DAVID G. SELLARS ON THE WATERFRONT: Clam dredging with a Navy landing craft in the 1960s

I met with Harold Edgington of Port Angeles last week, and we chatted about his short-lived clam dredging venture with his brother, Don. In the… Continue reading

Driver slightly injured when truck rear-ends transit bus

PORT ANGELES — The busy intersection of Lincoln and Eighth streets was closed for about 20 minutes Saturday morning after a truck rear-ended a Clallam… Continue reading

Expensive home destroyed; occupant hospitalized for burns

PORT TOWNSEND — A 45-year-old man seriously injured in a house fire Saturday morning was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The unidentified man… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam tribe, Olympic National Park sued over hatchery fish on Elwha

PORT ANGELES — The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe and Olympic National Park are being taken to court over the use of hatchery fish to kick-start… Continue reading

More than 40 percent voter turnout in Peninsula elections

Both North Olympic Peninsula counties are reporting voter turnouts of more than 40 percent in Tuesday’s special elections for school district levies. Auditor reports at… Continue reading

NEWS ANALYSIS: The tragic downfall of Whitney Houston

By David Bauder The Associated Press [Please click on the dropdown "Nation/World," and then go to "AP News" for the latest news on Whitney Houston's… Continue reading

  • Feb 12, 2012
  • By David Bauder The Associated Press

Nominate volunteers for Clallam County Community Service Award

Now is the time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Clallam County — individuals who have… Continue reading

Nominate your community hero for Jefferson County Heart of Service award

Now is the time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County — individuals who have… Continue reading

Olympics’ mountain goat population rises 40% in only seven years

The mountain goat population in Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest has increased by 40 percent since 2004 and could double by about 2027,… Continue reading

Peninsula cheerleaders avoid state competition illness

North Olympic Peninsula cheerleaders escaped an intestinally virus that sickened more than 200 cheerleaders and their supporters at the state cheerleading championships — because they… Continue reading

Plea offer mulled in fatal DUI wreck

PORT ANGELES — A man accused of driving drunk when he caused a head-on wreck that killed an Ahousat, B.C., man in August is mulling… Continue reading

Reservations due Monday for ‘Night at the Oscars’

SEQUIM — “A Night at the Oscars,” a fundraising dinner and live screening of the Academy Awards, is coming to the Sequim Elks Club on… Continue reading

Sequim Lavender Growers Association chooses festival poster

SEQUIM — The Sequim Lavender Growers Association has chosen Sequim artist Melanie Arrington's “Lavender Bee” for its 16th Sequim Lavender Festival poster. The artwork was… Continue reading

Snowgrass concert has banner turnout

PORT ANGELES — A banner turnout for the 10th annual Snowgrass festival thrilled organizers and showed Clallam County's love of bluegrass and related music. About… Continue reading

State delays decision on Fort Worden future until Port Townsend meeting

PORT TOWNSEND — State Parks and Recreation commissioners favor the lifelong learning center concept for Fort Worden but want more information before considering transferring the… Continue reading

U.S. fights to keep Indian Island blast zone information secret

PORT HADLOCK — The Navy is relying on a new Freedom of Information Act exemption to claim it can withhold information on blast zones that… Continue reading

United Way of Clallam County raises $830,000

PORT ANGELES — The United Way of Clallam County campaign fell short of its goal of $1,002,011, but organizers said they were pleased to have… Continue reading

UPDATED — Whitney Houston Is dead at 48

By The New York Times News Service and Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music‘s queen until her majestic voice… Continue reading

  • Feb 11, 2012
  • By The New York Times News Service and Associated Press

Defendant in death of Ahousat, B.C., man considers plea offer

PORT ANGELES — A man accused of driving drunk when he caused a head-on wreck that killed an Ahousat, B.C., man in August is mulling… Continue reading

Boeing test pilots skywrite Boeing logo and “787” over 10 states

DURING A 19-HOUR endurance test flight that ended Friday, the crew aboard a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner took sky-writing to new heights. The plane traced the… Continue reading