Luke Bogues

Port Townsend: Mother of teen killed in crash speaks to students

PORT TOWNSEND -- Heather L. Holden always said she would learn from her mistakes. But there was one mistake she'll never learn from -- getting… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Man charged in beating of disabled Port Hadlock resident

PORT HADLOCK -- The man accused of beating a disabled resident to obtain medical marijuana was charged Tuesday with assault. Jefferson County Attorney Juelie Dalzell… Continue reading

Tragedy hits Sequim family again

SEQUIM -- Less than two weeks after a plane crash claimed the life of a 9-year-old relative, the Triplett family has been stunned by a… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: Attack on disabled man may have drug link

PORT HADLOCK -- Investigators believe a wheelchair-bound man was attacked here Thursday for his medical marijuana. Justin R. Brown, 20, of Port Hadlock is in… Continue reading

Port Townsend: City Council retreat allows “common ground”

PORT TOWNSEND -- A seven-hour retreat Saturday left City Council members with a collective feeling of a job well done, a mood not the norm… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Ethics board organizing under way

PORT TOWNSEND -- The ethics board called to review a complaint against Councilwoman Freida Fenn continues to be shuffled around. Last week, the initiators of… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: Disabled man attacked at home

PORT HADLOCK -- A 45-year-old disabled man was hospitalized in serious condition Thursday after being beaten in his home. The injured man, whose name was… Continue reading

Marrowstone: Citizens of the Year announced

A husband and wife are the 2002 Marrowstone Island Citizens of the Year. Nan and Owen Mulkey have lived on the island for more than… Continue reading

Port Townsend: 90-day on any Point Hudson demolition plans OK’d by City Council, Port board

PORT TOWNSEND -- City and Port officials will hold off on making any demolition-related plans for Point Hudson for at least 90 days. Following a… Continue reading

Deputies get break in Port Ludlow burglaries

PORT LUDLOW -- Jefferson County Sheriff's Office deputies want to speak with two women about an unsolved rash of local burglaries. Deputies are looking for… Continue reading

Port Townsend: City, Port back away from legal showdown over Point Hudson demolition controversy

PORT TOWNSEND -- City and Port of Port Townsend officials temporarily averted a legal showdown Wednesday, agreeing to meet jointly to discuss the possible razing… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Lower the council chamber desks, mayor says

PORT TOWNSEND --Mayor Kees Kolff's proposals to personally preside over a City Council retreat, rearrange council seating and lower Council Chambers desks have spawned an… Continue reading

“This isn’t what we wanted to happen”

EDITOR's NOTE: Staff writer Luke Bogues was participating in a ride-along in a Washington State Patrol cruiser on New Year's Eve when a crash killing… Continue reading

Nordland: It’s a burr-fect day in Mystery Bay

NORDLAND -- One could almost hear the collective teeth-chattering shivers of about 70 people after they jumped into Mystery Bay on Wednesday. Nordland General Store… Continue reading

Sequim: Three killed as car rolls 100 feet

SEQUIM -- Three young adults were killed and three others were injured on New Year's Eve when the sedan in which they were crammed ran… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Port commissioners get earful about Point Hudson demolition

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port commissioners on Monday got their first taste of public comment about razing buildings at Point Hudson. James Fritz, a Crutcher Road… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Transient who lives on beach treated for hypothermia

PORT TOWNSEND -- For the third time this year, a transient has been hospitalized after contracting hypothermia while living outdoors in Port Townsend. The unidentified… Continue reading

MAJOR STORM EXPECTED BY FRIDAY, WEATHER SERVICE SAYS

Area residents are being advised to monitor weather forecasts in anticipation of a large storm Friday. "This storm has the potential to be one of… Continue reading

Gardiner: Boy, 13, sheds light on houses for holiday cheer

GARDINER -- Like a thousand shivery, silver icicles, white lights hang from the eves of the bluish-gray, multilevel home. Red, blue and green hues twinkle… Continue reading

Port Townsend: GOP committee hopes council will reconsider zoning denial of hardware distribution center

PORT TOWNSEND -- Kenneth Kelly's Victorian home hardware businesses would bring "more than 20 jobs," according to Jefferson County Republicans. That's why the GOP representatives… Continue reading