PUD commissioners name ‘short list’ for Haffner’s replacement

More than a dozen candidates to replace former Clallam County Public Utility District Commissioner Hugh Haffner took on questions in public session before… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Clallam Fire District No. 2 meeting reset … and other items

The Clallam County Fire District No. 2 commissioners meeting originally set for today has been rescheduled for Thursday due to lack of… Continue reading

Cold halts Strait swimmer as hypothermia ends historic bid

Cold halts Strait swimmer as hypothermia ends historic bid

A Victoria woman had to stop her swim across the Strait of Juan de Fuca and back after almost nine hours of swimming… Continue reading

Cold halts Strait swimmer as hypothermia ends historic bid

Port Hadlock boy injured after bicycle collides with vehicle

A 10-year old boy was treated and discharged from a Seattle hospital Sunday after he turned suddenly in front of a car… Continue reading

Tiny particles in smoke haze can aggravate lung, heart disease

Particles about 30 times smaller than a human hair are creating a worsening haze over the North Olympic Peninsula as northerly winds sweep smoke from… Continue reading

Emaciated orca to be given de-wormer after lab test

An emaciated J-pod orca will be given de-wormer and an antibiotic to help with a possible parasite infestation. NOAA released lab results Friday… Continue reading

Rights group, state reach settlement in competency lawsuit

Rights group, state reach settlement in competency lawsuit

The state has agreed to a plan to resolve a lawsuit filed on behalf of mentally ill… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2018
  • By Martha Bellisle The Associated Press
Rights group, state reach settlement in competency lawsuit

NEWS BRIEFS: Gifted flag raised at PA middle school … and other items

Stevens Middle School was recently gifted a flag from the Lower Elwha Tribe. The Port Angeles School District installed a second flag… Continue reading

PHOTO: Paint what you see

PHOTO: Paint what you see

Artist Richard Russell Sneary of Kansas City, Mo., paints a waterfront scene from his vantage point on Port Angeles City Pier as he takes part… Continue reading

PHOTO: Paint what you see
Paint the Peninsula to fill Port Angeles Fine Arts Center with just-finished work

Paint the Peninsula to fill Port Angeles Fine Arts Center with just-finished work

Shuang Li, a former graphic interface designer, left high technology for her original dream: making art. Preferably outside, away from any screen.… Continue reading

Paint the Peninsula to fill Port Angeles Fine Arts Center with just-finished work

Paint the Peninsula schedule

Paint the Peninsula, in which 22 painters spread across the North Olympic Peninsula to paint en plein air, begins today. Here is… Continue reading

Swimmers rescued at La Push

Coast Guard crews and La Push police rescued two men believed to be in their early- to mid-20s who were trying to… Continue reading

UPDATE: Marathon swimmer calls off across-and-back Strait journey
UPDATE: Marathon swimmer calls off across-and-back Strait journey
PHOTO GALLERY: Clallam County’s fair days of summer

PHOTO GALLERY: Clallam County’s fair days of summer

The Clallam County Fair was well underway Friday night and Saturday with plenty of kids, animals and rides. The fair runs from… Continue reading

  • Aug 19, 2018
PHOTO GALLERY: Clallam County’s fair days of summer

Delays to resume on Highway 101 around Lake Crescent

Drivers can expect delays of up to a half-hour for alternating single-lane traffic between mileposts 228 and 229 from Tuesday through… Continue reading

Judge tosses signatures on Washington gun initiative

A judge in Washington has thrown out more than 300,000 signatures to put a gun-control initiative on the November ballot, saying the petition… Continue reading

  • Aug 19, 2018
  • By Martha Bellisle The Associated Press

NEWS BRIEFS: Investigators look at serial cat killings … and other items

Police say investigators are trying to determine whether a beheaded kitten’s head found this week is related to a series of cat killings… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend taps known executive for interim director post

Port of Port Townsend taps known executive for interim director post

Port of Port Townsend commissioners reached back to move forward in naming former deputy director Jim Pivarnik as interim executive director for… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend taps known executive for interim director post

Protesters face off in Seattle

Right-wing demonstrators gathered Saturday in Seattle for a “Liberty or Death” rally that drew counter-protesters from the left while dozens of police kept… Continue reading

  • Aug 19, 2018
  • The Associated Press

Rialto Beach reopened after search

A multi-agency law enforcement response Thursday afternoon to an aggressive man on Rialto Beach ended later the same day without the man… Continue reading