Arwyn Rice

Clallam County commissioner candidates discuss county grants, water issues

SEQUIM — Three candidates for the Clallam County District 1 commissioner seat debated water and the distribution of county funds at a League of Women… Continue reading

Missing cruise ship passenger, 64, was traveling alone

PORT ANGELES — Coast Guard personnel from Port Angeles, Settle and Everett were seeking a missing cruise ship passenger in the Strait of Juan de… Continue reading

Port Ludlow woman still in hospital after three-car wreck near Discovery Bay

DISCOVERY BAY — A Port Ludlow woman remained hospitalized in Seattle on Tuesday afternoon after a three-car wreck Monday. Two Sequim men had been treated… Continue reading

Holland America Line's ms Statendam.

3RD UPDATE — Missing cruise ship passenger search in Strait of Juan de Fuca suspended

PORT ANGELES — The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a Holland America cruise ship passenger missing in the Strait of Juan de Fuca… Continue reading

Holland America Line's ms Statendam.
The collision scene in Maui on July 6. —Photo by MauiWatch

Port Angeles native killed in alleged hit-run collision in Hawaii

BLYN — A Jamestown S'Klallam teenager and his grandfather have been killed in an alleged hit-and-run collision in Hawaii. Noah Chapman, 16, son of Josh… Continue reading

The collision scene in Maui on July 6. —Photo by MauiWatch
The collision scene in Maui on July 6. —Photo by MauiWatch

Port Angeles native killed in alleged hit-run collision in Hawaii

BLYN — A Jamestown S’Klallam teenager and his grandfather have been killed in an alleged hit-and-run collision in Hawaii. Noah Chapman, 16, son of Josh… Continue reading

The collision scene in Maui on July 6. —Photo by MauiWatch
Spectators enjoy the 2014 Grand Parade at Clallam Bay-Sekiu Fun Days in Clallam Bay.

Fun Days roll into Clallam Bay-Sekiu through Sunday (with fireworks tonight!)

CLALLAM BAY-SEKIU — Food, fireworks, music and parades will highlight summer on the Strait of Juan de Fuca at the 34th annual Clallam Bay-Sekiu Fun… Continue reading

Spectators enjoy the 2014 Grand Parade at Clallam Bay-Sekiu Fun Days in Clallam Bay.
Spectators enjoy the 2014 Grand Parade at Clallam Bay-Sekiu Fun Days in Clallam Bay.

Fun Days roll into Clallam Bay-Sekiu today through Sunday

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, July 10. CLALLAM BAY-SEKIU — Food, fireworks, music and parades will highlight summer on the Strait of Juan… Continue reading

Spectators enjoy the 2014 Grand Parade at Clallam Bay-Sekiu Fun Days in Clallam Bay.
Ted Swanson

3,400-mile pedal odyssey: Port Angeles man returns after riding bicycle from Peninsula to N.Y. state

PORT ANGELES — After riding 3,400 miles across the nation, a Port Angeles education advocate returned home nearly three weeks ahead of schedule. Tom Swanson,… Continue reading

Ted Swanson
Pollution readings at 1 p.m. today Washington Department of Ecology

2nd UPDATE — Is that blue sky amid the smoky haze today?

UPDATE — A hazy blue sky replaced fog mixed with B.C. wildfire smoke this morning in Port Angeles, and, so far, air quality continues to… Continue reading

Pollution readings at 1 p.m. today Washington Department of Ecology
Ted Swanson

3,400-mile pedal odyssey: Port Angeles man returns after riding bicycle from Peninsula to N.Y. state

PORT ANGELES — After riding 3,400 miles across the nation, a Port Angeles education advocate returned home nearly three weeks ahead of schedule. Tom Swanson,… Continue reading

Ted Swanson
A haze obscures portions of Klahhane Ridge in Olympic National Park as seen from the overlook off U.S. Highway 101 at the top of the Morse Creek “S” curve east of Port Angeles on Tuesday.  — Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

UPDATE — Smoky air still hangs over North Olympic Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — Wildfires in Canada and a weather pattern that has air stagnating over the region created another smoky day on the North Olympic… Continue reading

A haze obscures portions of Klahhane Ridge in Olympic National Park as seen from the overlook off U.S. Highway 101 at the top of the Morse Creek “S” curve east of Port Angeles on Tuesday.  — Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Sean Vince Della is shown in a court appearance last winter. He's next scheduled to be in court July 17. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Snubbed court appearance lands suspected serial burglar Sean Vince Della back in jail

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man charged with multiple burglaries was back in jail Tuesday after failing to show up for court in June.… Continue reading

Sean Vince Della is shown in a court appearance last winter. He's next scheduled to be in court July 17. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Sean Vince Della is shown in a court appearance last winter. He's next scheduled to be in court July 17. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Snubbed court appearance lands suspected serial burglar back in jail

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man charged with multiple burglaries was back in jail Tuesday after failing to show up for court in June.… Continue reading

Sean Vince Della is shown in a court appearance last winter. He's next scheduled to be in court July 17. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Tuesday morning's air pollution readings at the state Department of Ecology website

2nd UPDATE — Another siege of smoke? It’s here and may last most of the week, forecaster says

Today's overcast conditions on the North Olympic Peninsula aren't a result of clouds or high fog, according to the National Weather Service. Unlike Sunday's yellow-orange… Continue reading

Tuesday morning's air pollution readings at the state Department of Ecology website
End in sight for Fairview water restrictions, Clallam PUD tells customers

End in sight for Fairview water restrictions, Clallam PUD tells customers

PORT ANGELES — The upper Fairview Water District should be off of water restrictions in less than a month, Clallam County Public Utility District’s general… Continue reading

End in sight for Fairview water restrictions, Clallam PUD tells customers
Air pollution readings Monday evening at the state Department of Ecology website

Oh, no — another siege of smoke? Wind patterns might reverse Tuesday, forecaster says

The skies began to clear Monday, allowing residents and visitors to begin to breathe easy again after a plume of smoke from several large wildfires… Continue reading

Air pollution readings Monday evening at the state Department of Ecology website
End in sight for Fairview water restrictions, Clallam PUD tells customers

End in sight for Fairview water restrictions, Clallam PUD tells customers

PORT ANGELES — The upper Fairview Water District should be off of water restrictions in less than a month, Clallam County Public Utility District's general… Continue reading

End in sight for Fairview water restrictions, Clallam PUD tells customers
Still lots of wildfire smoke from the British Columbia forest fires in the atmosphere at sunrise this morning. National Weather Service/Seattle

UPDATED — Smoky, choky day on North Olympic Peninsula to dissipate today, forecaster says

UPDATE: After lingering into the night, a change in the wind pattern this morning seems to be blowing the smoke from the British Columbia forest… Continue reading

Still lots of wildfire smoke from the British Columbia forest fires in the atmosphere at sunrise this morning. National Weather Service/Seattle
A new photo (3:30 p.m. today) from NASA's Terra satellite show the huge smoke plume caused by the British Columbia fires. National Weather Service (Click on image to enlarge)

4th UPDATE — Smoky haze from B.C. fires casts orange pall over much of North Olympic Peninsula; air warnings issued until Monday morning

EDITOR'S NOTE — Province-wide wildfires blanket B.C. communities in smoke — Haze from the wildfires reaches downtown Vancouver, Victoria. See box at right, or click… Continue reading

A new photo (3:30 p.m. today) from NASA's Terra satellite show the huge smoke plume caused by the British Columbia fires. National Weather Service (Click on image to enlarge)