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Clallam: Hawe leads Poulsen in race for sheriff

Joe Hawe is leading challenger Soeren Poulsen in the primary election race for Clallam County sheriff. Facing his first strong competition since taking office 12… Continue reading

Kelly leading Shea in Clallam prosecutor’s race

PORT ANGELES -- Incumbent Chris Shea trailed challenger Deb Kelly in the first round of primary election vote counting Tuesday night for Clallam County prosecuting… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Deputy superintendent named

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic National Park has named a woman with more than 25 years of National Park Service experience as its new deputy superintendent.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: “Dream Playground” due to be finished today

PORT ANGELES -- Rome wasn't built in a day. But Port Angeles' massive "Dream Playground" has come close to deserving such acclaim. At 6 p.m.… Continue reading

Clallam: Jury selection for murder trial ends in Coupeville

COUPEVILLE -- Attorneys sifted through 29 people in an Island County courtroom Thursday before seating 17 jurors and alternates for Thomas Martin Roberts' murder trial… Continue reading

Peninsula: Only 40 potential jurors remain in pool for murder trial of alleged deputy killer

COUPEVILLE -- A panel of 40 jurors will return to the Island County courthouse today as Clallam County attorneys whittle the pool down to a… Continue reading

Remembering 9/11: Washington State Ferries security tightened

For a time this summer, motorists waiting to board state ferries wondered if they would be the next passengers subjected to random searches. Loud complaints… Continue reading

REMEMBERING 9/11: CUSTOMS OFFICIALS REACT WITH INCREASED VIGILANCE –

PORT ANGELES -- As U.S. Customs inspectors pace the lines of cars waiting to board the ferry to Victoria, their eyes are carefully scanning for… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Thousands flock to airport fly-in

PORT ANGELES -- The skies above William R. Fairchild International Airport were filled with small aircraft on Saturday -- some of them piloted by children… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Airport Day offers youth experiences in aviation

PORT ANGELES -- Pilots at this year's Airport Day hope a taste of flying will send more young people into the "wild blue yonder." The… Continue reading

Taking a transit bus — all the way to Oregon

If you know how to use public transportation, that and less than $10 can get you to the Oregon coast from anywhere on the North… Continue reading

Clallam: Deputy’s widow feels left out, so she supports challengers to sheriff, prosecuting attorney

PORT ANGELES -- Lisa Davis was 28 years old and three months pregnant in August 2000 when her husband, deputy Wally Davis, was shot and… Continue reading

Family returns to site of fatal boating incident

LAPUSH -- When Joy Fuller arrived in LaPush a day after her father's fishing boat was found smashed against rocks with no one aboard, she… Continue reading

LaPush: Monument to mariners unveiled

LAPUSH -- Each name scrawled in a marble slab at the Quileute Marina has its own tale of death by river or by sea. Quileute… Continue reading

Clallam: County will join timber lawsuit

Clallam County is joining other Washington timber counties to oppose a lawsuit that could halt logging on state trust lands and reduce county revenues. County… Continue reading

Clallam: Prosecuting attorney candidates square off

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Shea and challenger Deb Kelly faced off Tuesday, sparring over felony statistics in their first public debate.… Continue reading

Clallam: StreamFest on tap for Sept. 8

PORT ANGELES -- People interested in land conservation easements can have all their questions answered at next month's StreamFest. The event is designed to educate… Continue reading

PENINSULA: HERE COME THE WARBIRDS

Suspended upside-down in a cloudless sky 5,000 feet above Port Angeles, things look very different. First the Olympic Mountains, then city foothills and Ediz Hook… Continue reading

Heart o” the Hills: ATV crash kills Port Angeles man

PORT ANGELES -- Authorities are investigating the cause of a Friday night crash that killed the 20-year-old driver of an all-terrain vehicle and seriously injured… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Tribe remembers “Makah jewel”

NEAH BAY -- Nearly 300 people gathered Thursday to remember the life of a centenarian regarded as a "Makah jewel." Ruth Emily Claplanhoo, the oldest… Continue reading