Rob Ollikainen

Clallam panel to mull deal for fair rodeo

PORT ANGELES — With just a little more than a week before the start of the Clallam County Fair, the three county commissioners today will… Continue reading

Barry Swegle in court in July. -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Man accused in bulldozer rampage seeks trial now; his lawyer doesn’t

PORT ANGELES — A judge has postponed Barry Swegle's trial by one month despite objections from the man accused of smashing through his neighborhood with… Continue reading

Barry Swegle in court in July. -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Quillayute Airport

No rain in rain-famous Forks? West End town ties 1889 record in July

FORKS — It was a historically dry July in the Pacific Northwest, particularly on the West End of Clallam County. The National Weather Service station… Continue reading

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Barry Swegle in court in July. -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Man accused in bulldozer rampage seeks trial now; his lawyer doesn’t

PORT ANGELES — A judge has postponed Barry Swegle's trial by one month despite objections from the man accused of smashing through his neighborhood with… Continue reading

Barry Swegle in court in July. -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Mark Dunaway

WEEKEND: Run A Muck challenge set for Saturday

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Aug. 2. PORT ANGELES — Billed as the “wildest mud dash on the Olympic Peninsula,” the Run A… Continue reading

Mark Dunaway
Barry A. Swegle

Pretrial issues are focus today at bulldozer-rampage hearing

PORT ANGELES — The Gales Addition man who allegedly bulldozed several homes in a noon-hour rampage through his neighborhood May 10 will appear in court… Continue reading

Barry A. Swegle
Barry A. Swegle

Pretrial issues are focus at bulldozer-rampage hearing on Friday

PORT ANGELES — The Gales Addition man accused of bulldozing several homes in a noon-hour rampage through his neighborhood May 10 will appear in court… Continue reading

Barry A. Swegle

Feasibility study addresses Dungeness/3 Crabs-area pollution

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County should strengthen an existing program to operate and maintain individual on-site septic systems in the Dungeness/3 Crabs area, a new… Continue reading

Clallam seeks funds for Old Olympic Highway paving project

PORT ANGELES — The westernmost stretch of Old Olympic Highway will get a fresh layer of asphalt this year if Clallam County commissioners sign agreements… Continue reading

Distance swimmer Andrew Malinak stands with the Ediz Hook monument that commemorates the first modern swim to Port Angeles across the Strait of Juan de Fuca by Bert Thomas in 1955. Thomas died in 1972 (see accompanying story on homepage).

EARLIER STORY — Seattle man attempts swim from Vancouver Island to North Olympic Peninsula today

PORT ANGELES — Andrew Malinak isn't crazy. What he plans to do this morning, however, could be regarded as a little insane. Malinak, a 26-year-old… Continue reading

Distance swimmer Andrew Malinak stands with the Ediz Hook monument that commemorates the first modern swim to Port Angeles across the Strait of Juan de Fuca by Bert Thomas in 1955. Thomas died in 1972 (see accompanying story on homepage).

Pedestrian hit by truck in Port Angeles recovering

PORT ANGELES — John P. Owens has been upgraded from serious to satisfactory condition a week after being hit by a flatbed truck while crossing… Continue reading

Kendell Huether

Port Angeles woman to appeal witness-tampering conviction

PORT ANGELES — Kendell K. Huether intends to appeal her conviction on two counts of witness tampering in connection with the murder of Jennifer Pimentel.… Continue reading

Kendell Huether

Clallam commissioners hire firm to design Carlsborg sewer project

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has hired an engineering firm to design a sewer system for Carlsborg. County commissioners Tuesday voted 2-0, with Commissioner Mike… Continue reading

Clallam projects $460,000 surplus during midyear review

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County is on pace to finish the year $460,000 in the black, thanks in part to onetime spikes in revenue. County… Continue reading

Avid climber and ska drummer Richard "Grey" Liston posted this photo on Facebook. He died Saturday in a fall in Olympic National Park.

Oregon man who died on Mount Olympus was popular drummer

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — An Oregon climber who fell about 75 feet to his death from the summit block of Mount Olympus on Saturday was… Continue reading

Avid climber and ska drummer Richard "Grey" Liston posted this photo on Facebook. He died Saturday in a fall in Olympic National Park.
Matthew T. Charles

Two of three suspects sought in Port Angeles dragnet arrested

PORT ANGELES — Two burglary suspects linked to a police chase and massive manhunt southwest of town Sunday are now in jail. Matthew Tyler Charles,… Continue reading

Matthew T. Charles
Matthew T. Charles of Port Angeles is one of the suspects police were searching for Sunday after a Port Angeles home was robbed of several guns in broad daylight

3rd UPDATE: Second suspect jailed in wake of Sunday manhunt

PORT ANGELES — Two burglary suspects who triggered a police chase and massive manhunt Sunday are now in jail. Matthew Tyler Charles, 27, was booked… Continue reading

Matthew T. Charles of Port Angeles is one of the suspects police were searching for Sunday after a Port Angeles home was robbed of several guns in broad daylight
The Burrowes property near Sequim Avenue and U.S. Highway 101 has been mentioned as the site of a big box store for years. Opportunity Fund dollars are being requested by Sequim to help ready the land for development. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim seeks $1.5 million to aid in big-box proposal

SEQUIM –– The city of Sequim wants Clallam County to ante up $1.5 million to help pay for roads at a long-proposed shopping center near… Continue reading

The Burrowes property near Sequim Avenue and U.S. Highway 101 has been mentioned as the site of a big box store for years. Opportunity Fund dollars are being requested by Sequim to help ready the land for development. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Former JACE real estate employee booked on forgery, theft

SEQUIM — A former JACE The Real Estate Co. bookkeeper was booked by Sequim police for investigation of first-degree theft and 23 counts of forgery.… Continue reading

Former JACE real estate employee booked on forgery, theft

SEQUIM — A former JACE The Real Estate Co. bookkeeper was booked by Sequim police for investigation of first-degree theft and 23 counts of forgery.… Continue reading