Stunned Port Townsend Film Festival to hold public forum today on life and work of Paul Newman

PORT TOWNSEND — Organizers of the Port Townsend Film Festival, stunned by the news Saturday that veteran actor Paul Newman had died, are paying tribute… Continue reading

OlyCAP gets $800,000 check from federal agency

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County, Port Townsend and state elected leaders joined Olympic Community Action Program and U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development officials on… Continue reading

Peninsula College in national magazine

PORT ANGELES — When prospective college students flip through the two college editions of US News & World Report, they will see a full-page ad… Continue reading

Slaying of Forest Service officer has distant reach

It may have happened in the county next door, but the death of Forest Service Officer Kristine Fairbanks has hit home for Jefferson County law… Continue reading

Fairbanks warned hikers of dangers

Forest Service Officer Kristine Fairbanks warned a Port Angeles man of the dangers in Olympic National Forest, he recalled Thursday. Elston Hill e-mailed the Peninsula… Continue reading

Former Port Angeles police chief recovering from head injury

PORT ANGELES — Former Port Angeles Police Chief Tom Riepe is recovering from a head injury after he fell earlier this week, said Dan McKeen,… Continue reading

Jefferson County Democratic Party endorses PUD power

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Democrats have overwhelmingly voted to endorse Proposition 1, which would grant Jefferson County Public Utility District the authority to provide… Continue reading

Lower Elwha hope to re-create ancestral Tse-whit-zen village

PORT ANGELES — Deep inside a Cold War-era building where bare lights shine on a stained concrete floor, a tomb stands empty. Sturdily built wooden… Continue reading

Port Angeles prepares for 5,000 at memorial for slain officer

PORT ANGELES — Free shuttle service will transport mourners Monday from three Port Angeles parking lots to Civic Field, the site of a public memorial… Continue reading

Those targeted for Port Angeles city cuts left wondering

PORT ANGELES — Funding cuts given the nod by the City Council on Wednesday slice resources for organizations already pinched by a tight economy, said… Continue reading

UPDATED: Internet service to be disrupted for some on Saturday

Customers of OlyPen, Capacity Provisioning Inc., and Olympus Net will not experience a disruption of service when Bonneville Power Administration relocates a fiber broadband line… Continue reading

Convenience store surveillance video of Saturday night shoot-out

TO SEE THE VIDEO, click on the headline above, then click on this link: https://giftsnap.shop/article/20080923/NEWS/809230299. High-speed broadband is suggested. Warning: The outdoor video shows images… Continue reading

Initial autopsy report: Officer, homeowner died by single gunshot wounds

PORT ANGELES — Both U.S. Forest Service Officer Kristine Fairbanks and retiree Richard Ziegler died of single gunshot wounds, said Deb Kelly, Clallam County prosecuting… Continue reading

Pool could close in December, Port Angeles City Council warns

PORT ANGELES — The city's public pool will close Dec. 31 unless some other agency steps up to support it. With a firm plan for… Continue reading

Port Angeles lodging tax committee OKs $11,000 sign, turns down Bubble, Avenue of People

PORT ANGELES — An old-fashioned sign depicting artwork from a 1865 map of Port Angeles is likely to welcome those arriving to the city via… Continue reading

Power restored in Freshwater Bay, Diamond Point areas

Customers north of Freshwater Bay and at Diamond Point lost power because of separate incidents on Wednesday. About 16 Clallam County Public Utility District customers… Continue reading

Rescue crew gets real training on windy Port Townsend Bay

PORT TOWNSEND — For East Jefferson Fire-Rescue's Marine Division rescue team Wednesday, it was a clear case of being in the right place at the… Continue reading

Sequim City Council hears municipal court proposal

SEQUIM — To Marci Protze, justice ought not depend on wheels. Protze's title is executive assistant to Sequim Police Chief Robert Spinks. But for the… Continue reading

Thousands of officers expected to attend Fairbanks memorial Monday

PORT ANGELES — Five thousand law enforcement officers are expected to attend Monday's public memorial service for slain U.S. Forest Service Officer Kristine Fairbanks. Donna… Continue reading

Tributes for Officer Fairbanks come in from throughout United States

FORKS — The U.S. Forest Service office in Forks has been inundated with phone calls from people from around the United States expressing sorrow over… Continue reading