Luke Bogues

Port Angeles: Patrol car, private car collide; 4 hurt

PORT ANGELES -- A 16-year-old female remained in satisfactory condition at Harborview Medical Center Tuesday night, a day after the car she was in was… Continue reading

West End: Dynamite fails to unclog U.S. 101 culvert

State Department of Transportation crews used dynamite in an attempt to unstop a clogged culvert Monday on U.S. Highway 101 near the Elwha River west… Continue reading

Sequim: Prosecutors studying whether to press charges on couple accused of neglecting more than 80 cats

Prosecutors are studying evidence to decide whether to file charges against a Sequim couple accused of neglecting more than 80 cats in their possession. Animal… Continue reading

Humane Society swamped after deputies seize scores of cats from Sequim-area home

Signs of skin disease and upper respiratory problems were visible on the squirming, frightened cat in veterinarian Chuck Schramm's hands. The Persian was one of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Peninsula College’s expanded student union now official

PORT ANGELES -- A ribbon cutting Thursday officially opened Peninsula College's new student union building after four years of planning. Construction of the Pirate Union… Continue reading

Sequim: Officer walks away from crash of his police car

CARLSBORG -- A Sequim Police Department officer escaped unhurt after the patrol car he was driving failed to negotiate a turn and slammed into two… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fire damages house

PORT ANGELES -- A house fire at 865 Gasman Road caused significant damage to the structure and a neighboring building Saturday night. Nobody was injured… Continue reading

Sequim: City clerk-treasurer resigns post

SEQUIM -- City Clerk-Treasurer Lonna Muirhead will resign her post at the end of the year. Muirhead announced her resignation plans Wednesday. "It has been… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Freighter loses power, escorted to harbor

PORT ANGELES -- A 356-foot freighter was escorted to Port Angeles Harbor early Saturday morning, hours after suffering engine failure west of the Strait of… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Most Keystone ferry runs canceled Wednesday

PORT TOWNSEND -- Washington State Ferries canceled all Keystone runs Wednesday because of electrical problems aboard the route's sole vessel. Passengers bound for the MV… Continue reading

Port Angeles” newest teen center, Tempest, to host open house

PORT ANGELES -- The new teen center Tempest will host an open house Saturday. Youth and adults who spent the past 18 months preparing the… Continue reading

Peninsula: Coast Guard cutters help break drug bust record

North Olympic Peninsula-based cutter crews are being credited with helping set the Coast Guard record for narcotics seizures in one year. Fiscal 2001, which ended… Continue reading

West End: Contaminants being removed from Elwha Resort soil

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Crews have began removing dirt contaminated by gas and oil as part of a cleanup of the former Elwha Resort west… Continue reading

Forks: Woman killed in crash

BEAVER -- A Forks woman was killed Friday when the Plymouth minivan she was driving collided with a dump truck on U.S. Highway 101 near… Continue reading

Strait of Juan de Fuca: Freighter escorted to Victoria after large wave disables radar

A Greek freighter carrying grain was escorted to Victoria on Wednesday after a large wave knocked out both of its marine radar systems outside the… Continue reading

Clallam: Ex-resident pleads guilty to murder

TACOMA -- The 22-year-old former Lower Elwha Klallam reservation resident accused of killing an 18-year-old Port Angeles man has pleaded guilty. Christopher Paul Hawk will… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Liberian tanker undergoing repairs

PORT ANGELES -- A Liberian-flagged tanker is docked at T-pier today after engine troubles prompted the Coast Guard to order the vessel into port. While… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Bio-terrorism a hot topic at conference

PORT ANGELES -- Preparing for a possible germ warfare attack doesn't involve purchasing a gas mask or hoarding antibiotics. To prepare, "you eat well, sleep… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Bio-terrorism part of Emergency Management Association conference

PORT ANGELES -- Emergency management officials from throughout the state are gathering at the Red Lion Hotel for a symposium to be held through Thursday.… Continue reading

Sequim: Residential blaze claims two lives

SEQUIM -- Two people died after fire swept through a home at 190 Port Williams Road on Sunday, authorities reported Monday. The victims were identified… Continue reading