WDFW: Vehicle/deer collision rates between Sequim and PA are high, especially now
By Pepper Fisher CLALLAM COUNTY – The stretch of Highway 101 between Sequim and Port Angeles has one of the highest rates of cars colliding with deer in western Washington. That’s according to the Washington State Department
Olympic National Park closing three rivers to fishing until next spring
Port Angeles – Olympic National Park officials announced Wednesday they are imposing new sport fishing restrictions on three rivers to protect declining populations of wild steelhead. The Queets, Salmon and Quinault Rivers will close to recreational fishing on Monday,
Sheriff launches Public Portal to compliment (or complain about) his employees
The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office announced this week they’ve purchased the web-based service Public Portal to provide citizens with the opportunity to have an online option to compliment or complain about a Sheriff employee’s performance. A news
Deputy Coroner reports huge spike in overdose deaths
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Clallam County’s rate of overdose deaths has reached an all-time high this year. That’s according to Deputy Coroner Nathan Millet. Millet says it’s no secret what’s causing the problem: the abundant
NORTH OLYMPIC HISTORY CENTER TO DEMOLISH LINCOLN SCHOOL BUILDING
PORT ANGELES — The board of the North Olympic History Center (NOHC) announced today it is moving ahead with demolishing the former Lincoln Elementary School building at 926 W. 8th Street. “This was a very difficult decision,
WDFW: Vehicle/deer collision rates between Sequim and PA are high, especially now
By Pepper Fisher CLALLAM COUNTY – The stretch of Highway 101 between Sequim and Port Angeles has one of the highest rates of cars colliding with deer in western Washington. That’s according to the Washington State Department
Sequim woman dies in Whatcom County crash
WHATCOM COUNTY – A woman from Sequim has died in a car crash in Whatcom County. 21-year-old Gemma Davis was killed in the single-vehicle accident Monday night. Investigators say Davis was heading east on Mount Baker Highway
LOCAL SPORTS: PA hoops opens next week
By Oly Archibald PORT ANGELES — One week from tonight, the high school basketball season begins right here on KONP Newsradio and it’s a big one as Kasey Ulin’s Roughriders host Sammamish. Sammamish made last year’s state
Abortion rates in US increased by 5% in 2021, the final year it remained a constitutional right under Roe: CDC
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Abortion rates increased by 5% in the United States in 2021, the final year the procedure remained a constitutional right under Roe v. Wade, according to
Remembering Rosalynn Carter, a tireless mental health advocate
Scott Cunningham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died at 96 last week, offered steadfast support for her husband, Jimmy Carter, throughout their 77-year marriage — but she forged her own legacy through humanitarian causes,