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Port Angeles: Roughriders blow 20-point lead, lose to Central Kitsap 21-20

PORT ANGELES — On a night when Jesse Long broke the all-time Port Angeles High School rushing record,…

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LaPush: Quileute survive on fishing that isn’t there right now

LAPUSH — Quileute Tribal Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Chief Tony Foster points the bow of a patrol boat…

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Low rivers, dry economy: West End business owners – praying for rain

LAPUSH — Ruby Swagerty sat behind the counter at Three Rivers Resort, ready to help the fishermen who’d…

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West End: Some guides to protest Quileute net fishing –

FORKS — Some West End fishing guides are planning to protest Quileute net fishing Thursday, saying ongoing Quillayute…

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Olympic National Park: Authority proposes permanent chairlift for Hurricane Ridge

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Downhill skiing at Hurricane Ridge could be headed uphill in a new way. A…

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What it’s like at the highest point on the Peninsula.

A whirling snowstorm surrounds us at the summit of the tallest peak in the Olympics. My guides say…

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Port Angeles: Roughrider baseball team loses in regionals

TACOMA — Nine Port Angeles seniors ended their high school baseball careers Saturday at Heidelberg Park. Eastlake eliminated…

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Port Angeles: Close call, but Roughriders win state-qualifying game 7-0

PORT ANGELES — Last week was a precarious but ultimately victorious time for the Port Angeles High School…

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Port Angeles: Roughrider girls begin quest for state basketball championship today

PORT ANGELES — Mike Knowles knows it’s going to take a little luck. The fifth-year Port Angeles girls…

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Port Angeles: Roughrider girls win state tournament berth

OLYMPIA — They made it … again. And this time the Port Angeles girls basketball team won’t have…

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Sports: Port Angeles girls in second round of district tournament Friday night

PORT ANGELES — The Roughrider girls are at it again tonight. Port Angeles (19-2) takes on Kentlake (16-5)…

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Sports: Port Townsend, Chimacum meet Friday night in tournament

After beating one another on the other’s home court, the Port Townsend and Chimacum boys basketball teams meet…

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West End: Tribe responds to proposed hatchery closure

SAPPHO — At least two tribes on the North Olympic Peninsula are opposed to closing the state-run Sol…

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Sunday Showcase: Saving the Sol Duc hatchery

SAPPHO — Thousands of coho salmon were caught on Washington’s north coast and rivers last year. Months later,…

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Peninsula: Caught! Reporter speeds through traffic school

It was 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Traffic school was about to begin. Three-and-a-half months earlier, I had been…

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The Darrick Meneken column

Two Thanksgivings ago Rhonda Carrell couldn’t tie her own shoes. She couldn’t button her pants or turn the…

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Olympic National Park: Beardslee trout making remarkable recovery in Lake Crescent

Beardslee trout are alive and kicking in Lake Crescent. Should they ever disappear, the Beardslee — found nowhere…

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Sunday Showcase: Fight for Hurricane Ridge contract likely

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — An avalanche of ideas and proposals is coming to Hurricane Ridge, set to begin…

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The Darrick Meneken Outdoors Column

Saltwater salmon seasons close from Neah Bay to Port Townsend after Sunday, however, a small area off LaPush…

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Port Angeles: Big Hurt event scheduled this weekend

PORT ANGELES — There could be quite a fight for the Big Hurt relay title this weekend. Glens…