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Coast Guard airlifts teen from beach at La Push

A Coast Guard aircrew hoisted a teenager off of Third Beach near La Push on Sunday morning. The MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew… Continue reading

Partial solar eclipse to be seen this morning on Peninsula

Partial solar eclipse to be seen this morning on Peninsula

The long-awaited moment will come and pass in just two minutes. People will travel hundreds of miles, brave standstill traffic to boot, take off the… Continue reading

Partial solar eclipse to be seen this morning on Peninsula

Port Angeles Sea Scouts ship ready for sailors

They’ve rigged the 40-foot vessel, the leaders and the vision. Now, it’s a matter of anchoring the most important element of a… Continue reading

Grass fire that shut down Highway 19 deemed accidental

Grass fire that shut down Highway 19 deemed accidental

A small grass fire that shut down state Highway 19 has been deemed accidental, likely caused by a cigarette thrown from a… Continue reading

Grass fire that shut down Highway 19 deemed accidental

High-speed internet service celebrated in Neah Bay

Situated on one of the most remote coastlines in Washington, Neah Bay and the Makah Reservation now have access to high-speed broadband… Continue reading

Housing, artisan business among top picks for new area

Housing, artisan business among top picks for new area

A year after the city of Port Townsend broke ground on the Howard Street expansion, officials look forward to considering the plan… Continue reading

Housing, artisan business among top picks for new area
All County Picnic combines Sunday outing with preparedness

All County Picnic combines Sunday outing with preparedness

The fifth annual All County Picnic on Sunday will celebrate area first responders and promote emergency preparedness in neighborhoods throughout East Jefferson County.… Continue reading

All County Picnic combines Sunday outing with preparedness
Partial solar eclipse to be viewed on Peninsula on Monday

Partial solar eclipse to be viewed on Peninsula on Monday

Monday marks the first total solar eclipse visible in much of the United States in 99 years. In this neck of the woods, you’ll see… Continue reading

Partial solar eclipse to be viewed on Peninsula on Monday
Paint the Peninsula festival to open Monday

Paint the Peninsula festival to open Monday

Just standing in the summer sunlight is a gift. There’s more: the fragrance of fir trees, the song of the birds, the… Continue reading

Paint the Peninsula festival to open Monday
Pet Posse benefit Saturday pins hopes on donations

Pet Posse benefit Saturday pins hopes on donations

What would you do for your pet? Here’s what a posse of unpaid volunteers will do for other people’s pets six days… Continue reading

Pet Posse benefit Saturday pins hopes on donations
Kids Days kicks off four days of Clallam County Fair

Kids Days kicks off four days of Clallam County Fair

Round up the kids today. It’s the first day of the Clallam County Fair, and children 12 and younger enter free until… Continue reading

Kids Days kicks off four days of Clallam County Fair
Officials present park, forest goat relocation plan

Officials present park, forest goat relocation plan

A two-year mountain goat relocation plan for Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest would start in July 2018 under a proposed… Continue reading

Officials present park, forest goat relocation plan
Community portrait to kick off Uptown Fair in Port Townsend

Community portrait to kick off Uptown Fair in Port Townsend

The Port Townsend Main Street Program is calling for community members to come out for this year’s town photo, which will kick… Continue reading

Community portrait to kick off Uptown Fair in Port Townsend
Tamara Meredith

New director to join Jefferson County Library

Tamara Meredith has been named the new director of the Jefferson County Library. Meredith, who currently works as the educational technology specialist… Continue reading

Tamara Meredith

Whale beached at Kalaloch still alive

A juvenile gray whale was still alive at noon today after it washed up on a remote beach Wednesday at Kalaloch on Clallam… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge to close for three hours tonight

SHINE – Crews will intermittently close the Hood Canal Bridge to vehicular traffic tonight and Thursday morning for construction work. The closure is scheduled for… Continue reading

Woman airlifted to Seattle hospital after three-vehicle wreck near Quilcene

Woman airlifted to Seattle hospital after three-vehicle wreck near Quilcene

A 93-year-old woman was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center after avoiding a head-on collision with a semi-truck on U.S. Highway 101 on Tuesday… Continue reading

Woman airlifted to Seattle hospital after three-vehicle wreck near Quilcene

Affordable housing to be on next Port Townsend council agenda

Port Townsend City Council members will consider furthering efforts to address a lack of affordable housing at its next council meeting by… Continue reading

Council hopefuls talk taxes at Port Angeles Position 4 forum

Council hopefuls talk taxes at Port Angeles Position 4 forum

Two Port Angeles City Council hopefuls answered questions with little difficulty and shared many of the same views during a Port Angeles… Continue reading

Council hopefuls talk taxes at Port Angeles Position 4 forum
Janeydean O’Connor ready to shine as this year’s Clallam County Fair queen

Janeydean O’Connor ready to shine as this year’s Clallam County Fair queen

For Janeydean O’Connor, earning the title of Clallam County Fair queen is only one facet of her many talents. Janeydean, 16, was… Continue reading

Janeydean O’Connor ready to shine as this year’s Clallam County Fair queen