Clallam County

Port Angeles council adds bridge barriers to plans; thousands donated to suicide-prevention project

The Port Angeles City Council has added Eighth Street bridge barriers to the 2018-2023 capital facilities and transportation improvement plans, making the… Continue reading

Sequim neighborhood meeting rescheduled

The meeting for the Foothills neighborhood to discuss potential service projects for the 2018 Service Fest has been rescheduled to 5 p.m. Wednesday,… Continue reading

Records specialist to retire from Port Angeles Police Department

Records specialist to retire from Port Angeles Police Department

After 32½ years of service at the Port Angeles Police Department, Ed Schilke will retire from the department. Schilke’s last day will… Continue reading

Records specialist to retire from Port Angeles Police Department
Hitting high notes: Sequim choir program sending a record 20 to All-State Choir

Hitting high notes: Sequim choir program sending a record 20 to All-State Choir

In all the years choral teacher John Lorentzen has taught at Sequim High School, he has never had as many as 20 students… Continue reading

Hitting high notes: Sequim choir program sending a record 20 to All-State Choir

NEWS BRIEFS: ICAN Nobel Peace Prize … and other items

A celebration of the awarding of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize to International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons is planned in Port… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Prognosticating the steelhead season

LATELY I’VE HEARD people say this is the most wonderful time of the year and who could argue with that? I’m not talking about Christmas.… Continue reading

Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump travel ban

Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump travel ban

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to… Continue reading

Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump travel ban

Free Microsoft certification exams offered this month

Free Microsoft certification exams will be offered this month at the Port Angeles, Forks and Sequim public libraries. The Microsoft Office Specialist and Microsoft Technology… Continue reading

Man detained by ICE after speaking with news reporters

A Mexican man who spoke with reporters about his longtime girlfriend’s immigration arrest has now been detained himself, and he… Continue reading

Remains of Minnesota WWII vet laid to rest outside Seattle

The remains of a Minnesota native and World War II veteran have been laid to rest in Washington state… Continue reading

Olympics building deep snowpack for skiiing, sledding season

Olympic Mountain snowpack was 268 percent of normal Thursday despite a series of atmospheric rivers in November, leaving a solid base of white stuff for… Continue reading

Olympic Hot Springs Road wrestles with Elwha River

Olympic Hot Springs Road wrestles with Elwha River

Flood-ravaged Olympic Hot Springs Road is battling an Elwha River swollen by rain and warm-temperature runoff, a waterway unleashed by the… Continue reading

Olympic Hot Springs Road wrestles with Elwha River
Warming Center to open in Sequim; more volunteers sought

Warming Center to open in Sequim; more volunteers sought

As winter breezes into town, one woman seeks support for warming those in need. Jean Pratschner has organized a warming center inside the… Continue reading

Warming Center to open in Sequim; more volunteers sought

NEWS BRIEFS: OMC board set to meet Wednesday … and other items

The Olympic Medical Center Board of Commissioners will discuss the hospital’s Combined Fund Drive Celebration at its 12:30 p.m. meeting Wednesday. Commissioners… Continue reading

Murder suspect apology alleged; planned not-guilty plea likely to be amended, attorney says

Murder suspect apology alleged; planned not-guilty plea likely to be amended, attorney says

Accused murderer Benjamin George Bonner has apologized in a letter to a Clallam County Superior Court judge, court papers allege. The 18-year-old… Continue reading

Murder suspect apology alleged; planned not-guilty plea likely to be amended, attorney says
PHOTO GALLERY: Fire protection agencies, Fire Explorer Scouts train on practice fires in Port Angeles

PHOTO GALLERY: Fire protection agencies, Fire Explorer Scouts train on practice fires in Port Angeles

More than 30 firefighters from across Clallam County watched as blazes ripped through two buildings that they had set on fire in… Continue reading

PHOTO GALLERY: Fire protection agencies, Fire Explorer Scouts train on practice fires in Port Angeles
A legacy in full color: Jeanette Best, cornerstone of Port Townsend arts, dies

A legacy in full color: Jeanette Best, cornerstone of Port Townsend arts, dies

The first Saturday of each month in Port Townsend is celebrated as Art Walk, a sociable affair that attracts art lovers who… Continue reading

A legacy in full color: Jeanette Best, cornerstone of Port Townsend arts, dies
Olympic Peninsula Humane Society hires new director

Olympic Peninsula Humane Society hires new director

Luanne Hinkle has been named the next executive director of the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society. With Hinkle’s hiring, the nonprofit’s board of… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula Humane Society hires new director

Port Angeles man jailed after hit-and-run wreck injures two on Highway 101 in Carlsborg

A 35-year-old Port Angeles man remained in the Clallam County jail Sunday after a hit-and-run wreck in Carlsborg over the weekend. Ian M.… Continue reading