Paige Dickerson

Port Ludlow photographer wins Canon parks contest

PORT LUDLOW -- Stephen Cunliffe had been an amateur photographer for years, and friends and family had always encouraged him to enter contests. When the… Continue reading

Class offers adventure through photos of Africa, Madagascar

An adventure through Madagascar and Africa awaits students who take the next part of the World's Wildest Places series by Coke Smith through Peninsula College.… Continue reading

Longtime Port Angeles resident loses home in day-after-Christmas fire

PORT ANGELES -- Three firemen and two residents were treated and discharged from Olympic Medical Center after a fire destroyed a home on South Laurel… Continue reading

Peninsula VFWs raise $3,200 for families of slain officers

The North Olympic Peninsula posts of the Veterans of Foreign Wars have raised more than $3,200 to donate to the families of the slain Lakewood… Continue reading

Sequim home damaged by kitchen fire; dog dies

SEQUIM -- A kitchen fire at a Sequim home on Sunday afternoon took the life of a dog while its owner was not at home.… Continue reading

Christmas Day lunch a first for Port Angeles Salvation Army

PORT ANGELES -- One Santa, 12 turkeys, 20 hams, dozens of volunteers and an expected 200 guests will bring the Christmas spirit to the Port… Continue reading

More fishers released in bid to reintroduce species to Washington state — see video

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Sixteen fishers sprinted from their cages into the wilderness Thursday to be fruitful and multiply in their new home. The fishers,… Continue reading

20 called back for Forks, ‘Twilight’ reality show; producer prepares to sell series to networks

FORKS -- About 20 people might have a chance at TV stardom after a California producer called them back Wednesday for on-camera auditions. Zig Gauthier,… Continue reading

About 70 turn out for possible Forks reality TV show; Port Angeles, LaPush folks can join auditions today

FORKS -- A varied cast of characters showed up Tuesday to audition for a Forks-based reality series that a Los Angeles producer hopes sell to… Continue reading

Leaky pipe under control near Port Angeles waterfront

PORT ANGELES -- A faulty water main that flooded Marine Drive on Sunday and sprung a second leak Monday was probably caused by ground movement… Continue reading

Salvation Army works hard to get ready to spread holiday cheer at Clallam County Fairgrounds

PORT ANGELES -- The spirit of Christmas begins today for Salvation Army volunteers who have spent the past week organizing, packaging and gift-sorting in 18-hour-long… Continue reading

Survival chances slim; search suspended for fisherman missing off LaPush

LAPUSH -- A man who went overboard from a crab fishing boat Sunday was identified Monday as 24-year-old Benjamin Gillock of Birch Bay, near Blaine.… Continue reading

Forks home destroyed by chimney fire

FORKS -- A Forks home was destroyed Saturday night after a chimney fire ignited the wall and engulfed the house. The home, at the corner… Continue reading

Tim Quinn, one of the ‘great artists of the Peninsula,’ dead at 62

SEQUIM -- Longtime North Olympic Peninsula artist Tim Quinn, 62, was found dead at his Sequim apartment at about 11:30 a.m. Saturday morning. A friend… Continue reading

Made famous by ‘Twilight,’ Forks could get reality show; casting call slated next week

FORKS -- A Los Angeles production company is looking for outgoing people who can exude the essence of Forks on television. Althoughthe "Twilight" movie, based… Continue reading

Design of Forks High School building in works; historical desirable but cost a factor

FORKS -- Architects began asking Forks High School teachers and staff this week what they need in the new high school when it is built… Continue reading

Families of Chinese students killed in wreck arrive in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Members of the family of a Chinese student who died in a U.S. Highway 101 collision Saturday conducted a funeral ceremony in… Continue reading

Firefighters bring in record food donations for Port Angeles food banks

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles firefighters, volunteers and family collected 13,159 pounds of food during the annual Operation Candy Cane last week. It was a… Continue reading

Departing Forks mayor proud of work to overturn ban on keeping steelhead

FORKS -- Mayor Nedra Reed bid farewell to her office and the Forks Chamber of Commerce in a speech to about 30 business people Wednesday.… Continue reading

Port Angeles senior’s project is conservation Web site

PORT ANGELES -- Bret Carey's curiosity about conservation of the natural resources on the North Olympic Peninsula spawned a Web site he maintains for his… Continue reading