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Olympic Medical Center posts gains in its first quarter

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center posted modest gains in the first quarter of 2013, at a time…

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Man guilty in assault on Clallam County sheriff’s deputy

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County jury has found Matthew K. McDaniel guilty of assaulting a Clallam County…

The Western black-legged tick is said to be common to Clallam County. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Peninsula tick found with pathogen that causes Lyme disease

PORT ANGELES — Pack the bug spray for that next hike into the woods. Of the two ticks…

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Clallam buying rights of way for Old Olympic Highway road plan

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County is buying chunks of right of way to widen another stretch of Old…

State Department of Ecology

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Panel: Ocean acidification threatening sea life here

PORT ANGELES — Acidification of the world’s oceans could have a profound effect on the North Olympic Peninsula,…

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More hearings likely in Port Angeles strangulation case

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County Superior Court Judge has scheduled an April 25 hearing on a recently…

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More hearings likely in strangulation case

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County Superior Court Judge has scheduled an April 25 hearing on a recently…

Bradley Hatch

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Quileute welcome gray whales with annual ceremony

LAPUSH — Sacred whale songs echoed through the A-ka-lat Center on Wednesday as dozens of Quileute schoolchildren performed…

Warren Horsley of Port Angeles and his dog

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Clallam County backs pact for sprucing up trail

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County, Olympic National Park and the Federal Highway Administration will team up to improve…

Down it goes

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PenPly stack proves tough — but finally falls, ending an era (Video and photos)

PORT ANGELES — It’s gone. But not without a fight. The 72-year-old smokestack that was all that remained…

The smokestack at the former Peninsula Plywood mill falls to the ground after crews weakened the base and pulled the structure down with a cable after explosives failed to do the job. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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STACK TOPPLED! With video and photos — mill smokestack defies explosives before finally falling

PORT ANGELES — The 72-year-old smokestack that was all that remained of the Peninsula Plywood mill was finally…

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Clallam sheriff’s comments linked by judge to need for murder retrial venue change

PORT ANGELES — The decision to move Darold Stenson’s murder trial from Clallam to Kitsap County will prove…

An overhead beam on the Sol Duc River bridge in Forks shows damage from being clipped recently

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More mysterious damage to Sol Duc River bridge

FORKS — The Sol Duc River bridge on Quillayute Road took another hit last week from what appeared…

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Quileute to welcome whales in LaPush ceremony Wednesday

LAPUSH — Welcome back, whales. The Quileute Tribal School on Wednesday will host the sixth annual Welcoming the…

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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93-year-old woman, former PA City Council member, is satisfactory after being struck by car

PORT ANGELES — A former City Councilwoman who was struck by a car on Race Street on Wednesday…

Emergency workers assist Vivian Ross

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93-year-old woman struck by vehicle on Race Street in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A 93-year-old pedestrian was struck by a passenger car as she was crossing Race Street…

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Grant for child dental services to benefit Jefferson County

Jefferson County’s youngest residents will have better access to dental services thanks to a $200,000 grant awarded to…

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Port Angeles man’s conviction upheld in child rape case

PORT ANGELES — The state Court of Appeals has upheld the 2011 conviction of Joel A. Wilson, a…

Emergency workers assist Vivian Ross

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UPDATE — 93-year-old woman struck by vehicle on Race Street in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A 93-year-old pedestrian was struck by a passenger car as she was crossing Race Street…

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Clallam gets federal funds for Spruce trail upgrades

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County and the state Department of Transportation have reached a deal that replaces $146,129…