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Clallam County Drug Court celebrates decade of service

PORT ANGELES -- Tony Drake was either incarcerated or on parole from ages 12 to 42. He got sober on Aug. 25, 1998 and entered… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center gets focused for 2010

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center's various departments have requested $17 million from next year's capital budget. Management says it can approve about half that… Continue reading

Sequim City Council member recovering from heart attack

SEQUIM -- Sequim City Council member Bill Huizinga is recovering from a heart attack he suffered Tuesday night. He is expected to make a full… Continue reading

Clallam gets chemical dependency treatment contract

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County lawmakers have inked a $1.75 million contract with the state Department of Social and Health Services to provide chemical dependency… Continue reading

Forks car-pedestrian crash appears to be accidental, undersheriff says

FORKS -- A Sunday morning crash in which a 20-year-old woman was hit by a car on a Forks street was apparently an accident, Clallam… Continue reading

Swine flu spreading faster on North Olympic Peninsula than vaccine becoming available

If you've had the flu this season, it was probably swine flu, the North Olympic Peninsula's top public health officer said Tuesday. The H1N1 virus… Continue reading

Best in state: Clallam Marine Patrol wins 2009 Law Enforcement Program

PORT ANGELES -- As another boating season comes to an end, the Clallam County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol Unit can look back on a banner… Continue reading

Clallam to consider rural speed limit changes

SEQUIM-- Speed limits will be lowered on two Clallam County roads next month pending approval from the three county commissioners. Commissioners Mike Doherty, Steve Tharinger… Continue reading

Judge sets $50,000 bail in case involving car-pedestrian fatality

FORKS -- A Clallam County Superior Court judge on Monday set $50,000 bail for the Forks man accused of vehicular homicide when the car he… Continue reading

UPDATE: $50,000 bail set for driver of car that hit Forks pedestrian

FORKS — A Clallam County Superior Court judge today set $50,000 bail for the Forks man accused of vehicular homicide when the car he was… Continue reading

Port Townsend man charged in Tacoma bank robbery, suspected in others

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Port Townsend man has been identified as the "John Doe bandit" who is accused of robbing a bank in Tacoma and… Continue reading

Alternative sled hill at Hurricane Ridge in works, park chief says

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic National Park officials think they've found a part-time remedy for the closure of the Sunrise Family Snowplay Area at Hurricane Ridge.… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Clallam County separates proof of rabies vaccination, pet licensing

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County residents are still required to get rabies shots for their dogs and cats. But, beginning next year, they will no… Continue reading

State open house launches U.S. 101 widening between Port Angeles, Sequim

CARLSBORG -- Thousands of motorists in Clallam County will be affected on a daily basis by the proposed widening of U.S. Highway 101 from Shore… Continue reading

Pedestrian access limited to and from new Elwha bridge through November

PORT ANGELES -- Getting across the Elwha River on the newly christened, double-deck Elwha River bridge is easy for both drivers and pedestrians and bicyclists.… Continue reading

Spike in dead sea otters catches wildlife officials’ attention

PORT ANGELES -- A recent spike in dead sea otter sightings has caught the attention of wildlife officials, but they say that the 12 sightings… Continue reading

Red ink still flowing at Clallam courthouse; employee furloughs possible

PORT ANGELES -- All Clallam County employees would take 12 unpaid furlough days in 2010 and the public possibly would find courthouse doors locked one… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: First doses of swine flu vaccine arriving on North Olympic Peninsula

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County's first 700 doses of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine has arrived, Dr. Tom Locke, public heath officer for both Clallam… Continue reading

Tax initiative debated at Port Angeles chamber luncheon

PORT ANGELES -- A staunch supporter of Initiative 1033 on November's ballot says taxpayers should have more say on how government spends their money. An… Continue reading

U.S. Highway 101 underpass project to move forward east of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- A roadblock to Clallam County's much-anticipated overpass of U.S. Highway 101 east of Port Angeles has turned out to be a blessing… Continue reading