Arwyn Rice

WEEKEND REWIND: Seattle seafood company alters proposal to move salmon farm out of Port Angeles Harbor

PORT ANGELES — A seafood company has slightly altered its proposal to move its Atlantic salmon farm operation out of Port Angeles Harbor and into… Continue reading

WEEKEND REWIND: Woman sought in Sequim armed robbery turns herself in

SEQUIM — One of two people sought in a Sequim motel robbery has been taken into custody, according to the Sequim Police Department. Shelby Schleve,… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Dolls, teddy bears on display Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Dolls, teddy bears and tea sets will set the tables at the 20th annual Promise of Spring Doll Show on Saturday. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School 10th-grade bridge builders

Three Port Angeles High students’ Popsicle bridges to be judged Saturday in Seattle

PORT ANGELES — Bridges built by a new crop of budding engineers at Port Angeles High School are heading to statewide competition Saturday. Three student-built… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School 10th-grade bridge builders

WEEKEND: Dolls, teddy bears on display Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Dolls, teddy bears and tea sets will set the tables at the 20th annual Promise of Spring Doll Show on Saturday. The… Continue reading

Forks man accused of assaulting officers set to change plea this Monday

PORT ANGELES — A plea deal was reached Tuesday in the case of a Forks man accused of assaulting a pair of West End officers… Continue reading

Port Angeles doll show Saturday to delight with Parisian theme

PORT ANGELES — Doll lovers young and old will find a Parisian delight in the 20th annual Promise of Spring Doll Show on Saturday. The… Continue reading

Seattle seafood company alters proposal to move salmon farm out of Port Angeles Harbor

PORT ANGELES — A seafood company has slightly altered its proposal to move its Atlantic salmon farm operation out of Port Angeles Harbor and into… Continue reading

Woman sought in Sequim armed robbery turns herself in

SEQUIM — One of two people sought in a Sequim motel robbery has been taken into custody, according to the Sequim Police Department. Shelby Schleve,… Continue reading

Corrections officer remains in Forks hospital, improving

FORKS — A Clallam Bay Corrections Center officer who suffered serious head injuries last week continued to improve but remained hospitalized Monday. Correctional Officer Terry… Continue reading

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Peninsula man crushed by bulldozer on road to recovery, seeks help with bills

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man is on the road to recovery four months after being crushed by a bulldozer in a workplace accident,… Continue reading

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Port Angeles man shot in chest; police investigate

PORT ANGELES — Police were investigating today how a Port Angeles man was shot in the chest Sunday. Jacob Marcel Parker, 23, of Port Angeles,… Continue reading

WEEKEND REWIND: Clallam Bay Corrections Center put on lockdown after officer is attacked, hospitalized

CLALLAM BAY — The Clallam Bay Corrections Center remained on lockdown Wednesday after a correctional officer was severely attacked Monday. Correctional officer Terry Breedlove suffered… Continue reading

A 47-foot motor lifeboat crew trains in the surf off First Beach in La Push. (Cheryl Barth/for U.S. Coast Guard)

WEEKEND REWIND: Dramatic rescues — highlighted in silver screen’s ‘Finest Hours’ — are all part of the job for Peninsula Coast Guard personnel

PORT ANGELES — While the U.S. Coast Guard's finest hours will be on the big screen beginning Friday, they are also on display almost every… Continue reading

A 47-foot motor lifeboat crew trains in the surf off First Beach in La Push. (Cheryl Barth/for U.S. Coast Guard)
Ordez Eugene Kompkoff

WEEKEND REWIND: Judge sets $750,000 bail for suspect in standoff near Joyce

PORT ANGELES — A judge set a $750,000 bail Wednesday for a man who surrendered to law enforcement after a seven-hour standoff at the Salt… Continue reading

Ordez Eugene Kompkoff
The Quileute tribe is seeking funding for a new school building away from First Beach in La Push. The existing school site is directly in the path of possible tsunamis or flooding from the Quillayute River. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

WEEKEND REWIND: Quileute Tribal School competing for federal funds to move school to higher ground

LA PUSH — The Quileute Tribal School is preparing to compete with nine other tribal schools for millions of dollars in funding to move students… Continue reading

The Quileute tribe is seeking funding for a new school building away from First Beach in La Push. The existing school site is directly in the path of possible tsunamis or flooding from the Quillayute River. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam Bay Corrections Center still on lockdown; beaten officer’s condition improving

CLALLAM BAY — The Clallam Bay Corrections Center remained on lockdown Thursday as an investigation into an attack on a correctional officer continued. Correctional officer… Continue reading

The Elwha River runs at near flood stage beneath the U.S. Highway 101 bridge west of Port Angeles on Thursday. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()

Powerful storms bring more snow, rain to North Olympic Peninsula

A day of heavy rain caused two already swollen Clallam County rivers to top their banks Thursday morning, and continued stormy weather is expected to… Continue reading

The Elwha River runs at near flood stage beneath the U.S. Highway 101 bridge west of Port Angeles on Thursday. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()
A tree blocks the Waterfront Trail about 1 mile east of the Rayonier site in Port Angeles. (John Brewer)

Saturated ground produces series of mudslides in Clallam County

PORT ANGELES — A trio of mudslides blocked the Olympic Discovery Trail in two locations and a residential road near Lake Sutherland during this week's… Continue reading

A tree blocks the Waterfront Trail about 1 mile east of the Rayonier site in Port Angeles. (John Brewer)
Port Angeles fluoridation poll: Most of the 43 percent who responded are against water treatment

Port Angeles fluoridation poll: Most of the 43 percent who responded are against water treatment

PORT ANGELES — The water fluoridation survey results are in, and of the 43 percent who responded, most want an end to the fluoridation of… Continue reading

Port Angeles fluoridation poll: Most of the 43 percent who responded are against water treatment