Emeline Cokelet

Spot census of homeless in Clallam, Jefferson planned next week

Kathy Wahto wishes she could refer every homeless person to safe housing on the spot when volunteers set out next week to take a tally… Continue reading

Teen was strangled in Port Angeles, exam determines

PORT ANGELES -- Melissa Leigh Carter, the 15-year-old whose body was found near a muddy waterfront path on the day after Christmas, was strangled to… Continue reading

Port Angeles council moves Eighth Street bridges project forward

PORT ANGELES -- The city will move toward completing its final design of the new Eighth Street bridges after the City Council on Tuesday approved… Continue reading

‘New’ Coast Guard swift boat pays a visit

A patrol boat new to the U.S. Coast Guard but familiar to the Navy is in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound… Continue reading

Fliers urging Elwha Fish boycott legal, federal prosecutors say

PORT ANGELES -- Fliers that urge a boycott of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe's fish company because of the tribe's role in the now-abandoned graving… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ largest yacht begins to take shape

PORT ANGELES -- Until now, only blueprints and artists' renderings could foretell the full splendor of Westport Shipyard's newest and largest yacht. But the massive… Continue reading

Miscommunication led to Wal-Mart evacuation, authorities say

PORT ANGELES -- Investigators say it was likely a miscommunication that led to the evacuation of Wal-Mart's huge department store Tuesday evening when employees reported… Continue reading

Port Angeles Wal-Mart evacuated

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County sheriff's investigators Tuesday night were still trying to determine the source of a powerful odor inside Wal-Mart that made some… Continue reading

DUI court working, its organizers say

PORT ANGELES -- It's 3:45 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon, and a group of mostly middle-aged men and women are seated on the cushioned benches… Continue reading

Forks community rallies to help family in need

FORKS -- The "spirit of Christmas" was a reality on Christmas Eve when community members arrived unannounced at a home, bearing furniture, toys and furnishings… Continue reading

Sister act for life: Woman donates kidney so sibling can enjoy good health

PORT ANGELES -- Sisters Danielle Weitz-Lind and Jeanine Lee have always shared a close bond. Now, the two share a pair of kidneys. On Nov.… Continue reading

Mother of slain woman unsuccessful in confronting accused killer

PORT ANGELES -- The man accused of killing his girlfriend in a brutal beating last week was formally charged Friday with second-degree murder. In a… Continue reading

Man held on $1 million bail for investigation of girlfriend’s brutal death

A man arrested for his girlfriend's violent death will return to court this afternoon to face possible murder charges in the slaying of Amber Rae… Continue reading

Highway 101 safety program gets a solemn sendoff

PORT ANGELES -- In the hushed silence of a movie theater lobby, the names of the dozens of people who have died on North Olympic… Continue reading

Woman found slain in car; boyfriend held

A 26-year-old woman was found dead in a car outside a Port Angeles-area residence early Wednesday morning, and her boyfriend was arrested in connection with… Continue reading

Alaska copter crash hits close to home for Port Angeles-based Coast Guard pilots, crews

When a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crashed in Alaskan waters last week, its impact spread far beyond the Kodiak air station where the crew is… Continue reading

West End: Washout cuts road to Hoh Rain Forest

FORKS -- Construction crews are repairing a washout along the Hoh River that wiped out part of Upper Hoh Road on Friday. A "pineapple express"… Continue reading

“Tis the season for fires

The Friday morning fire that destroyed a house between Sequim and Port Angeles is one of several building blazes that firefighters on the North Olympic… Continue reading

Lake Crescent: Divers find another human bone

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Divers mapping human remains near a 75-year-old car crash in Lake Crescent on Saturday have uncovered what they think is a… Continue reading

Port Angeles: “Pure luck” keeps resident away from home that burns

Misty McCrorie calls it "pure luck" that the mother of her close friends was at McCrorie's home Thursday night, rather than her own. Before most… Continue reading