Emeline Cokelet

Narcotics agents raid homes near Port Angeles, Joyce

PORT ANGELES -- Officials have finished cleaning up two apparent methamphetamine production labs between Port Angeles and Joyce, including a "super lab" they say produced… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Teen Scene skate park to open

PORT ANGELES -- The YMCA Teen Scene has a few rules for its indoor skate park -- no swearing, no vulgarity and wear a helmet.… Continue reading

Clallam: Challenger enters 2002 race for sheriff

JOYCE -- There could be a new lawman in town this November, if Clallam County sheriff candidate Lonnie Steele has his way. Steele has registered… Continue reading

More than 400 applaud public safety workers

PORT ANGELES -- In the hush of a crowd gathered Saturday night to pay tribute to Clallam County public safety workers, a single emergency signal… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fugitive captured, now faces federal arms, drug charges

TACOMA -- A Port Angeles woman who has eluded police since a November drug bust was charged Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Three questioned and released after being cleared in connection with gas station blaze

NEAH BAY -- Makah tribal officials are still investigating the source of a Saturday fire that destroyed the town's only gas station. Authorities have not… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Arson damages Makah fuel depot

NEAH BAY -- Authorities are investigating a suspected arson that ripped through the Makah Fuel Co. early Saturday morning, damaging Neah Bay's only gas station.… Continue reading

Sequim resident says removing vowel to “Squim” would eeeease confusion

SEQUIM -- A local inventor has devised a way to eliminate confused reactions when outsiders try to spell or pronounce the city's name. "I'm just… Continue reading

Peninsula: Illegal alcohol sales down

Fewer businesses in Clallam County are selling liquor to minors in routine alcohol compliance checks, officials say. In a recent sweep of Port Angeles- and… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Makah seek road across reservation as a scenic byway

NEAH BAY -- The Makah Indian tribe is seeking to designate a road leading across its reservation to Cape Flattery as a scenic byway. If… Continue reading

Peninsula: E-mail spurs Christmas donations

An e-mail or two helped save Christmas this year for hundreds of foster children on the North Olympic Peninsula. Thanks to contributions from residents of… Continue reading

Peninsula: Brave souls prepare for “polar” swim

Call them crazy. Why not? That's how those brave souls who take the annual New Year's plunge into the chilly waters of the Strait of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Civic leader John Hordyk dies

PORT ANGELES -- John Henry Hordyk, a former city councilman and longtime resident, has died from heart failure. He was 76. Hordyk, who died on… Continue reading

Parents give gift of Christmas to foster children

CindyLou Romberg and her husband keep a stash of extra Christmas gifts in a closet of their Port Angeles house. The presents -- toys, books… Continue reading

Peninsula: Last-minute shoppers swarm stores

Ring, ring go the cash registers on the weekend before Christmas. But some calm shoppers say it's not really crunch time until Christmas Eve. "This… Continue reading

Clallam: Johnson, Wachendorf win Makah Tribal Council elections

NEAH BAY -- Two familiar faces will rejoin the Makah Tribal Council next month. Former Chairman Ben Johnson Jr. and incumbent Debbie Wachendorf won seats… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Crews brave thrills, chills and aging equipment to plow Hurricane Ridge Road

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Les Peterson lowers the massive head of a Stewart & Stevenson front-discharge snow blower into an untouched 5-foot drift, shooting plumes… Continue reading

Clallam: Former Port Angeles couple seek pact to send at-risk youth to ranch in Montana

A former Port Angeles couple are contracting with Clallam County to send at-risk youth to their newly opened Montana home for boys. If the contract… Continue reading

Company seeking to renew fish pen permit for PA Harbor

PORT ANGELES -- A Norway-based company is seeking to renew a state permit to continue operating floating salmon pens in Port Angeles Harbor, a process… Continue reading

West End: Makah tribal elections loom

NEAH BAY -- Makah Tribal Council Chairman Greig Arnold is running as a write-in "sticker" candidate for this month's council election after failing to win… Continue reading