Paige Dickerson

Pilot dies when plane crashes in residential area

DIAMOND POINT - One person died in a plane crash near a Lupine Drive home close to the Diamond Point Airstrip, a private airport in… Continue reading

Tire fire flares up in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - Firefighters returned Sunday morning to quell a tire and debris fire that first erupted Saturday at an illegal dump site off Eclipse… Continue reading

Ex-justice deciding fate of teacher accused of inappropriate interaction with student

PORT ANGELES - A personnel hearing ended Thursday on a Port Angeles School District attempt to fire a teacher it says had an inappropriate relationship… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District to begin prepping teachers for all-day kindergarten

PORT ANGELES - The Port Angeles School District is beginning to prepare for all-day kindergarten. Officials plan meetings next month with early childhood learning specialists… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles to hold line on tax rate for 2008

PORT ANGELES - The Port of Port Angeles approved a 2008 preliminary budget Monday that maintains the 2007 property tax rate. Although the tax rate… Continue reading

School districts see decline in enrollment

Most North Olympic Peninsula public school districts have seen a drop in student enrollment as the 2007-2008 school year begins, although two - Crescent and… Continue reading

Peninsula College ceremony opens longhouse on campus

PORT ANGELES - The Peninsula College longhouse - lauded as the first longhouse on a community college campus in the nation - opened its doors… Continue reading

Port Angeles candidates discuss city cooperation, problems in forum before Chamber of Commerce

PORT ANGELES - Two candidates vying for City Council told a luncheon meeting Monday what they think needs fixing in the city. Don Perry, a… Continue reading

Crab festival draws crowds

PORT ANGELES - Port Angeles seemed to be crabbier this weekend than last year around this time. Although attendance numbers haven't been totaled yet, anecdotal… Continue reading

Catching, cracking and learning to cook crabs available at festival in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - If everyone at this festival gets crabby, no one will complain. The sixth annual Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival is a time… Continue reading

Woman whose cats were seized files lawsuit for millions of dollars

PORT ANGELES - A Port Angeles woman filed a lawsuit on Thursday after 31 cats were seized from her mobile home on Wednesday. At the… Continue reading

Authorities seize dozens of cats from mobile home; others found dead

PORT ANGELES - Port Angeles police and the Clallam County Humane Society seized 31 cats and found at least three more dead in a single-wide… Continue reading

Preview meal offers first crack at crab festival Friday night

PORT ANGELES - Locals will get the first crack at the crabs for this weekend's Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival at a community crab feed… Continue reading

23 mailboxes smashed in Dungeness Valley

SEQUIM - The Clallam County Sheriff's Department is investigating a string of 23 mailbox smashings on the outskirts of Sequim. The mailboxes appear to have… Continue reading

Ready for my close-up? Forks High School revamp plans may change for movie filming

FORKS - The Quillayute Valley School District hopes to float a bond issue among voters in February to rebuild aging and leaky Forks High School.… Continue reading

Two dead after car crashes into tree south of Forks

FORKS - Two people died when the car in which they were traveling crashed into a tree along U.S. Highway 101 south of Forks. The… Continue reading

Forks taxing district up for vote in November

FORKS - A new taxing district could automatically impose a tax which would go toward running the Forks Aquatics Center. The Quillayute Valley Metropolitan Park… Continue reading

How whale research boat skipper rescued kayakers in rough waters off Protection Island

PROTECTION ISLAND - The waves and wind crashing against the Shelmar as he rescued two stranded kayakers weren't the worst conditions that Capt. Bob Wood… Continue reading

Port Angeles contemplates budget cuts for 2008 — will they be in parks and recreation?

PORT ANGELES - Faced with a "bare bones" 2008 budget that doesn't include such small items as carpet repairs at the fire station, the City… Continue reading

Students get into the spirit of homecoming

PORT ANGELES - The Port Angeles High School Roughriders will play their way into the spirit for Friday's homecoming game. The theme this year is… Continue reading