Raul Vasquez

Emerging School Advisory Group cites Port Angeles levy election as means to express disapproval with administration

PORT ANGELES -- Ed Tuttle said he isn't against the upcoming Port Angeles School District's maintenance and operations tax levy. But the Port Angeles activist… Continue reading

Port Angeles girl recovering after head-on collision

PORT ANGELES -- She's walking, talking and in good spirits. That's how family members and friends describe Ashlyn Dinius, the 9-year-old Hamilton Elementary School student… Continue reading

Prime time for whale watching in LaPush

LAPUSH -- It's happening now. Gray whales, which make one of the longest migrations of all mammals averaging more than 10,000 miles round trip, are… Continue reading

Army helicopter lands at Port Angeles, Sequim high schools in bid to interest recruits

"We need people." That's how 2nd Lt. Ray Leonard, pilot of an Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, summed up the state of his… Continue reading

Quileute get planning grant for RV park planning, seafood marketing strategies

LAPUSH -- The Quileute tribe this week received a $35,000 economic development grant from the federal Department of Commerce. It's the same grant the tribe… Continue reading

Klallam language teacher Valadez honored by Washington State Indian Education Association

PORT ANGELES -- After graduating from The Evergreen State College in 1986, Jamie Valadez tried to land a full-time teaching job with the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Makah say shift to quota-based fishery “not a problem””

NEAH BAY -- There aren't likely to be surprises in the Makah tribe's 2005-06 winter salmon catch -- unlike last season. After taking nearly about… Continue reading

Clallam’s top citizens lauded for service to others

PORT ANGELES -- They've spent large chunks of their lives quietly helping people and causes in need -- simply because it was the right thing… Continue reading

New skills center building feature high-tech machining, composites laboratories for students

PORT ANGELES -- The North Olympic Peninsula's newest education complex is getting even newer technology space. The North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center's industry technology building… Continue reading

Forks High School principal, vice principal defended — and panned — at contentious School Board meeting

FORKS -- More than 200 parents, students and residents flocked to Forks High School's auditorium Tuesday night to watch the Quillayute Valley School Board attempt… Continue reading

Forks School Board showdown expected tonight at first meeting since two walkouts at high school

FORKS -- The Quillayute Valley School District board meets tonight for the first time since two student walkouts at Forks High School over disagreements with… Continue reading

Demand for Salvation Army food bank, soup kitchen increasing steadily, say staff and volunteers

PORT ANGELES -- When the winter holidays near, food banks such as the one run by the Salvation Army in Port Angeles find themselves awash… Continue reading

Dozen German exchange students spending three weeks at Port Angeles High

PORT ANGELES -- They love the easy smiles and friendly American faces. They still find themselves gawking at the wide streets and oversized cars. And… Continue reading

Protesting Forks High students walk out for second consecutive Friday

FORKS -- The same as the week before, dozens of Forks High School students staged a walkout Friday to express their unhappiness with how the… Continue reading

PA students make art out of old MV Coho piston

PORT ANGELES -- It's useful, and it's still art. A new clock standing in the MV Coho's passenger terminal is the latest concoction produced by… Continue reading

Port Angeles High’s symphony receives standing ovation at Carnegie Hall

PORT ANGELES -- Morgan Bartholick knew he wasn't in Port Angeles anymore when he accidentally bumped into a stranger on a busy subway car and… Continue reading

Couple who died in car crash were returning from California, friends say

PORT ANGELES -- Ashlyn Dinius, the 9-year-old Hamilton Elementary School student who was injured in a car crash Sunday that killed her mother and her… Continue reading

Tall ships likely to berth in both Port Angeles, Port Townsend

Interest in an armada of tall ships sailing between Port Angeles and Port Townsend as part of summer visits to Victoria and Tacoma is mounting,… Continue reading

Car crash survivor in stable condition

PORT ANGELES -- The 9-year-old Hamilton Elementary School student who was injured in a head-on collision Easter Sunday remained in stable condition in a Seattle… Continue reading

Forks High students stage walkout

FORKS -- About one-fourth of Forks High School's student body skipped all or part of school Friday -- many apparently encouraged or supported by their… Continue reading