Bomb squad trailer in Sequim today — but don’t be alarmed

SEQUIM -- The Washington State Patrol's bomb squad trailer will be parked on Second Avenue near the Sequim Community School this morning. State Trooper Keith… Continue reading

Volunteer firefighters will be put to the test

If you want to be a firefighter in Jefferson County, you better be ready to compete -- East Jefferson Fire-Rescue is adding some twists to… Continue reading

Harbor-Works to hire executive director within a month

PORT ANGELES -- The Harbor-Works Public Development Authority intends to have a permanent executive director hired within the next three weeks. Five new candidates will… Continue reading

Sequim police investigate ‘bomb’

SEQUIM -- Police continue to investigate a 2-liter soda pop bottle that was described by the police chief Monday as a "pressure bomb" left on… Continue reading

Veterinarian caught in red tape over septic system

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Port Hadlock veterinarian is caught in a bureaucratic bind that prevents her from developing 3 acres of Rhody Drive commercial property.… Continue reading

Port Townsend planner says downtown face lift to go beyond Tidal Clock replacement

PORT TOWNSEND -- City Planner Rick Sepler said if there is one lesson to be learned from the current state of the Tidal Clock and… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District board accepts superintendent’s resignation with one year left on contract

PORT ANGELES -- The School Board unanimously accepted Superintendent Gary Cohn's resignation Monday night, allowing the eight-year schools chief out of his contract a year… Continue reading

How does Port Angeles look? Experts arrive for beautification inspection

PORT ANGELES -- They have come to Port Angeles from as far away as Boston and Ithaca, N.Y. A seven-member group of planners and architects… Continue reading

Sequim chamber looks to fill tourism job

SEQUIM -- It's up in the air who will be manager of Sequim's 4 percent "heads in beds" tax. That's also known as the hotel-motel… Continue reading

Jefferson shoreline master plan extension granted

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners on Monday approved a timeline extension for the shoreline master program process that would give the county Planning Commission… Continue reading

Sequim chamber director touted to take over tourism marketing

SEQUIM -- It's up in the air who will be manager of Sequim's 4 percent "heads in beds" tax. That's also known as the hotel-motel… Continue reading

Soda pop bottle ‘bomb’ disarmed in Sequim

SEQUIM -- A "pressure bomb" was left on Gary Elliott's porch on the 400 block of West Hemlock Street Sunday morning, Sequim Police Chief Robert… Continue reading

Hey, look me over: City planners look over Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- They have come to Port Angeles from as far away as Boston and Ithaca, N.Y. A seven-member group charged with assessing the… Continue reading

School bus, log truck crash south of Forks

FORKS — The State Patrol reports drivers suffered minor injuries in a collision involving a school bus, log truck and at least two other vehicles… Continue reading

50 years of service to Red Cross honored

PORT LUDLOW -- Bob Helander tried to retire once. It didn't work. Fifteen years ago, Helander ended his career with Union Oil in Orange County,… Continue reading

Bridge closure reroutes Dungeness Line

Dungeness Line, operated by Port Angeles-based private transportation operator Olympic Bus Lines, will skirt around the six-week Hood Canal Bridge closure beginning May 1, taking… Continue reading

Marine studies form bond between mentor, protege

PORT TOWNSEND -- Moh O'Hanlon was close to retirement eight years ago when he wandered into the Port Townsend Marine Science Center's aquarium building on… Continue reading

Rayonier tank cost climbing

PORT ANGELES -- The cost of a large water tank to the city of Port Angeles is about to escalate to a total of about… Continue reading

Look who’s new at the Olympic Game Farm

DUNGENESS -- Bella David was a little hesitant about petting the black bundle of fur in her father's arms. Such prudence is wise, since the… Continue reading

Trial of teen over infant drowned in toilet, dumped in trash likely to be delayed

PORT ANGELES -- The murder trial of 16-year-old Lauryn L. Last, who will be tried as an adult, may be postponed for a second time.… Continue reading