Paige Dickerson

Car plunges into Elwha River; two die

PORT ANGELES - A car carrying seven teenagers drove into the Elwha River in the early morning darkness Sunday, killing two of them. The five… Continue reading

Joyce students to conduct anti-suicide ‘Walk and Talk’

JOYCE - Crescent School sophomore Whitley Barnes doesn't want anyone else to go through it. In March 2004, her best friend killed himself at the… Continue reading

Man, 18, arrested in Port Angeles High School vandalism investigation

PORT ANGELES - An 18-year-old man was arrested Monday and two juveniles were sought in connection with last Saturday's vandalism rampage at Port Angeles High… Continue reading

Parts of Peninsula under flood watch following burst of tropical air

Tropical air from Hawaii brought more than the usual moisture to parts of the North Olympic Peninsula over the weekend, causing flooding danger and a… Continue reading

Volunteers join school district staffers to clean up vandalized high school

PORT ANGELES - About five dozen faculty and staff members cleaned up the vandalized and fire-scarred portions of Port Angeles High School on Sunday to… Continue reading

New taxing district proposed to bail out idled Forks pool

FORKS - A committee is considering the formation of a new taxing district to fund the Forks Aquatics Center. The idea of forming a district… Continue reading

New Forks schools superintendent selected from in-house

FORKS - Diana Reaume didn't come to Forks to be the superintendent of Quillayute Valley School District, but in May the former principal will take… Continue reading

They’re still talking about that big mystery noise in Sequim

SEQUIM - The cause of loud booms heard in the Dungeness Valley on Sunday remains a mystery. "I was sitting in my living room, and… Continue reading

Forks to begin studying what to do with aging high school

FORKS - The Quillayute Valley School District is beginning a study soon of whether to remodel or rebuild Forks High School. A planning committee will… Continue reading

All casino-operating tribes sign slots pact

All 28 tribes included in an agreement that will allow more slot machines in casinos such as the Jamestown S'Klallam's 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn… Continue reading

Chess champ walks the talk in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND - The game pitted 17 competitors against one. Mike Murray, a Port Townsend resident who is also current Montana open chess tournament champion,… Continue reading

National park fixing storm damage

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK - A bridge allowing work crews access to Hoh River Road will get Olympic National Park on its way to opening the… Continue reading

Sequim raptor center helps eagles on the mend

SEQUIM - Three bald eagles found this month on the North Olympic Peninsula are being treated at the Northwest Raptor Center in Sequim - and… Continue reading

Ballots go out today for Cape Flattery school bond election

PORT ANGELES - Ballots are being mailed today to Cape Flattery School District voters for an all-mail special election ending on March 13. Voters will… Continue reading

Blyn casino likely to almost double number of slot machines

BLYN - The Jamestown S'Klallam tribe's 7 Cedars Casino could almost double its number of electronic slot machines if a new gaming compact with the… Continue reading

Low-cost housing tract to be built in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - The Housing Authority of Clallam County wants to make a big impact with a new housing complex that pays attention to the… Continue reading

Fix-up under way for Port Angeles’ octopus’ garden

PORT ANGELES - Jaycee Caswell, 6, along with her 5-year-old sister, Nikki, and a friend, Olivia Preston, 4, went in search of the perfect rocks.… Continue reading

Former Sequim Town Hall gets a new lease on life

SEQUIM - The landmark red building is ready to settle into its new . . . well . . . land. The building, formerly Sequim… Continue reading

Stevens, Roosevelt school monikers under reconsideration

PORT ANGELES - What's in a name? A lot, apparently. The Port Angeles School Board is seeking recommendations from its transition teams whether to change… Continue reading

Oops — Clallam County targets wrong house to move

PORT ANGELES - A report issued by Clallam County at a hearing Wednesday night said that Lynn and Kathy Emery's house was to be relocated… Continue reading