Clallam County

Man charged in pursuit; exonerated of felony accusation

A man who was arrested after a brief foot pursuit in Port Angeles on July 5 was exonerated of felony accusations, but… Continue reading

Joseph Warren Recoy, 24, is escorted into Clallam County Superior Court on Tuesday. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

Bail set after stabbing

Bail for a Port Angeles man who admitted to stabbing a man in a parking lot Monday morning was set at $150,000… Continue reading

Joseph Warren Recoy, 24, is escorted into Clallam County Superior Court on Tuesday. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

Free training aims to help clergy help veterans

The Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, in partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs National Chaplain Center, is offering free, two-day training to… Continue reading

LETTER: A tip of the hat to Clallam County’s first responders

I recently had a chance to see our first responders in action. My wife and I saw an older woman sitting with two dogs across… Continue reading

LETTER: When I think of Steve Chinn, I think of leadership and integrity

Steve Chinn is a candidate for Clallam County Fire District No. 3 commissioner. I have known Steve for more than 25 years and have seen… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Man in PA brandishes knife, escapes … and other items

A man who brandished a knife after being told he wasn’t allowed at a downtown Chevron escaped police Tuesday. Port Angeles Police… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Question marks fill tourism’s legacy

IN MY JULY 5 column, we traced the history of tourists on the North Olympic Peninsula from the prehistoric mastodon hunters seeking new lands ripe… Continue reading

Sequim seeks member for Planning Commission

The Sequim City Council is currently accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the city’s Planning Commission. The four-year term expires during January… Continue reading

Volunteers sought for trail run in August

Volunteers are currently being sought for the North Olympic Peninsula area of the Olympic Relay Adventure slated for Friday and Saturday, Aug. 11-12. Event organizers… Continue reading

Kyle Wagner, a PenCom Communications officer receives and dispatches calls from the Port Angeles office at 321 E. Fifth St. (Erin Hawkins/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Draft plan for PenCom, JeffCom merger expected by end of month

Emergency dispatch services for Clallam and Jefferson counties are getting closer to becoming a regional entity. Clallam County Peninsula Communications [PenCom] and JeffCom 911 Communications… Continue reading

Kyle Wagner, a PenCom Communications officer receives and dispatches calls from the Port Angeles office at 321 E. Fifth St. (Erin Hawkins/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Tree removal clears path for airlifts, commercial service at Fairchild

Tree removal clears path for airlifts, commercial service at Fairchild

A federal flight restriction that blocked nighttime fixed-wing emergency airlift and commercial delivery services at Fairchild International Airport is expected to be… Continue reading

Tree removal clears path for airlifts, commercial service at Fairchild

LETTER: Endorses Steve Chinn

I first met Steve Chinn over 34 years ago when I was a member of the Sequim School Board. He served as an elementary teacher… Continue reading

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Fireworks show a Sekiu-wide affair

A WEST END fireworks show exceeded expectations during July Fourth week. The evidence came when there was a short lull after 40 minutes of fireworks… Continue reading

Port Angeles man arrested after supermarket parking lot stabbing

A 24-year-old Port Angeles man was arrested Monday morning after a man was stabbed in the abdomen at the Lincoln Street Safeway… Continue reading

Brush fire, garage blaze keep Clallam firefighters busy

Brush fire, garage blaze keep Clallam firefighters busy

Clallam Fire District No. 2 responded to two fires, one along the Elwha River and the other located in a garage and… Continue reading

Brush fire, garage blaze keep Clallam firefighters busy
One sent to hospital after truck swerves off Old Olympic Highway

One sent to hospital after truck swerves off Old Olympic Highway

A 40-year-old man was transported to Olympic Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries Saturday afternoon after a Ford F-150 swerved off Old Olympic… Continue reading

One sent to hospital after truck swerves off Old Olympic Highway

Water ruling debate holds up state capital budget

All might seem quiet now that the state Legislature has passed and Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a two-year operating budget. While the… Continue reading

Police: Officers fatally shoot man who fired from boat near Bainbridge Island

Authorities said officers fatally wounded a man who fired shots toward the shore from a… Continue reading

Police: Port Angeles man suspected of fleeing after wreck is in jail

A Port Angeles man police suspect of fleeing an officer after a hit-and-run wreck is in jail. Robert James McKellard, 44, was… Continue reading

New exhibit features contemporary native arts

Combining age-old Native weaving and sewing methods, seven Jamestown S’Klallam women have used materials including Western red cedar bark, sweet grass, deer hide… Continue reading