Luke Bogues

Coast Guard presence beefing up in Port Angeles Harbor

PORT ANGELES -- A fourth Coast Guard cutter will call Port Angeles Harbor home in the very near future. The 87-foot cutter Wahoo is scheduled… Continue reading

Clallam: Public invited to review charter changes

PORT ANGELES -- A proposal to nominate and elect county commissioners by district rather than at large (but not increasing the number of commissioners from… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Game wardens gather to discuss enhanced duties

PORT ANGELES -- Behind closed doors, border security, terrorism and drugs are just a few of the topics being discussed by a group of law… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Kessler addresses Chamber of Commerce

PORT ANGELES -- State Rep. Lynn Kessler warned business leaders Monday that the fate of Washington's economy could rest on a proposed gasoline tax increase… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Task force plans steps to stem bias

PORT ANGELES -- The newly formed Community Multicultural Task Force discussed a number of suggestions Wednesday to combat racial discrimination. They include placing "PORT ANGELES… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Oil slicks escape harbor, then are contained

PORT ANGELES -- Thin oil slicks a mile long were reaching out of Port Angeles Harbor eastward toward the mouth of Morse Creek early Monday.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fuel leak spills 500 gallons of oil into harbor

PORT ANGELES -- There were no reports of affected wildlife following the spill of about 500 gallons of oil from a tanker in Port Angeles… Continue reading

Peninsula: “Star Wars” gets raves from first-day viewers in Port Angeles, Port Townsend

A day ago, in theaters not too far away . . . The second of six installments in the "Star Wars" saga hit the big… Continue reading

Ferry operators wary of new Canadian insurance requirement

Ferry owners offering service to Canadian seaports fear new insurance coverage required by Ottawa will jeopardize their businesses. Canada's Marine Liability Act, passed last August,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Ferry passengers from Victoria may have to pay $3 fee to government

The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service wants to collect a $3 fee from almost everyone crossing the border aboard a commercial passenger boat, including those… Continue reading

Divers wait for better weather

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Divers will have to wait until Saturday before getting another chance to dive to a 1927 Chevrolet sedan found at the… Continue reading

Car in lake confirmed as the Chevy that crashed almost 73 years ago

The 1929 disappearance of a Forks-area couple has been solved, Olympic National Park rangers said Monday. Bad weather let up long enough to allow two… Continue reading

Lake Crescent: 73-year mystery of missing car may be solved

LAKE CRESCENT -- Has a 73-year-old mystery involving the disappearance of a Forks-area couple finally been solved? Divers in Lake Crescent believe they have found… Continue reading

Clallam: Forks man pleads innocent in driving fatality

PORT ANGELES -- The 39-year-old Forks man accused of killing his wife in a crash pleaded innocent Friday to vehicular homicide. Clallam County Superior Court… Continue reading

Peninsula: State cracks down on water use in critical watershed areas

Two North Olympic Peninsula river basins are being targeted as the state Department of Ecology begins a crack down on water use in fish-sensitive rivers.… Continue reading

West End: Grant sought for port security in Neah Bay and Port Angeles

Nearly $1.1 million in federal funding is being sought for security enhancements at ports in Port Angeles and Neah Bay. The Port of Port Angeles,… Continue reading

Port Angeles won’t close any schools, but teacher positions in jeopardy

PORT ANGELES -- More than a dozen teaching positions will probably be eliminated in the Port Angeles School District next year. But all schools, including… Continue reading

Peninsula: Skills Center to finally become reality

It's an idea that has been discussed for years, and it was echoed again in late January when a local resident, Gary Pollard of Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Schools face an additional budget shortfall

The Port Angeles School District will need to chop $1.7 million in expenses to have a balanced budget next year. Amid budget cuts made by… Continue reading

West End: Sol Duc hatchery gets budget ax reprieve

SAPPHO -- The Sol Duc Fish Hatchery will stay open. After months of speculation that the hatchery was doomed, Legislators on Thursday approved the final… Continue reading