Paige Dickerson

Treatment plant will keep Port Angeles water safe after dams removed, officials say

PORT ANGELES -- Final tests are being run on a new water treatment plant on the Elwha River that will serve Port Angeles residents when… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge closure was boon to Kenmore Air, Port of Port Angeles told

PORT ANGELES -- Last spring's six-week Hood Canal Bridge outage gave Kenmore Air an 11 percent increase in passenger load in 2009 compared with 2008.… Continue reading

Forks police chief fired by new mayor

FORKS -- In one of his first acts as mayor, Bryon Monohon fired Police Chief Mike Powell on Monday. "I have determined that there is… Continue reading

Peninsula College raises $2,500 for families of Chinese students killed in crash

PORT ANGELES -- Peninsula College Foundation has raised about $2,500 in donations for the families of two Chinese students who died in a Dec. 12… Continue reading

Peninsula tourism holds its own despite national decline

The final numbers are in. The state Department of Revenue released 2009 totals of lodging tax receipts -- one of the ways to measure tourism… Continue reading

Quileute to receive apology for MSN.com’s ‘Twilight’ video

LAPUSH -- MSN.com is set to offer a public apology to the Quileute tribe today for a video shot on Stephenie Meyer Weekend in September… Continue reading

Olympic National Park Visitor Center helps bring outdoors inside with fun, education

PORT ANGELES -- Rainy days don't have to be discouraging, as described in Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat: "The kids slumped in their… Continue reading

Rayonier site development alternatives to be discussed; public’s input requested

PORT ANGELES -- The Harbor-Works Development Authority executive director and several consultants will discuss three possible scenarios for redevelopment of the Rayonier mill property during… Continue reading

Trial delayed for accused accomplice in assault at Port Angeles park

PORT ANGELES -- A trial for a Port Angeles man accused in an attempted robbery and gunshot wounding of another man has been scheduled for… Continue reading

Clallam Bay man homeless after fire destroys trailer

CLALLAM BAY -- A Clallam Bay man is without a home after a grease fire in his kitchen destroyed the trailer he was living in.… Continue reading

Port Angeles chamber presents President’s, Member Extraordinaire awards

PORT ANGELES -- The business and members honored with the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce's annual awards had a celebratory theme. Leslie and Howard… Continue reading

Future in limbo after fire destroys couple’s Port Angeles home

PORT ANGELES -- A couple burned out of their house just before New Year's are grappling with their future plans. Donna Lewis, 59, and Michael… Continue reading

‘Twilight’ pumps up tourism in Forks, Clallam County

FORKS -- Riding on the Twilight Saga wave, Forks had more than 70,000 visitors last year -- and Clallam County overall has seen an increase… Continue reading

Sequim man in Africa delivering ShelterBoxes

SEQUIM -- A Sequim man is taking shelters to the homeless in Malawi after a series of earthquakes left tens of thousands homeless. Scotty Robinson,… Continue reading

Fire destroys Port Angeles home; no injuries but dog missing

PORT ANGELES -- A family is without a home after their house burned, leaving only a small U.S. flag hanging intact on the outside wall.… Continue reading

New Forks mayor looks ahead to term

FORKS -- Former City Council member Bryon Monohon, sworn in Monday as the new mayor of Forks, has no sweeping changes in mind. "There are… Continue reading

Polar bear dips set across North Olympic Peninsula

As an initiation into the Pacific Northwest, Vernice Harrison of Hazlehurst, Miss., will plunge into the chilly Port Angeles Harbor this morning, while others across… Continue reading

Peninsula dippers prepare for cold New Year’s Day plunge; crowd expected in Port Angeles

Nothing's going to stop those ready to take an cold dip in the water on New Year's Day in celebration of new beginnings. Groups will… Continue reading

Account set up to help Port Angeles fire victims

PORT ANGELES -- Friends and family set up an account to benefit Joan Schott and her son, Mark, whose home was destroyed in a fire… Continue reading

Holiday shoppers practiced practicality

North Olympic Peninsula holiday shoppers were more practical than indulgent this year, retailers interviewed Monday said. At Walmart, for example, electronics and other luxuries were… Continue reading