Two Port Angeles council members serve last meeting

PORT ANGELES - Two of the three new City Council members elected in the Nov. 6 general election - Dan Di Guilio and Don Perry… Continue reading

Volunteers give up holiday time to help others at Thanksgiving

CHIMACUM - The "stuffing man" and his daughter labored long on Wednesday to create one essential component of today's free community Thanksgiving dinner. The meal… Continue reading

Accused bank robber pleads not guilty; ‘somebody was forcing him to do it’

PORT TOWNSEND - Cory Alexander Furford pleaded not guilty Tuesday to second-degree robbery in connection with the Nov. 13 bank robbery of Washington Mutual's Port… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center seeks mediation in standoff with union

PORT ANGELES - Olympic Medical Center will request formal mediation of a wage and benefits dispute with its nurses, maintenance workers and housekeepers. For their… Continue reading

Port Angeles water leak fixed; service resumes

PORT ANGELES - A water main leak discovered Monday afternoon at the northwest corner of Front and Lincoln streets was fixed Monday night, and water… Continue reading

Sequim pilot, two others OK after midair crash

TACOMA - A Sequim pilot landed safely after his Cessna 182 was clipped in midair by another plane that splashed into Commencement Bay on Tuesday.… Continue reading

State idles aging ferries, leaving Port Townsend without car link to Whidbey Island

PORT TOWNSEND - The North Olympic Peninsula is without a car ferry between Port Townsend and Keystone on Whidbey Island through January after state Secretary… Continue reading

Storms take toll on North Olympic Peninsula campgrounds

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK - The Heart O' The Hills campground will be closed for about a month while work continues to clear "quite a bit"… Continue reading

Cross-Strait power line now slated to light up in August 2009

PORT ANGELES - A Canadian high-voltage power line to be sunk in the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Victoria and here now isn't scheduled… Continue reading

Federal EPA targets Port Townsend Paper’s air-emissions permit

PORT TOWNSEND - An Environmental Protection Agency official with oversight of a state Department of Ecology air-emissions permit issued this year to Port Townsend Paper… Continue reading

Formal charging in bank robbery delayed in case of an accomplice

PORT TOWNSEND - Formal charges against an 18-year-old man investigated in the robbery of Washington Mutual bank last week were postponed Monday because authorities think… Continue reading

Taxes on everyone’s mind as Peninsula officials meet with their state legislators

PORT ANGELES - Tax questions fueled by the state Supreme Court's overturn of Initiative 747 that limited governments to a 1 percent annual increase in… Continue reading

Tri-Area sewer project hailed as top priority by Jefferson commissioners to state lawmakers

PORT TOWNSEND -Jefferson County's commissioners sat down with the North Olympic Peninsula's state legislators Monday to make their case for state funds - with a… Continue reading

Water main leak due to old age, not Gateway — but dries up businesses anyway

PORT ANGELES - A water main leak discovered Monday afternoon at the northwest corner of Front and Lincoln streets appears to be due to the… Continue reading

Is Peninsula turning ‘green’ enough, yet?

It's been six months since "Step-It-Up" rallies across the North Olympic Peninsula drew hundreds and raised public awareness about global warming. Since those spring rallies,… Continue reading

PT community theater expands next door

PORT TOWNSEND - The Key City Players will start its 50th anniversary year with a present for theater patrons - more seats and a real… Continue reading

Santa to arrive in Sequim

SEQUIM - Santa will arrive on a Harley Davidson motorcycle at Bank of American Park at noon Nov. 24. Santa's arrival at the park at… Continue reading

Snohomish couple buys PT’s Harborside Inn

PORT TOWNSEND - A couple who emigrated to America and worked their way up to owning their own business has purchased the Harborside Inn for… Continue reading

Ferry’s fractures assessed; Klickitat deemed safe for service

PORT TOWNSEND - The Klickitat, the lone Steel Electric ferry serving the Port Townsend-Keystone route, is operating with 35 hull fractures, but Washington State Ferries… Continue reading

Injured hunter rescued from Little River Road Trail

PORT ANGELES - A 49-year-old man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Saturday after he spent a night alone about one mile… Continue reading