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Governor calls special legislative session Monday as lawmakers leave budget, McCleary undone

Gov. Jay Inslee said Friday he was calling lawmakers back for a special session that… Continue reading

State fines Port Townsend Paper mill $30,000; problems corrected, say Ecology, mill reps

State fines Port Townsend Paper mill $30,000; problems corrected, say Ecology, mill reps

The Port Townsend Paper Co. mill has been fined $30,000 by the state Department of Ecology for two incidents in 2016 that… Continue reading

State fines Port Townsend Paper mill $30,000; problems corrected, say Ecology, mill reps

Forks couple indicted on federal charges appear in court today

A Forks couple indicted on federal charges of holding a Guatemalan woman against her will, abusing her and forcing her to pick salal… Continue reading

Former Nippon cogeneration plant down; fewer than 30 employees retained

The former Nippon Paper Industries USA cogeneration plant has been shut down and eight of its workers laid off as the paper… Continue reading

Clallam Transit Board accepts general manager’s resignation

Clallam Transit Board accepts general manager’s resignation

The Clallam Transit Board has accepted the resignation of General Manager Wendy Clark-Getzin. After a closed-door executive session, the board voted 8-0… Continue reading

Clallam Transit Board accepts general manager’s resignation
West side of Sol Duc River combed for signs of missing Bellevue man

West side of Sol Duc River combed for signs of missing Bellevue man

The active search for a missing Bellevue man switched to Clallam County Search and Rescue on Saturday as the trail led… Continue reading

West side of Sol Duc River combed for signs of missing Bellevue man
Missing British Columbia man turns self in to police after 17 months, faces fraud charges

Missing British Columbia man turns self in to police after 17 months, faces fraud charges

Harold Backer, a Canadian investment adviser and former Olympic rower who was last seen leaving the MV Coho ferry in Port Angeles in… Continue reading

Missing British Columbia man turns self in to police after 17 months, faces fraud charges
Search expands for hiker missing from Staircase Campground

Search expands for hiker missing from Staircase Campground

Some 70 searchers, tracking dogs and helicopters combed the hills around Lake Cushman on Saturday, seeking signs of a 20-year-old hiker who has… Continue reading

Search expands for hiker missing from Staircase Campground
Family offers $4,000 reward for information about missing teen

Family offers $4,000 reward for information about missing teen

The family of a 17-year-old Port Angeles girl who has been missing since January is offering $4,000 for information about her whereabouts.… Continue reading

Family offers $4,000 reward for information about missing teen
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Clallam to raze structures under 2016 settlement

Clallam County crews will raze a former Clallam Bay residence and outbuilding as part of a negotiated settlement of a 2014 lawsuit.… Continue reading

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Jefferson Public Utility District panel to discuss more rate hikes

Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners have tabled discussion of possible rate increases in 2018 and 2019 that would follow on the… Continue reading

Two Seattle officers shot after robbery; 1 suspect dead

Two Seattle officers shot after robbery; 1 suspect dead

Two Seattle police officers were shot and injured Thursday while responding to a robbery… Continue reading

Two Seattle officers shot after robbery; 1 suspect dead
EYE ON OLYMPIA: North Olympic Peninsula projects in House capital budget

EYE ON OLYMPIA: North Olympic Peninsula projects in House capital budget

On a bipartisan vote of 95-2, the state House of Representatives passed a state construction budget that includes a $1.8 billion investment in… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: North Olympic Peninsula projects in House capital budget

Port Angeles sales tax increase to appear on Aug. 1 ballot

The Aug. 1 primary ballot has its first contestant: a sales tax increase. The Port Angeles Transportation Benefit District board, which consists… Continue reading

A map shows a 3.1-magnitude quake that took place about 10 p.m. Wednesday in Admiralty Bay between Port Townsend and Oak Harbor. (U.S. Geological Survey)

Small quake shakes Port Townsend, bay area Wednesday night

The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake in Admiralty Bay off Port Townsend at about 10 p.m. Wednesday night. The 3.1-magnitude quake… Continue reading

A map shows a 3.1-magnitude quake that took place about 10 p.m. Wednesday in Admiralty Bay between Port Townsend and Oak Harbor. (U.S. Geological Survey)
Landowners, restoration workers aim to improve health of Dungeness River

Landowners, restoration workers aim to improve health of Dungeness River

Landowners living along the Dungeness River are working with restoration crews to improve the health of… Continue reading

Landowners, restoration workers aim to improve health of Dungeness River
Port Angeles woman accused of embezzling nearly $10,000 from Sequim VFW post

Port Angeles woman accused of embezzling nearly $10,000 from Sequim VFW post

Charges against a Port Angeles woman accused of embezzling nearly $10,000 from the Sequim Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4760 are expected to… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman accused of embezzling nearly $10,000 from Sequim VFW post

Quick work by Makah tribal members saves tons of halibut from wreck

Thirteen tons of newly caught halibut worth more than $200,000 were successfully retrieved by Makah tribal members Monday from a stranded refrigerated… Continue reading

Port Townsend alters freeze on temporary housing applications, adds bed-and-breakfast inns

Port Townsend alters freeze on temporary housing applications, adds bed-and-breakfast inns

The Port Townsend City Council has amended the city’s 180-day moratorium on applications for tourist homes by also blocking applications for bed-and-breakfasts.… Continue reading

Port Townsend alters freeze on temporary housing applications, adds bed-and-breakfast inns
Alice Derry selected as Peninsula College Writer-in-Residence

Alice Derry selected as Peninsula College Writer-in-Residence

Poet Alice Derry is Peninsula College’s 17th Writer-in-Residence and will be featured in presentations in Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Forks beginning… Continue reading

Alice Derry selected as Peninsula College Writer-in-Residence