Port Angeles economy sees “dramatic changes,” chamber told

PORT ANGELES -- The city has seen dramatic changes in its economy in the past two or three years and must depend upon entrepreneurs more… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board appoints Geren as interim member

PORT ANGELES -- A parent who holds a Ph.D. in structural engineering was unanimously selected to fill a vacancy on the Port Angeles School Board… Continue reading

Snover named new Clallam undersheriff

Steve Snover, a 21-year veteran of the Clallam County Sheriff's Department, was appointed undersheriff by Sheriff Joe Martin on Monday. Snover was sworn in by… Continue reading

West End history being compiled to go into virtual museum online

If you own old photos, letters or objects you think reveal a unique aspect of West End history, then Larry Burtness wants to hear from… Continue reading

Beach yields pirates” coveted black diamond to end festival

PORT ANGELES -- ArrrgghhRIGHT! Brian and Sandra Zimmer, after scurrying around Port Angeles all weekend, discovered the lost treasure of pirate Anne Bonney, an 8.5-carat… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Stairway to the past adds to Underground tours

PORT ANGELES -- You begin by walking into Sound Bikes & Kayaks, 120 E. Front St., and stepping behind the counter where a new staircase… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Urban encounters with wild animals expected to increase

PORT TOWNSEND -- Bill Ferrell, a Franklin Street resident with a home across from the Jefferson Courthouse, sees deer herds wandering by his front yard… Continue reading

Sequim: Students take three prizes at National History Day competition

SEQUIM -- Three of seven Sequim students who went to the National History Day Competition in Washington, D.C., last week came home with third-place finishes.… Continue reading

DeFrang retires after 34 years in law enforcement

PORT ANGELES -- The longest serving deputy in the history of Clallam County has officially left the department after 31 years in the Sheriff's Department… Continue reading

Friends, family, colleagues say good-bye to firefighter who died on Mount Rainier

SEQUIM -- The last alarm sounded Saturday for fallen Jefferson County firefighter Mike Beery, who died June 10 while climbing Mount Rainier. More than 600… Continue reading

Graving yard answers on the horizon?

PORT ANGELES -- A clearing in the cloudy future of the former Hood Canal Bridge graving yard and its relocation could come as early as… Continue reading

Pirate event, old-time sailing vessels share Port Angeles City Pier

PORT ANGELES -- Steve Methner of Port Angeles turned out Saturday at the City Pier to view the three tall ships that made their way… Continue reading

Sequim man arrested after high-speed chase

PORT ANGELES -- A local man led Clallam County sheriff's deputies on a 15-minute, high-speed chase from Port Angeles to Sequim that ended at the… Continue reading

Sound of automatic gunfire carries from Discovery Bay training range, complainant says

Chuck Sherred is another of many residents who have registered complaints about waves of automatic and semi-automatic gunfire noise that emanates from Security Services Northwest's… Continue reading

U.S. Bioenergy leaning toward building cogeneration plant near Forks

FORKS -- U.S. Bioenergy Corp.'s top official said Friday that the company is leaning towards building the first of its five planned bioenergy plants in… Continue reading

Arson investigated in blaze that destroyed house under construction

SEQUIM -- Arson investigators will be looking into the cause of a blaze that destroyed a house under construction early Thursday morning. About 16 firefighters… Continue reading

Clallam emergency officials discuss reaction to tsunami warning

PORT ANGELES -- The tsunami warning earlier this week provided an opportunity to test Clallam County's ability to respond in the event of a real… Continue reading

Pennco owner says there’s “no hope” of reopening

Pennco Transportation, which halted operation of its 30-vehicle North Olympic Peninsula door-to-door shuttle business May 20, is unlikely to hit the road again, at least… Continue reading

Promoters say excise tax is needed to save farmlands, beauty of Clallam County

PORT ANGELES -- Wally Gudgell abhors taxes. But the San Juan Islands real estate agent completed the trek to Port Angeles Thursday to publicly promote… Continue reading

Six months later, no arrests in $1 million Port Ludlow arson fire

PORT LUDLOW -- Six months after a $1 million arson fire destroyed four Port Ludlow condominiums and damaged six others, Jefferson County Sheriff's detectives say… Continue reading