Dead humpback whale found off Sekiu, likely hit by ship

Dead humpback whale found off Sekiu, likely hit by ship

A dead male humpback whale discovered floating Thursday morning near Sekiu was towed to Neah Bay and died from being struck by… Continue reading

Dead humpback whale found off Sekiu, likely hit by ship

DUI patrols increase now through Labor Day

Law enforcement agencies across the Olympic Peninsula will increase DUI patrols through Sept. 4. The Washington Traffic Safety Commission said in a news release that… Continue reading

Monday, Tuesday clear for drivers on Highway 101 around Lake Crescent

Drivers can expect clear sailing with no delays on U.S.Highway 101 around Lake Crescent on Monday and Tuesday. The Federal Highways… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau offers tourism grant funds

The Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau seeks applications for tourism project grants, primarily to support shoulder season activities within Clallam County. The bureau… Continue reading

Organizers prepare for Overdose Awareness Walk on Friday

Organizers prepare for Overdose Awareness Walk on Friday

Port Angeles Citizen Action Network and The Answer For Youth will host the fourth annual Overdose Awareness Walk in Port Angeles on… Continue reading

Organizers prepare for Overdose Awareness Walk on Friday
Strike could delay Salish Coast Elementary School’s opening day

Strike could delay Salish Coast Elementary School’s opening day

Superintendent John Polm plans to announce on Tuesday if a construction work stoppage will delay the opening of the new Salish Coast… Continue reading

Strike could delay Salish Coast Elementary School’s opening day

Supreme Court OKs gun-control initiative for November ballot

The state Supreme Court has cleared the way for a gun-control initiative to appear on the November ballot. The court… Continue reading

  • Aug 26, 2018
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Sen. John McCain, 81, dies

Sen. John McCain, 81, dies

Sen. John McCain, 81, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp and… Continue reading

  • Aug 25, 2018
Sen. John McCain, 81, dies

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Proposed shooting facility ordinance presented

The three Jefferson County commissioners will be briefed on a report and a proposed ordinance by the Commercial Shooting Facility Review Committee when they meet… Continue reading

Port Angeles planners reject proposal to allow RVs for housing

Port Angeles planners reject proposal to allow RVs for housing

Citing a lack of code enforcement and a housing needs assessment, the Port Angeles Planning Commission has rejected a proposal that would… Continue reading

Port Angeles planners reject proposal to allow RVs for housing
Hiker ‘probably’ died of natural causes

Hiker ‘probably’ died of natural causes

Jacob Randall Gray, a 22-year-old Port Townsend bicyclist and hiker whose remains were found in Olympic National Park in early August, probably… Continue reading

Hiker ‘probably’ died of natural causes
Rowers to move boathouse to another Ediz Hook spot

Rowers to move boathouse to another Ediz Hook spot

The city of Port Angeles and McKinley Paper Co. have amended a longstanding lease to allow the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association to… Continue reading

Rowers to move boathouse to another Ediz Hook spot

Union strike stops North Olympic Peninsula public works projects

An estimated $4.8 million in public works projects in Clallam and Jefferson counties came to a halt Tuesday in the first day of a strike… Continue reading

Comments on forest road closures taken through Sept. 4

Comments on forest road closures taken through Sept. 4

Less than two weeks remain for local hikers and riders to comment on the U.S. Forest Service’s proposal to decommission and/or close more… Continue reading

Comments on forest road closures taken through Sept. 4

Four finalists named to succeed Clallam Administrator Jim Jones

Four finalists including Port of Port Angeles Commissioner Colleen McAleer have been selected to succeed longtime Clallam County Administrator Jim Jones. County… Continue reading

Higher fence to go up soon: Port Angeles suicide barrier to be ‘very difficult to climb’

Higher fence to go up soon: Port Angeles suicide barrier to be ‘very difficult to climb’

Workers will begin stretching new suicide-barrier fencing along the Eighth Street bridges by the end of this week, the project manager said.… Continue reading

Higher fence to go up soon: Port Angeles suicide barrier to be ‘very difficult to climb’
A team in two hours: Strangers row together on longboat in Port Townsend

A team in two hours: Strangers row together on longboat in Port Townsend

Face it: We didn’t look like a team. A disparate bunch, we were tossed together under the heading Team Longboat, poised on… Continue reading

A team in two hours: Strangers row together on longboat in Port Townsend

Clallam jail inmate hangs self

An inmate hung herself in the Clallam County jail this weekend. Amy Specht, 42, of Port Angeles was found by corrections deputies… Continue reading

Sequim warming center seeks new space

Sequim warming center seeks new space

The Sequim Community Warming Center is in need of a new home before cold weather returns. Jean Pratschner, the warming center’s manager, said… Continue reading

Sequim warming center seeks new space
Collision kills former Port Angeles couple, injures two Sequim residents

Collision kills former Port Angeles couple, injures two Sequim residents

Family and friends are mourning the loss of two Port Angeles natives and praying for smooth recoveries for an injured Sequim couple after… Continue reading

Collision kills former Port Angeles couple, injures two Sequim residents