PUD moves on with sewers for Carlsborg

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Public Utility District took the next step Monday toward providing Carlsborg with a sewer system. District commissioners approved Phase… Continue reading

Schools may help fund Port Townsend pool through December

PORT TOWNSEND — The School Board will likely help cover the bill for operating Port Townsend’s public swimming pool, but first board members want a… Continue reading

Cross-Strait cable almost ready to go

A proposed 550-megawatt transmission line that connect the power grids on the Olympic Peninsula and Vancouver Island has received the approval of the U.S. Army… Continue reading

Fostering the Victorian Festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- Like a character out of Dickens, the Port Townsend Victorian Festival spent its first years of life on the street begging for… Continue reading

Port Townsend burn area blooming

PORT TOWNSEND -- Hidden in plain sight between the fourth, fifth and sixth holes of the Port Townsend Municipal Golf Course is a the oldest… Continue reading

A novel idea — “Twilight” — helps boost Peninsula tourism revenue

The allure of vampire dreams delivered a 48-percent increase in lodging tax revenue for Forks, while “close vacations” because of high gasoline prices fueled tourism… Continue reading

Park seeking comment on third treatment plant; proposal linked to Elwha Dam removal plan

PORT ANGELES -- The National Park Service is seeking public input on a third water treatment plant project linked to the removal of two dams… Continue reading

Some Dungeness River users to get more water than others in the future

SEQUIM — State ecologists soon will try to execute a feat akin to coaxing water to flow uphill. The water in question is that of… Continue reading

Static in the power line: Some in Jefferson County think PUD takeover of electricity service too costly

PORT TOWNSEND — Switching East Jefferson County electrical service from Puget Sound Energy to Jefferson County Public Utility District would cost too much, say Port… Continue reading

The ‘road home’ for some Vietnam veterans

JOYCE ­­— Dedicating a stretch of state Highway 112, which runs through Joyce, to Vietnam War veterans will help them make peace with that tumultuous… Continue reading

City manager finalists to meet public Nov. 7

SEQUIM -- Although it's still a mystery who the finalists will be for the Sequim city manager job, the City Council has chosen a date… Continue reading

Quilcene man hurt in canal bridge wreck

SHINE -- A Quilcene man was injured in a one-car crash on the Hood Canal Bridge early Sunday morning. Larry C. King, 37, was listed… Continue reading

Ships plugging in to curb air pollution

PORT ANGELES — Oil tankers and other shipping vessels are plugging into Port Angeles — literally. A $275,000 Port of Port Angeles project allows these… Continue reading

Jefferson County sheriff sets rules for work with Border Patrol

After a request for translation services during a routine traffic stop on Oct. 1 led to an arrest by the U.S. Border Patrol, the Jefferson… Continue reading

Sen. Murray discusses health care, bailout bill

PORT ANGELES -- A $650,000 earmark for Olympic Medical Center would be money well spent, said U.S. Sen. Patty Murray after a tour of the… Continue reading

Murray speaks on bailout, education, veterans services

PORT ANGELES -- Backing the $700 billion bailout bill was the most hated vote in U.S. Sen. Patty Murray's career, the Freeland Democrat said Wednesday.… Continue reading

PA council nixes public comment curbs; Mayor Braun offers sole vote in favor

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council has agreed not to limit what the public can say during comment periods at council meetings. The council voted… Continue reading

PA council OKs soil sampling

PORT ANGELES ¬­-- The City Council has unanimously approved allowing the state Department of Ecology to test soil on five city-owned parcels for dioxin contamination.… Continue reading

Prosecutor faces discrimination damages claim

PORT ANGELES -- Four people claiming age and disability discrimination in the workplace have filed a claim seeking an estimated $1 million in damages each… Continue reading

State swaps land for possible campus site

PORT TOWNSEND -- A land swap approved by the state will give the city of Port Townsend 82 acres on the west edge of town… Continue reading