Daily Update Newsletter

More Hood Canal Bridge closures announced for tonight into Tuesday

The Hood Canal Bridge will close intermittently between 11 p.m. today and 4 a.m. Tuesday for construction work. Crews working for the state… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend approves low bid to update stormwater system

Port of Port Townsend commissioners have approved a bid from Olympic Peninsula Construction for work to update the stormwater system in the… Continue reading

Volunteers needed for International Coastal Cleanup on Saturday

About 135 volunteers had signed up as of Friday to help clean North Olympic Peninsula beaches in the 2017 International Coastal Cleanup on… Continue reading

Program seeks people to adopt a Clallam beach for cleanup

The fledgling Adopt a Beach program has found volunteers for most Strait of Juan de Fuca beaches in eastern Clallam County but could use more… Continue reading

Suspect in ATM glue damage back in jail after theft

Suspect in ATM glue damage back in jail after theft

A 65-year-old Port Angeles man who could face charges for allegedly putting glue on several ATM machines last weekend was back in… Continue reading

Suspect in ATM glue damage back in jail after theft
Attempt to force out hornets destroys RV in Chimacum

Attempt to force out hornets destroys RV in Chimacum

A man smoking yellow jackets out of an abandoned recreational vehicle near Chimacum accidentally burned down the vehicle, according to a press release… Continue reading

Attempt to force out hornets destroys RV in Chimacum
PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene, Crescent romp

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene, Crescent romp

Quilcene got over 200 yards rushing and 200 yards through the air and Olin Reynolds scored four touchdowns rushing, receiving and returning kicks… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene, Crescent romp
Fishers, whales stay on state endangered list after panel meets in Port Angeles

Fishers, whales stay on state endangered list after panel meets in Port Angeles

Forest-dwelling fishers and five whales species maintained endangered species status at a meeting in Port Angeles last week. The state Fish and… Continue reading

Fishers, whales stay on state endangered list after panel meets in Port Angeles

Port Angeles City Council, port agree to remove trees that obstruct runway

“Airports and trees don’t mix.” That sentiment has remained steady through more than four decades of public debate, Port of Port Angeles’… Continue reading

Port Angeles port eyes tenant for KPly site

Port Angeles port eyes tenant for KPly site

The Port of Port Angeles is on the brink of obtaining an anchor tenant at the port’s new Marine Trades Industrial Park,… Continue reading

Port Angeles port eyes tenant for KPly site
Clallam County volunteers looking for fruit, produce to share with community

Clallam County volunteers looking for fruit, produce to share with community

Clallam County Gleaners need help. The group has plenty of volunteers but is looking for more fruit trees and produce to glean… Continue reading

Clallam County volunteers looking for fruit, produce to share with community

Highway 101 around Lake Crescent closed for up to four days beginning Monday

Four days. Friday’s announcement that U.S. Highway 101, the major route to and from the West End, will be closed around Lake… Continue reading

Panel members hear update on Elwha River restoration

Members of the state Fish and Wildlife Commission were briefed on Elwha River restoration before a tour of the watershed Friday. The… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Resolute Riders snap 17-game losing streak, beat the Redhawks 27-13

PREP FOOTBALL: Resolute Riders snap 17-game losing streak, beat the Redhawks 27-13

Port Angeles enjoyed a post-game celebration nearly two years in the making at Civic Field on Friday, snapping a 17-game losing streak… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Resolute Riders snap 17-game losing streak, beat the Redhawks 27-13

Quilcene volleyball begins season with win

Coming off a fourth-place finish at the Class 1B state tournament last year, the Quilcene volleyball team began where it left off… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: County to consider preliminary budget

Clallam County commissioners will receive a preliminary 2018 county budget at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The meeting will be in the commissioners’ boardroom (160) at the… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Commissioners eye transitional housing

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider a professional services agreement with Olympic Community Action Programs to provide transitional housing for individuals with substance abuse… Continue reading

Three treated, discharged after Port Angeles police chase, wreck

Three treated, discharged after Port Angeles police chase, wreck

A man police identified as the driver of a car that struck a guardrail and landed upside-down in the shallow Valley Creek… Continue reading

Three treated, discharged after Port Angeles police chase, wreck

Smoke expected to clear but return in a few days

The air quality on the North Olympic Peninsula may have improved for now, but “we’re not out of the woods yet,” atmospheric… Continue reading

Clallam Fire District 3 to consider grant for more firefighters

Clallam County Fire District No. 3’s call volume has consistently increased by 6 percent every year for the past two decades, Assistant Chief… Continue reading