Rob Ollikainen

Army Engineers opens public comment period on Ediz Hook gravel buffer

EDIZ HOOK —The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public input on an environmental assessment of a proposed project to reduce erosion on Ediz… Continue reading

Clallam Superior Court costs higher than expected

PORT ANGELES — The three Clallam County commissioners approved quarterly budget emergencies Tuesday, the largest being an increase of $183,000 for the Superior Court to… Continue reading

Results of drinking survey on back of Clallam Transit bus

PORT ANGELES — Nine out of 10 Port Angeles parents think it’s not OK for teens to drink alcohol, and the Port Angeles Healthy Youth… Continue reading

State Patrol: Port Angeles man flees, is found in woods

PORT ANGELES — A 38-year-old Port Angeles man who fled from a State Patrol traffic stop Wednesday evening was handcuffed an hour later in a… Continue reading

PA man runs from State Patrol, found in woods

PORT ANGELES — A 38-year-old Port Angeles man who fled from a State Patrol traffic stop this evening was handcuffed an hour later in a… Continue reading

New charges in Black Friday thefts

PORT ANGELES — A Sequim man and his father have been charged with second-degree organized retail theft in connection with a post-Thanksgiving Day theft at… Continue reading

Scam calls creeping back on Peninsula phones

PORT ANGELES — A smattering of phone and email scams have being reported on the North Olympic Peninsula in recent weeks, but authorities say the… Continue reading

Clallam to consider new section of Discovery Trail today

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County will blaze an additional 1.5 miles of the Olympic Discovery Trail on Fairholme Hill west of Lake Crescent if the… Continue reading

MV Coho ferry crew’s actions hailed for saving Georgia man’s life

PORT ANGELES — Fred Pinckney sent fruit baskets to the crew of the MV Coho ferry earlier this month. “I thought a case of beer… Continue reading

Coast Guard opens Port Angeles base today, fetes naval aviation in exposition

PORT ANGELES — An aircraft display, a search-and-rescue demonstration and a safe-boating exposition will be the highlights of the centennial celebration of U.S. naval aviation… Continue reading

Police complete search of house where deadly shooting occurred; more details promised today

PORT ANGELES — Police have completed their search of a Port Angeles home where a deadly shooting occurred Monday. No arrests had been made or… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center to host prostate cancer lecture today

SEQUIM — A prostate cancer expert from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will give a free lecture on the prevention, detection and sometimes-controversial treatment… Continue reading

Prostate cancer walk-a-thon set Saturday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Gary Johnson’s vision for a Port Angeles walk-a-thon to benefit prostate cancer research is three days from coming to fruition. Johnson, a… Continue reading

Clallam County approves new commissioner district boundaries

PORT ANGELES — An easterly shift of the Clallam County commissioner districts has been approved, to be effective next year. County commissioners Tuesday unanimously adopted… Continue reading

Unemployment up slightly on Peninsula

Jobless rates rose by 1 percentage point in Clallam and Jefferson counties last month despite a gain of 230 jobs, the state Employment Security Department… Continue reading

Detectives sorting out what happened in Port Angeles shooting death

PORT ANGELES — Police are investigating a shooting death that occurred in a house near Port Angeles High School on Monday afternoon. Officers and detectives… Continue reading

Ride aboard WWII plane links family members with heritage [**Gallery and Video aboard plane**]

PORT ANGELES — A once-in-a-lifetime flight aboard a vintage B-17 Flying Fortress on Monday linked families with a part of their heritage. Alan Barnard, Port… Continue reading

Another mountain goat threatens in the Olympics; last year’s death recalled

OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST — A Shelton man's encounter with an aggressive mountain goat in Mason County on Tuesday was the first such run-in in the… Continue reading

Clallam County commissioner line shifts approved

PORT ANGELES — When the boundaries between the Clallam County commissioner districts shift in 2012, the current county commissioners won't have to worry about moving.… Continue reading

Right out of ER: Olympic Medical Center plans $8.3 million emergency department expansion

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center is taking on debt to fund an $8.3 million expansion of its emergency department to meet patient needs for… Continue reading