Clallam County

Two power outages hit Sequim area

Two electrical power outages plagued the Sequim area Wednesday night. Power was restored by 9:15 p.m. Wednesday to areas that lost electrical power… Continue reading

Festival of Trees offers holiday designs, activities this weekend in Port Angeles

More than 50 decorated trees will be auctioned off at the Festival of Trees Gala on Friday night, and visitors throughout the… Continue reading

Police investigate reports of possibly suicidal teen on bridge hours before council meeting

A possibly suicidal 15-year-old was reported Tuesday on one of the Eighth Street bridges two hours before the Port Angeles City Council… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund kicks off to provide a ‘hand up, not a handout’

Everybody needs a hand sometime. Thanks to the generosity of North Olympic Peninsula residents, thousands of people received “a hand up, not a handout” through… Continue reading

Port Angeles Salvation Army provides Thanksgiving eve dinner to all who want it

Port Angeles Salvation Army provides Thanksgiving eve dinner to all who want it

Scores of people eager for a hot turkey meal piled into the Salvation Army in Port Angeles on Wednesday. The meal, which… Continue reading

Port Angeles Salvation Army provides Thanksgiving eve dinner to all who want it

Park Service extends comment period for proposed fee hike

The National Park Service is giving people more time to weigh in on a proposed fee increase at 17 of its most popular parks, including… Continue reading

Peninsula unemployment rate drops

Peninsula Daily News North Olympic Peninsula unemployment dipped slightly in October as more workers joined the Clallam and Jefferson County labor forces, state officials said.… Continue reading

Rotarian aims to ramp up Dignity Toilet program in Togo village

Rotarian aims to ramp up Dignity Toilet program in Togo village

The Rotarian spearheading an effort to build toilets in a West African country has returned to Port Angeles after seeing the impact… Continue reading

Rotarian aims to ramp up Dignity Toilet program in Togo village

Free community Thanksgiving feasts planned in Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks today

Free community Thanksgiving feasts are planned in Port Angeles, Sequim and Forks today. In Port Angeles, members of the public are invited to Queen of… Continue reading

GEO Group seeks dismissal of lawsuit over detainee pay

A federal judge is considering whether to throw out two lawsuits, including one by the state of… Continue reading

Santa coming to Port Angeles, Sequim on Saturday

Santa will come to Sequim and Port Angeles on Saturday. Community trees will be lit, music will be performed and in Sequim, antique tractors will… Continue reading

Washington State Patrol                                A three-vehicle collision near Kitchen-Dick Road and U.S. Highway 101 on Tuesday left one Sequim woman in custody and one Port Angeles teen in serious condition as of Wednesday.

Three-vehicle collision leaves one in custody, another injured

A Sequim woman has been arrested after a three-vehicle wreck that put a Port Angeles woman in the hospital. The State Patrol said… Continue reading

Washington State Patrol                                A three-vehicle collision near Kitchen-Dick Road and U.S. Highway 101 on Tuesday left one Sequim woman in custody and one Port Angeles teen in serious condition as of Wednesday.
Port Angeles woman tells of suicide attempt, offers to talk with those who want to kill themselves

Port Angeles woman tells of suicide attempt, offers to talk with those who want to kill themselves

A scar on Michelle Fox’s chest serves as a reminder of the darkest day in her life: the day she shot herself… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman tells of suicide attempt, offers to talk with those who want to kill themselves

DOT: State Highway 112 reopens after flooding closure

State Highway 112 reopened this morning after being closed by flooding Tuesday near Pillar Point Road. The rising waters closed Highway 112 in… Continue reading

Port Angeles adding barriers, funding to bridge capital plans

The Port Angeles City Council has directed staff to add safety barriers for the Eighth Street bridges to the city’s capital facilities… Continue reading

Thanksgiving comes early at two Peninsula sites

Thanksgiving comes early at two Peninsula sites

Two free community Thanksgiving feasts on the North Olympic Peninsula are scheduled on Thanksgiving eve. The Salvation Army in Port Angeles will serve a free… Continue reading

Thanksgiving comes early at two Peninsula sites

NEWS BRIEFS: Road work on hiatus today through Friday on U.S. Highway 101 … and other items

Road work will be on hiatus from today through Friday on U.S. Highway 101, although travelers will find short delays at traffic… Continue reading

Convicted felon charged with drugs, weapons violations in Port Angeles

A convicted felon suspected of selling drugs out of area motels and carrying a handgun has been charged with drug crimes and… Continue reading

Study finds host of predators depleting salmon for southern resident orcas

Study finds host of predators depleting salmon for southern resident orcas

Harbor seals, sea lions and some fish-eating orcas have been rebounding along the Northeast Pacific Ocean in… Continue reading

Study finds host of predators depleting salmon for southern resident orcas

PAT NEAL: The mystery of the Sasquatch

I’LL NEVER FORGET the first time I saw a Sasquatch. It was Feb. 28, 1970-something. I know the date because that was back when the… Continue reading