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Peninsula: Crime rate up in Clallam, down in Jefferson

Crime rates increased 7.6 percent in Clallam County and decreased 19.1 percent in Jefferson County from last year,…

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Peninsula: Advocate agrees with assessment that one in four women has been forcibly raped

Almost a quarter of women surveyed randomly in Washington have been victims of forcible rape in their lifetimes,…

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Port Angeles: Alleged bomb plot unraveled

PORT ANGELES — Three Port Angeles men facing charges stemming from an assault last month at the Fairmount…

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West End: Forks escapee may have headed south

FORKS — Authorities in Grays Harbor and Jefferson counties have joined the search for a 20-year-old man who…

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Officials restrict Ediz Hook Road from Daishowa mill to Coast Guard station

PORT ANGELES — High waves over Ediz Hook Road on Wednesday prompted a temporary closure of the Hook…

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Port Angeles: Three charged following raids

PORT ANGELES — Three people have been charged with drug-related felonies stemming from a Tuesday drug bust at…

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Great trees for a good cause on display today

PORT ANGELES — If Santa Claus and fresh pine wreaths don’t put you in a holiday mood, how…

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Sequim: Spokane-area prison escapee arrested

SEQUIM — An escapee from a Spokane-area prison is in the Clallam County jail in Port Angeles awaiting…

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Olympic National Park: Officials monitoring cougar sightings

The number of cougar sightings in Olympic National Park has remained fairly constant in the past eight years…

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Clallam groups to serve holiday feasts to needy, homeless

Tracy Hagen will probably be sick of turkey by Thanksgiving. The head (and only) chef for the Salvation…

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Theaters in Port Angeles, Port Townsend sell out most showings of “Harry Potter”

The magic of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” sent sell-out crowds running to movie theaters in Port…

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Olympic National Park: Hurricane Ridge revs up for winter fun

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Barring bad weather, the drive to Hurricane Ridge should be a breeze starting this…

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Peninsula: Prowler is fourth to crash in region

Thursday’s crash of a Navy jet southeast of Sappho was the fourth Whidbey Island-based EA-6B Prowler to impact…

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Gas prices decrease on Peninsula

Gas prices have plunged to their lowest level this year on the North Olympic Peninsula The average price…

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Quileute hope development brings more tourists to LaPush

LAPUSH — At the end of state Highway 110, where the late afternoon sun casts its shadow across…

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Clallam: Three Humane Society workers charged

PORT ANGELES — Three Clallam County Humane Society employees are under fire for allegedly falsifying information in a…

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Forks: Mayor trailing in election

FORKS — With only 303 votes counted in the Forks mayoral race late Tuesday night, Nedra Reed held…

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Sequim: Joyce girl buried after community assists family

SEQUIM — In what may be a positive ending to a tragic tale that began almost two weeks…

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Port Angeles: Lower Elwha cut down 165-foot red cedar

PORT ANGELES — The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe felled a 165-foot tree that will be carved into a…

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Treats attract hundreds of children to downtown Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The Halloween treats at Alan Turner’s downtown book store aren’t quite as sugary as goodies…