The Associated Press SEATTLE -- The Northwest Insurance Council says the number of vehicle thefts in Washington declined 25 percent last year to about 32,000.… Continue reading
BELLEVUE -- The AAA auto club reports the average price of a gallon of gas in Washington is $2.32. That's up 17 cents in the… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Local artist Michael Hale hopes to use his most recent painting to benefit his neighborhood. Hale just finished a bird's eye rendering… Continue reading
PORT ANGELES -- Snowpack is below average in the Olympic Mountains, but forecasters won't go so far as to call abnormally dry conditions a drought.… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- East Jefferson County residents will have to travel to Sequim to apply for a passport after May 1 -- one month before… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Allen Anthony Ryan was only 5 years old the day he climbed the steps of the Catholic orphanage in Rochester, N.Y., and… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Superman flew to the rescue in Port Townsend in October 1988. At least, that's the story in that month's issue of Grant… Continue reading
PORT ANGELES -- As the June 1 deadline approaches to have a passport or other approved identification -- such as an enhanced identification card --… Continue reading
The North Olympic Peninsula weather may make for an uncertain spring, but hordes of children showed no hesitation as they enjoyed the first rite of… Continue reading
DUNGENESS -- Lavender light fills Andi Taylor's living room each morning -- not from a nearby field of herbs, but from a building she's come… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Police barricaded city streets around the Jefferson County Courthouse in preparation for a scheduled arraignment last week of Michael J. Pierce, who… Continue reading
PORT ANGELES -- The trial date of Lauryn Last, a 16-year-old charged in the death of her infant son, has been postponed until September. Clallam… Continue reading
PORT ANGELES -- The Gateway transit center will begin to show some life on Monday as buses roll through for the first time. But while… Continue reading
When the U.S. Border Patrol said last August that it was intensifying its use of highway checkpoints on the North Olympic Peninsula, outrage and division… Continue reading
In February, five months after the Border Patrol announced a more aggressive enforcement policy, the combination of checkpoints and bus boardings attracted the attention of… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson Transit leaders are examining a new public service placards policy that was prompted largely by recent controversy over dueling signs about… Continue reading
PORT ANGELES -- Now there's another reason to ride the MV Coho: the good deals for international travelers. Black Ball Ferry Line opened a duty-free… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- Laughing children will seek treasure in Easter egg hunts throughout the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. The longest-running hunt on the Peninsula… Continue reading
Sunrise in PA PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles area Christian churches will host a combined Easter sunrise service at Civic Field at Race and Fourth… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- It will be another week before Michael J. Pierce, charged in the double murder of Patrick and Janice Yarr, is arraigned in… Continue reading
