SEKIU – After five months, Olympic Peninsula travelers west of Port Angeles will regain access to almost 6 miles of State Route 112. Beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, contractors for the DOT will reopen a portion
CLALLAM COUNTY – A new team of volunteers have just hit the trail in Clallam County. As of this week, the Olympic Discovery Trail Patrol Auxiliary Team climbed aboard their electric-assisted bikes and are riding up and
By Pepper Fisher CLALLAM COUNTY – Kids in Clallam County will benefit this summer thanks to a state grant designed to get them outside to explore our national park and other wild places. The Boys & Girls
UNDATED – A new analysis of health data shows a steep increase in fatal drug overdoses in Washington since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers show an almost 28 percent increase in
OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST – One climber was killed and another injured while ascending The Brothers Mountain in the Olympic National Forest Sunday. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reports a 31-year-old woman from Seattle died after she and
By Pepper Fisher CLALLAM COUNTY – The announcement last week that the Clallam County Fair had been cancelled for the second year in a row has left many of us understandably disappointed. Unfortunately, scant statements from the
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The Clallam County Courthouse was evacuated and all activities cancelled Monday after a suspicious package was left on a table in the main lobby. We spoke with Undersheriff Ron Cameron a
PORT ANGELES – Winning adopted rubber ducks were plucked from the bed of a pickup truck Sunday in the 32nd annual Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby. Proceeds from purchases of adoptions benefits the Olympic Medical Center Foundation.