Clallam County

State Patrol: Highway 112 near Clallam Bay closes for three hours after driver flees wreck

State Highway 112 was closed for about three hours Sunday after a man crashed a pickup into a guardrail near Clallam Bay… Continue reading

‘Lots of opportunity’ for arts: New leader looks ahead for Juan de Fuca Foundation

‘Lots of opportunity’ for arts: New leader looks ahead for Juan de Fuca Foundation

Kayla Oakes, the new executive director of the Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts, brings a knowledge of the local arts… Continue reading

‘Lots of opportunity’ for arts: New leader looks ahead for Juan de Fuca Foundation

Suggestions accepted for small changes to Port Angeles comprehensive plan

The Port Angeles Planning Commission has opened a public comment period for suggestions for minor changes to the city’s comprehensive plan. The… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Weekly flight operations scheduled … and other items

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex for this week. There will… Continue reading

Test of North Olympic Peninsula’s tsunami siren system set for today

Winchester chimes will be heard at noon today in Clallam and Jefferson counties during a test of the tsunami siren system. Those… Continue reading

‘Entire family in disbelief’ after triple homicide near Port Angeles

‘Entire family in disbelief’ after triple homicide near Port Angeles

Family and friends of the three people shot and killed at 52 Bear Meadow Road are heartbroken and searching for answers as… Continue reading

‘Entire family in disbelief’ after triple homicide near Port Angeles
Partial federal government shutdown forcing use of reserves in Indian Country

Partial federal government shutdown forcing use of reserves in Indian Country

Tribal leaders nationwide last week were informed that the partial federal shutdown that began at midnight Dec. 22 could result in some… Continue reading

Partial federal government shutdown forcing use of reserves in Indian Country

EYE ON CLALLAM: County commissioners to talk about climate change

Clallam County commissioners will discuss climate change at a 7:30 a.m. Monday. The rest of the work session will begin at 9 a.m. in the… Continue reading

Port Angeles triple homicide investigation expected to be lengthy

Port Angeles triple homicide investigation expected to be lengthy

Investigators have way more digging to do before identifying a suspect in the Christmas season shooting deaths of two men and a… Continue reading

Port Angeles triple homicide investigation expected to be lengthy
Police probe woman’s death in Sequim apartment

Police probe woman’s death in Sequim apartment

Police are investigating the death of a 57-year-old woman whose body was found Wednesday afternoon in her Sequim apartment. A crime-tape barrier was… Continue reading

Police probe woman’s death in Sequim apartment

Park’s Perspectives series canceled due to shutdown

One closure included in the partial federal shutdown is the Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker Series. The series, held at the… Continue reading

Home Fund, college make the difference for Port Townsend man

Home Fund, college make the difference for Port Townsend man

David Burroughs loves Romani — aka Gypsy — music. He is, in fact, his own kind of gypsy. As a young man… Continue reading

Home Fund, college make the difference for Port Townsend man

A GROWING CONCERN: New year, new to do list

may all your gardens be weed-free and your flowers and bushes grow as fast as the horsetail. Here we go,… Continue reading

Activist arrested after sequoia felled pleads not guilty

Activist arrested after sequoia felled pleads not guilty

A tree activist who was arrested while protesting the early-morning cutting of the long-debated Lions Park sequoia last week has pleaded not… Continue reading

Activist arrested after sequoia felled pleads not guilty
BACK WHEN: No comments received regarding Salad Bowl photo

BACK WHEN: No comments received regarding Salad Bowl photo

THERE WERE NO responses to the December photo of the past which surprised me as I thought many would recognize The Salad Bowl lunch counter.… Continue reading

BACK WHEN: No comments received regarding Salad Bowl photo

BIRD WATCH: After 50 years Joan Carson bids farewell to column, readers

THIS IS A difficult column to write. Traditionally, one’s retirement is a reason to celebrate. I don’t really feel like celebrating, but maybe that will… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Monthly luncheon meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 11:15 a.m. in the… Continue reading

HELP LINE: There are steps to making in-home care work

LET’S BEGIN TODAY by making what might or might not be an obvious observation: The vast majority of us will never see the inside of… Continue reading

Hollywood Beach water cleared in recent test

County officials have lifted a health advisory that was issued for Hollywood Beach on Dec. 28. Moderate levels of Enterococci bacteria in… Continue reading

Inaugural season of Port Angeles ice skating rink closes in the black

Inaugural season of Port Angeles ice skating rink closes in the black

The Port Angeles Winter Ice Village will close for the season today, having exceeded organizers’ expectations for first-year attendance and community support.… Continue reading

Inaugural season of Port Angeles ice skating rink closes in the black