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Port Angeles: Trawler seized in 2.75-ton cocaine bust to go back into the water

The Western Wind is going back in the water again, but it won’t be going far. The trawler…

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PENINSULA: WINTER STILL PACKS A WALLOP

A late-winter storm Thursday brought snowfall to many areas of the North Olympic Peninsula. By nightfall, rural residents…

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Peninsula: Ferry fare hearings scheduled

North Olympic Peninsula residents will get a chance to talk to state officials about proposed ferry fare increases…

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Peninsula: Where were you a year ago today about 11 a.m.?

The magnitude 6.8 earthquake centered near Olympia one year ago today was a startling wake-up call for many…

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Port Hadlock: Web site businessman arrested by FBI

PORT HADLOCK — A man operating a Internet design company under a false name has been arrested by…

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Forks: Community pours out heart for families routed by fire

FORKS — An outpouring of community support followed Thursday in the wake of a fire that heavily damaged…

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Port Angeles: County prosecutor suggests mental illness behind arson fires

PORT ANGELES — The man accused of starting fires at City Hall and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on…

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Timetable official: Hood Canal Bridge overhaul to start next year

SHINE — Work leading to replacement of the eastern span of the Hood Canal Bridge will begin as…

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Port Angeles: Man remembers fire-damaged building, great uncle

For 86-year-old Harlan McNutt of Port Angeles, Wednesday’s Peninsula Daily News article about the suspected arson at the…

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Man charged with arson in Pershing Hotel fire

PORT ANGELES — A 30-year-old man was charged Tuesday with first-degree arson for allegedly starting the fire that…

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Peninsula families watch, wait for kin in Afghan war

The images of the war in Afghanistan are hard to shake. Even more so for those who have…

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Peninsula: Flesh-eating disease risk deemed low

The outbreak of several flesh-eating disease cases on Vancouver Island in recent months poses no risk to Olympic…

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Rain, snowmelt swell Peninsula waterways, threaten homes, roads, pastures

Warm temperatures and plenty of rain swelled North Olympic Peninsula rivers Monday, spreading water over roads and farmlands…

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Will the male whale be saved?

DUNGENESS — A second day of efforts to free a male killer whale stranded in Dungeness Bay passed…

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Sequim: Orca rescued from Dungeness Bay sandbar

SEQUIM — Rescuers freed a killer whale from a Dungeness Bay sandbar Wednesday afternoon but were too late…

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Seized cats remain in Humane Society care

Clallam County Humane Society workers and county animal control officers cannot accept volunteer help to care for approximately…

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An advance arrival from the North Pole

The Coast Guard icebreaker Healy has become the second U.S. surface ship to reach the North Pole and…

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West End: Clallam Transit bus overturns near Beaver

BEAVER — A Clallam Transit bus overturned Wednesday after sliding on ice along U.S. Highway 101 north of…

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Clallam: New charges in alleged Humane Society coverup

PORT ANGELES — Four new charges were filed Tuesday against three people accused of falsifying information in the…

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Elwha River Road section teeters on the edge of collapse

PORT ANGELES — A section of Elwha River Road teeters on the edge of collapse after a landslide…