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Clallam officials discuss moving Emergency Operations Center

Officials from across Clallam County support combining the county’s Emergency Operations Center with a dispatch center near Fairchild International Airport, but there… Continue reading

Services — and lack of them — to be discussed this weekend

Serenity House of Clallam County is inviting the public to learn about a variety of services that are available for people facing… Continue reading

Death of Neah Bay man investigated after body found in truck on Highway 112

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 21-year-old Neah Bay man after his body was found in a… Continue reading

Clallam County commissioners approve letter to Department of Natural Resources

The Clallam County commissioners have agreed to send a letter to the state Department of Natural Resources, telling the department that its… Continue reading

PHOTO: An icy ride in Port Angeles

PHOTO: An icy ride in Port Angeles

Brad Schroeder of Sequim pushes his 7-year-old daughter Madelynne, front, and her 6-year-old friend Piper Cook, middle, at the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village on… Continue reading

PHOTO: An icy ride in Port Angeles
Nothing easy about it: Two try out being homeless in Port Angeles

Nothing easy about it: Two try out being homeless in Port Angeles

Being homeless in Port Angeles is far from easy, a reality that becomes chillingly clear at about 5 a.m. every morning. Many… Continue reading

Nothing easy about it: Two try out being homeless in Port Angeles

Port Angeles officials to spend night on the streets

After spending a night at Serenity House of Clallam County’s night-by-night shelter and attempting to keep warm in below-freezing temperatures, Amy Miller… Continue reading

Fire shoots flames up trees in Joyce

Fire shoots flames up trees in Joyce

Ammunition exploded and flames climbed nearby trees as firefighters from Clallam Fire District No. 4 arrived at a fully engulfed unoccupied mobile home… Continue reading

Fire shoots flames up trees in Joyce
Olympic National Park seeks public input on alternatives for Olympic Hot Springs Road

Olympic National Park seeks public input on alternatives for Olympic Hot Springs Road

Olympic National Park is asking the public to comment on how the park should restore vehicle access to the Elwha Valley… Continue reading

Olympic National Park seeks public input on alternatives for Olympic Hot Springs Road
First show in Port Angeles theater since 2014 opens Friday

First show in Port Angeles theater since 2014 opens Friday

The Lincoln Theater will come to life this Friday during the premier of “Snow White and the Five Housemates,” a locally-written Christmas… Continue reading

First show in Port Angeles theater since 2014 opens Friday
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Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe seeks to rename clamming beach

The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is seeking to rename a beach at the mouth of Dean Creek near Blyn. The tribe filed paperwork with… Continue reading

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Olympic Medical Center sues over Medicare

Olympic Medical Center — which recently slashed $1.7 million from its 2019 budget — is a named plaintiff in a lawsuit filed… Continue reading

Clallam County’s chief financial officer to start this month

Clallam County’s new chief financial officer is expected to start Dec. 17 as the county kicks off the “pilot” for its new… Continue reading

Clallam Canvassing Board approves recount in District Court II judge race

Clallam Canvassing Board approves recount in District Court II judge race

The Clallam County Auditor’s Office will recount by hand ballots for the race for District Court II judge. The Clallam County Canvassing… Continue reading

Clallam Canvassing Board approves recount in District Court II judge race

Woman arrested as part of Port Angeles drug bust pleads guilty in federal court

A second woman who was arrested in May for her role in what law enforcement has called one of the primary drug… Continue reading

Siren test to be heard across Clallam, Jefferson counties today

Winchester chimes will be heard at noon today in Clallam and Jefferson counties during a test of the tsunami siren system. Those… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula legislators discuss ban on plastic bags

Lawmakers representing the North Olympic Peninsula have mixed feelings about a proposed state-wide ban on single-use plastic carryout bags. State Rep. Mike… Continue reading

Port Angeles man arrested after armed robbery

Port Angeles police have arrested a man they accuse of the armed robbery of one inn this week and suspect in the… Continue reading

Reception today for Clallam Fire District 2 assistant chief who is retiring after 28 years

Reception today for Clallam Fire District 2 assistant chief who is retiring after 28 years

After volunteering more than 28 years to firefighting in Clallam County, Mike DeRousie, assistant chief of Clallam Fire District No. 2, is… Continue reading

Reception today for Clallam Fire District 2 assistant chief who is retiring after 28 years

Man pleads guilty to breaking into Olympic National Park entrance station

Jory Barclay has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to breaking into an Olympic National Park entrance station and using an acetylene torch… Continue reading