Spruce Railroad Trail in ONP closed due to landslide

Port Angeles, Wash.– Due to a landslide, officials at Olympic National Park announced Thursday that the Spruce Railroad Trail is closed until further notice. Significant rockfall and debris cover the trail near the Daley-Rankin Tunnel. The tunnel portal structure and bridge are
Salvation Army getting a slow start in donations this holiday season

PORT ANGELES – The Salvation Army is getting the word out that donations at the familiar Red Kettles, including the online version, are way down this year, and their coffers are critically low to be able to
Public donations get Hurricane Ridge webcams back online

PORT ANGELES – We learned on Thursday that, thanks to a generous donation from Washington’s National Park Fund, both of the Hurricane Ridge webcams have been restored. The essential tools for winter trip planning and weather watching are live on Olympic National Park’s
Inslee’s 2024 budget proposal includes money to keep OPNET funded for another year

By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – We reported in August that the federal grant funding that supports OPNET, our local drug task force, will be running out next summer. The agency that distributes those funds, which are
Habitat For Humanity purchases another blighted property for housing

PORT ANGELES – On November 30, Habitat For Humanity of Clallam County recently purchased the blighted property at 1127 Hazel Street, near Fairmount in Port Angeles, from the owner. In a letter sent out to neighbors in
Legislative Assistant Adam Bernbaum Announces Campaign for State Representative

Port Angeles – Legislative Assistant Adam Bernbaum announced his campaign for the open seat for State Representative in Washington’s 24th Legislative District Wednesday. Bernbaum has been endorsed by State Senator Kevin Van De Wege and State Representative
Ramaswamy being supported by controversial former Iowa Rep. Steve King
Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Controversial former Iowa Rep. Steve King is backing Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in his home state’s caucuses — with Ramaswamy telling ABC News that shared opposition to proposed pipelines to capture carbon
Spruce Railroad Trail in ONP closed due to landslide
Port Angeles, Wash.– Due to a landslide, officials at Olympic National Park announced Thursday that the Spruce Railroad Trail is closed until further notice. Significant rockfall and debris cover the trail near the Daley-Rankin Tunnel. The tunnel portal structure and bridge are
House heads into holiday recess with long to-do list left undone
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House kicked off its holiday recess Thursday while the Senate will return to Washington next week as Congress faces a long to-do list that includes aid to Ukraine and Israel, which
National security adviser Jake Sullivan urges Israel to lower intensity of military campaign in Gaza
GPO – Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — National security adviser Jake Sullivan touched down in Israel on Thursday with a blunt message from the Biden administration imploring the Israeli government to lower the intensity of its