Raul Vasquez

Study says fishing vessels can aid in oil spills

PORT ANGELES -- What to do if one of those oil tankers that frequently traverse the Strait of Juan de Fuca accidentally unleashes a 10,000-gallon… Continue reading

Terrorist’s Port Angeles captors pleased with prison sentence

PORT ANGELES -- The two men who tackled would-be terrorist Ahmed Ressam took in stride news that he was sentenced Wednesday to 22 years in… Continue reading

Weed killers try to expand elk feeding grounds

SEQUIM -- Wayne Fitzwater wipes his brow with his forearm -- his hands are wrapped in latex gloves soaked in herbicide -- and sighs as… Continue reading

Off-duty Sequim police officer dies in motorcycle crash

SEQUIM -- A Sequim police officer was identified late Sunday night as the person killed in an off-duty, head-on motorcycle crash between Forks and Clallam… Continue reading

Peninsula: Port Townsend students tops in Iowa testing; Crescent, Quillayute Valley ninth-graders most improved

Test results are in from Iowa. And for school districts on the Peninsula from Neah Bay to Port Townsend, it will be the last time… Continue reading

Many parents opt out of school vaccinations

PORT ANGELES -- Compared to the state average, Clallam and Jefferson counties have higher percentages of parents who opt out of having their children vaccinated,… Continue reading

Peninsula: Time to vaccinate school kids is now, before rush

PORT ANGELES -- You could wait until August to immunize your children, but why? That's the message Dr. Tom Locke, health officer for Clallam and… Continue reading

West End: Forks logging tours up and running

FORKS -- Have you ever seen a donkey engine? What about a crummy? If not, then maybe it's time to take the free Forks logging… Continue reading

Potter mania hits Peninsula

PORT TOWNSEND -- Harry Potter fans in Port Townsend will have an opportunity to hear the first four chapters of the new sixth book, Harry… Continue reading

Man takes apparent mailbox bomb to post office

PORT ANGELES -- A man who found what looked like a small explosive device about the size of a coffee cup in his mailbox tried… Continue reading

Port Angeles, Port Townsend school boards pass nutrition, fitness policy

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles and Port Townsend school boards unanimously approved new nutrition and fitness policies at their respective meetings Monday. At Port… Continue reading

Principal resigns from Forks High

PORT ANGELES -- Steve Quick, Forks High School's principal for the past two school years, resigned on Monday. Quick, who since the spring has been… Continue reading

Kayaker rescued off Kalaloch coast

KALALOCH -- A kayaker who was being pulled out to sea off the Pacific coast Sunday morning was rescued by Olympic National Park personnel who… Continue reading

Graving yard pullout legal, says state attorney general

PORT ANGELES - Did the state Department of Transportation have the legal authority to terminate Port Angeles' graving yard project in December? It appears so.… Continue reading

Gregoire gives bioenergy task force $50,000

PORT ANGELES -- Defying the slow machinations of bureaucratic procedure, Gov. Christine Gregoire presented members of the Bioenergy Task Force with a $50,000 check Friday… Continue reading

Junk food to be strictly regulated at Peninsula schools

Soda pop and greasy pizzas will soon be expelled from school campuses on the North Olympic Peninsula. A state law passed in spring 2004 is… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman gets brief respite from Iraq duty

PORT ANGELES -- April Gregory has witnessed war's horrors. Stationed by the Army in Mosul, Iraq, since September, the 23-year-old Port Angeles High alumnus flew… Continue reading

Lake Crescent Lodge recognized for ecological awareness

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Lake Crescent Lodge is "green." Not green like the trees that sway around Olympic National Park's picturesque lake 15 miles west… Continue reading

Cedar burn ban deadline arrives on West End today

FORKS -- Starting today, Clallam and Jefferson counties' cedar mills will not be able to legally burn cedar waste wood into the atmosphere because of… Continue reading

Forks Middle School principal to become high school principal, too

FORKS -- Forks High School students will be seeing a familiar face in the front office this fall. The school's new principal will be Ray… Continue reading