James Casey

The chip loader at the Port of Port Angeles Terminal 7 on Port Angeles Harbor is illuminated in this 2011 file photo. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Chip-loading tower gives Port of Port Angeles big-time blues, but structure could vanish soon

PORT ANGELES — Leave it to the Port of Port Angeles to own a white elephant that's painted robin's egg blue. That's the actual problem:… Continue reading

The chip loader at the Port of Port Angeles Terminal 7 on Port Angeles Harbor is illuminated in this 2011 file photo. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Angela Tamas

Granny’s knows best: Motorists flock to Highway 101 mainstay cafe for soft-serve ice cream (WITH VIDEO)

PORT ANGELES — Hey, what's a seven-letter word that sums up cold, creamy and delicious? Until someone coins it, just say, “Granny's.” And that word… Continue reading

Angela Tamas
Angela Tamas

Granny’s knows best: Motorists flock to Highway 101 mainstay cafe for soft-serve ice cream (WITH VIDEO)

PORT ANGELES — Hey, what's a seven-letter word that sums up cold, creamy and delicious? Until someone coins it, just say, “Granny's.” And that word… Continue reading

Angela Tamas
The chip loader at the Port of Port Angeles Terminal 7 on Port Angeles Harbor is illuminated in this 2011 file photo. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Chip-loading tower gives Port of Port Angeles big-time blues, but structure could vanish soon

PORT ANGELES — Leave it to the Port of Port Angeles to own a white elephant that's painted robin's egg blue. That's the actual problem:… Continue reading

The chip loader at the Port of Port Angeles Terminal 7 on Port Angeles Harbor is illuminated in this 2011 file photo. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Drake Spence

Peninsula aid reaches wildfire survivors in Eastern Washington

PORT ANGELES — North Olympic Peninsula residents donated four horse trailers full of goods to firefighters and survivors of Eastern Washington wildfires. The donations arrived… Continue reading

Drake Spence
Sequim Valley Airport manager Andy Sallee wants to attract investors to make improvements to the private airstrip west of Sequim. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim Valley Airport seeks new air beneath its wings; owner interested in investors for revitalization, expansion

SEQUIM — Wanted: someone to buy a part of the whole — the Blue Hole. That’s the fabled patch of fair sky above Sequim Valley… Continue reading

Sequim Valley Airport manager Andy Sallee wants to attract investors to make improvements to the private airstrip west of Sequim. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Study: Eating large amounts of Port Angeles Harbor crab could raise risks of cancer

Study: Eating large amounts of Port Angeles Harbor crab could raise risks of cancer

PORT ANGELES — Eating a lot of crab from Port Angeles Harbor could increase the risk of cancer, according to 13-year-old research presented to the… Continue reading

Study: Eating large amounts of Port Angeles Harbor crab could raise risks of cancer
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Tests: Acreage of Dungeness Bay that is safe for shellfish harvest increased compared to six years ago

PORT ANGELES — Shellfish harvesting is safe in 40 more acres of Dungeness Bay than six years ago, state health officials say. The finding —… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Clallam County asks public to report finding syringes in cleanup effort

Clallam County asks public to report finding syringes in cleanup effort

PORT ANGELES — Health officials hope you'll drop a dime on that syringe you see lying on the ground. They want you to report it… Continue reading

Clallam County asks public to report finding syringes in cleanup effort
Sequim Valley Airport manager Andy Sallee wants to attract investors to make improvements to the private airstrip west of Sequim. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Sequim Valley Airport seeks new air beneath its wings; owner interested in investors for revitalization, expansion

SEQUIM — Wanted: someone to buy a part of the whole — the Blue Hole. That’s the fabled patch of fair sky above Sequim Valley… Continue reading

Sequim Valley Airport manager Andy Sallee wants to attract investors to make improvements to the private airstrip west of Sequim. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Study: Eating large amounts of Port Angeles Harbor crab could raise risks of cancer

Study: Eating large amounts of Port Angeles Harbor crab could raise risks of cancer

PORT ANGELES — Eating a lot of crab from Port Angeles Harbor could increase the risk of cancer, according to 13-year-old research presented to the… Continue reading

Study: Eating large amounts of Port Angeles Harbor crab could raise risks of cancer
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Tests: Acreage of Dungeness Bay that is safe for shellfish harvest increased compared to six years ago

PORT ANGELES — Shellfish harvesting is safe in 40 more acres of Dungeness Bay than six years ago, state health officials say. The finding —… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Tests: Acreage of Dungeness Bay that is safe for shellfish harvest increased compared to six years ago

PORT ANGELES — Shellfish harvesting is safe in 40 more acres of Dungeness Bay than six years ago, state health officials say. The finding —… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Study: Eating large amounts of Port Angeles Harbor crab could raise risks of cancer

Study: Eating large amounts of Port Angeles Harbor crab could raise risks of cancer

PORT ANGELES — Eating a lot of crab from Port Angeles Harbor could increase the risk of cancer, according to 13-year-old research presented to the… Continue reading

Study: Eating large amounts of Port Angeles Harbor crab could raise risks of cancer
Clallam County asks public to report finding syringes in cleanup effort

Clallam County asks public to report finding syringes in cleanup effort

PORT ANGELES — Health officials hope you'll drop a dime on that syringe you see lying on the ground. They want you to report it… Continue reading

Clallam County asks public to report finding syringes in cleanup effort
The Port Angeles Fire Department responded to this structure fire on East Lopez Avenue early Friday. Jay Cline/Clallam County Fire District No. 2

Investigation underway after man, 12 dogs die in Port Angeles house fire — corrected

EDITOR'S NOTE: The breed of the dogs belonging to Patrick Leon Lewis has been corrected in this report. PORT ANGELES — Investigators are probing the… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Fire Department responded to this structure fire on East Lopez Avenue early Friday. Jay Cline/Clallam County Fire District No. 2
The Port Angeles Fire Department responded to this structure fire on East Lopez Avenue early Friday. — Jay Cline/Clallam County Fire District No. 2

Investigation underway after man, 12 dogs die in Port Angeles house fire

PORT ANGELES — Investigators are probing the cause of a fire that killed Patrick Leon Lewis, 63, inside his home at 218 E. Lopez Ave.… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Fire Department responded to this structure fire on East Lopez Avenue early Friday. — Jay Cline/Clallam County Fire District No. 2
The Port Angeles Fire Department responded to this structure fire on East Lopez Avenue early Friday. — Jay Cline/Clallam County Fire District No. 2

UPDATED — Investigation underway after man, 12 dogs die in Port Angeles house fire

PORT ANGELES — Investigators are probing the cause of a fire that killed Patrick Leon Lewis, 63, inside his home at 218 E. Lopez Ave.… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Fire Department responded to this structure fire on East Lopez Avenue early Friday. — Jay Cline/Clallam County Fire District No. 2
Members of the Quileute tribe perform the “Welcoming Song” on Thursday morning for the state Supreme Court justices

State’s high court emphasizes its diversity during visit to Forks

FORKS — It has 18 legs, nine heads, wrestles the state Legislature over public school financing and says it loves Clallam County's West End. It's… Continue reading

Members of the Quileute tribe perform the “Welcoming Song” on Thursday morning for the state Supreme Court justices
Members of the Quileute tribe perform the “Welcoming Song” on Thursday morning for the state Supreme Court justices

State’s high court emphasizes its diversity during visit to Forks

FORKS — It has 18 legs, nine heads, wrestles the state Legislature over public school financing and says it loves Clallam County's West End. It's… Continue reading

Members of the Quileute tribe perform the “Welcoming Song” on Thursday morning for the state Supreme Court justices