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Clallam County government mulls three layoffs amid budget crunch

PORT ANGELES — As it stands, Clallam County expects to lay off three employees and leave six vacant…

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UPDATED, with correction and new information — Survivor recalls 1999 encounter with mountain goat in Olympic National Forest

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story and accompanying sidebar are updated to reflect the following changes: 1. A time has…

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Olympic Medical Center margin smaller than desired; hospital earns $2.1 million so far in 2010

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center has earned $2.1 million so far this year, giving it a 2.2…

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Plan to end homelessness updated by Clallam County

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County is taking its fight against homelessness to the next level. The three county…

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Unemployment falls slightly on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — Unemployment inched down on the North Olympic Peninsula last month, the state Employment Security Department…

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Reporting from Klahhane Ridge: Olympic National Park goes on mountain goat watch (***Gallery and Video***)

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Three days after the first deadly animal attack in Olympic National Park’s 72-year history,…

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Clallam County commissioners to consider cutting hours for court clerk

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Superior Court Clerk Barbara Christensen wants to reduce office hours because a staffing…

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House candidates offer up ideas for state’s financial woes

PORT ANGELES — Infrastructure improvements would help create jobs and lift the 24th Legislative District out of the…

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Cleanup under way at former Salt Creek shooting range

SALT CREEK — Forty-two years after the bullets stopped buzzing, the Environmental Protection Agency is cleaning up a…

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Port Angeles man charged with having pipe bombs

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man found with pipe bombs in his truck was charged Friday with…

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Six pipe bombs discovered in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A bomb squad was called to west Port Angeles early Thursday after police discovered metal…

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Clallam prosecutor’s race shifts to debate about evidence

SEQUIM — A former Clallam County evidence technician charged with stealing $8,644 from the Sheriff’s Office property room…

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Clallam County PUD eyes 8 percent rate hike

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Public Utility District will consider an 8 percent electric rate increase in…

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2 arrested in marijuana investigation in Joyce

JOYCE — A tip led to the arrest of two Clallam County men who were believed to be…

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Clallam County to pave Discovery Trail east of Elwha Bridge

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County will start paving a 1.6-mile section of the Olympic Discovery Trail east of…

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No FBI investigation for study’s allegation of Clallam County jail misconduct

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict said the FBI will not investigate allegations made in a…

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Building permit exceptions safe in unincorporated Clallam

PORT ANGELES — Residents in unincorporated areas of Clallam County won’t need a building permit to raise a…

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State House candidates support biomass project

PORT ANGELES — Both candidates for the 24th Legislative District Position 2 seat in the state House of…

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Prosecutor candidates differ on conviction numbers

PORT ANGELES — Larry Freedman and Deb Kelly are proving that statistics can prove anything. Among other things,…

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Guilty verdict in sex trial of ex-pastor in Sequim

PORT ANGELES — A former Sequim pastor was found guilty of six counts of child rape, six counts…