Rob Ollikainen

Clallam OKs pedestrian underpass on U.S. Highway 101 after hearing

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has added a U.S. Highway 101 pedestrian underpass to its six-year transportation improvement program. Commissioners approved a resolution to add… Continue reading

A bus sits with a shattered windshield after a hit-and-run accident Wednesday morning on U.S. Highway 101 near Deer Park Road. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Clallam Transit bus hit after rear-end collision

PORT ANGELES — A rear-end collision on Deer Park Road caused a subsequent wreck involving a Clallam Transit bus in the eastbound lanes of U.S.… Continue reading

A bus sits with a shattered windshield after a hit-and-run accident Wednesday morning on U.S. Highway 101 near Deer Park Road. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

UPDATE — All lanes now open on Highway 101 at Deer Park Road

Update — All lanes were opened at 1:15 p.m. today after a wreck prompted the closure of one lane of U.S. Highway 101 at Deer… Continue reading

Clallam considers options for courthouse security

PORT ANGELES — It will take two part-time corrections deputies and an updated alarm system to secure the Clallam County Courthouse, Sheriff Bill Benedict told… Continue reading

Seven people hospitalized after eating toxic Discovery Bay mussels

DISCOVERY BAY — Seven vacationing family members were hospitalized, one so severely that she was placed on a ventilator, after eating mussels tainted with a… Continue reading

Peninsula health officials watch for new flu virus

FORKS — While it hasn’t hit the North Olympic Peninsula — or even the state — health officials here are keeping a watchful eye on… Continue reading

Seven hospitalized after eating toxic Discovery Bay mussels

DISCOVERY BAY — Seven vacationing family members were hospitalized, one so severely that she was placed on a ventilator, after eating mussels tainted with a… Continue reading

Clallam OKs zoning for future fire station

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County lawmakers have approved the rezoning of a 5-acre property off U.S. Highway 101 for the future home of a Clallam… Continue reading

Linda Starck

Olympic Medical Center introduces new providers to region

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center staff and commissioners welcomed a half-dozen new providers to the area this week. Most notably, OMC has hired a… Continue reading

Linda Starck

Olympic Medical Center OKs digital health records hardware

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center has purchased $1.5 million worth of hardware to launch a single-database electronic medical record system. Commissioners Wednesday voted 6-0… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 Firefighter Howard Parker pumps water onto a brush fire off Black Diamond Road south of Port Angeles. Clallam County Fire District No. 2

Brush fire consumes 2 acres south of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A smoldering fire that consumed 2 acres of brush off Black Diamond Road south of Port Angeles on Tuesday emitted a plume… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 Firefighter Howard Parker pumps water onto a brush fire off Black Diamond Road south of Port Angeles. Clallam County Fire District No. 2
Clallam to add money for Deer Park Road underpass

Clallam to add money for Deer Park Road underpass

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County will add $99,000 to a $1.04 million contract with David Evans and Associates to design the $9.4 million Deer Park… Continue reading

Clallam to add money for Deer Park Road underpass
Amber D. Steim

‘I deeply apologize,’ DUI killer tells family of victim

PORT ANGELES — An apologetic Amber D. Steim has been sentenced to six years in state prison for causing the highway death of a Crescent… Continue reading

Amber D. Steim

UPDATED — Amber Steim sentenced to six years in state prison in Port Angeles vehicular homicide case

PORT ANGELES — Amber D. Steim was sentenced to six years in state prison today (Monday) for causing the death of a Crescent Beach nurse… Continue reading

Chris Beach of Fairbanks

Wounded warriors go fishing with local anglers

PORT ANGELES — While the fishing was hit-and-miss, the appreciation for wounded veterans was immense at the three-day Wounded Warriors Marine Event hosted by the… Continue reading

Chris Beach of Fairbanks
In these images from the National Park Service webcam aimed at the site of the Elwha Dam

What a difference a year makes: Elwha River dam removals ahead of schedule as project reaches first anniversary

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — One behemoth has been felled, with one left to go. Although the monolithic Elwha River Dam, which towered 108 feet over… Continue reading

In these images from the National Park Service webcam aimed at the site of the Elwha Dam
Amber Steim

Attorneys reach plea deal in vehicular homicide case; Steim to be sentenced Monday to 6 years

PORT ANGELES — Amber Steim will serve six years in prison with credit for time served in the death of a Crescent Bay nurse under… Continue reading

Amber Steim

Olympic National Park approves surface for Spruce trail

PORT ANGELES — The popular Spruce Railroad Trail at Lake Crescent is getting a face-lift: an 8-foot-wide asphalt surface with 3 feet of gravel to… Continue reading

Clallam to stave off $1.5 million budget shortfall

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County will make up a $1.5 million budget shortfall in the next three months without layoffs or asking the voters for… Continue reading

Two in court Friday in OPNET drug case

PORT ANGELES — Two housemates at a Blue Mountain Road residence have been summoned to appear in Clallam County Superior Court on Friday to answer… Continue reading