First gentleman recognizes Voice for Veterans

PORT ANGELES -- Mike Gregoire, husband of Gov. Chris Gregoire, thanked Voices for Veterans Tuesday for "serving those who served." Gregoire presented a certificate of… Continue reading

New mail scam hits Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- A new scam encourages people to think they have received free money in the mail -- but if they cash the checks… Continue reading

Port Angeles council gives approval to Harbor-Works

PORT ANGELES -- The seven-member City Council unanimously reaffirmed its support of the Harbor-Works Public Development Authority on Tuesday. The resolution was approved more than… Continue reading

Talks continue on shuttered mill

PORT ANGELES -- Negotiations continue on a possible purchase of the shuttered KPly mill, and an auction to sell the buildings and machinery remains on… Continue reading

Pool district election funding approved

PORT ANGELES -- Voters living within the boundary of the Port Angeles School District will choose the fate of the William Shore Memorial Pool. The… Continue reading

Woman wants you to ‘Be the Change’

PORT TOWNSEND — In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama asked each American to meet the challenges of a changed world by changing the way… Continue reading

Gregoire: Federal bailout to Washington state could be $4 billion

The Associated Press OLYMPIA — The federal stimulus package could eventually send about $4 billion to Washington state. But Gov. Chris Gregoire is warning that… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2009
  • The Associated Press

Grants offer Port Townsend support for sidewalks, signage issues

PORT TOWNSEND -- Two federal grants will soon solve two city problems. A $200,000 Preserve America grant was awarded to the city on Jan. 16… Continue reading

Navy plans tests near Nordland

NORDLAND -- The Navy will sink tidal turbines in Admiralty Inlet off the eastern shores of Marrowstone Island to generate power that would light a… Continue reading

Shipbuilders aim to make ‘the greenest boat on the blue’

PORT HADLOCK -- The energy levels inside a tall, U-shaped canvas shelter on a hillside are matched only by the whining grind of the power… Continue reading

Missing link found in Discovery Trail

SEQUIM -- After nearly 10 years of struggle over the "missing mile" in the Olympic Discovery Trail, the Sequim City Council voted 5-1 Monday night… Continue reading

Neah Bay tugboat could strike oil

NEAH BAY -- Oil, cargo and cruise industries would pay for a tugboat at Neah Bay under a proposed bill in the state Legislature. House… Continue reading

Sequim FFA cow felled by rare disease

SEQUIM -- The death of Momma Cow, a champion Angus cow raised by Sequim High School students, was both shocking and unprecedented, said agricultural science… Continue reading

Fundraiser earns $6,000 for Port Angeles pool

PORT ANGELES -- Organizers were elated by the support to save William Shore Memorial Pool from closing on Saturday. An estimated 300 swimmers turned out… Continue reading

Man crashes car into house

PORT ANGELES -- A Port Angeles man sped down a residential street -- in reverse -- and crashed his car into an unoccupied house on… Continue reading

Aviation museum founders named Port Townsend Citizens of Year

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port Townsend Aero Museum founders Jerry and Peggy Thuotte were named Port Townsend Citizens of the Year on Sunday, and Port Hadlock… Continue reading

Committee to recommend against municipal utility district

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Port Townsend committee will recommend against the idea of the city attempting to form a municipal utility district to provide electrical… Continue reading

Woman homeless after house fire

QUILCENE -- A woman is unharmed but homeless after a house fire on Friday morning that stopped traffic on U.S. Highway 101 for more than… Continue reading

Debris from slide covers Port Townsend street

PORT TOWNSEND -- A landslide on the bluff above Water Street is no cause for concern, the director of the city's public works department said.… Continue reading

Landowner’s goal: To keep property vacant

PORT ANGELES -- Best Western Olympic Lodge owner Tod McClaskey Jr. was a sharp-elbowed critic of efforts in 2002-2004 to bring a convention center and… Continue reading