Rob Ollikainen

Clallam zoning challenged, again

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County's long crusade to solve its Growth Management Act quandary just got longer. A Seattle-based nonprofit group and a coalition of… Continue reading

DNR elevates fire danger to ‘high’

Dry conditions and extended warm weather have prompted the state Department of Natural Resources to raise the fire danger level on the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Peninsula cools off, while Constance Fire spreads

A fresh blast of marine air sent temperatures plummeting on the North Olympic Peninsula Thursday while the Constance fire in East Jefferson County doubled in… Continue reading

State attorney general: Stenson’s days numbered; prescription drug abuse also a concern

PORT ANGELES -- Rob McKenna is pressing firmly for the death penalty for convicted Sequim double- murderer Darold Stenson and paying close attention to the… Continue reading

Head-on wreck injures four

PORT ANGELES -- Four people were hurt in a head-on wreck on U.S. Highway 101 just east of the Port Angeles city limit late Tuesday.… Continue reading

Clallam extends lake management district

PORT ANGELES -- A $50-per-parcel management district to fight noxious Eurasian milfoil in Lake Sutherland has been extended for five years. Clallam County commissioners voted… Continue reading

North Peninsula sizzles — get ready for more!

PORT ANGELES -- A midsummer scorcher on the North Olympic Peninsula sent temperatures climbing into the mid-90s in Port Angeles and Sequim, with a near-record… Continue reading

Clallam County still losing money, but not as fast

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County is tapping its reserves at a slower rate than forecast and should end the year with $11.5 million in the… Continue reading

Clallam to renew Lake Sutherland district

PORT ANGELES -- Armed with the endorsement of Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Doug Jensen, Clallam County lawmakers are expected to renew Lake Sutherland Management District No.… Continue reading

Clallam judge hears arguments on stay of execution for double-murderer on death row

PORT ANGELES -- No ruling was made today on a stay of execution for convicted Sequim double-murderer Darold Ray Stenson, who has been on death… Continue reading

Bonneville power to up rates by 7 percent

PORT ANGELES -- Bonneville Power Administration will charge its customers an additional 7 percent for power beginning Oct. 1, the Portland company announced Tuesday. What… Continue reading

Covarrubias pleads guilty to murder with sexual motivation

PORT ANGELES -- Robert Gene Covarrubias pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree murder with sexual motivation for the 2004 death of 15-year-old Melissa Leigh Carter. Defense… Continue reading

Sequim man reported missing by family to Clallam sheriff

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Sheriff's Office is trying to locate a 38-year-old Sequim man who was last seen July 6. Lee Ronald Hopkins… Continue reading

Health officials eye swine flu in Southern Hemisphere: Will it head north?

PORT ANGELES -- County health officials are keeping a close watch on the H1N1 swine flu pandemic. It's flu season in the Southern Hemisphere, and… Continue reading

Public supportive of eradication of lake weed

PORT ANGELES -- Lake Sutherland property owners were nearly unanimous Tuesday in their support of a renewed, five-year management district to eradicate Eurasian milfoil. Clallam… Continue reading

Clallam to mull weed-control district for Lake Sutherland

LAKE SUTHERLAND -- After taking public input from Lake Sutherland property owners today, Clallam County lawmakers will decide whether to extend a $50-per-parcel management district… Continue reading

Tribal Canoe Journey: Paddle to Suquamish

PORT ANGELES -- Hand-carved cedar canoes -- lots of them -- will spend 10 days navigating the waters of the North Olympic Peninsula later this… Continue reading

Quileute Days’ ‘Twilight’ guest helps to set record attendance

LaPUSH -- Tired, hungry and little jet-lagged, Solomon Trimble signed every last autograph and posed for dozens of pictures with "Twilight" fans wearing a Hollywood… Continue reading

Clallam County seeking partners for EPA grant

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County is looking for a few good government entities to team up for a $1 million grant from the Environmental Protection… Continue reading

Man rescued from LaPush cliff by Coast Guard (click here for video link)

LAPUSH -- A 22-year-old Georgia man was plucked off a 150-foot cliff on Little James Island on Tuesday by a helicopter crew from Coast Guard… Continue reading