Rob Ollikainen

Gathering in Port Angeles to aid homeless draws 300

PORT ANGELES — Edward Lopez never thought he would be in this situation. A successful banker for more than a decade, Lopez was laid off… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center welcomes new doctors

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center has welcomed three new doctors to the area. Drs. Gur Raj Deol, Christopher Frank and Rienera Sivesind were formally… Continue reading

Driver accused in fatal crash makes bail again; another hearing today

PORT ANGELES — A 24-year-old Port Angeles woman charged with vehicular homicide in connection with a March 6 wreck that killed a home health nurse… Continue reading

Two of three Peninsula hospitals to negotiate with Seattle hospital for services

Olympic Medical Center and Jefferson Healthcare have tabbed Swedish Medical Center as a potential affiliate for patient referrals, clinical services and technology. OMC commissioners voted… Continue reading

UPDATE: Port Angeles woman accused of witness-tampering in vehicular homicide case freed from jail again

PORT ANGELES — The 24-year-old Port Angeles woman charged with vehicular homicide in connection with a March 6 highway wreck that killed a nurse has… Continue reading

Two Clallam County deputies assaulted during domestic violence call outside Sequim

SEQUIM — Two Clallam County deputies were assaulted during a domestic violence call outside Sequim on Monday, Sheriff Bill Benedict said. Deputies Michael Dick and… Continue reading

Washington state cuts funding for the developmentally disabled in Clallam County

PORT ANGELES — Services for the developmentally disabled in Clallam County were cut — but not chopped — by the state budget ax Tuesday. Clallam… Continue reading

Clallam to consider endorsing Prevention Works! youth program

PORT ANGELES — Thirteen years after its humble beginnings as a group of six concerned citizens, Prevention Works! of Clallam County has blossomed into a… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Myers mum on job candidacy

PORT ANGELES — City Manager Kent Myers on Monday acknowledged that he is a candidate for the top city post in Columbia, Mo. — his… Continue reading

Port Angeles city manager a job hopeful in Missouri this week

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles City Manager Kent Myers is one of four finalists for the top city administrative post in Columbia, Mo. Myers, who… Continue reading

Best-selling author warmly received in town that inspired his bleak ‘Port Bonita’

PORT ANGELES — Jonathan Evison was only half-joking when he said he feared sharing his best-selling novel — West of Here — in the city… Continue reading

Hurricane Ridge sees rise in winter visitors

PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park officials reported a 23.6 percent spike in January visits to Hurricane Ridge. The popular snowplay area 17 miles south… Continue reading

Tsunamis discussed at Port Angeles workshop

PORT ANGELES — When the next 500-year earthquake hits the Cascadia subduction zone off the coast of Washington, Neah Bay residents will have a little… Continue reading

Woman pleads not guilty to vehicular homicide; alcohol level was 3 times over legal limit, judge told

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles woman who pleaded not guilty Wednesday to vehicular homicide in which a nurse was killed tested for a blood-alcohol… Continue reading

Port Angeles man charged in investigation of third-degree child rape

PORT ANGELES — A 21-year-old Port Angeles man was charged with third-degree rape of a child Tuesday in connection with a November incident involving a… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners OK $15,000 to help with historical study of old city building

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners Tuesday chipped in $15,000 to study the condition of the 1930s-era civic building at 215 S. Lincoln St. in… Continue reading

Clallam County, public utility district ink sewer study agreement

CARLSBORG — Despite opposition from Carlsborg residents who want nothing to do with a proposed sewer and wastewater treatment plant in their neighborhood, Clallam County… Continue reading

Unemployment spikes on Peninsula; post-yule falloff blamed

A loss of retail jobs drove up unemployment on the North Olympic Peninsula in January, the state Employment Security Department reported Tuesday. The jobless rate… Continue reading

Bail set at $100,000 in vehicular homicide case

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County Superior Court judge set $100,000 bail Monday for the woman investigated for drunken driving when the pickup truck she… Continue reading

Suspected drunken driver kills Port Angeles nurse in two-truck crash

PORT ANGELES — A nurse was killed Sunday when her pickup truck was hit by another pickup driven by a woman suspected of being intoxicated.… Continue reading