Arwyn Rice

Clallam Transit bringing back Veterans Day bus service for first time since 2010

PORT ANGELES — Residents can leave their cars behind to attend Veterans Day events this Nov. 11 and take the bus instead. For the first… Continue reading

Police still probing gunfire in Port Angeles that led to massive manhunt

Police still probing gunfire in Port Angeles that led to massive manhunt

PORT ANGELES — Police continued to investigate Tuesday who fired a series of gunshots that led to a massive manhunt near the Port Angeles Library… Continue reading

Police still probing gunfire in Port Angeles that led to massive manhunt
Lelah and John Singhose of the Crescent Grange arrange a display for their booth at the Clallam County Fairgrounds on Tuesday. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News

Clallam County Fair set to kick off Thursday with ‘Fun for the Whole Herd’

PORT ANGELES — The 2015 Clallam County Fair opens Thursday with “Fun for the Whole Herd.” The first day's events for the four-day fair are… Continue reading

Lelah and John Singhose of the Crescent Grange arrange a display for their booth at the Clallam County Fairgrounds on Tuesday. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News

Hungry Fire discovered in Olympics, bringing total of active fires to six

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Yet another fire was discovered Monday in the Olympic Mountains, bringing the number of active fires to six. Seven have been… Continue reading

Police still probing gunfire in Port Angeles that led to massive manhunt

Police still probing gunfire in Port Angeles that led to massive manhunt

PORT ANGELES — Police continued to investigate Tuesday who fired a series of gunshots that led to a massive manhunt near the Port Angeles Library… Continue reading

Police still probing gunfire in Port Angeles that led to massive manhunt
Law enforcement officers from a half-dozen agencies assemble at a makeshift command post on South Peabody Street

UPDATED — Police continue investigation of gunfire in Port Angeles that led to massive manhunt

PORT ANGELES — Police continued to investigate Tuesday who fired a series of gunshots that led to a massive manhunt near the Port Angeles Library… Continue reading

Law enforcement officers from a half-dozen agencies assemble at a makeshift command post on South Peabody Street
Lalah and John Singhose of the Crescent Grange arrange a display for their booth at the Clallam County Fairgrounds on Tuesday. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News

Clallam County Fair set to kick off Thursday with ‘Fun for the Whole Herd’ over four days in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The 2015 Clallam County Fair opens Thursday with “Fun for the Whole Herd.” The first day's events for the four-day fair are… Continue reading

Lalah and John Singhose of the Crescent Grange arrange a display for their booth at the Clallam County Fairgrounds on Tuesday. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News
Police still probing gunfire in Port Angeles that led to massive manhunt

Police still probing gunfire in Port Angeles that led to massive manhunt

PORT ANGELES — Police continued to investigate Tuesday who fired a series of gunshots that led to a massive manhunt near the Port Angeles Library… Continue reading

Police still probing gunfire in Port Angeles that led to massive manhunt
A new shift of firefighters carry their gear to a helicopter on the way to relieve another crew of firefighters at the Paradise Fire area Monday. Olympic National Park

Another small blaze joins ranks of burns in Peninsula’s wildfire season

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Another lightning-sparked wildfire has been located in the Olympic Mountains, raising the total number of Peninsula fires to six this summer.… Continue reading

A new shift of firefighters carry their gear to a helicopter on the way to relieve another crew of firefighters at the Paradise Fire area Monday. Olympic National Park
A new shift of firefighters carry their gear to a helicopter on the way to relieve another crew of firefighters at the Paradise Fire area Monday. Olympic National Park

UPDATE — Another small blaze joins ranks of burns in Peninsula’s wildfire season

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Another lightning-sparked wildfire has been located in the Olympic Mountains, raising the total number of Peninsula fires to six this summer.… Continue reading

A new shift of firefighters carry their gear to a helicopter on the way to relieve another crew of firefighters at the Paradise Fire area Monday. Olympic National Park
Law enforcement officers from a half-dozen agencies assemble at a makeshift command post on South Peabody Street

6th UPDATE — Shotgun shells, weapon recovered from house following morning blockade, search prompted by shots fired in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A six-block area between Port Angeles High School and the Port Angeles Library was closed off and patrolled by heavily armed law… Continue reading

Law enforcement officers from a half-dozen agencies assemble at a makeshift command post on South Peabody Street
Christopher Burns

Crews work to clear way for migrating salmon in shallow Dungeness River (Corrected)

EDITOR'S NOTE: This report has been corrected to attribute some quotes to Christopher Burns, natural resources technician with the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe. SEQUIM — An… Continue reading

Christopher Burns
Two teenagers injured in rollover wreck on Glass Road in Port Angeles; third walks away unhurt

Two teenagers injured in rollover wreck on Glass Road in Port Angeles; third walks away unhurt

PORT ANGELES — Two teenagers were injured in an early morning rollover wreck Sunday in the Mount Pleasant area. At about 1:30 a.m., 18-year-old Port… Continue reading

Two teenagers injured in rollover wreck on Glass Road in Port Angeles; third walks away unhurt
A Type 3 firefighting helicopter departs for a mission near the Paradise Fire perimeter. Olympic National Park

Peninsula’s fifth wildfire of season ignites west of Quilcene in Olympic National Park

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — As the fire season continues heating up, a fifth wildfire has been discovered in the Olympic Mountains. The new burn —… Continue reading

A Type 3 firefighting helicopter departs for a mission near the Paradise Fire perimeter. Olympic National Park
Two teenagers injured in rollover wreck on Glass Road in Port Angeles; third walks away unhurt

Two teenagers injured in rollover wreck on Glass Road in Port Angeles; third walks away unhurt

PORT ANGELES — Two teenagers were injured in an early morning rollover wreck Sunday in the Mount Pleasant area. At about 1:30 a.m., 18-year-old Port… Continue reading

Two teenagers injured in rollover wreck on Glass Road in Port Angeles; third walks away unhurt

Peninsula school districts gear up for returning students (Corrected)

EDITOR'S NOTE: The date of the first day of school for the Port Angeles School District has been corrected in this report. Summer is almost… Continue reading

Christopher Burns

Crews work to clear way for migrating salmon in shallow Dungeness River (Corrected)

EDITOR'S NOTE: This report has been corrected to attribute some quotes to Christopher Burns, natural resources technician with the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe. SEQUIM — An… Continue reading

Christopher Burns
Aaron Brooks

Crews work to clear way for migrating salmon in shallow Dungeness River

SEQUIM — An industrious crew of 18 young adults worked last week to raise water levels in areas of the Dungeness River, building stone diversion… Continue reading

Aaron Brooks
U.S. Drought Monitor

Peninsula drought intensifies; status boosted from severe to extreme

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Peninsula's drought status has been upgraded from severe to extreme. The U.S. Drought Monitor announced the change Thursday. The… Continue reading

U.S. Drought Monitor
Port Angeles fire chief worries that residents don't understand extent of danger

Port Angeles fire chief worries that residents don’t understand extent of danger

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles residents have a false sense of security as the region moves into the most dangerous portion of the summer's unprecedented… Continue reading

Port Angeles fire chief worries that residents don't understand extent of danger