Rob Ollikainen

Port Angeles pays homage to Dr. King

PORT ANGELES -- The rain held off long enough for a group of about 30 to pay homage to Martin Luther King Jr. on what… Continue reading

Beached seal still on Hollywood Beach (and it’s a boy)

PORT ANGELES -- The juvenile elephant seal that settled on Hollywood Beach on Monday remained camped out on the Port Angeles shoreline Thursday. Scientists urged… Continue reading

Clallam inks $33,882 contract for ballot printing

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County commissioners have approved a $33,882 contract with K&H Printers of Everett to print special election ballots for two school levies.… Continue reading

Road sign vandalism — including bullet holes — costs taxpayers thousands of dollars

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County taxpayers shelled out $42,872 last year to replace stolen or vandalized road signs, including those used for target practice, county… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Shane Park playground still in works

PORT ANGELES -- Janet Young's vision to raise a playground at Shane Park was revealed to the community last week. Young, president of the Shane… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center’s new linear accelerator on pace for April

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center is four months away from going live with its state-of-the-art, $2.7 million linear accelerator. In the meantime, the seven… Continue reading

Traffic diverted in Port Angeles after rollover wreck

PORT ANGELES -- A minivan flipped over onto its hood after it was clipped by a Hyundai Accent at the intersection of Tumwater Truck Route… Continue reading

Doherty re-elected chairman of Clallam Board of County Commissioners

PORT ANGELES -- Mike Doherty will keep the gavel as chairman of the Clallam Board of County Commissioners. Doherty was reappointed Tuesday to the one-year… Continue reading

Peninsula food banks’ pantries full this holiday season . . . thanks to community support

Thanks to the generosity of North Olympic Peninsula residents, food banks were well-stocked for the holiday season. That's a big deal, volunteers say, because the… Continue reading

Polar brrrrrr! Plunge in (and then plunge out) to greet the new year on Saturday

If you're feeling a little groggy on New Year's Day morning, take an audacious polar bear plunge. It's guaranteed to wake you up. Jumping into… Continue reading

Missing Port Townsend boy found OK; Amber Alert was posted

PORT TOWNSEND -- An 8-year-old Port Townsend boy whose disappearance triggered a statewide Amber Alert on Tuesday morning was found safe with his mother. Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles man sentenced for nine crimes

PORT ANGELES -- Cody B. Runnion, 19, has pleaded guilty to nine crimes -- but did not admit guilt in one of them, conspiracy to… Continue reading

Spray-paint spree’s ‘aggregate of crime puts it at the felony level’

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles police are searching for the vandals who spray-painted blue and silver lines on the sides of at least 20 vehicles… Continue reading

Slide-blocked road set to reopen next week

JOYCE -- A mudslide that closed Crescent Beach Road last week has stabilized, and Clallam County officials plan to reopen the road Jan. 4. County… Continue reading

Holiday tours lets viewers take in Port Angeles light displays

PORT ANGELES -- Willie Nelson knows Christmas lights. He's been giving van tours of Port Angeles holiday light displays for each of the last six… Continue reading

Popular Port Angeles cafe changes owner, stays in the family

PORT ANGELES -- Coburn's Cafe regulars had cake with their morning coffee Friday. The Christmas Eve cake was a tribute to 15-year owner Darla Coburn,… Continue reading

Caregiver charged with manslaughter

PORT ANGELES -- A Port Angeles caregiver has been charged with first-degree manslaughter and first-degree criminal mistreatment after a 95-year-old man she was caring for… Continue reading

Forks woman hurt as car hydroplanes on Highway 101

FORKS -- A 52-year-old Forks woman was injured when the 2009 Honda Accord she was driving hydroplaned on U.S. Highway 101 and crashed into some… Continue reading

Mother gets children out safely as fire destroys mobile home

CARLSBORG -- A fast-moving fire destroyed a single-wide mobile home Wednesday near Sequim. Elizabeth Countryman acted quickly to move her two children out of the… Continue reading

Clallam County honors outgoing elected officials

PORT ANGELES -- Outgoing elected officials Judy Scott and John Miller were formally recognized Tuesday for their years of service to Clallam County citizens. Scott,… Continue reading