Rob Ollikainen

Olympic Medical Center posts gains in its first quarter

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center posted modest gains in the first quarter of 2013, at a time when the public hospital district was spending… Continue reading

Man guilty in assault on Clallam County sheriff’s deputy

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County jury has found Matthew K. McDaniel guilty of assaulting a Clallam County sheriff's deputy at Railroad Bridge Park. McDaniel,… Continue reading

Clallam buying rights of way for Old Olympic Highway road plan

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County is buying chunks of right of way to widen another stretch of Old Olympic Highway in Agnew. County commissioners Tuesday… Continue reading

The Western black-legged tick is said to be common to Clallam County. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Peninsula tick found with pathogen that causes Lyme disease

PORT ANGELES — Pack the bug spray for that next hike into the woods. Of the two ticks in the state that tested positive for… Continue reading

The Western black-legged tick is said to be common to Clallam County. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
State Department of Ecology

Panel: Ocean acidification threatening sea life here

PORT ANGELES — Acidification of the world's oceans could have a profound effect on the North Olympic Peninsula, a panel of experts told Clallam County… Continue reading

State Department of Ecology

More hearings likely in Port Angeles strangulation case

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County Superior Court Judge has scheduled an April 25 hearing on a recently completed pre-sentencing investigation for Kevin A. Bradfield,… Continue reading

More hearings likely in strangulation case

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County Superior Court Judge has scheduled an April 25 hearing on a recently completed pre-sentencing investigation for Kevin A. Bradfield,… Continue reading

Bradley Hatch

Quileute welcome gray whales with annual ceremony

LAPUSH — Sacred whale songs echoed through the A-ka-lat Center on Wednesday as dozens of Quileute schoolchildren performed traditional dances in honor of the gray… Continue reading

Bradley Hatch
Warren Horsley of Port Angeles and his dog

Clallam County backs pact for sprucing up trail

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County, Olympic National Park and the Federal Highway Administration will team up to improve the Spruce Railroad Trail at Lake Crescent,… Continue reading

Warren Horsley of Port Angeles and his dog
Down it goes

PenPly stack proves tough — but finally falls, ending an era (Video and photos)

PORT ANGELES — It's gone. But not without a fight. The 72-year-old smokestack that was all that remained of the historic Peninsula Plywood mill defied… Continue reading

Down it goes
The smokestack at the former Peninsula Plywood mill falls to the ground after crews weakened the base and pulled the structure down with a cable after explosives failed to do the job. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

STACK TOPPLED! With video and photos — mill smokestack defies explosives before finally falling

PORT ANGELES — The 72-year-old smokestack that was all that remained of the Peninsula Plywood mill was finally toppled Monday. In what will be remembered… Continue reading

The smokestack at the former Peninsula Plywood mill falls to the ground after crews weakened the base and pulled the structure down with a cable after explosives failed to do the job. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Clallam sheriff’s comments linked by judge to need for murder retrial venue change

PORT ANGELES — The decision to move Darold Stenson’s murder trial from Clallam to Kitsap County will prove costly and logistically complex, Clallam County officials… Continue reading

An overhead beam on the Sol Duc River bridge in Forks shows damage from being clipped recently

More mysterious damage to Sol Duc River bridge

FORKS — The Sol Duc River bridge on Quillayute Road took another hit last week from what appeared to be a large piece of logging… Continue reading

An overhead beam on the Sol Duc River bridge in Forks shows damage from being clipped recently

Quileute to welcome whales in LaPush ceremony Wednesday

LAPUSH — Welcome back, whales. The Quileute Tribal School on Wednesday will host the sixth annual Welcoming the Whales ceremony at LaPush. The event, which… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

93-year-old woman, former PA City Council member, is satisfactory after being struck by car

PORT ANGELES — A former City Councilwoman who was struck by a car on Race Street on Wednesday evening suffered a broken arm and other… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Emergency workers assist Vivian Ross

93-year-old woman struck by vehicle on Race Street in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A 93-year-old pedestrian was struck by a passenger car as she was crossing Race Street near Civic Field shortly after 5 p.m.… Continue reading

Emergency workers assist Vivian Ross

Grant for child dental services to benefit Jefferson County

Jefferson County’s youngest residents will have better access to dental services thanks to a $200,000 grant awarded to Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles man’s conviction upheld in child rape case

PORT ANGELES — The state Court of Appeals has upheld the 2011 conviction of Joel A. Wilson, a 44-year-old Port Angeles man who was sentenced… Continue reading

Emergency workers assist Vivian Ross

UPDATE — 93-year-old woman struck by vehicle on Race Street in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A 93-year-old pedestrian was struck by a passenger car as she was crossing Race Street near Civic Field shortly after 5 p.m.… Continue reading

Emergency workers assist Vivian Ross

Clallam gets federal funds for Spruce trail upgrades

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County and the state Department of Transportation have reached a deal that replaces $146,129 in local funding of Spruce Railroad Trail… Continue reading