Murder trial of teen who allegedly threw baby in trash is postponed

PORT ANGELES -- The murder trial of 16-year-old Lauryn Last, originally scheduled for Monday, has been postponed until April 20. Last will be tried as… Continue reading

More than 100 Westport layoffs, but none in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Managers of yacht manufacturer Westport Shipyard Inc. have told employees in Port Angeles that they will not be part of last week's… Continue reading

Kenmore Air losing money; may stop PA service if can’t break even in 2009

PORT ANGELES -- Kenmore Air may leave Port Angeles if the company doesn't break even in 2009, said the firm's marketing director. The Port Angeles… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ ax men on national TV this week

PORT ANGELES --Logging is more than a job. It's a way of life. Just ask Gabe Rygaard, president -- and TV celebrity -- of Port… Continue reading

What happened in that trailer? Lab tests inconclusive

PORT TOWNSEND -- After four months of investigating and awaiting state crime lab results, the Port Townsend Police Department has announced that it doesn't know… Continue reading

DOT outlines repair, detour plans for collapsed part of state Highway 112

PYSHT -- The state Department of Transportation plans to have state Highway 112 open to traffic at Milepost 37 in a matter of weeks. "We… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge: Ferry rules set at meeting; passenger vessel will allow small pets, some luggage

PORT HADLOCK -- Golf clubs and small dogs are fine, but prison transfers and extra luggage are not. These are just some of the rules… Continue reading

Citizenship Day pays off for Sequim woman; event Saturday offers info to immigrants

PORT ANGELES -- Vicky Barreda always wanted to become a U.S. citizen. She just didn't know how to do it. "I didn't know how to… Continue reading

National Forest firewood ban mulled as thefts increase

Firewood poaching in Olympic National Forest's Hood Canal District is so prevalent that personal-use firewood permits will be banned in certain areas if cutters don't… Continue reading

Wood theft in national forests is a federal offense

Forest Service firewood permits, called forest products removal permits, cost $5 per cord for up to four cords. The minimum cost of a permit is… Continue reading

Jefferson GOP answer’s ACLU’s bus sign on Border Patrol with one of its own

PORT TOWNSEND -- In response to the planned posting of American Civil Liberties Union signs on Jefferson Transit buses in March, GOP of Jefferson County… Continue reading

Ex-mayor, wife named Sequim Citizens of the Year

SEQUIM -- To collect herself, Sherry Schubert had to turn away when her name was announced at Tuesday's Sequim Citizen of the Year award luncheon.… Continue reading

Snow spell appears over; temperatures to warm — and melt white stuff

Latest from the National Weather Service for the North Olympic Peninsula: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM… Continue reading

  • Feb 26, 2009
  • National Weather Service statement

Sequim man hospitalized in wreck; cow dies

A Kitsap County wreck sent a 17-year-old Sequim man to a Seattle hospital and killed a cow on Wednesday, the State Patrol said. Joseph Edward… Continue reading

Port Angeles-based Coast Guard chef is the service’s best

PORT ANGELES -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher White, who is stationed in Port Angeles, is the best chef in the U.S. Coast Guard. White… Continue reading

Park trail easement approved

PORT ANGELES -- The long-term goal of connecting Port Townsend to LaPush on the Olympic Discovery Trail soon will creep 807 feet closer to reality.… Continue reading

Port Townsend School Board holds off on school closure vote after legal challenge

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Townsend School District board decided to postpone a vote on closing Mountain View Elementary School, in light of a court… Continue reading

Port Angeles detours, traffic barriers removed now that bridges are opened

PORT ANGELES -- Two barricades that rerouted traffic for about 1¬½ years during the replacement of the Eighth Street bridges have come down. The newly… Continue reading

Rising jobless rate fueled by losses in construction, forest products industries

Double-digit unemployment in Clallam County is part of a picture in which construction is down, lumber mills have cut back and employers are considering how… Continue reading

Jefferson Democrats host Border Patrol officers: ‘Don’t try to scare us’

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Democrats on Wednesday urged federal Border Patrol agents to avoid creating fear and resentment. Libby Palmer, addressing U.S. Border Patrol… Continue reading