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Joyce: Family still puzzled over why Joe Rogers committed suicide

JOYCE -- A day later, the answers were no clearer for the family of 13-year-old Joe Rogers. Why did he take a gun to school?… Continue reading

Joyce: Students personally greeted by superintendent, but quiet settles over Crescent School

JOYCE -- A light drizzle darkened the pavement in the Crescent School parking lot, where School District Superintendent Rich Wilson stood Thursday morning as students… Continue reading

Joyce: Friends who knew Joe Rogers try to make sense of his suicide

JOYCE -- People who knew 13-year-old Joe Rogers -- an avid hunter, fisherman and basketball player -- were trying to make sense Wednesday of why… Continue reading

Joyce: School on normal schedule today, but that’s all that will be normal

JOYCE -- A team of counselors will be on hand at Crescent School today as students continue to deal with the shock and grief from… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Family lauded for alerting apartment dwellers to deadly fire

PORT ANGELES -- When Lou Seelye's wife spotted flames shooting from an apartment opposite the family's back yard late one night, Lou did what he… Continue reading

Clallam: Undersheriff says he”ll seek GOP nomination for county commissioner

Clallam County Commissioner Mike Chapman officially has a Republican opponent when he seeks re-election this fall. County Undersheriff Fred DeFrang announced Friday that he will… Continue reading

Peninsula: Man’s fiery death pokes another hole in region’s mental health safety net

Before an accidental apartment fire killed 46-year-old Daniel Sullivan last week, his friends had tried repeatedly to get him help for his alcoholism and mental… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Coast Guard command to be expanded to Bellingham next month

PORT ANGELES -- The state's entire saltwater border with Canada will come under the watch of Coast Guard Group/Air Station Port Angeles next month when… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Hall may help keep Hurricane Ridge Road open next month

PORT ANGELES -- City Hall is posing a solution that might keep the road to Hurricane Ridge open at least a few days next month.… Continue reading

Sequim: Katie Gammill named Irrigation Festival queen

SEQUIM -- Eighteen-year-old Katie Gammill was speechless Saturday night as she was named queen of the 109th Irrigation Festival. "I don't know what to say,"… Continue reading

Sequim: Man leads officers on 90 mph chase

SEQUIM -- A man wanted on outstanding warrants led police on a car chase Friday afternoon for at least 10 miles, traveling as fast as… Continue reading

Sequim: Irrigation Festival queen to be crowned Saturday night

SEQUIM -- One young woman will be crowned queen and three others will be named to the 109th Irrigation Festival Royalty Court on Saturday night.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Lamp, discarded cigarettes found at origin of fatal apartment fire

PORT ANGELES -- The fire that killed a man in his apartment Monday night was caused either by a lamp or discarded cigarettes in his… Continue reading

Diamond Point: Small plane missing in flight to Auburn

DIAMOND POINT -- The state Department of Transportation is leading a search for a small plane that left Diamond Point Airport on Sunday and never… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fire victim’s demeanor changed after mother’s death last fall

PORT ANGELES -- Daniel F. Sullivan lost his left leg below the knee in a commercial fishing accident several years ago, but that didn't stop… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Man dies in apartment fire

PORT ANGELES -- An investigation will begin today into the fire that killed a man in an apartment complex late Monday night. Daniel F. Sullivan,… Continue reading

Clallam: Watershed initiatives praised by governor

Gov. Gary Locke on Friday praised watershed restoration efforts under way in Clallam County, calling them a model for other communities in Washington. "I wish… Continue reading

Peninsula: Weather keeps old Kalakala from making new moves

Weather is still delaying the Kalakala's move to Neah Bay and keeping the dilapidated ferry in Seattle's Lake Union until at least Tuesday. With red… Continue reading

Forks: City Council dumps business license ordinance proposal

FORKS -- The City Council has vetoed a proposed business license ordinance that would have tracked businesses and alerted emergency responders to potential safety hazards.… Continue reading

Kalakala won’t depart today; perhaps by midweek?

The flying bird won't be soaring out of Lake Union today as planned, but may depart for its new home of Neah Bay by midweek.… Continue reading