Roger Harnack

West End: Tribe donates seafood to kin of boating victims

LAPUSH -- Quileute tribal fisherman mourning the deaths of three Eastern Washington men and the apparent death of their grandfather in a boating incident off… Continue reading

Clallam: Critical Areas lawsuit survives first challenge

The Critical Areas Ordinance lawsuit survived its first challenge Friday as a judge denied a motion to dismiss the matter. Pro Tempore Judge William Knebes… Continue reading

Clallam: More legal wranglings over proposed Critical Areas Ordinance initiative

The legal wranglings over a citizens initiative to repeal the county Critical Areas Ordinance continued Wednesday with an attorney representing two environmental groups asking for… Continue reading

Day 2, Press Expedition 2001: Rain, rain and more rain

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second dispatch from Roger Harnack, Peninsula Daily News' local news editor. Packing a laptop computer and satellite telephone, he is… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: “Press Expedition” begins its trek across Olympics today

"A Press Expedition" is under way this morning, marking the official beginning of an event that's been more than a year in the making. Thirteen… Continue reading

Peninsula: Port Townsend man held on $250,000 bail in Clallam County jail

A Port Townsend man was formally charged with first-degree murder Thursday for killing a woman in a remote area south of Blyn. Jimmie Homer Shreve,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Funeral set Thursday for woman shot to death by trooper

PORT ANGELES -- Four days after his daughter was shot to death by a Washington State Patrol trooper, Ed Hammer is trying to put his… Continue reading

Sequim: Critical Areas Ordinance opponent says county lawsuit is “coming after me”

Bob Forde is calling a county lawsuit to preempt the possible repeal of the Critical Areas Ordinance a personal attack and an affront to voter… Continue reading

Clallam: Critical Areas Code repeal effort headed to court

A citizen's petition calling for the repeal of the county Critical Areas Ordinance is headed to court. Clallam County commissioners voted 2-1 Tuesday to seek… Continue reading

Clallam: Former Joyce man to sue state for $100 million

JOYCE -- A former resident is planning to sue the state Department of Transportation for allegedly failing to adequately maintain State Route 112 prior to… Continue reading

Clallam: Election filing begins today

Filing for the fall elections begins today in the auditor's office of the Clallam County Courthouse. More than 60 positions -- from city council positions… Continue reading

Clallam: Oregon man arrested for mail, credit card thefts

An Oregon man who recently moved to Clallam County was arrested Saturday for allegedly stealing credit cards and checks from numerous rural mailboxes. Mitchell John… Continue reading

Clallam: Voters may decide “Critical Areas” rules in election

Clallam County voters could have the opportunity to repeal the county's Critical Areas Ordinance when they head to the polls Nov. 6. On Friday, county… Continue reading

Peninsula: State yanks firm’s oil-spill certification

The state Department of Ecology has pulled an oil spill response company's primary contractor certification after the firm failed to adequately respond during two recent… Continue reading

West End: Woman recounts fall at Rialto Beach

PORT ANGELES -- A day after Louise Stanton-Masten was airlifted from Rialto Beach due to injuries from a fall, doctors surgically set her smashed elbow… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Petition calls for repeal of streamside buffer rules

Voters will have the opportunity to repeal streamside buffer requirements this fall if a petition submitted Monday qualifies to be on the ballot. Property rights… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Report says dry dock purchase financially risky

PORT ANGELES -- A study released Monday suggests that moving a dry dock from Portland, Ore., to the Port of Port Angeles would be a… Continue reading

Clallam: Panel works on tax-break rules

Clallam County commissioners are still trying to come up with a workable tax break program for large landowners. At their work session Monday, the commissioners… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Teen charged with manslaughter

PORT ANGELES -- Timothy Patrick Smith was formally charged Monday with killing another teen-ager last week. Smith, 17, was charged with first-degree manslaughter and two… Continue reading

Peninsula: – Bonneville announces 46 percent wholesale rate hike

Port Angeles and Clallam County residents won't be hit with the dramatic electricity rate increases Bonneville Power Administration officials had warned about -- but energy… Continue reading