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Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group Newly elected Clallam County Sheriff Brian King spoke of changes he feels are needed this legislative session to bring some balance back to his department as well as others around the state.

Clallam County’s new sheriff calls for legislative changes

Brian King addresses the Forks chamber

  • Jan 21, 2023
  • By Christi Baron Olympic Peninsula News Group
  • Clallam County
Christi Baron/Olympic Peninsula News Group Newly elected Clallam County Sheriff Brian King spoke of changes he feels are needed this legislative session to bring some balance back to his department as well as others around the state.

Housing bond bid weighed

Inslee proposal in Tharinger committee

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State of City address emphasizes public engagement

Many ideas, no plan for Short’s Farm

Port of Port Townsend listens as to potential deal

Clallam County Fire District 3 personnel, along with other Olympic Peninsula fire departments, first responders and firends, honor Fire District 3 Capt. Charles “Chad” Cate with a procession of vehicles through Sequim on Jan. 13. Here, the procession passes by District 3’s station on North Fifth Avenue in Sequim. Cate was found deceased in his bunk in the early morning hours of Jan. 12. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Sequim loses fire district captain in line of duty

Cate, 46, to be remembered with Saturday service

Clallam County Fire District 3 personnel, along with other Olympic Peninsula fire departments, first responders and firends, honor Fire District 3 Capt. Charles “Chad” Cate with a procession of vehicles through Sequim on Jan. 13. Here, the procession passes by District 3’s station on North Fifth Avenue in Sequim. Cate was found deceased in his bunk in the early morning hours of Jan. 12. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Abakis — from left, drummer Tomoki Sage, pianist Peter Freeman, singer-guitarist Aba Kiser and bassist Maggie Jo Chambers — will play the 1990s-themed Winter Benefit this Saturday night in Port Angeles. The event celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Winter Benefit this Saturday fetes 30 years of festivals

Saturday night at the Naval Elks Lodge, Aba Kiser and her band will dive deep into the past to find the Cranberries,… Continue reading

  • Jan 20, 2023
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
Abakis — from left, drummer Tomoki Sage, pianist Peter Freeman, singer-guitarist Aba Kiser and bassist Maggie Jo Chambers — will play the 1990s-themed Winter Benefit this Saturday night in Port Angeles. The event celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Sequim woman being held in Spokane on second-degree murder

Documents say she killed her son

Scouring under Highway 19 closes lane near Chimacum

CHIMACUM – A 25-mph speed limit and one-way alternating traffic is in place on state Highway 19 between Chimacum Road and Swansonville Road until further… Continue reading

Following local cities, Jefferson County proclaims rights for orcas

County becomes first in state to make declaration

Budget, staff cuts expected for Port Angeles School District

Superintendent lays out legislative priorities

Port Angeles City Council narrows appointee candidates to three

One to be named to fill vacant position

Neah Bay woman airlifted to Harborview after wreck

A Neah Bay woman was listed in serious condition Wednesday afternoon at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after her vehicle left the roadway… Continue reading

Tow truck crews hoist a car into the air and pull it to a waiting flatbed truck on Wednesday after its driver lost control and landed upside down in a skating bowl at the Port Angeles Skate Park at Erickson Playfield on Tuesday night. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Port Angeles Skate Park closed after car drives through fence into bowl

Driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel

Tow truck crews hoist a car into the air and pull it to a waiting flatbed truck on Wednesday after its driver lost control and landed upside down in a skating bowl at the Port Angeles Skate Park at Erickson Playfield on Tuesday night. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles man sentenced for sexually abusing granddaughter

An 83-year-old Port Angeles man has been sentenced to almost eight years in prison for the sexual abuse of his granddaughter. Clallam… Continue reading

Melody Douglas, left, and Paige Govia.

Candidates named for Rhody Festival royalty

Queen to be crowned in March 5 ceremony

Melody Douglas, left, and Paige Govia.

Four flu deaths on Peninsula

COVID-19 cases flat despite records spike

Jefferson County drafts guidelines for remaining Rescue Plan funding

‘Last call’ to apply for federal relief dollars

Ali Redman, aquarium curator for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center exhibit at Fort Worden State Park, points to the eye slit of Sylvia, a 3-year-old male giant Pacific octopus named after Sylvia Earle, the first female chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The center is awaiting a permit from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to be released back his original habitat, which is under the science center pier. Giant Pacific octopuses die after mating and live no more than 3 or 4 years. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Soon to be released

Ali Redman, aquarium curator for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center exhibit at Fort Worden State Park, points to the eye slit of Sylvia, a… Continue reading

Ali Redman, aquarium curator for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center exhibit at Fort Worden State Park, points to the eye slit of Sylvia, a 3-year-old male giant Pacific octopus named after Sylvia Earle, the first female chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The center is awaiting a permit from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to be released back his original habitat, which is under the science center pier. Giant Pacific octopuses die after mating and live no more than 3 or 4 years. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Two women die in Sequim residence; child found in home

Two women were found dead in a Sequim residence and a child, who had thought his mother and the other woman were sleeping,… Continue reading

Volunteers participating in the Martin Luther King Day of Service at Fort Worden State Park carry a load of European dune grass on Monday to a waiting truck for disposal. The group, made up of employees of the Marine Science Center and other volunteers, worked to remove European dune grass that was planted by the park service to control erosion but later discovered it was choking out the native plants. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Day of service

Volunteers participating in the Martin Luther King Day of Service at Fort Worden State Park carry a load of European dune grass on Monday to… Continue reading

Volunteers participating in the Martin Luther King Day of Service at Fort Worden State Park carry a load of European dune grass on Monday to a waiting truck for disposal. The group, made up of employees of the Marine Science Center and other volunteers, worked to remove European dune grass that was planted by the park service to control erosion but later discovered it was choking out the native plants. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)