Clallam County

Port of Port Angeles officials identify gaps in preparedness after Cascadia Rising drill

Port of Port Angeles officials identify gaps in preparedness after Cascadia Rising drill

Equipment, communication highlighted in presentation to commissioners on devastating earthquake scenario.

Port of Port Angeles officials identify gaps in preparedness after Cascadia Rising drill
Peninsula Behavioral Health director to retire after decade of growth
Peninsula Behavioral Health director to retire after decade of growth
Spike in fire activity in Olympic National Park closes a section of Elwha River Trail

Spike in fire activity in Olympic National Park closes a section of Elwha River Trail

Park Service officials have moved to suppress Godkin fire flames a quarter mile from park camp structures.

Spike in fire activity in Olympic National Park closes a section of Elwha River Trail
Eastern Washington fires destroy homes, force evacuations in Spokane region

Eastern Washington fires destroy homes, force evacuations in Spokane region

One fire jumped the Spokane River and threatened a small community on the Spokane Indian Reservation.

Eastern Washington fires destroy homes, force evacuations in Spokane region

Two men arraigned on kidnapping charges following incident in Sequim

Christopher Charles Cooper and Jerez Darren McGrew have pleaded not guilty.

LETTER: Port Angeles’ fluoridation decision will have impact far into future

I directly witnessed the slow, steady improvement in the teeth of my patients since water fluoridation began.

State Patrol: Motorcyclist strikes pickup truck from behind on Highway 112

Port Angeles man in serious condition in Seattle hospital after wreck near Freshwater Bay Road.

Senator aims to increase affordable housing

Senator aims to increase affordable housing

Maria Cantwell makes a visit to Port Townsend

Senator aims to increase affordable housing
Largest of Olympic National Park fires now tops 700 acres

Largest of Olympic National Park fires now tops 700 acres

Officials expect moderated fire activity with lower termperatures following warm spell.

Largest of Olympic National Park fires now tops 700 acres
Jefferson County’s Proctor House offers unique solution for troubled youth

Jefferson County’s Proctor House offers unique solution for troubled youth

Juveniles who have offended can still attend school, after-school programs and maintain jobs while serving time in detention.

Jefferson County’s Proctor House offers unique solution for troubled youth

Recent hire brings Port Townsend Police Department to full staffing levels

Plan calls for two full-time detectives and a school resource officer once all new officers are fully trained.

Tort claim could end in repeal of emergency measure against large buildings in rural Clallam areas

Claimant is a woman who wants to build a 32,000-square-foot bed and breakfast on East Sequim Bay Road.

Clallam County Historical Society prepares huge sale set to start this weekend in Port Angeles

Clallam County Historical Society prepares huge sale set to start this weekend in Port Angeles

Organizers: Members get first chance Thursday with wide variety of items at fundraising event.

Clallam County Historical Society prepares huge sale set to start this weekend in Port Angeles

Clallam Fire District No. 2 gets grant for defibrillators, nozzles

$23,000 from Federal Emergency Management Agency will help replace aging equipment.

Baby’s headstone finds a home in Olalla 74 years after his death

Baby’s headstone finds a home in Olalla 74 years after his death

Infant Martin Edwin Brooks died in 1942, and his headstone had been with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office since 2012.

Baby’s headstone finds a home in Olalla 74 years after his death

NEWS BRIEFS: Journey of Pax talk set for Aug. 30 … and other items

News items for the North Olympic Peninsula.

HELP LINE: How using ‘elderspeak’ can be considered offensive by some

It’s rarely meant to insult, but it does or can because it sends a message: “I don’t think you can keep up with me.”

Port Angeles city attorney struggles with definition of profanity

Bill Bloor is preparing guiding principles for City Council members on a ban against use of profanity that they imposed on themselves.

Complete burn bans called for North Olympic Peninsula

The state Department of Natural resources raised the fire danger Thursday afternoon.