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Port Angeles: Toxic spill scare leads to search for methamphetamine

A suspected toxic chemical spill at a Lewis Road residence Monday prompted authorities to evacuate a home and…

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Clallam: United Way campaign kicks off

The annual United Way of Clallam County campaign begins Saturday with local celebrities sacking groceries at stores in…

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Port Angeles: Cruise ship arrival met with excitement on both sides

PORT ANGELES — A red carpet, plates of bagels and a large gathering of people awaited the docking…

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Peninsula: Upgrades planned for Olympic Park Institute

Olympic Park Institute is in the midst of a $1.5 million capital campaign to build and improve outdoor…

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Port Angeles: Coast Guard donates computers to schools

PORT ANGELES — The School District has received a donation of 66 computers from the U.S. Coast Guard,…

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Port Angeles: Pastor “devastated” over accident in which pedestrian is killed

PORT ANGELES — “There was nothing I could do. It happened so fast.” Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Pastor…

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Jefferson: Drowning brings new focus on weather-damaged road

The drowning death of a hiker has revived concerns over Graves Creek Road and Enchanted Valley trail conditions…

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Olympic National Park: Woman was swept into river as her hiking companions watched

ENCHANTED VALLEY — When Amy Work and her two hiking companions forded the Quinault River’s east fork on…

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Neah Bay: New Makah visitors” permit to raise revenue for trail, restroom construction and maintenance

NEAH BAY — The Makah Tribe now sells visitors a recreational use permit to maintain and build new…

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Olympic National Park: Visit for free on Saturday

Olympic National Park won’t charge entrance fees Saturday as an invitation for visitors to visit and celebrate the…

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Olympic National Park: Woman swept into swollen river, drowns

A Seattle-area woman was swept to her death while trying to cross the rain-swollen Quinault River’s east fork,…

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Peninsula: Unseasonable rainfall raising area rivers

Rain has soaked the western end of the Olympic Peninsula since Tuesday morning, creating swollen rivers and record-setting…

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Forks: Recent graduate ‘surprised” by scholarship

FORKS — A 2001 graduate of Forks High School was awarded a $1,000 scholarship to attend a medical…

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Olympic National Park: Rangers sent to find woman who reportedly fell in river

A backpack was fished out of the Quinault River east fork on Wednesday after several people said they…

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Port Angeles: School Board grappling with budget shortfalls

PORT ANGELES — Declining student enrollment and increasing expenses have led to more than a $1 million in…

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Port Angeles: Details about fatal confrontation emerge

One week after a confrontation that left a Port Angeles woman dead, details about the shooting are emerging…

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Port Angeles: 150 mourn woman killed during traffic stop

PORT ANGELES — Five-year-old Lanna is now the center of attention for family and friends of her mother,…

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Port Angeles: Marijuana found in truck tied to fatal shooting

More than a pound of marijuana was found in a pickup truck following a fatal confrontation between a…

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Port Angeles: Schools superintendent accepts contract for $101,995 annual salary

The Port Angeles School District has officially hired Gary Cohn as superintendent. Cohn’s annual salary for the first…

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Peninsula: College president says partnerships will help build school

PORT ANGELES — New Peninsula College President Thomas Keegan says he wants the North Olympic Peninsula community help…