Clallam County

One hurt when tree fell on car near Lake Crescent is released from hospital

One family member who survived when a falling tree struck an SUV at Lake Crescent on Jan. 1 has been discharged from Harborview… Continue reading

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Warm up with a tuna noodle casserole

I’VE RECENTLY ADDED a once-weekly teaching gig that has me surrounded by toddlers for the first time in many years. As one expects when working… Continue reading

Port Angeles student accused of bringing gun to school

A Port Angeles High School student will appear in juvenile court Monday after authorities said they found a .32-caliber handgun in his… Continue reading

Public comment to be taken on proposed Port Angeles school levy

Public comment to be taken on proposed Port Angeles school levy

City Council members had to stifle their opinions last week following a presentation on a proposed Feb. 14 Port Angeles School District… Continue reading

Public comment to be taken on proposed Port Angeles school levy
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Rowing association’s John Halberg felled by apparent heart attack during workout

John Halberg died doing what he loved. Halberg, founder of the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association and a longtime community volunteer, suffered an… Continue reading

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Study points to warming climate in decline of yellow cedar

Study points to warming climate in decline of yellow cedar

A type of tree that thrives in soggy soil from Alaska to Northern California and is… Continue reading

Study points to warming climate in decline of yellow cedar

Wounded Mount Vernon officer improving in hospital

A Mount Vernon police officer who was shot in the head last month while responding to a call has shown signs of improvement… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: Weed management before county commissioners

Peninsula Daily News The three Clallam County commissioners will conduct a public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would create an “integrated weed management” chapter… Continue reading

Two Highway 112 roadside fires under investigation

Two Highway 112 roadside fires under investigation

Officials are investigating the cause of two fires that began within an hour of each other along state Highway 112 early Thursday… Continue reading

Two Highway 112 roadside fires under investigation

Influenza cases rising; peak not reached

Flu activity has escalated across the region and the state, and North Olympic Peninsula public health officers say it’s not too late to get vaccinated.… Continue reading

Humble hero saves family from fall over ravine

Humble hero saves family from fall over ravine

A man risked his life and saved her family from what she thought was certain death as her vehicle slid on an… Continue reading

Humble hero saves family from fall over ravine

Clallam commissioners agree to work collaboratively with treasurer, other department heads

To start the new year on the right foot, Clallam County commissioners have resolved to work with other elected officials and department… Continue reading

Cause under investigation after fire destroys Sequim home

Cause under investigation after fire destroys Sequim home

A Carlsborg man is still looking for answers after a blaze destroyed his home on New Year’s Day. Firefighters searched Monday for the… Continue reading

Cause under investigation after fire destroys Sequim home
Boy killed in wreck at Lake Crescent; four others injured when tree strikes SUV

Boy killed in wreck at Lake Crescent; four others injured when tree strikes SUV

A 5-year-old boy died New Year’s Day and four other people believed to be from the same Federal Way family were seriously… Continue reading

Boy killed in wreck at Lake Crescent; four others injured when tree strikes SUV
Port Angeles parents welcome Peninsula’s first baby of 2017

Port Angeles parents welcome Peninsula’s first baby of 2017

All 20 inches of Jason Michael Rutherford Jr. rang in the new year early Sunday morning as the first baby born in… Continue reading

Port Angeles parents welcome Peninsula’s first baby of 2017
Dozens brave frigid air and water in polar plunges across North Olympic Peninsula

Dozens brave frigid air and water in polar plunges across North Olympic Peninsula

Dozens of North Olympic Peninsula residents shocked their way into 2017 by madly rushing into frigid waters Sunday in polar bear plunges… Continue reading

Dozens brave frigid air and water in polar plunges across North Olympic Peninsula

Olympic National Park sets use fee hikes, free days for 2017

Users of Olympic National Park can expect fee increases this year. The hikes are part of a three-year phased rise in… Continue reading

Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News                                Julian Eren of Port Angeles, 20, appears in Clallam County Superior Court on Thursday after being arrested for investigation of first-degree child rape.

Bail set in rape of a child case

Bail was set at $50,000 Thursday for a 20-year-old Port Angeles man accused of raping a young boy several years ago. Julian… Continue reading

Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News                                Julian Eren of Port Angeles, 20, appears in Clallam County Superior Court on Thursday after being arrested for investigation of first-degree child rape.
Antlers, costumes planned for annual Reindeer Run in Port Angeles

Antlers, costumes planned for annual Reindeer Run in Port Angeles

If runners don’t have red noses when they start the Port Angeles annual Reindeer Run on Saturday, they might by the time… Continue reading

Antlers, costumes planned for annual Reindeer Run in Port Angeles
Mountain guide to lead adventure writing workshop

Mountain guide to lead adventure writing workshop

It might seem an adventure in irony or at least an interesting juxtaposition: Writer, editor and mountain guide Charlotte Austin will host… Continue reading

Mountain guide to lead adventure writing workshop