Peninsula health-care locales preparing to assist with suicide under new initiative law

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series on the decision made or facing hospitals and health care providers before the Death with… Continue reading

Tuesday fire probably an accident, Fire Department says

PORT ANGELES -- A fire that destroyed the workplaces of Kaman Industrial Technologies and Jesse Bay Cabinetry on Tuesday night originated in the Kaman office… Continue reading

At long last: Port Angeles to be whole again with new bridges

PORT ANGELES -- After 1¬½ years of disruption of a major arterial through town, some four months of delays, and $24.6 million, the two bridges… Continue reading

2009 Sequim Irrigation Festival queen selected

Holly Hudson, 17, receives the queen's crown from 2008 Queen Jennifer Lancheros at the climax of the 114th annual Sequim Irrigation Festival's pageant Saturday night.… Continue reading

Jefferson hospital officials travel to workshop in Atlanta

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson Healthcare commissioners said that their trip to Atlanta was exactly what they needed. But this was no vacation. For nine hours… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center to go digital with its records

PORT ANGELES -- If all goes as planned, Olympic Medical Center will "go live" with electronic medical records by the end of this year. The… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD eyes Port Townsend city water

The Jefferson County Public Utility District wants to buy some of the city of Port Townsend's water, but city officials aren't sure they want to… Continue reading

Link today between sound, survival compares orcas, elephants

PORT TOWNSEND -- How do whales and elephants use sound? And how important is sound to their survival? Researcher Jason Wood will present information about… Continue reading

Where songs take wing: Walk in the woods reveals sights and voices of birds

1Any Wednesday, you can embark on a free field trip into the woods, over the Dungeness River and up the Olympic Discovery Trail with one… Continue reading

New Eighth Street bridges will open Tuesday

PORT ANGELES — The city of Port Angeles will open the two Eighth Street bridges on Tuesday. Eighth Street spanning Tumwater Creek and Valley Creek… Continue reading

Gregoire considering third term as governor

By CURT WOODWARD The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire, newly elected to a second four-year term, is considering a rare third run at… Continue reading

  • Feb 20, 2009
  • By CURT WOODWARD The Associated Press

Business holds bake sale to help save Port Angeles pool

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles Power Equipment's owners and employees put their cooking skills on the line last week for the William Shore Memorial Pool.… Continue reading

Tribe opens renovated bar and grill at golf course

DUNGENESS -- A high-tech tour of the Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course, a bagpiper who pipes off into the sunset and free cake are to… Continue reading

Homelessness on Peninsula is down, but fear of homelessness is rising

Homelessness is dropping on the North Olympic Peninsula -- but fear of homelessness is up. As part of Clallam County's Jan. 22 and Jan. 29… Continue reading

State deficit grows to about $8 billion

By Curt Woodward The Associated Press OLYMPIA -- Washington's tax revenue is expected to drop another $2.3 billion through mid-2011, pushing the state's projected deficit… Continue reading

  • Feb 20, 2009
  • By Curt Woodward The Associated Press

Western Washington to get biomass plant; legislator hopes to see it built on Peninsula

A Sequim legislator hopes to see a biomass power plant slated for Western Washington built on the North Olympic Peninsula. Public utility consortium Energy Northwest… Continue reading

‘Bionic Woman’ now delves into human potential

DUNGENESS ¬­-- Lindsay Wagner's living room was filled with bright sunlight Thursday afternoon as the blue Dungeness Bay sparkled just beyond the glass doors. And… Continue reading

ACLU signs on immigrant rights to be posted in Jefferson Transit buses

PORT TOWNSEND -- Signs in Jefferson Transit buses will offer legal advice, beginning in early March, compliments of the American Civil Liberties Union. Signs telling… Continue reading

Steilacoom II lease extension discussed by state ferries, Pierce County

PORT TOWNSEND -- Washington State Ferries officials are expected to strike up a conversation next week with Pierce County leaders that could lead to extension… Continue reading

Proposed water well curbs draw fire in Sequim forum

SEQUIM ¬­-- A plan to limit new wells in the Dungeness Valley drew a torrent of people to John Wayne Marina on Wednesday night. The… Continue reading