Arwyn Rice

Port of Port Angeles OKs clearing trees near airport — no, not THAT airport

PORT ANGELES — Port commissioners Monday approved removing about 10 acres of trees approaching an airport landing strip. But the trees aren’t the conifers that… Continue reading

History revealed as old Forks High School building of ‘Twilight’ fame becomes a memory

FORKS — Efforts to save the 1925 facade at Forks High School ended earlier this month when the last remnant of the then-named Quillayute Union… Continue reading

Fees for state parks, DNR and fish-wildlife lands begin Friday

By Arwyn Rice Peninsula Daily News FORKS — Woodcutting on state lands is one activity that will no longer be free beginning Friday. Visitors must… Continue reading

Port Angeles log exports up 20 percent in year

PORT ANGELES — The number of logs shipped from Port Angeles to Asia has sharply increased. Timber shipments this year jumped by 20 percent over… Continue reading

18-year-old arrested in Sequim after high-speed chase

SEQUIM — An 18-year-old man remained in custody Tuesday after he was arrested following a high-speed chase through eight blocks of central Sequim early Monday… Continue reading

Boat manufacturer eyes expansion on Port Angeles waterfront

PORT ANGELES — Armstrong Marine Inc., which has increased sales eightfold in the past six years, plans an expansion on the waterfront. The aluminum-boat manufacturing… Continue reading

No arrests, but shooting death probed as homicide [**Gallery**]

PORT ANGELES — Police are still investigating the events that led to Monday’s shooting death of Robert Fowler, 63, of Port Angeles. The death is… Continue reading

Car show participants hear ‘horrible noise’ — two-truck crash [**Video**]

PORT ANGELES — Aficionados of classic cars gathered in the parking lot of Deer Park Cinemas on Sunday afternoon suddenly heard a “horrible noise.” Many… Continue reading

Retired Port Angeles helicopter joins Seattle museum ‘fleet’

SEATTLE — Retired from Air Station Port Angeles in 1982 and left forgotten in a restoration yard, Coast Guard HH-52A Sea Guard helicopter No. 1415… Continue reading

Peninsula College delays budget for funding news

PORT ANGELES – The Peninsula College Board of Trustees will delay passing the 2011-2012 college budget until October because the state has yet to finalize… Continue reading

Peninsula College sees rise in all types of students, college president says

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College’s enrollment increased this year among all demographics from the last school year, Peninsula College President Tom Keegan told the Port… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles awards contract for two buildings at airport park

PORT ANGELES — Port commissioners awarded a $3 million construction contract to a Carlsborg company for two buildings at Airport Industrial Park. Primo Construction’s winning… Continue reading

Navy testing munitions transporting

PORT HADLOCK — Residents in East Jefferson County as well as North Kitsap County may have noticed an increase in military vehicles on the roads… Continue reading

A $100 surprise at the pump: Credit card glitch causes overdraft

FORKS — People who use credit cards with the Accel/Exchange card management system should check their bank accounts. There may be an unpleasant $100 surprise.… Continue reading

Port Angeles Relay For Life strides off today

PORT ANGELES — No, the circus is not in town. Nor is there a Boy Scout Jamboree or a carnival. The tents that are springing… Continue reading

Two Clallam County graduations Saturday

Two rural Clallam County schools will present diplomas to graduating seniors Saturday. Eight Clallam Bay High School students, including valedictorian Luke Wonderly, will receive their… Continue reading

Doing more with less topic of Port Angeles homeless housing forum

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula housing programs, like many of their clients, have some economic choices to make. In a recession, more people need help with… Continue reading

Duckling shot with blow gun recovering

A duckling from Port Angeles’ Lincoln Park is recovering in Sequim after surgery removed a 5-inch metal blow dart from its torso, a Northwest Raptor… Continue reading

89-year-old portion of former Port Angeles school comes tumbling down

PORT ANGELES — A new chapter in the former Lincoln School's history began this week when an excavation crew started tearing down a wing that… Continue reading

Peninsula new-car dealers talk about supply difficulties in wake of Japan disaster, U.S. recession

PORT ANGELES — North Olympic Peninsula residents are interested in buying new cars, but a lack of supply is hampering auto dealers, four dealer representatives… Continue reading