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State official tours Clallam County preparedness for Cascadia quake

State official tours Clallam County preparedness for Cascadia quake

State Emergency Management Director Robert Ezelle recently took a first-hand look at how Clallam County officials are preparing for a massive earthquake… Continue reading

State official tours Clallam County preparedness for Cascadia quake
Mistrial denied, evaluation ordered for convicted stabber

Mistrial denied, evaluation ordered for convicted stabber

A Clallam County judge has denied John Greystoke’s motion for a mistrial and ordered a presentencing investigation for the convicted stabber. Greystoke,… Continue reading

Mistrial denied, evaluation ordered for convicted stabber
Olympic Peninsula Korean War vets take part in Puget Sound Honor Flight

Olympic Peninsula Korean War vets take part in Puget Sound Honor Flight

Five members of the Olympic Peninsula’s Korean War Veterans Association reflected on their service at the war memorials, monuments and military museums in… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula Korean War vets take part in Puget Sound Honor Flight
Port Townsend man escapes injury in plane crash

Port Townsend man escapes injury in plane crash

Cessna crashes near PT, pilot OK

Port Townsend man escapes injury in plane crash
Alleged gunman in shootout with law enforcement returns to Clallam County

Alleged gunman in shootout with law enforcement returns to Clallam County

James Edward Sweet is back in the Clallam County jail on charges stemming from an alleged shootout with law enforcement officers 17… Continue reading

Alleged gunman in shootout with law enforcement returns to Clallam County

Arraignment continued in vehicular homicide case for possible guilty plea

An arraignment for Vance Mitchell Mattix was continued Friday for a possible guilty plea. Mattix, 50, of Joyce is charged with vehicular… Continue reading

Port Angeles police investigating apparent suicide on Olympic Discovery Trail

Port Angeles police investigating apparent suicide on Olympic Discovery Trail

A woman who died in an apparent suicide on the Olympic Discovery Trail on Thursday was identified as Sheila R. Kettel, Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles police investigating apparent suicide on Olympic Discovery Trail

Port Angeles City Council mulls $108.28 million draft 2018 budget

The Port Angeles City Council has received a scaled-back $108.28 million draft budget for 2018. The total budget is the sum of… Continue reading

Joyce man charged with vehicular homicide after fatal wreck near Sequim

A Joyce man who allegedly caused a fatal wreck near Sequim has been charged with vehicular homicide. Vance Mitchell Mattix, 50, was… Continue reading

Unemployment below 6 percent on Peninsula

Clallam County employers added more than 300 jobs last month as unemployment fell from 6.2 percent in August to 5.9 percent in September, state officials… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 refurbishes brush engine from DNR

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 refurbishes brush engine from DNR

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 has a new brush engine to fight fires in wildlands. Officials gathered at the district’s Port… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 refurbishes brush engine from DNR

Port Angeles man’s child rape trial moved to January

A trial for alleged child rapist Donald William Kingsley has been moved to January. Kingsley, 30, of Port Angeles is charged with… Continue reading

State attorney general says he uses three-point test before deciding to sue Trump administration

State attorney general says he uses three-point test before deciding to sue Trump administration

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson uses a three-point test to decide whether to sue the Trump administration. Are Washingtonians being harmed? Does… Continue reading

State attorney general says he uses three-point test before deciding to sue Trump administration
Clallam aims to bring back man who allegedly shot at officers

Clallam aims to bring back man who allegedly shot at officers

An arrest warrant has been issued for a man who allegedly shot at four law enforcement officers at a busy Port Angeles… Continue reading

Clallam aims to bring back man who allegedly shot at officers

Two charged in burglaries, break-in

Two men were charged Thursday for their alleged roles in a pair of residential burglaries and a break-in at Mister Buds marijuana… Continue reading

Post-earthquake survival tips to be presented at Joyce fair Saturday

Post-earthquake survival tips will be offered at a fair in Joyce on Saturday. The annual Joyce Emergency Planning and Preparedness (JEPP) update will… Continue reading

Second storm this week roars into east, west sides of Peninsula

Second storm this week roars into east, west sides of Peninsula

Hundreds of customers lost power Wednesday as wind and rain moved through the North Olympic Peninsula. Winds gusted to 54 mph at Point Wilson in… Continue reading

Second storm this week roars into east, west sides of Peninsula
Quake drill this morning at 10:19 across North Olympic Peninsula

Quake drill this morning at 10:19 across North Olympic Peninsula

Drop. Cover. Hold on. Follow those steps for your best chance to survive a major earthquake, which could occur at any time on one of… Continue reading

Quake drill this morning at 10:19 across North Olympic Peninsula
Port Angeles police investigate pot shop break-in, residential burglaries; two suspects arrested

Port Angeles police investigate pot shop break-in, residential burglaries; two suspects arrested

City police Monday were investigating a break-in at Mister Buds marijuana shop and two residential burglaries that might have been related. Isaiah… Continue reading

Port Angeles police investigate pot shop break-in, residential burglaries; two suspects arrested

Forecasters calling for first major rainfall of season for Olympic Peninsula

Get ready for the first significant rainfall of the season, the National Weather Service said. A wet and windy pattern will persist… Continue reading