Clallam County

Wine label contest benefits Dungeness lighthouse

Wine label contest benefits Dungeness lighthouse

The New Dungeness Light Station Association and Wind Rose Cellars have announced their second annual photography and art contest. The winning submission will… Continue reading

Wine label contest benefits Dungeness lighthouse
Investigators ask if engineer in deadly Amtrak wreck was distracted

Investigators ask if engineer in deadly Amtrak wreck was distracted

Federal investigators in the deadly Amtrak wreck want to know whether the engineer was… Continue reading

Investigators ask if engineer in deadly Amtrak wreck was distracted

Roads open, power restored on West End

Roads were open and all electrical power restored in the Clallam Bay-Sekiu area Wednesday after residents awakened to 9 to 12 inches… Continue reading

LETTER: Write to Congress, Park Service over proposed hikes

Oppose park fee hikes Last year was the centennial of our National Park System. “America’s best idea” was the phrase trumpeted around the anniversary, according… Continue reading

Clallam County Fair’s 2018 theme is ‘Paws On Parade’

The Clallam County Fair has announced the 2018 fair theme, “Paws On Parade,” submitted by Dawn Neathery of Port Angeles. Neathery, who… Continue reading

Investigators: Train was speeding 50 mph over limit before deadly wreck

Investigators: Train was speeding 50 mph over limit before deadly wreck

The Amtrak train that plunged off an overpass south of Seattle,… Continue reading

Investigators: Train was speeding 50 mph over limit before deadly wreck

Jefferson County’s yearlong ban on shooting ranges puts D’Amico proposal on hold

Jefferson County commissioners will begin forming a citizens’ advisory committee in January to address shooting-range issues after they imposed a maximum yearlong… Continue reading

Dungeness vacation home lost to fire on 3 Crabs Road

Dungeness vacation home lost to fire on 3 Crabs Road

The cause of a house fire on 3 Crabs Road late Monday night remained under investigation Tuesday, said fire officials. Clallam County Fire… Continue reading

Dungeness vacation home lost to fire on 3 Crabs Road

Agnew man convicted after trial

An Agnew man has been convicted of illegally possessing a firearm, heroin and suboxone, the Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced. Andrew… Continue reading

OTA sets auditions for ‘Starting Here Starting Now’ musical revue

Auditions for “Starting Here Starting Now,” Olympic Theatre Arts’ second-stage musical, are planned in January. Auditions will be from 4 p.m. to 6… Continue reading

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Another kind of year-end list

THE WORDS OF Salvadoran priest Oscar Romero (1917-1980) are a salve to me, a meditation to which I return. “It helps, now and then, to… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: One man injured in semi wreck … and other items

A Kent man involved in a single-vehicle wreck Monday evening about six miles south of Brinnon at milepost 312 was not injured, the… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners name committee for treasurer applicants

Clallam commissioners name committee for treasurer applicants

Clallam County commissioners named a committee Monday to screen applicants for the vacancy created by former elected Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis, who resigned… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners name committee for treasurer applicants
Meeting between tribal and Port Angeles officials called off

Meeting between tribal and Port Angeles officials called off

A meeting with the Lower Elwha Tribal Council and all seven Port Angeles City Council members who will be seated as of… Continue reading

Meeting between tribal and Port Angeles officials called off

Downtown Port Angeles businesses offer special for last-minute shoppers

Downtown shops will stay open late Thursday for last-minute Christmas shoppers during Shop ’Til You Drop. The Port Angeles Downtown Association is… Continue reading

Ugly Christmas Sweater Pub Crawl & Poker Walk set Thursday in Port Angeles

Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles will host its second annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Pub Crawl & Poker Walk from 6:30 p.m. to… Continue reading

POINT OF VIEW: A new verse for an old song for the holidays

POINT OF VIEW: A new verse for an old song for the holidays

By Marc Abshire and Richard Stephens “SHOP LOCAL” CAMPAIGNS are not new. For decades, small businesses in small- to medium-sized towns have urged local residents… Continue reading

POINT OF VIEW: A new verse for an old song for the holidays
Vouchers for daily life: Home Fund helps young families

Vouchers for daily life: Home Fund helps young families

Diana Assumpcao reached into her file cabinet and pulled out a manila folder bulging with papers, measuring almost three inches thick. A… Continue reading

Vouchers for daily life: Home Fund helps young families

Winter storm warning issued for Olympic Mountains

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the Olympic Mountains above 3,000 feet, including Hurricane Ridge. The winter… Continue reading

Several killed when Amtrak train hurtles from overpass

Several killed when Amtrak train hurtles from overpass

An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new… Continue reading

Several killed when Amtrak train hurtles from overpass