Rob Ollikainen

Darold Stenson glances around the courtroom during the first day of testimony in his retrial on Sept. 23.  -- Photo by Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press

Widow weeps as she testifies in double-murder retrial

PORT ORCHARD — Denise Hoerner tried to hold herself together on the witness stand as she recounted the events surrounding the deaths of her husband… Continue reading

Darold Stenson glances around the courtroom during the first day of testimony in his retrial on Sept. 23.  -- Photo by Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press
Olympic National Park visitor centers

Olympic National Park visitors have 48 hours to leave due to federal shutdown

PORT ANGELES — The shutdown of the federal government will close Olympic National Park, furlough 103 of its employees and send overnight visitors packing by… Continue reading

Olympic National Park visitor centers
President Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act last week at a community college near Washington

North Olympic Peninsula gets ready for ‘Obamacare’ — with not enough providers in Clallam County

AS THE NATIONAL debate over health care reform rages on, North Olympic Peninsula providers are bracing for a new wave of patients who soon will… Continue reading

President Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act last week at a community college near Washington

Clallam planning response for animals in emergencies

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County emergency managers and volunteers are hashing out an animal disaster plan to ensure that pets and livestock don’t get overlooked… Continue reading

This Border Patrol checkpoint in August 2008 diverts a lane of U.S. Highway 101 traffic northeast of Forks. It was one of several that spurred the now-settled lawsuit.  -- Photo by Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News.

Peninsula activists praise settlement of lawsuit over Border Patrol checkpoints

PORT ANGELES — Local and regional immigrant-rights activists hailed a settlement Tuesday that will require the U.S. Border Patrol to share records of traffic stops… Continue reading

This Border Patrol checkpoint in August 2008 diverts a lane of U.S. Highway 101 traffic northeast of Forks. It was one of several that spurred the now-settled lawsuit.  -- Photo by Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News.

Port Angeles city, Clallam County budgets reviewed for Chamber of Commerce audience

PORT ANGELES — Economic development will be key for Port Angeles to stay fiscally solvent in an era of unfunded mandates and declining sales tax… Continue reading

Red jellyfish innundate northern neighbor; few seen on Peninsula shores [**Corrected**]

[Corrects earlier report: In "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane" by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes determined that a man died of a heart attack… Continue reading

Statements admitted for looming trial on next-door neighbor’s shooting death

PORT ANGELES — Statements that Bobby J. Smith made to Port Angeles police detectives and Texas Rangers after he allegedly shot and killed his next-door… Continue reading

Statements admitted for looming trial on next-door neighbor’s shooting death

PORT ANGELES — Statements that Bobby J. Smith made to Port Angeles police detectives and Texas Rangers after he allegedly shot and killed his next-door… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center board to mull raising CEO’s salary by 10 percent

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center commissioners next month will consider approving a 10 percent pay raise for CEO Eric Lewis. Lewis, who earns $176,000… Continue reading

The former Port Angeles fire hall on South Lincoln Street is in need of short-term stabilization as well as long-term repairs. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Clallam commissioners nix taking ownership of old Port Angeles fire hall building

PORT ANGELES — Two of the three Clallam County commissioners today said they were not interested in taking ownership of the former fire hall in… Continue reading

The former Port Angeles fire hall on South Lincoln Street is in need of short-term stabilization as well as long-term repairs. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
The former Port Angeles fire hall on South Lincoln Street is in need of short-term stabilization as well as long-term repairs. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Future of old Port Angeles fire hall building unclear after county commissioners disinterested

PORT ANGELES — Two of the three Clallam County commissioners Tuesday said they were not interested in taking ownership of the former fire hall in… Continue reading

The former Port Angeles fire hall on South Lincoln Street is in need of short-term stabilization as well as long-term repairs. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

First Federal chief says economic conditions rebounding — but could be better

PORT ANGELES — Economic conditions in Clallam County are worse than you might think, and the key to a true rebound from the recession will… Continue reading

John LeClerc

Port Angeles’ Park View Villas adding an atrium

PORT ANGELES — Park View Villas will christen a new atrium this holiday season. The sunlit enclosure in the heart of the retirement and assisted… Continue reading

John LeClerc
Stephenie Meyer

The author on the West End: What was Stephenie Meyer’s original name for Twilight? The answer hits close to home

FORKS — Friday the 13th brought good luck to scores of loyal Twilight fans already gathered in Forks and LaPush to celebrate the famous vampires-versus-werewolves… Continue reading

Stephenie Meyer
Stephenie Meyer

The author on the West End: What was Stephenie Meyer’s original name for Twilight? The answer hits close to home

FORKS — Friday the 13th brought good luck to scores of loyal Twilight fans already gathered in Forks and LaPush to celebrate the famous vampires-versus-werewolves… Continue reading

Stephenie Meyer
Forks City Attorney Rod Fleck discusses broadband service at a meeting last week in Forks on planning for extending access to rural areas. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

West End working toward rural broadband access

FORKS — A hodgepodge of government officials and tribal leaders gathered in Forks last week to kick off a yearlong planning effort to improve broadband… Continue reading

Forks City Attorney Rod Fleck discusses broadband service at a meeting last week in Forks on planning for extending access to rural areas. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Clallam rolls out preliminary budget with projected deficit

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County will atone for a $509,633 projected shortfall in its general fund before next year’s budget is approved in December, commissioners… Continue reading

Pickets hold signs outside the Angeles Composite Technologies Inc. plant in west Port Angeles on Monday.  -- Photo by Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News

Pickets gather outside composites plant in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Sixteen union pickets held signs Monday to demand a “fair contract” from Angeles Composite Technologies Inc. The high-tech manufacturing firm in west… Continue reading

Pickets hold signs outside the Angeles Composite Technologies Inc. plant in west Port Angeles on Monday.  -- Photo by Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News
Pickets hold signs outside the Angeles Composite Technologies Inc. plant in west Port Angeles on Monday.  -- Photo by Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News

Pickets gather outside composites plant in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Sixteen union pickets held signs Monday to demand a “fair contract” from Angeles Composite Technologies Inc. The high-tech manufacturing firm in west… Continue reading

Pickets hold signs outside the Angeles Composite Technologies Inc. plant in west Port Angeles on Monday.  -- Photo by Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News