News

Navy making strides with Port Angeles Harbor pier plans

Contract, expected to be awarded Tuesday, has maximum term of 18 months.

Opinion

LETTER: It’s time for Port Angeles to confront another evil: dental floss

Now that fluoridation of city water has ended, the anti group can devote itself to a greater cause:…

Life

HELP LINE: Take part in opportunities to learn more about Medicare

Workshops across the North Olympic Peninsula will provide information and answers to questions about Medicare.

HORSEPLAY: Good fences make good neighbors

Life

HORSEPLAY: Good fences make good neighbors

After moving into her new home, Karen Griffiths discovers her horses are more affectionate now that they can…

Officials practice for mass school shooting in Sequim school drill

News

Officials practice for mass school shooting in Sequim school drill

The drill is part of a statewide mandate for all schools to conduct mass casualty drills.

Eroded Elwha River beach transformed after armoring removed

News

Eroded Elwha River beach transformed after armoring removed

Experts were surprised by how quickly the beach was transformed and the shorebirds and otters returned

Crime

Probe continues into Port Angeles hate crime

“We haven’t referred the case yet because we can’t say positively that we have the right two people,”…

Port Angeles man injured in head-on collision near Lake Crescent Lodge

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Port Angeles man injured in head-on collision near Lake Crescent Lodge

A Ford Explorer and a white box truck collided head-on on U.S. Highway 101, a fire official said.

Firefighters protect structures quarter-mile from Olympic National Park fire

News

Firefighters protect structures quarter-mile from Olympic National Park fire

“We have people in place now, and structure protection in place ready to turn on,” a fire spokesperson…

News

Overdose Awareness rally set Tuesday in Port Angeles

The rally will begin at 5:15 p.m. on the steps of the Clallam County Courthouse.

News

Peninsula firefighters continue to battle blazes in Eastern Washington

They were kept on the fire line because of red-flag warnings and fire weather watches.

News

EYE ON CLALLAM: Commissioners to mull modified contract for East Beach Road work

And other meetings in Clallam County.

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Music Festival for Life to solicit donations for the Children’s Hunger Relief Fund today in Port Angeles … and other items

News events across the North Olympic Peninsula.

Opinion

LETTER: Jet noise an acceptable price to pay for safety

A recent letter writer should think about what might happen if we we’re not prepared for war.

Opinion

LETTER: Democracy undermined by Congress’ corruption, Supreme High bias

Separation of powers is supposed to protect us from being a totalitarian nation.

Opinion

LETTER: Port Angeles council’s profanity ban an ultimately bad idea

The new rule will be impractial both legally and in practice.

Opinion

LETTER: Jesus was the greatest Democrat of all

Human foibles haven’t stopped the Democratic Party, and we will continue to forge ahead in the spirit of…

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Here are the various business meetings this week across the North Olympic Peninsula.

Brian Nokell/U.S. Navy                                The USS Louisiana (SSBN743) arrives for the first time at its new homeport at Naval Base Kitsap, Silverdale, in 2005.

Life

ON THE WATERFRONT: Cape Flattery buoy dropped off in Port Angeles

Also, the scuttlebutt on the collision between a ballistic-missile submarine and Navy Offshore Support Vessel.

Life

BIRD WATCH: ‘Walking the edge’ produces prime pickings in late summer

Late August to September are the best times to get up and get out.