Motor home fire blocks U.S. 101 for about two hours

Peninsula Daily News BRINNON -- A fire that destroyed a Port Townsend man's motor home but caused no injuries blocked both lanes of U.S. Highway… Continue reading

State vows to clarify WASL requirements Thursday

The Associated Press SEATTLE — Students parents and school officials who are still confused about what statewide tests are required for graduation in Washington state… Continue reading

  • Jun 10, 2009
  • The Associated Press

Comments sought on Dungeness River flood plan this week

PORT ANGELES -- It looks innocuous now, but the Dungeness River can rise quickly and swallow huge swaths of property in a flood. Property owners… Continue reading

More tension within Sequim City Council

SEQUIM -- Public comment and the Sequim City Council's response -- or lack thereof -- set off a sharply worded exchange between the mayor and… Continue reading

New Harbor-Works boss discounts public money for Rayonier site cleanup

PORT ANGELES -- The head of the Port Angeles Harbor-Works Development Authority told about 50 people that he doesn't intend to use public funds to… Continue reading

New rules will change where Port Angeles residents can wash their cars

PORT ANGELES -- Do you wash your car on your driveway or in the street? If you wash it there, instead of on your lawn,… Continue reading

Pane D’Amore opens Sequim doors Thursday

SEQUIM -- If the simple "Bread Bread Bread" message in Pane D'Amore's window has the power to pull people over -- and they have been… Continue reading

Pasco man jailed on $3 million bail for alleged Port Ludlow kidnapping

A Pasco man remained in the Kitsap County jail Tuesday on $3 million bail after he was charged with driving across the state to kidnap… Continue reading

Port Angeles High student gets a full ride through grad school thanks to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

PORT ANGELES -- Sonja Elofson won't have to worry about paying for her degree in sports medicine. The Port Angeles High School graduating senior was… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District adds back full-day kindergarten — this time for a fee

PORT ANGELES -- Full-day kindergarten will return to Port Angeles School District -- but it will cost parents who must pay tuition. The School Board… Continue reading

Ruling OKs Brinnon resort, but opponents consider appeal

BRINNON -- The attorney representing residents opposed to a 252.6-acre master-planned development at Black Point and Pleasant Harbor Marina improvements -- the Brinnon Group --… Continue reading

State lands commissioner halts Pope Resources-DNR land swap near Port Ludlow

PORT TOWNSEND -- State Public Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark has delayed a proposed land trade between the Department of Natural Resources and timber titan Pope… Continue reading

Wii electronic bowling league a hit in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- You don't need to rent shoes. You don't have to know how to fill out the score sheet. You don't even need… Continue reading

New stormwater rules to prohibit you from washing your car at home

PORT ANGELES -- Do you wash your car on your driveway or in the street? If you do you could be violating new stormwater regulations… Continue reading

Update: Coast Guard finds Sequim captain dead on grounded boat in Alaska

SITKA, Alaska — A Sequim man was found dead Monday morning in a fishing vessel that had run aground on Kuiu Island in southeast Alaska.… Continue reading

Barcodes direct visitors across Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Visitors to Port Townsend can now scan the city with more than just the naked eye. Last week, a handful of barcodes… Continue reading

Business blooming in Sequim

SEQUIM -- It doesn't get any more Mom and Pop than this. David and Megan Schmidlkofer opened Tiny'z Toy Chest on April 1, but they've… Continue reading

Centrum director shares ideas for arts

After just two months on the job, Centrum's Executive Director John MacElwee says he has some new ideas moving forward in the coming years. Speaking… Continue reading

County approves Conservation Futures funding

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners approved $270,000 Monday in Conservation Futures funding for three preservation projects -- Brown Dairy property in Chimacum, Quimper Wildlife… Continue reading

Covarrubias murder trial continued

PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County Superior Court judge has granted a one-month continuance in the first-degree murder trial of Robert Gene Covarrubias. Further DNA… Continue reading