Julie McCormick

Couple who died in apparent murder-suicide faced life-threatening illness

GARDINER -- A La Center couple who had been married more than 50 years died late Wednesday night in an apparent murder-suicide near Discovery Bay.… Continue reading

Update: Two involved in Discovery Bay murder-suicide were goldenweds

GARDINER — A La Center couple who had been married more than 50 years died late Wednesday night in an apparent murder-suicide near Discovery Bay.… Continue reading

Owner of Port Townsend cannery project files for bankruptcy protection

PORT TOWNSEND -- The owner of a high-end waterfront hotel and meeting space in a historic downtown waterfront building has filed for bankruptcy protection and… Continue reading

Drink up at wine, cider open house in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND -- Feeling festive? Feeling thirsty? Two wineries, a wine and cider producer and a hard cider producer in Jefferson County offer the chance… Continue reading

Fort Flagler State Park project cost soars from $140,000 to $7 million

NORDLAND -- The State Auditor's Office this week issued a scorching critique of Washington State Parks' management of water and sewer work at Fort Flagler… Continue reading

Peninsula’s state parks in danger of deep budget cuts

The state's dire budget shortfall could result in a slash-and-burn situation for state parks that was unforeseen only a few months ago. Recent forecasts that… Continue reading

Peninsula producers quench thirst for hard cider (***GALLERY***)

Hard cider may be the newest trend among those who savor small, handcrafted microbrews, as one home brew publication suggests. Or it may be filling… Continue reading

Santa arrives in Port Townsend with holiday poem

PORT TOWNSEND -- Santa arrived via horse-drawn carriage in Port Townsend on Saturday to the cheers of about 200 people gathered around Haller Fountain at… Continue reading

Blind musician resurrects his recording business with new digital gear

PORT TOWNSEND -- Douglas Daniels is going back to work. After five years on bare-bones disability payments, the 60-year-old Port Townsend man hopes soon to… Continue reading

Irked Samaritans pay Quilcene fire agency’s fine for ambulance running toll booth

QUILCENE -- The state Department of Transportation offered to reimburse the Quilcene Fire District for the $52 fine it paid for bypassing a toll booth… Continue reading

Port Ludlow families share holiday cheer during home tour

PORT LUDLOW -- Christmas cheer and sparkle help to brighten up the lengthening gray gloom of the season, say five families who will open their… Continue reading

Interim fire district, Port Townsend city deal in the works

PORT TOWNSEND -- Fire district and city officials are wrapping up the lengthy process needed to even out their financial relationship after rejection last spring… Continue reading

Port Townsend shelter opens to first residents of season

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Townsend Winter Shelter opened its doors for the season at 4 p.m. Sunday. By 4:05, a half-dozen mostly middle-aged men… Continue reading

Big winner of $1,000 gift certificate finds ‘lots of good deals’

PORT HADLOCK -- It wasn't unusual for Hazel Peters to be out of bed at 4 a.m. Friday. "I'm always up then anyway," said the… Continue reading

Fort Worden State Park auctions off things left behind

PORT TOWNSEND -- The auction of things Fort Worden State Park visitors left behind is a little-publicized annual event in one of the standard pre-war… Continue reading

Saturday customers crowd Port Townsend in event designed to downsize shopping

PORT TOWNSEND -- There's Thanksgiving. That's the same Thursday in November every year. Everybody eats too much, and hardly anybody goes shopping except for last-minute… Continue reading

Surrogate-mother scammer out of jail after plea bargain

An Oregon woman who defrauded two couples, including Pete and Cheniya Beres of Port Townsend, out of thousands of dollars in a surrogate mother scam,… Continue reading

Port Townsend council OKs housing agencies merger

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Townsend City Council unanimously approved merger of public housing agencies intended to give Jefferson County a better shot at expanding… Continue reading

Proposed Port Townsend city budget continues frozen cost-of-living raises

PORT TOWNSEND -- The city of Port Townsend's 2011 budget is expected to receive final unanimous approval tonight from the seven-member City Council. The Port… Continue reading

Surrogate’s scam, arrest leave couple struggling

PORT TOWNSEND -- It was supposed to be a day filled with giddy celebration for Cheniya and Pete Beres of Port Townsend. Family and friends… Continue reading