My Clallam County

September 21, 2018 @ 11:01 am

Sequim chamber selects new executive director

SEQUIM – The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce has new executive director. Anji Scalf will take over effective immediately. Chamber board president Sheena Younger says Scalf has been a member of the chamber several years and works...Read More

September 21, 2018 @ 5:43 am

Beer and arts fest comes to downtown Port Angeles this weekend

PORT ANGELES – Downtown Port Angeles is all about artisans, music, beer and wine. Friday night marks the start of the 4th annual Arts and Draughts Festival. It’s a festival featuring a beer garden and live music...Read More

September 21, 2018 @ 5:39 am

City of PA inks housing assessment deal

PORT ANGELES – The city of Port Angeles is taking, what officials hope, is a big step toward addressing the area’s housing crisis. This week, the city council approved a contract with a company to conduct a...Read More

September 20, 2018 @ 3:42 pm

Stinky compost company settles class action suit

A Marysville composting company has agreed to pay more than $785,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit over bad smells from its plant. Cedar Grove Composting agreed to the settlement with Marysville residents, saying it would also spend...Read More

September 20, 2018 @ 3:41 pm

Settlement in Oregon tree-fall death case

The state of Oregon has paid $150,000 to the estate of a man who died when a tree fell across the Historic Columbia River Highway and onto his car. 27-year-old Jorge Figueroa was visiting the Columbia River...Read More

September 20, 2018 @ 3:39 pm

Man blows through border, leads chase to Vancouver

Authorities say a police chase ensued at the U.S./Canadian border crossing in Blaine after a man in a truck fled from Washington state to Vancouver, B.C. without stopping at the border crossing booth. The unidentified man in...Read More

September 21, 2018 @ 5:59 pm

Doctor accused of raping two may have victimized more than 12 others: DA

iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — California authorities are investigating the possibility of at least a dozen more victims who may have been sexually assaulted by an orthopedic surgeon already being accused of drugging and raping two women. Investigators have...Read More

September 21, 2018 @ 4:33 pm

Female sailors at highest risk of sexual assault, Defense Department finds

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Newly released data from the Department of Defense shows female sailors are at the highest risk of sexual assault, compared to women serving in the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps. The risk is highest...Read More

September 21, 2018 @ 4:17 pm

Army blames strong economy for missing recruiting goal

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — For the first time in thirteen years the Army has failed to meet its annual recruiting goal and Army officials believe the strong U.S. economy is partially to blame. The Army failed to meet...Read More

September 21, 2018 @ 4:24 pm

Blind teen scores 2 touchdowns during game

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Brophy College Prep’s freshman running back No. 45 is a star. Last week, during a freshman game, Adonis Watt, 14, scored not one, but two touchdowns for the Brophy Prep Broncos in Phoenix helping...Read More

September 20, 2018 @ 1:41 pm

'What bothers me is that he has time': LeBron James says of Trump taking shots on him

Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images(LOS ANGELES) — LeBron James has never been one to hold back his disapproval on the actions and remarks of President Donald Trump, and he criticized the president again in his most recent...Read More

September 19, 2018 @ 1:20 pm

Coach, family and friends remember slain Iowa college champion golfer Celia Barquín Arozamena

Iowa State Department of Athletics(AMES, Iowa) — On Monday morning, Iowa State University women’s golf team coach Christie Martens got a text message from Celia Barquín Arozamena encouraging her and her former teammates, whom she called the...Read More

September 21, 2018 @ 3:00 pm

Will Smith on his debut as a stand-up comedian: “I AM HOOKED”

ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Will Smith took his first crack at stand-up comedy this week and he loved it. In an Instagram post on Thursday night, Smith shared a series of photos from his comedy debut. “I did Stand Up last...Read More

September 21, 2018 @ 2:00 pm

'Thor' co-stars Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson “make it look good” in sneak peek of 'Men in Black' reboot

ABC/Radhika Chalasani(LONDON) — Thor: Ragnarok co-stars Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson are front and center in a black-and-white, on-set social media snap that gives fans their first look at them in the as-yet-untitled reboot of the Men in Black franchise, which will be based in the...Read More

September 21, 2018 @ 12:00 pm

Round 3 – 'Daredevil' returns October 19

David Lee/Netflix(NEW YORK) — The third season of the acclaimed Netflix Marvel series Daredevil will hit the streaming service October 19. In a promo revealing the return, Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock — blind lawyer for the oppressed...Read More