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Clallam Bay prison gets new leader

CLALLAM BAY -- Ron Fraker, who started work at Clallam Bay Corrections Center as a correctional officer, was named the superintendent of the 850-inmate prison… Continue reading

Trial postponed for man accused of shooting deputy

PORT ANGELES -- The attempted murder and assault trial of a Silverdale man accused of shooting a sheriff's deputy has been indefinitely postponed. Scott Lincoln… Continue reading

Gottschalks employees face job loss

PORT ANGELES -- By the middle of July, all 30-or-so employees at the Port Angeles Gottschalks will lose their jobs. "I feel bad, because this… Continue reading

Possible ‘feeler’ for store building to be vacated by Gottschalks?

PORT ANGELES -- The owner of the building housing Gottschalks, downtown Port Angeles' largest department store, has one possible tenant or buyer of the downtown… Continue reading

Port Angeles leaders hope for solution to void left when Gottschalks closes

PORT ANGELES -- City leaders were scrambling on Tuesday to begin the brainstorming process of how to fill the void that will be left when… Continue reading

Inventors make job, says patent attorney

PORT ANGELES -- The North Olympic Peninsula is teeming with creative minds, Jacques Dulin, a patent attorney, told the Port Angeles Business Association on Tuesday… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman to run race in honor of slain officer

PORT ANGELES -- When Teri Price runs the Boston Marathon April 20, she will have inspiration to make it to the finish line. The Port… Continue reading

Convicted murderer to get new trial; first appearance next month

PORT ANGELES -- Convicted murderer Robert Gene Covarrubias will have a new trial in Clallam County Superior Court, and his first court appearance is scheduled… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board hires consultant to find new superintendent

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles School Board expects to hire a new superintendent by the end of May and in place by August. The… Continue reading

‘Twilight’ DVD release fills the tills of Forks

FORKS -- And there was no room for them in the inns. The fans who flocked into Forks over the weekend to celebrate the release… Continue reading

Quileute to welcome gray whales

LAPUSH -- The Quileute tribe will welcome migrating gray whales in a ceremony on Thursday. The ceremony at 1:30 p.m. will be at the mouth… Continue reading

Sequim pushing for Battelle annexation

SEQUIM - The City Council on Monday unanimously agreed to allow city staff to work on issues that would allow for a potential annexation of… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman awaits results of treatment

PORT ANGELES -- For now, Karen Sproed must just wait and see if treatments for her brain tumor worked. The 38-year-old was in Loma Linda,… Continue reading

600 ‘Twilight’ fans hit Forks to celebrate movie where story is set

FORKS — The Rainforest Arts Center was filled to the gills as close to 600 fans of the movie "Twilight" celebrated the release of the… Continue reading

600 line up to get ‘Twilight’ DVD in Forks and share in the fantasy (with video)

FORKS - The Rainforest Arts Center was filled to the gills with room only to swim through bodies as close to 600 fans of "Twilight"… Continue reading

Forks scholarship auction to kick off today

FORKS -- Among the usual treats that are donated to the Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction are many treasures, organizer Marcia Bingham says. The annual two-day… Continue reading

Family dog shot in Port Angeles after escape from home, must be euthanized

PORT ANGELES -- Summer Evert took her beloved family dog to the veterinarian on Thursday with what she believed was an injury from a collision… Continue reading

More than 500 fans from throughout nation now expected at midnight in Forks for DVD release of ‘Twilight’

FORKS -- The "Twilight" bash in Forks continues to grow, with more than 500 fans expected to flock into town today in anticipation of the… Continue reading

Group presents recommendations on improving Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - Creating a presence of both Port Angeles and the downtown area would be one way to create a more inviting city, a… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District board accepts superintendent’s resignation with one year left on contract

PORT ANGELES -- The School Board unanimously accepted Superintendent Gary Cohn's resignation Monday night, allowing the eight-year schools chief out of his contract a year… Continue reading