Port Angeles neighbors bring special delivery to 21-year postal carrier on final day of route

Tuesday was the final day Janni was making the rounds, set to retire at the end of the shift. But before his familiar white truck came motoring down West 4th Street, several neighbors showed their appreciation and good wishes by attaching a brightly-colored mylar balloon to their mail boxes.

City of Forks pays $333k to family of man shot, killed by police

The City of Forks has paid $333,000 to settle a civil-rights lawsuit filed by relatives of a man who was shot and killed by police in 2016 after an officer allegedly escalated a welfare check into a deadly confrontation.

Coast Guard air crew rescues hikers on coastal ledge

A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued two hikers who became stranded on a ledge early Sunday along a remote coastal area of Olympic National Park.

Nearly $7 million worth of meth, cocaine found on beaches near Port Angeles

Detectives in Clallam County are investigating after nearly $7 million worth of methamphetamine and cocaine was found on beaches west of Port Angeles. 

Washington state, Canada teaming up to try to kill Asian giant hornets

Wildlife officials in Washington state have said British Columbia and U.S. federal and state agencies will work together to track, trap and eradicate Asian giant hornets in the Pacific Northwest. The agencies will set out bottle traps for 22 consecutive weeks, from July to November. Trapping methods will be slightly different from last year

Report: Fatal small plane crashed due to lack of fuel

The crash of a small plane in waters near Port Angeles in late January that killed one person happened after the plane ran out of fuel, The National Transportation Safety Board said.

Sequim mayor criticized over past QAnon comments

Sequim Mayor William Armacost has previously declared QAnon a “truth movement” and encouraged listeners of a local radio station to watch a video supporting the conspiracy theory.

Search suspended for pilot, plane missing near Port Angeles

The search for a pilot and his airplane that reportedly went down into the Strait of Juan de Fuca near Port Angeles on Tuesday has been called off.

Sequim COVID-19 vaccine site draws hundreds

A COVID-19 vaccine distribution event draws hundreds to Sequim. More expected over the coming days.

Two dead in fatal 2-car collision in Sequim

Two people are dead after a fatal two-car collision on US 101 in Sequim on Saturday.

Extremely rare fish with gigantic eyes washes ashore near Port Angeles

During the lowest tide of the year, a paddleboarder made a rare discovery in Salt Creek, west of Port Angeles on Sunday."A gentleman on his paddleboard flags us down and goes, 'Hey, are you guys biologists?

Kitsap, Clallam counties move to Phase 2 reopening

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. -- Kitsap and Clallam counties join at 24 other counties in Washington in reopening hair and nail salons, retail shops, restaurants and more under Phase 2 of the governor's plan to reopen the economy.The state has approved variance requests from both counties effective immediatelyThe other counties that received variances for Phase 2 are: Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Cowlitz, Ferry, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, Kittitas, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Pacific, Pend Orielle, San Juan, Skamania, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, and Whitman.Under Phase 2, the following businesses can reopen:

Lower Elwha Klallam man gets 5 years for domestic assault

A member of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe was sentenced to five years in prison for domestic assault by a habitual offender.

Mountain goats being relocated from Olympic National Park to North Cascades

After years of public review, authorities on Monday began relocating hundreds of mountain goats from Olympic National Park to the North Cascades.

Missing Sequim hiker found by his daughter

The Clallam County Sheriff's office says Tuesday that 59-year-old Roger Gates was hiking near his home in Sequim on Sunday when he got lost amid smoky, hazing conditions from wildfire smoke.