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Port Angeles: Skills center scrambles to meet enrollment quota for state funding

PORT ANGELES — While North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center officials wade through construction delays they are also scrambling…

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West End: 7 spend night on river island, then rescued by Sequim team

FORKS — Seven people, stranded overnight on a small, wooded island in the middle of Sol Duc River,…

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Olympic National Park: Recent weather helps, but hasn”t doused Griff Peak fire

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Cool weather, rainfall and light snow during the past week continue to smother the…

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Port Angeles: Transportation agency, tribe to huddle over graving site

PORT ANGELES — State Department of Transportation and Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials will meet Tuesday to discuss…

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West End: Shi Shi Beach named America’s best by Travel Channel

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Travel Channel television officials have recognized the natural beauty of Shi Shi Beach by…

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West End: Giant tree to be named after loggers who saved it

One of the world’s largest western red cedars will be dedicated on Saturday to the two men who…

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Peninsula weekend: Other attractions to see and do

Peninsula residents will be able to see a crab and seafood festival which includes a crab derby and…

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Peninsula weekend: Time to get crabby in Port Angeles and Sequim

A celebration for one of the North Olympic Peninsula’s “crabbiest” residents is on tap this weekend. The Dungeness…

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Olympic National Park: Two days of rain slows, but doesn”t douse, Griff Peak fire

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Despite two days of rain in the Olympic Mountains, the Griff Peak fire still…

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Olympic National Park: Nature will put out what it started — Griff Peak fire

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — With rain falling Monday afternoon and more precipitation forecast for the next few days…

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Port Angeles: State may have plan for restarting graving yard construction by week’s end

PORT ANGELES — State Department of Transportation officials say the plan for restarting work at the Hood Canal…

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Olympic National Park: Third helicopter requested to battle Griff fire

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Officials have ordered a third helicopter to battle the Griff fire, which grew to…

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Olympic National Park fire gets bigger

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Despite two days of continuous water drops by aircraft the Griff fire continues to…

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Park calls in second helicopter to fight 280-acre wilderness fire

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Park officials have requested a second helicopter capable of carrying 2,000-gallons buckets of water…

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Port Angeles: Archeological survey at graving site could be finished this week

PORT ANGELES — State Department of Transportation officials plan to complete an archeological survey of the Hood Canal…

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Olympic National Park: Water drops seek to stem stubborn fire

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — As a thick cloud of smoke settled in valleys surrounding Hurricane Ridge Monday afternoon,…

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Port Angeles: Scouts settle trust fund issue

PORT ANGELES — Area youths in Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of the USA are beginning…

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Olympic National Park: Repaving of Hurricane Ridge Road envisioned for 2005

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Officials are seeking public comment about a proposal to rehabilitate and resurface 17.6 miles…

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Port Angeles: Archeological survey finding Native American items at graving yard site

PORT ANGELES — Five days into a multi-week archeological survey of the Hood Canal Bridge graving yard Lower…

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Forks: Inmates join community volunteers to help stoke the fires for Community Wood Project

FORKS — Staying warm this winter has been made much easier for some West End residents. For the…