Emeline Cokelet

Peninsula: Advocate agrees with assessment that one in four women has been forcibly raped

Almost a quarter of women surveyed randomly in Washington have been victims of forcible rape in their lifetimes, a statistic that one advocate says is… Continue reading

Peninsula: Crime rate up in Clallam, down in Jefferson

Crime rates increased 7.6 percent in Clallam County and decreased 19.1 percent in Jefferson County from last year, according to recent data comparing similar time… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Alleged bomb plot unraveled

PORT ANGELES -- Three Port Angeles men facing charges stemming from an assault last month at the Fairmount Motel were part of a plot to… Continue reading

West End: Forks escapee may have headed south

FORKS -- Authorities in Grays Harbor and Jefferson counties have joined the search for a 20-year-old man who escaped from Forks City Jail on Monday… Continue reading

Officials restrict Ediz Hook Road from Daishowa mill to Coast Guard station

PORT ANGELES -- High waves over Ediz Hook Road on Wednesday prompted a temporary closure of the Hook while work crews cleared ocean debris from… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Three charged following raids

PORT ANGELES -- Three people have been charged with drug-related felonies stemming from a Tuesday drug bust at a west Port Angeles house. Police are… Continue reading

Great trees for a good cause on display today

PORT ANGELES -- If Santa Claus and fresh pine wreaths don't put you in a holiday mood, how about Ichiro on a Christmas tree? The… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Officials monitoring cougar sightings

The number of cougar sightings in Olympic National Park has remained fairly constant in the past eight years since wildlife biologists began monitoring reports of… Continue reading

Sequim: Spokane-area prison escapee arrested

SEQUIM -- An escapee from a Spokane-area prison is in the Clallam County jail in Port Angeles awaiting charges after he tried to elude a… Continue reading

Clallam groups to serve holiday feasts to needy, homeless

Tracy Hagen will probably be sick of turkey by Thanksgiving. The head (and only) chef for the Salvation Army in Port Angeles started cooking six… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Hurricane Ridge revs up for winter fun

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Barring bad weather, the drive to Hurricane Ridge should be a breeze starting this week when Olympic National Park begins its… Continue reading

Theaters in Port Angeles, Port Townsend sell out most showings of “Harry Potter”

The magic of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" sent sell-out crowds running to movie theaters in Port Angeles and Port Townsend this weekend to… Continue reading

Peninsula: Prowler is fourth to crash in region

Thursday's crash of a Navy jet southeast of Sappho was the fourth Whidbey Island-based EA-6B Prowler to impact on the North Olympic Peninsula in 20… Continue reading

Gas prices decrease on Peninsula

Gas prices have plunged to their lowest level this year on the North Olympic Peninsula The average price for regular unleaded was $1.48 a gallon,… Continue reading

Quileute hope development brings more tourists to LaPush

LAPUSH -- At the end of state Highway 110, where the late afternoon sun casts its shadow across James Island and First Beach, the Quileute… Continue reading

Clallam: Three Humane Society workers charged

PORT ANGELES -- Three Clallam County Humane Society employees are under fire for allegedly falsifying information in a Sheriff's Department investigation into an apparent drug… Continue reading

Forks: Mayor trailing in election

FORKS -- With only 303 votes counted in the Forks mayoral race late Tuesday night, Nedra Reed held a strong lead over incumbent Phil Arbeiter.… Continue reading

Sequim: Joyce girl buried after community assists family

SEQUIM -- In what may be a positive ending to a tragic tale that began almost two weeks ago, a Joyce family Saturday buried 16-year-old… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Lower Elwha cut down 165-foot red cedar

PORT ANGELES -- The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe felled a 165-foot tree that will be carved into a ceremonial canoe for ocean journeys Thursday on… Continue reading

Treats attract hundreds of children to downtown Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- The Halloween treats at Alan Turner's downtown book store aren't quite as sugary as goodies in nearby shops -- and probably not… Continue reading