Deputy post added in West End

FORKS -- An agreement between Jefferson County and the Hoh tribe will soon put an additional deputy on duty in the west end of the… Continue reading

Forks vehicle licensing office to close in July

FORKS -- The Forks vehicle licensing office will formally close July 13, Clallam County Auditor Patty Rosand announced Monday. Sandy Williams, the licensing subagent serving… Continue reading

Jamestown clinic expected to open in May 2010

SEQUIM ­-- After a wait that stretched some two years longer than planned, site preparation has begun for the nearly 35,000-square-foot Jamestown Medical Clinic alongside… Continue reading

Mothballed ferries sold for $200,000

Peninsula Daily News news sources SEATTLE -- After months of trying, Washington State Ferries appears to have sold four octogenarian ferries to a recycler, which… Continue reading

  • Jun 23, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News news sources

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Obama stays with careful response to Iran crisis

By Anne Geran Associated Press National Security Writer WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says he does not want to become a scapegoat for Iran's leadership… Continue reading

  • Jun 23, 2009
  • By Anne Geran Associated Press National Security Writer

Promoting blue-green plans: Marine sanctuary chief speaks to Port Angeles chamber

PORT ANGELES -- Business should pay attention to offshore conservation efforts because of the economic value of the ocean, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Superintendent… Continue reading

School, historic preservation could go hand in hand

PORT TOWNSEND -- Tim Lawson, a founder of the Port Townsend School of Woodworking, said he believes his small Fort Worden campus can bring a… Continue reading

Update: Missing woman off ferry from Spokane, not Sequim, authorities now say

Peninsula Daily News news sources SEATTLE — A woman who drove a car onto an eastbound ferry from Bainbridge Island, then apparently abandoned the car… Continue reading

  • Jun 23, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News news sources

Mothballed state ferries finally sold; two once plied Port Townsend waters

Peninsula Daily News news sources The mothballed Steel Electric-class ferries, including two which served the Port Townsend-Keystone route until they were abruptly pulled out of… Continue reading

  • Jun 22, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News news sources

AAA: Average price of gas in Washington $2.91

BELLEVUE -- The AAA auto club reports the average price of a gallon of gas in Washington is $2.91. That's up 31 cents in the… Continue reading

New Washington law gives college tuition break to foreign professionals, families

The Associated Press OLYMPIA -- A law that takes effect July 1 in Washington will extend in-state college tuition rates to foreign professionals, their spouses… Continue reading

  • Jun 22, 2009
  • The Associated Press

Strong earthquake jolts Anchorage, Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A strong earthquake jolted Anchorage, Alaska, today, sending people diving under desks and huddling in doorways. The U.S. Geological Survey said an… Continue reading

  • Jun 22, 2009
  • The Associated Press

Bands offer tribute book through “Twi-Rock”

FORKS -- Some Twilight fans rock. Bands inspired by the Forks-based fable are popping up all over the nation, and three of them will be… Continue reading

Fallen tree delays traffic on U.S. 101

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- A tree fell across U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent, blocking traffic for about two hours. Traffic was backed up in… Continue reading

Half-day kindergarten on agenda; tuition for full day revisited

PORT ANGELES -- Free half-day and extended-day kindergarten will be offered next school year, no matter what the School Board decides tonight. But full-day kindergarten… Continue reading

Mother Nature’s gallery

PORT ANGELES -- You can tell this marriage is a complex yet happy one: The children, after all, keep coming back with wedding gifts. The… Continue reading

NOAA issues recovery plan for Lake Ozette fish

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- A voluntary recovery plan could lead eventually to the endangered sockeye salmon in Lake Ozette being taken off the federal endangered… Continue reading

Parody pair garners giggles while making light of Twilight’

FORKS -- What could be more fun for some Twilight fans than talking about the books and movies that inspired their devotion? Well, making fun… Continue reading

Pick a book, any book: Tricks, treats kick off Port Townsend program

PORT TOWNSEND -- Little green librarians with aluminum-foil antennae greeted visitors to the Port Townsend Library to launch the Summer Reading Program. This year's theme:… Continue reading

Port Angeles school officials clarify discussion

PORT ANGELES -- School Board President Steve Baxter and Superintendent Gary Cohn both say the board never intended to remove free half-day kindergarten as an… Continue reading