Raul Vasquez

Less than 40 percent of $2.6 million Bill & Melinda Gates grant to Port Angeles schools spent on new technology, records show

PORT ANGELES -- Anything linked to Bill Gates is often automatically associated with computers, software and technology. But when it comes to the $2.6 million… Continue reading

State’s initial forecast indicates strong opportunities in ocean and freshwater areas despite Makah fishing

It's still too early to tell if the Makah tribe's unexpectedly large catch of 20,000 chinook salmon during its winter treaty troll fishery is going… Continue reading

Counting Olympic National Park visits not an exact science

Olympic National Park has reported consistently since the 1990s that it receives more than 3 million visits a year -- enough visits to secure it… Continue reading

Researchers collect data from sea gulls as part of “preemptive science” data collection

There's no such thing as a free lunch. At least not for the 10 unsuspecting sea gulls scrounging for food around Port Angeles' Ediz Hook… Continue reading

Sekiu-area could be a visitor destination, state park official says

CLALLAM BAY -- State parks officials say they are ready and willing to transform Cowan Ranch -- located next to the Hoko River about two… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District to try another levy election

PORT ANGELES -- The School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to place a two-year maintenance and operations levy on the ballot in May. But unlike… Continue reading

Rocketeers who once dreamed of space travel in Forks leaving town

FORKS -- The two ambitious engineers who dreamed of privatizing space travel have decided to leave the town they called home since 2002 because of… Continue reading

Peninsula College might offer four-year degrees

If Peninsula College began offering four-year baccalaureate degrees, might students planning to transfer elsewhere to pursue their higher education choose to stay here to study?… Continue reading

Indians and taxes: Many Native Americans do pay property, payroll and sales taxes

One of the criticisms Native American leaders on the North Olympic Peninsula say they often hear from non-Natives is that they don't pay any taxes.… Continue reading

Woman pleads not guilty to attempted murder

PORT ANGELES -- A 26-year-old woman accused of trying to set fire to her family while they were sleeping in a Sequim motel room pleaded… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District freezes hiring of permanent high school principal in wake of levy defeat

PORT ANGELES -- The search for a new permanent principal at Port Angeles High School has been halted as a direct result of last week's… Continue reading

Makah make legal moves toward regaining whaling rights; activists reiterate their opposition

NEAH BAY -- The Makah tribe on Monday took a legal step toward regaining its controversial treaty-based right to hunt whales off the North Olympic… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board will discuss next levy campaign next week

PORT ANGELES -- The School Board met Monday night for the first time since voters rejected two tax levies last week. Board members did not… Continue reading

Port Angeles levy campaign chairman looks back at ineffective campaign

PORT ANGELES -- Placing two separate school tax levies before Port Angeles School District voters in last week's election may have been a mistake, says… Continue reading

Three company officials tour West End to scout possible mill, co-generation plant sites

Three officials from a Montana-based company were "just looking" at sites in the North Olympic Peninsula last week as possible locations to build one of… Continue reading

Coastline near Clallam Bay-Sekiu offer visitors great views but not a lot of people

CLALLAM BAY -- During the sunny summer months, throngs of tourists from throughout the nation and world flock to the northwest coastline along the Strait… Continue reading

Friends organize a flurry of fund-raising activities to help pay for medical bills of Sequim man undergoing marrow transplant

SEQUIM -- Friends of Gary Scott, a 59-year-old husband and father of five who is about to undergo a bone marrow transplant, are organizing benefit… Continue reading

Quillayute Valley school levy wins

FORKS -- Quillayute Valley School District's maintenance and operations replacement levy was approved by more than 63 percent of voters, updated election results showed Thursday… Continue reading

Baumann named new Clallam United Way executive director

PORT ANGELES -- Cheryl Baumann, director of Clallam County Pro Bono Lawyers, has been named executive director of United Way of Clallam County starting next… Continue reading

Port Angeles school levies have little hope, but Quillayute levy has a shot at passing

Both school tax levies put to voters by the Port Angeles School District have only a long shot chance of approval. Quillayute Valley School District's… Continue reading