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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

Port Angeles board sends sales tax to Aug. 1 referendum

The Transportation Benefit District board, which consists of Port Angeles City Council members, unanimously approved putting an Aug. 1 primary ballot measure… Continue reading

Peninsula students headed to Houston for robotics contest

Peninsula students headed to Houston for robotics contest

Two North Olympic Peninsula robotics teams will compete in an international contest in Houston starting Wednesday, where they will work with and… Continue reading

Peninsula students headed to Houston for robotics contest

Truck hauling halibut goes off road near Neah Bay

A tractor trailer loaded with halibut went off the the road and into a ditch Monday on state Highway 112 just after… Continue reading

Two searches scale down as men remain missing on Peninsula

Two searches scale down as men remain missing on Peninsula

Searches for two men missing on the Olympic Peninsula for more than a week are scaling back, officials said Sunday. Zach… Continue reading

Two searches scale down as men remain missing on Peninsula
Sequim Police Officer Stephanie Benes readies her 2016 Ford Interceptor for duty on April 11, at the Sequim Civic Center. City staff plans to buy three newer models this year bringing the Sequim Police Department’s total to 10 Interceptors. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Sequim to replace police vehicles

The Sequim Police Department continues to change out its fleet. The department’s Ford Crown Victorias are… Continue reading

Sequim Police Officer Stephanie Benes readies her 2016 Ford Interceptor for duty on April 11, at the Sequim Civic Center. City staff plans to buy three newer models this year bringing the Sequim Police Department’s total to 10 Interceptors. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Power restored to 3,300 after Forks-area wreck

Electrical power has been restored to some 3,300 customers after a car hit a power pole near Forks this morning, Clallam Public Utility… Continue reading

This accident occurred at about 12:45 this afternoon on highway 101 mile marker 205.5 near Bear Creek. It was a one vehicle accident with what appears to be a pickup truck that ended u p against a power pole. responding were medics from Forks, the Beaver fire Dept., WSP and the Clallam County Sherriff. This might have been fatality. Lonnie.

Victim of U.S. Highway 101 wreck identified

The Washington State Patrol has identified the victim of a fatal wreck Thursday on U.S. Highway 101 near Bear Creek. The State Patrol… Continue reading

This accident occurred at about 12:45 this afternoon on highway 101 mile marker 205.5 near Bear Creek. It was a one vehicle accident with what appears to be a pickup truck that ended u p against a power pole. responding were medics from Forks, the Beaver fire Dept., WSP and the Clallam County Sherriff. This might have been fatality. Lonnie.

Forks couple indicted on federal charges; both charged with conspiracy of encouraging and inducing an alien to enter U.S., forced labor

A Forks-area couple has been indicted on federal charges of holding a Guatemalan woman against her will, abusing her and forcing her to… Continue reading

Dog team searches Sol Duc area for missing hiker

Dog team searches Sol Duc area for missing hiker

A dog team was scheduled to search the west side of the Sol Duc River on Thursday evening, a week after… Continue reading

Dog team searches Sol Duc area for missing hiker
Application deadine Saturday for June’s long-distance Race to Alaska

Application deadine Saturday for June’s long-distance Race to Alaska

Call R2AK the Iditarod with a chance of drowning. That’s how the third annual 750-mile nonmotorized Race to Alaska, hosted by the… Continue reading

Application deadine Saturday for June’s long-distance Race to Alaska
David J. Hales

Inmate who hanged self taken off life support; tribal member surrounded by family, friends

A Clallam County jail inmate who hanged himself March 31 was taken off life support Thursday at Harborview Medical Center while the Port… Continue reading

David J. Hales
A man died in a house fire west of Port Townsend early Saturday morning.

Man dies in house fire near Port Townsend

A 57-year-old man died Saturday morning in a house fire at his home at 320 Cook Avenue Extension, Art Frank, chief criminal… Continue reading

A man died in a house fire west of Port Townsend early Saturday morning.
A feature of Sequim park for decades, native canoe returns to its family

A feature of Sequim park for decades, native canoe returns to its family

“This is a day I never thought would come.” Surrounded by friends and family, Viola Penn Riebe of the Hoh Tribe gave heartfelt… Continue reading

A feature of Sequim park for decades, native canoe returns to its family
Two injured in Four Corners Road wreck near Port Townsend

Two injured in Four Corners Road wreck near Port Townsend

One woman was transferred to intensive care while another was listed in satisfactory condition at a Seattle hospital Thursday afternoon after they… Continue reading

Two injured in Four Corners Road wreck near Port Townsend