Clallam County News

For Marty Hoffman, moving day is a good day -- a day to help a family start their lives over.

Clallam County and the public utility district have inked an agreement for a long-awaited sewage treatment system in Carlsborg.

Last-minute voters are expected to push turnout in Tuesday's general election easily above the 50 percent mark by week's end, when a second tally is scheduled.

Election Day arrives in Jefferson County and across the state today, ending nearly three weeks of balloting in the all-mail election.

Today is Election Day -- the last day voters can cast ballots that were mailed to them on Oct.

Aaron M. Hahn faces 15 to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced Dec. 2 for attempting to hire a hit man to kill a Sequim girl he was charged with sexually exploiting in 2008.

Campaign finance records made public this week show that eight Port Angeles City Council hopefuls have raised more than $22,000 in their quests for public office -- efforts that some have financed, to an extent, out of their own pockets.

To learn more about the seabird rescue response or to donate: Wildlife Center of the North Coast: coastwildlife.org International Bird Rescue Research Cente r: ibrrc.org/algae-slime-response-2009.html Video Seabird deaths HOBUCK BEACH, Neah Bay, Clallam County - They died in droves: common murres, scoters, loons and more, in the ...

HERE IS A list of contributions and expenditures for the Port of Port Angeles Position 3 election, in which incumbent John Calhoun faces challenger Brad Collins in Tuesday's general election.

To clear up budget confusion, Clallam County would charge the city of Port Angeles a fixed annual fee for District Court cases under a proposed agreement before the three commissioners.

Travis John Germeaux, the Forks man charged with vehicular homicide in the Oct. 18 death of a 24-year Port Angeles woman, pleaded not guilty in Clallam County Superior Court on Friday.

Tony Drake was either incarcerated or on parole from ages 12 to 42. He got sober on Aug.

City Council candidate Max Mania was once again on the offensive against his opponent, Edna Petersen, at a forum last week.

Fire gutted the building that formerly housed Grandma's Attic antique store at 321 W. Eighth St.

Food lovers can nibble on exciting new dishes, bid on getaway trips and enjoy live music at the third annual "A Taste of the Peninsula." "Take your taste buds on a tour of the North Olympic Peninsula without making a single restaurant reservation!" says organizer Getta Rogers.

Speed limits will be lowered on two Clallam County roads next month pending approval from the three county commissioners.

A 6-year-old boy and his grandmother were killed in a crash in Port Angeles on Saturday.

Searchers discovered with relief early Saturday afternoon that the man they feared had drowned in the rain-swollen Bogachiel River was alive and well in his Forks home.

HOT POLITICAL RHETORIC doesn't fend off the chill of autumn weather. If you're a registered voter in Clallam County or Jefferson County, you should have received your General Election ballot this week.

SARC candidate admits using racial slur By Paul Gottlieb Peninsula Daily News SEQUIM -- Jan Richardson, a candidate for the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center board, confirmed Thursday that at least at times, he refers to President Barack Obama with a racial slur after his opponent accused him of doing so during a Wednesday forum.