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Jefferson County District Court judge decides against running for fourth term

Jefferson County District Court judge decides against running for fourth term

Longtime jurist Jill Landes is hanging up her robes. The Jefferson County District Court judge and former deputy prosecuting attorney in both… Continue reading

Jefferson County District Court judge decides against running for fourth term

Couple pleads guilty to forced labor charges; immigrant was held near Port Angeles

A Forks couple has pleaded guilty in federal court to holding, against her will, an undocumented, non-English-speaking Guatemalan woman who said her… Continue reading

Fireworks, anchor raising help Port Townsend crowds usher in 2018

Fireworks, anchor raising help Port Townsend crowds usher in 2018

Crowds young and old welcomed 2018 to this Victorian city and shared in the community spirit of First Night, a celebration of… Continue reading

Fireworks, anchor raising help Port Townsend crowds usher in 2018
150 take bone-chilling swim to welcome new year in Port Angeles

150 take bone-chilling swim to welcome new year in Port Angeles

Scores of people looking to get a chilly start to the new year dove into frigid water during polar bear dips across… Continue reading

150 take bone-chilling swim to welcome new year in Port Angeles
100 dive, flip and flop in frigid welcome to 2018 in Nordland

100 dive, flip and flop in frigid welcome to 2018 in Nordland

At high noon Monday, 100 hearty souls ignored the temperature, took a breath then jumped from a dock during the annual polar bear… Continue reading

100 dive, flip and flop in frigid welcome to 2018 in Nordland
Judge to rule on admissibility of evidence in Port Angeles cold case murder trial

Judge to rule on admissibility of evidence in Port Angeles cold case murder trial

A judge will rule Jan. 15 on motions limiting trial evidence that could be presented on behalf of accused murderer Tommy Ross,… Continue reading

Judge to rule on admissibility of evidence in Port Angeles cold case murder trial
Disaster training by Fire District 3 reaches 300 people; classes continue
Disaster training by Fire District 3 reaches 300 people; classes continue
Sea star wasting syndrome decreasing on Peninsula but not gone yet

Sea star wasting syndrome decreasing on Peninsula but not gone yet

Sea stars appear to be making a comeback on the West Coast four years after a mysterious syndrome killed millions of them,… Continue reading

Sea star wasting syndrome decreasing on Peninsula but not gone yet

Jefferson Healthcare hospital institutes sliding fee scale

Jefferson Healthcare hospital has implemented a new sliding fee scale for charity care that is helping more families pay for their health… Continue reading

Outgoing Port Angeles council majority praised

Outgoing Port Angeles council majority praised

With their replacements joining in applause, the four outgoing Port Angeles City Council members took one final bow this month. Mayor Patrick… Continue reading

Outgoing Port Angeles council majority praised
Report: Alleged murderer competent to stand trial

Report: Alleged murderer competent to stand trial

A state psychologist has determined that Shay Clinton Darrow is competent to stand trial for the shooting death of his father, a… Continue reading

Report: Alleged murderer competent to stand trial
Korean Women’s Association opens supported living facility in Sequim

Korean Women’s Association opens supported living facility in Sequim

For Sulja Warnick, it’s simple: “We’re all connected, somehow.” When Warnick and others helped found the Korean Women’s Association in Pierce County more… Continue reading

Korean Women’s Association opens supported living facility in Sequim
Sentencing reset in methamphetamine, heroin case

Sentencing reset in methamphetamine, heroin case

The sentencing of Gerald Neil Walkup — who pleaded guilty last month with multiple drug, weapons and assault charges in connection to… Continue reading

Sentencing reset in methamphetamine, heroin case
Kent police hit road block in probe of Port Angeles man’s death

Kent police hit road block in probe of Port Angeles man’s death

Police have hit an impasse in an investigation into the fatal beating of a former Port Angeles man at a SeaTac-area hotel. Christopher… Continue reading

Kent police hit road block in probe of Port Angeles man’s death
Fallen Jefferson County firefighters’ names added to national memorial

Fallen Jefferson County firefighters’ names added to national memorial

Two Jefferson County firefighters who died fighting fires more than 50 years ago are now honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park… Continue reading

Fallen Jefferson County firefighters’ names added to national memorial
Forks man facing federal drug charges

Forks man facing federal drug charges

A Forks man, who police arrested over the summer after finding a golf-ball-sized amount of methamphetamine in a baby’s diaper and the child’s… Continue reading

Forks man facing federal drug charges
Some Clallam, Jefferson 9-1-1 calls going to wrong county

Some Clallam, Jefferson 9-1-1 calls going to wrong county

There’s a chance that 9-1-1 calls made from cellphones across the North Olympic Peninsula will be routed to the wrong dispatch center,… Continue reading

Some Clallam, Jefferson 9-1-1 calls going to wrong county
Barry Swegle satisfies $734,566 judgment against him

Barry Swegle satisfies $734,566 judgment against him

Forgiveness and an apology were part of the deal. Barry Alan Swegle, a Port Angeles man who, wielding a bulldozer, laid waste… Continue reading

Barry Swegle satisfies $734,566 judgment against him
Funtastic responds to lawsuit stemming from Ferris wheel fall in Port Townsend

Funtastic responds to lawsuit stemming from Ferris wheel fall in Port Townsend

The company being sued after three people fell from a Ferris wheel in Port Townsend last spring has officially responded to the federal… Continue reading

Funtastic responds to lawsuit stemming from Ferris wheel fall in Port Townsend

Port Angeles utility increase leaves electricity rates unchanged in 2018

Utility customers in the city of Port Angeles will pay an average of $3.59 more on monthly bills next year. Electricity rates,… Continue reading