Clallam County

Federal Way man jailed after wreck near La Push

Jeffrey Scott Alma, 30, was booked on investigation of felony hit-and-run with injury, driving under the influence, violation of a protection order and fourth-degree assault.

HELP LINE: A simple way to start saving for retirement

A government website helps people begin a retirement savings account and determine their contributions.

HORSEPLAY: Local girls place at state fair; dealing with a case of colic

HORSEPLAY: Local girls place at state fair; dealing with a case of colic

Three Clallam County girls earned ribbons and placings at the Washington State Fair. Karen’s horse Indy develops, and is treated for, colic.

HORSEPLAY: Local girls place at state fair; dealing with a case of colic

LETTER: Hillary Clinton a ‘repulsive’ human being

The November election is our only chance to turn around the country and prevent her from presiding over it.

LETTER: Liberals’ weak foreign policy agenda has undermined stability in the Middle East

A recent letter writer got it wrong when he blamed the situation on the media’s disengagement.

LETTER: Political correctness masks true extent of illegal immigration’s harm

There are 11 million illegal aliens in our borders? Why aren’t more people up in arms about that?

LETTER: Port Angeles dog owners acting like Californians

Pick up after your four-legged friends, people!

New trial dates in standoff, jail assault cases

The defense attorney for Ordez Eugene Kompkoff says she is still awaiting the results of a psychiatric evaluation.

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Lamb a tasty burger alternative

Lamb, which can be obtained locally, is an alternative meat for homemade burgers.

Shooting sows terror at Washington mall; shooter on loose

Shooting sows terror at Washington mall; shooter on loose

Those who survived were still trying to process what happened as their community became the latest entry on a list of places known by the rest of world for mass shootings.

Shooting sows terror at Washington mall; shooter on loose

Tuesday drill to practice response to maritime disaster

Port Angeles residents will see activity in the Strait off Ediz Hook and around the Port Angeles Coast Guard base beginning at about 8 a.m. Tuesday.

Volunteers clear tons of trash from Coastal, Strait beaches

Volunteers clear tons of trash from Coastal, Strait beaches

The International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) is a global cleanup effort organized by the Ocean Conservancy each third Saturday of September.

Volunteers clear tons of trash from Coastal, Strait beaches
Olympic Medical Center CEO’s salary raised

Olympic Medical Center CEO’s salary raised

Effective Oct. 1, Eric Lewis will earn $225,000 annually, a $21,722 increase since his previous raise in 2014.

Olympic Medical Center CEO’s salary raised
‘To thine own self be true’ … ‘I Hate Hamlet’ debuts tonight in Port Angeles

‘To thine own self be true’ … ‘I Hate Hamlet’ debuts tonight in Port Angeles

‘To be or not to be’ Hamlet, that is the question a New York actor must decide in this comedy-drama.

‘To thine own self be true’ … ‘I Hate Hamlet’ debuts tonight in Port Angeles
Julia Keegan, health services administrator, holds up a Suboxone strip, a drug the Clallam County jail uses to treat heroin and opioid addicts. The jail was the first on the West Coast and the only in the state to use medically assisted treatment for heroin addicts. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County jail breaking ground with opioid addiction treatment program

The medical team there — using Suboxone to stop inmates’ cravings for heroin — implements the only medically assisted drug treatment program inside a jail in the state.

Julia Keegan, health services administrator, holds up a Suboxone strip, a drug the Clallam County jail uses to treat heroin and opioid addicts. The jail was the first on the West Coast and the only in the state to use medically assisted treatment for heroin addicts. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

Lodging tax receipts up on Peninsula, especially in Port Angeles

The city has seen a 24 percent increase in lodging taxes collected from January through August compared to 2015, recording $320,520 in revenue.

Jefferson County approves $650,000 internal loan for Undie Road work

The 0.8-mile stretch of roadway was damaged during the winter and fall due to high water levels in the Bogachiel River.

Riley E. White

Insanity plea expected in multiple Port Angeles assaults

Riley E. White has said he suffered a brain injury when he was assaulted in Mexico several years ago.

Riley E. White