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Steampunk Festival to bring adventure, whimsy to Port Townsend

Steampunk Festival to bring adventure, whimsy to Port Townsend

The Brass Screw Confederacy Steampunk Festival will take over downtown Port Townsend for its seventh year this weekend with “Perilous Adventures.” Be… Continue reading

Steampunk Festival to bring adventure, whimsy to Port Townsend

Jefferson County likely to sell sand, gravel pit

A 30-acre gravel and sand pit that has not been used in 22 years will be deemed surplus property and sold by Jefferson… Continue reading

Port Hadlock man homeless after early morning fire

Port Hadlock man homeless after early morning fire

A Port Hadlock man was left homeless after an early Thursday morning fire destroyed his home in the 3700 block of Oak… Continue reading

Port Hadlock man homeless after early morning fire
Port Townsend Arts Commission studies public art

Port Townsend Arts Commission studies public art

Plans to develop an informational park plaza on a small triangle-shaped parcel of public property in front of the Jefferson County Chamber… Continue reading

Port Townsend Arts Commission studies public art
Rape trial expected to go to jury today

Rape trial expected to go to jury today

The trial of a 32-year-old Sequim man accused… Continue reading

Rape trial expected to go to jury today

Marrowstone Island residents urge ban of industrial activities in rural areas

Jefferson County commissioners overwhelmingly heard from Marrowstone Island residents during a hearing on the county’s comprehensive plan that the county should ban… Continue reading

New state laws take effect today

More than 200 new laws take effect in Washington state this week, including a package of bills meant to address sexual misconduct at the workplace.… Continue reading

Three candidates for District Court I judge tell of qualifications in Port Angeles

Three candidates for District Court I judge tell of qualifications in Port Angeles

Three lawyers vying for Clallam County’s Port Angeles-area District Court 1 judge position wrestled with the court’s uncertain financial future and sought… Continue reading

Three candidates for District Court I judge tell of qualifications in Port Angeles

Proposed resort near Brinnon tops big hurdle

Jefferson County commissioners have taken major steps to move forward the long-proposed Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort, allowing the developer to begin… Continue reading

Port Townsend group protests for immigrant rights

Port Townsend group protests for immigrant rights

A group of 55 men and women stood with signs Tuesday to bring awareness to an immigration issue facing parents and children… Continue reading

Port Townsend group protests for immigrant rights
Former Clallam County corrections deputy charged after sexual contact accusations

Former Clallam County corrections deputy charged after sexual contact accusations

Howard Andrew Blair, a former Clallam County corrections deputy accused of having sexual contact with female inmates, was charged Monday with one… Continue reading

Former Clallam County corrections deputy charged after sexual contact accusations
Puget Sound Pilots honored at ceremony marking 150 years of program

Puget Sound Pilots honored at ceremony marking 150 years of program

Elected officials joined Puget Sound Pilots officials, maritime advocates and educators in celebrating 150 years of the state’s marine pilotage program at… Continue reading

Puget Sound Pilots honored at ceremony marking 150 years of program

Food, drink planned for Taste of Port Townsend

The Taste of Port Townsend is set for Thursday at the Northwest Maritime Center. The event at the maritime center at 431… Continue reading

Truck-motorcycle wreck west of Lake Crescent sends man to Seattle hospital

Truck-motorcycle wreck west of Lake Crescent sends man to Seattle hospital

A man was flown to Harborview Medical Center with a head injury after a head-on wreck involving a motorcycle and pickup truck… Continue reading

Truck-motorcycle wreck west of Lake Crescent sends man to Seattle hospital

UPDATE: Two recovering in Seattle hospital after Port Angeles wreck

Two passengers who were riding in a truck that rolled over on Marine Drive early Friday were recovering at Harborview Medical Center… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A stolen vehicle involved in a car chase and subsequent foot chase sits at thge Liberty gas station at U.S. Highway 101 and Pioneer Street east of Port Angeles on Saturday morning.

Two arrested after confrontation, pursuit near Port Angeles

Authorities arrested two suspects and were looking for a third Saturday after an armed dispute over a stolen SUV and subsequent foot… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A stolen vehicle involved in a car chase and subsequent foot chase sits at thge Liberty gas station at U.S. Highway 101 and Pioneer Street east of Port Angeles on Saturday morning.
Immigrant advocates hope for safety, security for all families

Immigrant advocates hope for safety, security for all families

When Morris and Ruth Goldstein crossed the border, they had little in the way of documents. What these immigrants did have: hope… Continue reading

Immigrant advocates hope for safety, security for all families
Inmate charged in attack; officer still suffers from head injury after 2016 beating

Inmate charged in attack; officer still suffers from head injury after 2016 beating

The state Attorney General’s Office has filed an attempted murder charge against a prison inmate for a brutal attack on a Clallam… Continue reading

Inmate charged in attack; officer still suffers from head injury after 2016 beating
Artist brings ‘Gentle Revolution’ to Port Townsend

Artist brings ‘Gentle Revolution’ to Port Townsend

You don’t have to wonder what Remedios Rapoport is trying to say in her art. “Peace is possible.” “Fear Less.” “Everybody over… Continue reading

Artist brings ‘Gentle Revolution’ to Port Townsend
Plans for overhaul of Port Angeles’ Dream Playground in works

Plans for overhaul of Port Angeles’ Dream Playground in works

The Dream Playground — where a 3-year-old boy was recently pricked by a dirty needle — needs a major overhaul, according to… Continue reading

Plans for overhaul of Port Angeles’ Dream Playground in works