Port Angeles News

NOTE: "Today" and "tonight" refer to Friday, July 11. PORT ANGELES - For the fifth consecutive summer, John Goar is leading a free astronomy program with telescopes at Hurricane Ridge, 17 miles up a paved road from Port Angeles in Olympic National Park.

Kapow! Exclamation points, thought bubbles and surreal landscapes are on tap as comic books take over the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.

Yes, Virginia, it is July, but that doesn't mean you can't feel the yuletide glee.

A 75-year-old Port Angeles man who failed to stop for traffic at a red light caused a three-vehicle, chain-reaction wreck on U.S. Highway 101 east of Port Angeles this week, the State Patrol said.

The results of a yearlong study of Clallam County air quality will be presented at 4 p.m. Sunday in Port Angeles.

"They've been away for such a long time, I almost can't believe they're home," said Frances Charles, chairwoman of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe.

Clallam County Commissioners have agreed to allow a vote by Lake Sutherland property owners whether to renew an annual 50 dollar per parcel tax to control a pesky invasive weed.

The Strait of Juan de Fuca between Sekiu and Port Angeles started off strong for salmon fishing, and has now settled down to fair catches.

A family tired of being harassed by an overly aggressive pan handler fought back when the 61-year-old man pulled a knife on them, sending him to the hospital, according to the Clallam County Sheriff's Office.

The Olympic Region Clean Air Agency's Senior Air Monitoring Specialist, Dr. Odelle Hadley, will present the final results and analysis on Sunday, July 13th, beginning at 4 p.m. in the Carver Room at North Olympic Library at 2210 South Peabody, Port Angeles.

The store planned to be open from 8 to 11 a.m. at 260 Merlot Drive and to sell small amounts of legal marijuana to about 200 to 300 customers.

The Peninsula Daily News reports 20-year-old Justin Holland of the Seattle area remains in intensive care.

In this June 3, 2014 aerial photo, the Elwha River flows freely through what was Lake Mills and past the old Glines Canyon Dam, bottom, in the Olympic National Park near Port Angeles, Wash.

HOLLYWOOD SCREENWRITERS MAY have been unable to script a more perfect opening day of salmon season weather-wise for those casting about in Marine Areas 5 and 6 on Tuesday.

Though his office instructed state agencies to prepare for spending reductions of 15 percent, Gov. Jay Inslee is hopeful that such preparation will prove to be unnecessary.

Darren Bachiu on his stand-up paddleboard. He intends to cross the Strait of Juan de Fuca, from Victoria to Port Angeles, on his paddleboard.

Matt and Stephanie Wilson have bought Dragonrail game store, located at 803 E. First St. The Wilsons said in a news release they remain committed to the existing gaming community that has supported Dragonrail since its opening in 2006.

The governor attended a change of command ceremony at the local Coast Guard Base and visited the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe.

A landowner on Hoare Road will be held liable for fire-suppression costs after a brush fire burned about a half-acre of his property and came within 400 feet of a neighbor's home earlier this week, Clallam County Fire District No.

Robbie Davis enters Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles on Tuesday for his first appearance.