Brenda Hanrahan

Port Angeles: Tribe, state agree to archeological survey of graving yard site

An archeological survey of the 22.4-acre Hood Canal Bridge graving yard site to determine the extent of Native American remains and artifacts on the Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Archeological survey of graving yard site could begin this week

PORT ANGELES -- Lower Elwha Klallam tribal and state officials hope an archeological survey of the graving yard can begin later this week. The tribe… Continue reading

Freshwater Bay: 747 of a whale a big problem for beachfront neighbors –

FRESHWATER BAY -- As a dead 45-foot whale lies on the cobbled shores of a beach off Place Road, residents worry about the days to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Man brandishes shotgun at police, is killed

PORT ANGELES -- A man who apparently brandished a shotgun and two handguns toward police officers was shot and killed by the officers Monday night.… Continue reading

Elwha learning more about past through findings at graving yard site

PORT ANGELES -- As an archeological assessment of the graving yard site is conducted, Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members will learn more about a former… Continue reading

Tribe, state reach pact on graving site

PORT ANGELES -- Lower Elwha Klallam tribal and state officials reached a preliminary agreement Thursday to begin archeological assessments that could lead to resumption of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Leaders concerned about delays in graving yard project

PORT ANGELES -- Community leaders say they are worried about the future of the state Department of Transportation's graving yard. "The events are quite disturbing… Continue reading

West End: LaPush senior center construction to continue with protections for Native remains

LAPUSH -- Quileute tribal elders decided construction on the long-awaited senior center should continue with provisions to protect any additional Native American remains found during… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Lower Elwha Klallam tribe gets archeological plan from state in hopes of restarting graving yard project

PORT ANGELES -- Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials are carefully combing through a state Transportation Department archeological survey plan Transportation officials Thursday. The tribe received… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Divers return to Lake Crescent today to recover items from submerged car

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Volunteer divers plan to swim 192 feet into the depths of Lake Crescent today to retrieve items from a car that… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Feiro Marine Life Center to celebrate turning 21

PORT ANGELES -- For 21 years the Feiro Marine Life Center has educated visitors about organisms which make their homes in Northwest waters. A celebration… Continue reading

LaPush: Tribal elders to meet over remains found on senior center construction site

LAPUSH -- Quileute tribal elders will meet behind closed doors Tuesday to discuss how the discovery of human remains will impact construction of the senior… Continue reading

West End: Discovery of human remains halts LaPush construction project

LAPUSH -- An archeologist today will examine human remains found during excavation work for a long-awaited Quileute Senior Center. Construction on the $775,000 center was… Continue reading

Port Angeles: No graving yard restart for at least a week; state considering alternate locations

PORT ANGELES -- Work on the state Department of Transportation's $17 million graving yard on Marine Drive won't resume for at least another week. State… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Parties to discuss graving yard options

PORT ANGELES -- Lower Elwha Klallam tribal and state officials will meet today to discuss a new construction plan to protect a Native American burial… Continue reading

Divers solve another mystery in deep, blue Lake Crescent

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Another secret of Lake Crescent was revealed last weekend when volunteer divers located a car that plunged into the deep, blue… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Digging of 200,000 cubic foot graving yard awaits archeological plan

PORT ANGELES -- Excavation on the 22.4-acre Hood Canal Bridge graving yard site remains postponed until an archeological plan is developed. The discovery of Native… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Burning of feast table resurrects forgotten tribal ceremony

PORT ANGELES -- About 50 invited guests gathered on the Lower Elwha Klallam Reservation on Saturday to witness a ceremony that included setting a feast… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Tribe buoyed by learning where ancestors were buried — but what’s next for graving yard project?

PORT ANGELES -- Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members say their minds are more at ease after knowing where their ancestors were buried along the Port… Continue reading

Remains were found on graving yard site, idling construction

PORT ANGELES -- Indian remains were uncovered nearly two weeks ago at the state Department of Transportation's graving yard site on Marine Drive, it was… Continue reading