Sinking boat to become Port Angeles’ problem

PORT ANGELES -- On Feb. 16, Franklin Gasper's sinking boat will become the public's problem. That's when the Montana Drifter, a 36-foot boat that has… Continue reading

Drug court renews hope for life outside of jail

PORT TOWNSEND -- Seven men stood in a packed Jefferson County Superior Courtroom and got their lives back. One by one, the men stood up… Continue reading

Boat track owners plow through red tape in west Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Sprint boats could be racing through tight turns at 80 mph on a North Olympic Peninsula course by May, if all goes… Continue reading

Sequim claims first Battle of the Axe

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles heavyweight John Camp won the battle, but the Sequim Wolves won the war. Or is it the other way around?… Continue reading

Small quake centered under Kingston rattles region

Did you feel it? A magnitude-4.5 earthquake centered near Kingston rattled the Olympic Peninsula and Puget Sound region at 5:25 a.m. Friday. Felt by some… Continue reading

Fate of Tidal Clock in Port Townsend City Council’s hands

PORT TOWNSEND -- The story of the Jackson Bequest is nearing what could be its final chapter. The Port Townsend Arts Commission voted 7-2 in… Continue reading

Gateway work gets go-ahead for completion in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- The city of Port Angeles gave the go-ahead to Primo Construction to finish The Gateway on Friday, but the jury is still… Continue reading

Immigrant arrests prompt protest in Sequim

SEQUIM -- The arrests of two Sequim men by the Border Patrol sparked a small protest at the intersection of Sequim's busiest intersection on Saturday.… Continue reading

Huber nominated to be White House farmer

SEQUIM -- Nash Huber, the Dungeness Valley organic-farming pioneer, has been nominated to become the nation's first White House farmer. At www.WhiteHouseFarmer.com, an election is… Continue reading

Drivers’ licensing office in Port Townsend to close

PORT TOWNSEND -- By the end of this year, people living in East Jefferson County will have to drive out of the county -- probably… Continue reading

State water proposal growing fears

PORT TOWNSEND -- A National Marine Fisheries official has recommended to the state that no additional water allocations from the Big Quilcene River or Chimacum… Continue reading

Two new restaurants coming to Sequim

SEQUIM -- More pancakes, berry syrups, pizza and pasta are on the way, via two restaurants slated to open this year in Sequim. An International… Continue reading

It all depends on the weather, says manager

PORT ANGELES -- Completion of the two Eighth Street bridges is dependent on the weather, the Exeltech construction manager said. Long Painting of Kent, which… Continue reading

Businesses falter while bridges stay closed

PORT ANGELES -- With project managers unable to predict with any certainty when the two Eighth Street Bridges will open, some nearby business owners are… Continue reading

Clallam Bay prison on lockdown

CLALLAM BAY -- Clallam Bay Corrections Center was put on lockdown Wednesday morning after officers found contraband in the medium-security unit late Tuesday. The contraband… Continue reading

Suspect in Sekiu shoot-out escorted from Harborview

A man who was wounded during a Jan. 19 shoot-out with a Clallam County deputy was released from a Seattle hospital on Wednesday afternoon and… Continue reading

Attorney recommends getting advice on condemnation for PUD

PORT HADLOCK -- A Seattle bond attorney recommended that Jefferson County Public Utility District officials talk to an attorney about condemnation proceedings if the utility… Continue reading

Ecology has no money for Harbor-Works

PORT ANGELES -- The Harbor-Works Public Development Authority -- which was counting on state Department of Ecology grant money if it took over liability for… Continue reading

Old ferry sale scrapped for now

SEATTLE -- The scrapping of four mothballed Steel Electric ferries has been put on hold after the buyer, Environmental Recycling Systems, asked for a delay… Continue reading

Waste water flows into Ludlow Bay

PORT LUDLOW -- An estimated 10,000 to 20,000 gallons of waste water bubbled up from manholes, ran through bioswales and emptied into Ludlow Bay on… Continue reading