Rob Ollikainen

Port Angeles grocery bandit at large

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles police today are searching for a suspect who they say robbed the Fairmount Grocery Store at gunpoint late Sunday. The… Continue reading

Sequim man dies of injuries from U.S. 101 crash

SEQUIM — An 89-year-old Sequim man involved in a two-vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 101 east of Sequim on Sunday morning has died at Harborview… Continue reading

24 tons of trash removed from beaches

PORT ANGELES -- More than 1,000 volunteers removed 24 tons of trash from Washington beaches on Saturday in the annual Coastal Cleanup Day. Volunteers staffed… Continue reading

Clallam County neighborhood target of cleanup efforts

PORT ANGELES -- Sara Lee O'Connor was fed up with the mess in Gales Addition. For years, the Port Angeles real estate broker saw crime,… Continue reading

Volunteers honored: Port Angeles teen’s work earns chance to throw out first pitch at M’s game

PORT ANGELES -- Nikki McGoff of Port Angeles will spend her 17th birthday with the governor today and throw out the first pitch at a… Continue reading

Annual Port Angeles Kayak Symposium is this weekend

PORT ANGELES -- More than 100 new and used kayaks will be on display at Hollywood Beach this weekend for the annual Port Angeles Kayak… Continue reading

Clallam commissioner mulls run for state Rep. Kessler’s seat, but he’d keep county ‘day job’

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Commissioner Steve Tharinger is considering a run for the state Legislature. Should he decide to run for retiring House Majority… Continue reading

Port Angeles man pleads no contest in counterfeiting case

PORT ANGELES -- A 21-year-old Port Angeles man pled no contest to forgery on Wednesday for his role in a counterfeit operation in March. Nathan… Continue reading

Census deadline Friday; region leads state in returns

PORT ANGELES -- Today's deadline for filing federal tax returns is on the eve of another federal deadline. The U.S. Census Bureau says Friday is… Continue reading

Port Angeles man faces life in prison after ‘third-strike’ conviction

PORT ANGELES -- A 35-year-old Port Angeles man who was found guilty of second-degree robbery on Tuesday faces a life sentence without parole because it… Continue reading

Barnard to run for Clallam Community Development director

PORT ANGELES -- Alan Barnard, associate broker and owner of Re/Max Performance Team in Port Angeles, has announced his candidacy for Clallam County Department of… Continue reading

Former nursing assistant loses license after rape conviction

OLYMPIA -- The state Department of Health has revoked the medical license of a former Sherwood Assisted Living nursing assistant who was convicted of the… Continue reading

State suspends license of former Jefferson County doctor

OLYMPIA -- The state Department of Health has suspended the license of a former Jefferson County physician accused of prescribing medicine to out-of-state patients on… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners hand quarry dispute to court

PORT ANGELES -- The long battle over whether an Elwha River rock quarry violates a critical-areas ordinance took another turn Monday. Clallam County's three elected… Continue reading

Snowpack well above normal in Olympics

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- A series of early spring storms has strengthened an already stout snowpack in the Olympic Mountains. The Olympics' combined snowpack is… Continue reading

Hoquiam man still in custody a day after 44-mile, high speed chase (**Gallery**)

PORT ANGELES -- A Hoquiam man remained in custody Saturday after leading police on a car chase that hit 100 mph in a 44-mile pursuit… Continue reading

High-speed 44-mile West End chase ends in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A car chase reaching 100 mph during a 44-mile pursuit from the West End of Clallam County to Port Angeles ended with… Continue reading

Prosecutors await report in Clallam Bay liquor store burglary

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Office was not ready at a hearing this week to charge a Neah Bay man who had… Continue reading

‘Slow Down or Pay Up’ speeding law enforcement ramps up today

PORT ANGELES -- Law enforcement officers from Neah Bay to Walla Walla will be on the lookout for lead-foot drivers through the end of the… Continue reading

Clallam signs outside health care company for jail

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County has parted ways with Olympic Medical Center for inmate medical care. The Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a… Continue reading