Rob Ollikainen

Flu season reaches a crescendo, health officials say

PORT TOWNSEND — Flu activity may be cresting on North Olympic Peninsula and around the region, health officials say. Based on the latest statistics from… Continue reading

Clallam Transit modifies bus route

PORT ANGELES — Clallam Transit has changed its No. 26 Westside bus route to serve the heart of the Lower Elwha Klallam reservation. Buses coming… Continue reading

Port Angeles firefighters work to determine the extent of a chimney fire that spread into the adjoining attic of a house at 1603 E. Fifth St. in Port Angeles on Wednesday afternoon. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

East Port Angeles home damaged by chimney fire

PORT ANGELES — A chimney fire damaged a two-story Port Angeles home on 1603 E. Fifth St. earlier this week. The Port Angeles Fire Department… Continue reading

Port Angeles firefighters work to determine the extent of a chimney fire that spread into the adjoining attic of a house at 1603 E. Fifth St. in Port Angeles on Wednesday afternoon. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Split verdict in bicycle assault, voyeurism case

PORT ANGELES — Spencer J. Silva, the Sequim man who attacked a bicyclist on Olympic Discovery Trail last summer and opened a teenager’s bedroom window… Continue reading

Clallam County adds money to Olympic Discovery Trail expansion

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has added $202,416 to an ongoing project to build a 1.5-mile segment of the Olympic Discovery Trail in rugged terrain… Continue reading

Man linked to Olympic Discovery Trail attack found guilty

PORT ANGELES — Spencer J. Silva, who allegedly attacked a bicyclist on Olympic Discovery Trail last summer and opened a teenager’s bedroom window as she… Continue reading

Clallam to mull renewing court pact with Sequim

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County will bill the city of Sequim $63,687 for handling its misdemeanor court cases in 2013 if commissioners renew an interlocal… Continue reading

Alleged masked attacker faces Tuesday verdict

PORT ANGELES — A Sequim man who deputies say wore a clown mask when he allegedly assaulted a woman who was riding a bicycle on… Continue reading

Dorothea Hover-Kramer

Dorothea Hover-Kramer — therapist, author, activist — dies at 72

AGNEW — Dorothea Hover-Kramer, a registered nurse, psychotherapist, author and artist, died of a heart attack Tuesday at Olympic Medical Center. She was 72. Visitation… Continue reading

Dorothea Hover-Kramer
Blue-green scum is seen at Lake Pleasant on Tuesday. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Toxins feared in Lake Pleasant; blue-green scum tested

CORRECTED VERSION — This corrects the earlier story. County staff collected a sample of lake water Wednesday and sent it to a King County lab.… Continue reading

Blue-green scum is seen at Lake Pleasant on Tuesday. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Kevin A. Bradfield of Port Angeles enters Clallam County Superior Court on Wednesday. He agreed to a plea deal to avoid a jury trial. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles man takes 20 years in Pimentel slaying

PORT ANGELES — A 23-year-old man charged in the October 2011 strangulation death of Jennifer Pimentel pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree premeditated murder. Kevin A.… Continue reading

Kevin A. Bradfield of Port Angeles enters Clallam County Superior Court on Wednesday. He agreed to a plea deal to avoid a jury trial. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Health officials warn: Stay out of Lake Pleasant, could be dangerous

PORT ANGELES — While it’s not exactly swimming weather, Clallam County environmental health officials are cautioning West End residents to keep themselves and their pets… Continue reading

Kevin Bradfield Peninsula Daily News

Man charged in strangulation of Jennifer Pimentel pleads guilty, will get 20 years

PORT ANGELES — A 23-year-old man charged in the October 2011 strangulation death of Jennifer Pimentel pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree premeditated murder. Kevin A.… Continue reading

Kevin Bradfield Peninsula Daily News

Clallam to expand youth treatment

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County will expand the services it offers to at-risk and drug-addicted youths thanks to a three-year grant funneled through the state.… Continue reading

Sarah Creachbaum

New Olympic National Park chief says she plans to stay awhile

PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park's new superintendant said she intends to stick around longer than her recent predecessors. Sarah Creachbaum, 54, who became head… Continue reading

Sarah Creachbaum
Port Angeles Parks Department employee Darryl Anderson installs new playground equipment at Shane Park in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Shane Park playground slated for spring opening

PORT ANGELES — A towering new playground will open at Shane Park just in time for spring, Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Director Corey Delikat… Continue reading

Port Angeles Parks Department employee Darryl Anderson installs new playground equipment at Shane Park in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Joe Heller

Ah-choo: Flu season has yet to peak on Peninsula, health officer says

PORT ANGELES — Flu season is ramping up from coast to coast, and the North Olympic Peninsula is not immune. “As we're seeing elsewhere in… Continue reading

Joe Heller

Double-murder trial delayed till summer

PORT ANGELES — Darold R. Stenson’s second double-murder trial for the 1993 shooting deaths of his wife and business partner has been postponed from March… Continue reading

Larry Little

North Olympic Discovery Marathon director staying put

PORT ANGELES — Larry Little is passing up a chance to lead one of the most prestigious marathons in the nation to remain on the… Continue reading

Larry Little
Linda Benson of Sequim said she searched for decades to try to find out what happened to the owner of the POW bracelet she got in 1972. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Bracelet connects Sequim woman to POW’s family

SEQUIM — Every time the phone rings, Linda Benson gets nervous and asks herself: “Is this going to be the call?” The 76-year-old Sequim woman… Continue reading

Linda Benson of Sequim said she searched for decades to try to find out what happened to the owner of the POW bracelet she got in 1972. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News