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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
Girls testify at rape trial in Clallam County

Girls testify at rape trial in Clallam County

A 17-year-old girl broke into tears in Clallam County Superior Court as she testified to having sex with Nathan Chavez, 31, about… Continue reading

Girls testify at rape trial in Clallam County
Clallam County deputy accused of sex crimes

Clallam County deputy accused of sex crimes

A former Clallam County corrections deputy is facing charges of inappropriate touching of eight female inmates and having sexual contact with another… Continue reading

Clallam County deputy accused of sex crimes
Founder of Fat Smitty’s restaurant dies at age 75

Founder of Fat Smitty’s restaurant dies at age 75

Carl Edward Schmidt, founder of the iconic Fat Smitty’s restaurant at the intersection of U.S. Highway 101 and state Highway 20, has… Continue reading

Founder of Fat Smitty’s restaurant dies at age 75
Drugs seized by Coast Guard cutter Active of Port Angeles worth $78 million

Drugs seized by Coast Guard cutter Active of Port Angeles worth $78 million

The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Active from Port Angeles seized more than 5,271 pounds of cocaine worth more than $78… Continue reading

Drugs seized by Coast Guard cutter Active of Port Angeles worth $78 million
Child pricked by needle at Port Angeles playground

Child pricked by needle at Port Angeles playground

A Port Angeles mother has started an online petition after another’s toddler was pricked by an empty syringe at the Dream Playground… Continue reading

Child pricked by needle at Port Angeles playground

Fourth arrest reported in alleged Peninsula drug ring

Federal and local law enforcement have arrested four people, breaking up what officials are calling one of the primary illicit drug suppliers… Continue reading

Special Olympics torch run sweeps Olympic Peninsula

Special Olympics torch run sweeps Olympic Peninsula

With help from North Olympic Peninsula law enforcement and Port Townsend High School athletes, the Special Olympics torch passed through Clallam and Jefferson… Continue reading

Special Olympics torch run sweeps Olympic Peninsula
Sea lions take over Port Townsend city dock

Sea lions take over Port Townsend city dock

The Port Townsend City Dock has become a local hangout for a raft of California sea lions visiting the area. First spotted… Continue reading

Sea lions take over Port Townsend city dock

Food Co-op raising funds for locally sourced food for school district

The Food Co-op will begin fundraising today for a donation to the school district’s local lunch program. The co-op has been challenged… Continue reading