Judge: Davis unfit for assault trial

PORT ANGELES -- A Silverdale man charged with the attempted murder and assault of a Clallam County deputy has been found to be mentally incompetent… Continue reading

Officers out in force on U.S. Highway 101

QUILCENE -- Police are visible, ticketing is up and wrecks are down. "We always expect to see more accidents with an increased amount of traffic,"… Continue reading

Pool election returns at nearly 40 percent

PORT ANGELES -- Nearly 40 percent of the ballots mailed for the May 19 metropolitan park district election have been returned to the Clallam County… Continue reading

Port Angeles superintendent candidate emphasizes experience

PORT ANGELES -- Jane Pryne, a candidate for the superintendent post at Port Angeles School District, said that her experience in both large and small… Continue reading

Gregoire signs transportation budget that includes money for ferries

The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire has approved a $7.5 billion transportation budget that includes money for new ferries, statewide road paving and… Continue reading

  • May 13, 2009
  • The Associated Press

Arraignment set in stabbing

PORT TOWNSEND -- An arraignment is scheduled Friday in Jefferson County Superior Court for a Port Hadlock woman accused of stabbing another woman on May… Continue reading

Five honored for volunteer service in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND -- Five humble heroes were recognized for their good deeds and community service on Tuesday -- even though most said they didn't feel… Continue reading

Kayakers journey to Hood Head dragon

PORT LUDLOW -- Heading for a bridge -- or what's left of it -- the Olympic Peninsula Paddlers found a dragon, the Hood Head dragon.… Continue reading

Leland, Gibbs lakes open for recreation; Anderson still toxic

PORT HADLOCK -- Although Anderson Lake remains closed because of toxins from blue-green algae, Lake Leland and Gibbs Lake have been upgraded to permit more… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council member Karen Rogers will not seek re-election

PORT ANGELES -- City Council member and former Mayor Karen Rogers announced Tuesday that she will not run for re-election in November. She did not… Continue reading

Port Angeles superintendent candidate ‘a listener’

PORT ANGELES - Listening well and making decisions based on data is the core of Ray Terry's leadership style, he told the Port Angeles School… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend considers two-for-one deal at boat yard

PORT TOWNSEND -- Sinking revenues in the Port of Port Townsend boat yard have led port commissioners to seriously consider a two-for-one offer to attract… Continue reading

Sequim businessman saves summer music

SEQUIM -- Louie Rychlik made two women cry by 8:30 a.m. Monday. Don't fret. These were tears of joy and surprise. Rychlik walked into Sequim… Continue reading

Sequim pays consultant for head hunt; city manager search renewed

SEQUIM -- The hunt is on again for someone to run Sequim. It's a year and a week since the Sequim City Council fired city… Continue reading

Sequim to conduct climate change survey; Forks slow in addressing issue

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the last of a three-part series on local response to climate change. Skepticism, political considerations and tight budgets have prevented the… Continue reading

Dapper, those state troopers are!

PDN news sources In case you've recently received a ticket from a Washington State Patrol trooper, take heart in that you received it from one… Continue reading

  • May 12, 2009
  • PDN news sources

Rogers won’t seek re-election to Port Angeles City Council

PORT ANGELES — Karen Rogers announced today that she won't seek re-election to the Port Angeles City Council when her current term expires. Her statement:… Continue reading

A difference of opinion; county, cities go own ways on climate change

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second of a three-part series on local response to climate change. Clallam County's two largest governments have taken different paths… Continue reading

Indian Island naval construction plans outlined

PORT TOWNSEND -- The naval installation across the bay from Port Townsend has a handful of construction projects planned over the next three to four… Continue reading

Man who wants to reopen KPly seeks port support

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles man who hopes to reopen the shuttered KPly mill said he is making progress with his negotiations with the… Continue reading