New Habitat for Humanity home dedicated in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Carol Diewold gushed with effervescent emotion as Lou Templeton handed her the keys to her new home. "Ooo wee!" Diewold exclaimed. Diewold,… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman, Mickey Mouse to fete 80th birthdays

PORT ANGELES -- Lila Frisch and Mickey Mouse have at least one thing in common: Nov. 18, 1928. The Port Angeles woman and the Walt… Continue reading

Project lets computer do the commuting

PORT HADLOCK -- Workers worried about the May-June Hood Canal Bridge closure blocking their travel to off-Peninsula workplaces can take the telework test-drive at Washington… Continue reading

Brinnon man — a citizen — faces Border Patrol over misdemeanor drug investigation

The U.S. Attorney's Office said it will not prosecute misdemeanor drug possession cases filed by U.S. Border Patrol agents. Federal charges against at least five… Continue reading

Chinese visitors in fatal car wreck on U.S. 101

FORKS -- A 27-year-old woman from China died in a single-car wreck on U.S. Highway 101 about 13 miles south of Forks at the Upper… Continue reading

Free ‘Twilight’ poster in today’s PDN!

There are all kinds of giveaways and souvenirs on the North Olympic Peninsula this week as "Twilight," the movie, makes its debut across America. But… Continue reading

Gateway center could be open by Christmas

PORT ANGELES -- The city of Port Angeles' contract with Primo Construction for The Gateway will likely have to be extended to finish the project,… Continue reading

State proposes huge forestland swap for private property near Dabob Bay

CHIMACUM -- A land swap of more than 4,000 acres of forest between the state Department of Natural Resources and timber titan Pope Resources is… Continue reading

Deck the mall: Winter wonderland in sand going up at Port Angeles landmark

A Christmas Village sculpted out of sand by artists -- some of whom are known from the summer Arts in Action sand sculpture contest --… Continue reading

Jefferson, public mull ideas on county parks

PORT TOWNSEND -- Four community meetings in the last week have taught Jefferson County's Parks and Recreation manager that people really care about the county's… Continue reading

Port Townsend paper mill installs its own weather station

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port Townsend Paper Corp. is now in the weather business. The local paper mill has installed a weather surveying system on top… Continue reading

‘A whole new era’: Cross-border couples celebrate Obama victory

FORKS -- After being a registered immigrant for 26 years, Brenda Carlsen is thinking about a change. A Canadian who lives and works in Forks,… Continue reading

Bid for Port Townsend ferries $40 million over budget; two-vessel project could become one

PORT TOWNSEND -- Disappointed community leaders and state Rep. Lynn Kessler vowed Thursday to work with Gov. Chris Gregoire and ferries officials to seek options… Continue reading

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue moves forward with new station near airport

PORT TOWNSEND -- East Jefferson Fire-Rescue and Port of Port Townsend officials are one step closer to building a new fire station at Jefferson County… Continue reading

Origin of foot found in Pysht still a mystery

The latest foot encased in a running shoe that washed up on a Strait of Georgia shore in British Columbia isn't likely to shed any… Continue reading

Port Angeles art center faces big budget cut from City Hall

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center Board of Trustees, facing a slash of half its city funding in 2009, proposed Wednesday reducing… Continue reading

Terrorist captured in Port Angeles can represent self at resentencing

SEATTLE -- Would-be millennium bomber Ahmed Ressam can speak for himself when he is resentenced Dec. 3 in federal court in Seattle. A federal magistrate… Continue reading

BREAKING NEWS: Port Townsend-Keystone ferry bids come in high again

SEATTLE — Washington State Ferries opened a bid of $124.4 million today from Todd Pacific Shipyards of Seattle for two 64-car Island Home-style ferries to… Continue reading

Growing legacy from land: Developer of 1960s truck farm turns 89

CARLSBORG -- The first line of the story read: "The only commercial truck farm in the Dungeness valley has been developed and is run by… Continue reading

Port Townsend car ferry to run through New Year’s weekend, state confirms

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Pierce County ferry Steilacoom II will serve the Port Townsend-Keystone route through Jan. 4 before it is dry-docked for three weeks… Continue reading