Paige Dickerson

Makah Days all about wellness this year

NEAH BAY -- Makah Days -- celebrating its 85th anniversary -- will be all about health and wellness this year. The annual three-day celebration of… Continue reading

Port commission candidates Calhoun, Collins face off

PORT ANGELES -- Port of Port Angeles Commission President John Calhoun wants to see a chunk of the 75-acre Rayonier property in port control, while… Continue reading

Port Angeles schools refinance 2001 bond to save taxpayers money

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles School District will refinance a $9.5 million bond approved in 2001 bond at a lower rate. Refinancing the bond,… Continue reading

Search continues for Port Angeles fishermen

PORT ANGELES -- Family of the two men who disappeared while on a fishing trip Friday scoured the beach and waters from Port Angeles to… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board OKs $39.5 million budget

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles School Board on Monday unanimously passed a $39.5 million budget that sliced $2.56 million and about 26 full-time- equivalent… Continue reading

YMCA head urges fitness challenge

PORT ANGELES -- The Olympic Peninsula Wellness Coalition is hoping to get residents and business people to join the Olympic Discovery Virtual Trail Challenge. Dan… Continue reading

Search for Port Angeles men called off

PORT ANGELES -- The families of two Port Angeles men vowed to continue searching after the official U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard searches were called… Continue reading

Are campers safe from vampires? Forks courts tourism boom

FORKS -- Twilight fans making pilgrimages to the setting of their favorite novels have led to jaw-dropping numbers at the Forks Visitor Center, said Marcia… Continue reading

Forks Relay for Life begins today

FORKS -- The Forks Relay for Life is lingering in the Twilight zone this year. Relay participants hope to "Take a Bite Out of Cancer,"… Continue reading

Port Angeles loses bid for NOAA facility; area politicians checking possibilities

PORT ANGELES -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration skipped over Port Angeles' bid to be the new home for its research ships, selecting instead… Continue reading

URGENT — NOAA skips over Port Angeles in favor of Newport, Ore.

PORT ANGELES — The Port of Port Angeles was not selected to house new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration facilities, the organization said Tuesday. NOAA… Continue reading

Goodwill program helps seniors in need find paid jobs, training

PORT ANGELES -- At 61 years old, Alana Collins of Forks had earned a master's degree, but she couldn't find work. Collins, who earned a… Continue reading

Insurance commissioner in Port Angeles: Health care must change

PORT ANGELES -- National health care needs a reform, and there is a small window of opportunity in which to do it, State Insurance Commissioner… Continue reading

Kendra’s day of dreams comes true

PORT ANGELES -- Kendra Sullivan's weekend of fame -- granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation -- was full of paparazzi and star treatment. "It was so… Continue reading

Rayonier says it will help acquire property

PORT ANGELES -- Rayonier Inc. executives have told Harbor-Works Executive Director Jeff Lincoln that it will help the public development authority acquire the waterfront property… Continue reading

Firefighters sent to fire at 10 Mile

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Eight firefighters were assigned Sunday to the 10 Mile fire, which spread from 10 acres to about 150 acres overnight. The… Continue reading

Group grants Port Angeles girl’s wish

PORT ANGELES -- Kendra Sullivan, 10, will indulge her passions for fame and fashion during a whirlwind tour of Seattle this weekend as the Make-A-Wish… Continue reading

Possible $500,000 in funding for Forks veteran housing

FORKS -- Funding for a housing project for veterans on the West End has been added to a Senate bill. The Senate Transportation, Housing and… Continue reading

Charges dropped against Forks murder suspect

PORT ANGELES -- Charges of second-degree murder against Marcelino Godinez Perez have been dismissed. Godinez Perez was arrested May 17 on investigation of the stabbing… Continue reading

Funds help Olympic National Park keep animal watch

PORT ANGELES -- A new citizen scientist program will recruit volunteers to hike, camp and observe marmots in Olympic National Park next year. The program,… Continue reading