Daily Update Newsletter

State construction stormwater permit undergoes changes

An appeal of the construction stormwater permit that the state Department of Ecology issues to developers has resulted in changes to the permit,… Continue reading

Two arson suspects arrested after Forks home burns on Christmas Day

Two people have been arrested for investigation of arson after a mobile home in Forks burned early Christmas morning. Forks Police Chief Rick… Continue reading

Garrett Edwards

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Edwards has been steady off the bench for Riders

Port Angeles sophomore Garrett Edwards has provided a scoring punch while coming off the bench for the Roughriders boys basketball team this… Continue reading

Garrett Edwards
ECHHO volunteers help those in need: Transportation to medical care is among most popular services

ECHHO volunteers help those in need: Transportation to medical care is among most popular services

The Ecumenical Christian Helping Hands Organization, or ECHHO, is filling a need for East Jefferson County’s aging population by providing transportation and… Continue reading

ECHHO volunteers help those in need: Transportation to medical care is among most popular services

Necropsy on southern resident orca shows animal suffered blunt-force trauma

A necropsy on a dead killer whale found floating off the coast of British Columbia showed the animal had blunt-force trauma to… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau adds three board members

Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau adds three board members

Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau, which markets tourism for unincorporated Clallam County, has added three new members in at-large positions on its nine-member… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau adds three board members

Four Washington electors to be fined $1,000 for their vote

The secretary of state’s office said that four electors who cast their vote for someone other than Democrat Hillary Clinton… Continue reading

Multiple vehicles strike power poles; drivers avoid injury

At least three vehicles drove into utility poles on the North Olympic Peninsula over the holiday weekend, and all drivers managed to escape injury. One… Continue reading

GIRLS SOCCER: Sequim’s Claire Henninger is the All-Peninsula MVP

GIRLS SOCCER: Sequim’s Claire Henninger is the All-Peninsula MVP

Sequim goalkeeper Claire Henninger thought about what she could do to boost her team’s underclassmen-heavy roster prior to her junior soccer season. “I… Continue reading

GIRLS SOCCER: Sequim’s Claire Henninger is the All-Peninsula MVP
State order protects nearly 4,000 more acres of Dabob Bay

State order protects nearly 4,000 more acres of Dabob Bay

OLYMPIA – The outgoing commissioner of public lands has added nearly 4,000 acres to the Dabob Bay Natural Resource Conservation Area. Peter Goldmark signed on… Continue reading

State order protects nearly 4,000 more acres of Dabob Bay

Clallam PUD commissioners OK budget, rate increases for 2017

Clallam County Public Utility District water and sewer customers will see a bump in bills after Feb. 1 and electrical customers will see… Continue reading

Employees of Murrey’s Olympic Disposal, Inc., of Port Angeles assembled and delivered 65 bikes for children in need that were then donated to and distributed by Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula.

Employee ‘elves’ provide children bikes for Christmas

When 65 children in the Port Angeles area wake up this Christmas morning, each will be greeted by a shiny new bicycle… Continue reading

Employees of Murrey’s Olympic Disposal, Inc., of Port Angeles assembled and delivered 65 bikes for children in need that were then donated to and distributed by Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula.

Forks man arrested for investigation of burglary

A tip led Clallam County sheriff’s deputies to arrest a Forks man suspected of burglary, theft and other crimes. Spencer T. Lindberg… Continue reading

Toys for Sequim Kids helps 400 local children this Christmas

Toys for Sequim Kids helps 400 local children this Christmas

Toys for Sequim Kids helped hundreds of local children once again this Christmas season. Organizers with Sequim Community Aid for the 69th annual… Continue reading

Toys for Sequim Kids helps 400 local children this Christmas
Toys for Tots plays Santa to more than 3,000 in Clallam County

Toys for Tots plays Santa to more than 3,000 in Clallam County

At least 3,188 children in Clallam County received toys from the Toys for Tots in Clallam County program this year. Steve Deutermann,… Continue reading

Toys for Tots plays Santa to more than 3,000 in Clallam County
Judge to rule after Jan. 1 on radio, cellphone tower near Sequim

Judge to rule after Jan. 1 on radio, cellphone tower near Sequim

Judgment will be rendered after the first of the year on whether a 15-story radio and cellphone tower dressed up as a… Continue reading

Judge to rule after Jan. 1 on radio, cellphone tower near Sequim

Jefferson County corrections officers get raises

The Fraternal Order of Police reached an agreement with Jefferson County officials for a raise in 2017 for corrections officers. The bargaining… Continue reading

Three drug stores on the brink: Deal to involve Rite Aids

Three drug stores on the brink: Deal to involve Rite Aids

The sale of the North Olympic Peninsula’s only Rite Aid Corp. stores — two in Port Angeles and one in Sequim —… Continue reading

Three drug stores on the brink: Deal to involve Rite Aids

Port Angeles mayor suggests new approach to opioid addiction problem

The mayor of Port Angeles wants to see a community-based plan put in place to address Clallam County’s heroin and opioid addiction… Continue reading

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group                                Sheri Crain, new police chief for the city of Sequim, takes an oath for the position from Sequim city clerk Karen Kuznek-Reese last Friday in the Sequim City Council’s chambers.

Crain sworn in as Sequim police chief

The title of Sequim Police Chief was made official for veteran officer Sheri Crain in front… Continue reading

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group                                Sheri Crain, new police chief for the city of Sequim, takes an oath for the position from Sequim city clerk Karen Kuznek-Reese last Friday in the Sequim City Council’s chambers.