lizard was discovered near Forks last December by Gig Harbor fisherman Erik Wasankari. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
This petroglyph telling the Quileute legend of the battle between K'wati and the Red Lizard was discovered near Forks last December by Gig Harbor fisherman Erik Wasankari. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

‘A phenomenal piece of art’ — Quileute tribe celebrates discovery of historic rock carving [ * UPDATED with 10 new photos * ]

FORKS — Quileute tribal members moved a huge rock — bearing a "pre-contact'' petroglyph that tells a Quileute legend — from the muddy banks of… Continue reading

This petroglyph telling the Quileute legend of the battle between K'wati and the Red Lizard was discovered near Forks last December by Gig Harbor fisherman Erik Wasankari. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles murder, kidnapping trial on hold

PORT ANGELES — Gary Carl Borneman won't go to trial as scheduled next week for the October shooting death of Gerald “Jerry” Howell at a… Continue reading

Clallam reaches agreement on labor contract with largest union

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County and its largest union have apparently reached an agreement on a new labor contract after more than 20 months of… Continue reading

This petroglyph telling the Quileute legend of the battle between K'wati and the Red Lizard was discovered near Forks last December by Gig Harbor fisherman Erik Wasankari. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Petroglyph depicting Quileute legend makes trip to tribal center from Calawah River

FORKS — Tribal members moved a prehistoric petroglyph that tells of a Quileute legend from the muddy banks of the Calawah River to the A-Ka-Lat… Continue reading

This petroglyph telling the Quileute legend of the battle between K'wati and the Red Lizard was discovered near Forks last December by Gig Harbor fisherman Erik Wasankari. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Clallam passes on new coalition aimed at lobbying for sewer funding

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County will not participate in a newly formed coalition to lobby the Legislature for sewer infrastructure in rural areas, the three… Continue reading

$1.15 million in salmon habitat grants awarded in Clallam, Jefferson counties

PORT ANGELES — Clallam and Jefferson county tribes and organizations received a combined $1.15 million in grants to restore salmon habitat, the state Salmon Recovery… Continue reading

Nature Conservancy’s 2,538-acre land purchase conserves rain forest on Clearwater River in Jefferson County

FORKS — The Nature Conservancy has purchased nearly 4 square miles of Jefferson County forestland along the Clearwater River from Fruit Growers Supply Co. The… Continue reading

$1.15 million in salmon habitat grants awarded in Clallam, Jefferson counties

PORT ANGELES — Clallam and Jefferson county tribes and organizations received a combined $1.15 million in grants to restore salmon habitat, the state Salmon Recovery… Continue reading

Danica and Hank Christiansen speak with Mick Dodge at the Forks Visitor Information Center. — Forks Chamber of Commerce

Officials: Weather, economy, marketing combine for banner year in Olympic Peninsula tourism

PORT ANGELES — A combination of good weather, a rebounding economy, collaborative marketing and the lure of Olympic National Park resulted in a “banner year”… Continue reading

Danica and Hank Christiansen speak with Mick Dodge at the Forks Visitor Information Center. — Forks Chamber of Commerce
Danica and Hank Christiansen speak with Mick Dodge at the Forks Visitor Information Center. Forks Chamber of Commerce

Officials: Weather, economy, marketing combine for banner year in Olympic Peninsula tourism

PORT ANGELES — A combination of good weather, a rebounding economy, collaborative marketing and the lure of Olympic National Park resulted in a “banner year”… Continue reading

Danica and Hank Christiansen speak with Mick Dodge at the Forks Visitor Information Center. Forks Chamber of Commerce

Clallam slates hearing Dec. 9 on Lake Sutherland district tax

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners will consider objections to a proposed special assessment tax in the Lake Sutherland Management District. District voters last summer… Continue reading

Clallam budget of $33.2 million approved despite commissioner’s objection

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has passed a 2015 budget despite the protest of one of three commissioners. As promised, board Chairman Mike Chapman voted… Continue reading