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Port Townsend man escapes injury in plane crash
Port Townsend man escapes injury in plane crash
Jefferson County prescribed burn brought back under control by Department of Natural Resources

Jefferson County prescribed burn brought back under control by Department of Natural Resources

A prescribed burn that blazed out of control near state Highway 104 has been contained by the state Department of Natural Resources. DNR… Continue reading

Jefferson County prescribed burn brought back under control by Department of Natural Resources
Port Angeles accessibility activist Quinn Redlin Kintner posthumously nominated for award

Port Angeles accessibility activist Quinn Redlin Kintner posthumously nominated for award

Quinn Redlin Kintner believed good ideas hold power. An accessibility advocate, Quinn was a person of “infinite possibility,” said her mother, Kelsey… Continue reading

Port Angeles accessibility activist Quinn Redlin Kintner posthumously nominated for award
Clallam Juvenile and Family Services strives to help kids with range of issues

Clallam Juvenile and Family Services strives to help kids with range of issues

Clallam County Juvenile and Family Services is the only juvenile facility in the state that offers drug, mental health and family counseling… Continue reading

Clallam Juvenile and Family Services strives to help kids with range of issues
Fire destroys Dungeness home, sends two to hospital

Fire destroys Dungeness home, sends two to hospital

Two people were rescued from a burning home on Thornton Drive overlooking the Dungeness Spit. The house at 20 Thornton Drive was declared… Continue reading

Fire destroys Dungeness home, sends two to hospital
Port Townsend ceremony leaves quilt adorned with memories of loved ones

Port Townsend ceremony leaves quilt adorned with memories of loved ones

Each year, the Hospice Foundation for Jefferson Healthcare hospital hosts a community memorial service as a way to help those who have… Continue reading

Port Townsend ceremony leaves quilt adorned with memories of loved ones
Michelle Ward plea deal set in death of toddler

Michelle Ward plea deal set in death of toddler

A former Quileute tribe social services worker will avoid prosecution and potential jail time on a second-degree manslaughter charge involving the Nov.… Continue reading

Michelle Ward plea deal set in death of toddler
Former port employee details allegations; PDN looks into trail of comments posted on website

Former port employee details allegations; PDN looks into trail of comments posted on website

A former Port of Port Angeles employee who was fired for insubordination and unsatisfactory performance claims the port violated the terms of… Continue reading

Former port employee details allegations; PDN looks into trail of comments posted on website
Shooting range to move? Fort Discovery owner eyes Tarboo area for facility

Shooting range to move? Fort Discovery owner eyes Tarboo area for facility

A proposed shooting and archery range on 40 acres near Tarboo Lake, if approved for a permit, would become Cedar Hills Recreational Facility,… Continue reading

Shooting range to move? Fort Discovery owner eyes Tarboo area for facility

South County residents feel quake near Silverdale

BRINNON— A small earthquake that shook the homes of residents in south Jefferson County was one of three reported by the U.S. Geological Survey in… Continue reading

Sales tax hike, pool debt limit, second-class-city measures aired at Port Angeles forum

Sales tax hike, pool debt limit, second-class-city measures aired at Port Angeles forum

An election forum on a Nov. 7 ballot measure that would raise sales tax, one that would expand the debt limit for… Continue reading

Sales tax hike, pool debt limit, second-class-city measures aired at Port Angeles forum
Port Angeles police investigating apparent suicide on Olympic Discovery Trail

Port Angeles police investigating apparent suicide on Olympic Discovery Trail

A woman who died in an apparent suicide on the Olympic Discovery Trail on Thursday was identified as Sheila R. Kettel, Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles police investigating apparent suicide on Olympic Discovery Trail
Huge fee hike for park proposed; National Park Service seeks rise to $70 for one vehicle, one week

Huge fee hike for park proposed; National Park Service seeks rise to $70 for one vehicle, one week

Could a single visit to the Elwha Valley, Hurricane Ridge or the Sol Duc Salmon Cascades cost $70? That’s what the… Continue reading

Huge fee hike for park proposed; National Park Service seeks rise to $70 for one vehicle, one week

Port Angeles City Council mulls $108.28 million draft 2018 budget

The Port Angeles City Council has received a scaled-back $108.28 million draft budget for 2018. The total budget is the sum of… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners set public hearing on changes to Chimacum Creek no-shooting ordinance

The Jefferson County commissioners have approved a public hearing to gather comment on two ordinances to amend a no-shooting measure for an… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners aim to improve code enforcement

Clallam County commissioners took steps during a work session Monday to improve code enforcement in the county. Mary Ellen Winborn, director of… Continue reading

Stores reopen after flooding: Water inundates PT businesses

Stores reopen after flooding: Water inundates PT businesses

Business in Port Townsend’s Undertown is back in full swing after stores were forced to close due to flooding, which inundated some… Continue reading

Stores reopen after flooding: Water inundates PT businesses
Free film to focus on mental illness

Free film to focus on mental illness

The Jefferson County branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will host a free film Saturday at the Rose Theater in… Continue reading

Free film to focus on mental illness

Pool fees not linked to Port Angeles ballot measure

Fee increases are not linked to a Nov. 7 ballot measure that, if approved, would lead to a planned expansion of the… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend to continue budget discussions

Port of Port Townsend to continue budget discussions

Budget discussions will continue after Port of Port Townsend commissioners decided to take no action on the third draft of the port’s… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend to continue budget discussions