Discovery Bay shot with lead? Resident’s complaint lures EPA to site of shooting range

DISCOVERY BAY - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials want to see if Security Services Northwest's Gardiner facility is polluting the area. The EPA plans the… Continue reading

Emergency drills today, but don’t expect tsunami sirens to sound

Although the state has planned a test of the tsunami communications system today, the sirens that would herald the rising of the sea are not… Continue reading

Free-thinking the Pledge: Sequim man skips flag, asks allegiance to U.S. Constitution

SEQUIM - It was time to say the Pledge of Allegiance, but the group was hamstrung. Nobody could find a flag. "We scrambled around until… Continue reading

Makah consider ‘contingency plans’ if federal charges filed against whalers

NEAH BAY - Members of the Makah Tribal Council have discussed meeting to consider "contingency plans" if federal charges are filed against five tribal members… Continue reading

Port Angeles-Clallam tourism marketing session set today, Thursday

PORT ANGELES - A meeting to seek ideas and feedback on how to best market Port Angeles and Clallam County will be held today at… Continue reading

Big crowd douses clean water district hearing

PORT TOWNSEND - A public hearing Monday on a proposed clean water district for East Jefferson County was postponed after only a few comments were… Continue reading

Federal government continues probe into whale kill; decision at least ‘another two weeks’

The National Marine Fisheries Service is continuing its investigation of the Sept. 8 killing of a gray whale by five Makah tribal members - and… Continue reading

Police dogs, their handlers put bite on North Olympic Peninsula for training conference

PORT ANGELES - Convoys of police cars milling about aren't on the North Olympic Peninsula to catch scofflaws. At least not yet. A total of… Continue reading

Port Townsend maritime center director steers course for education

PORT TOWNSEND - "Now, my men, we have begun a long voyage. If we get along well together, we shall have a comfortable time. "If… Continue reading

Sequim booming at both ends

SEQUIM - The boom is on again at both ends of Sequim. Two major public projects are funded by private companies: the road skirting the… Continue reading

Makah whaler offers insight into Sept. 8 hunt

EDITOR’S NOTE: Wayne Johnson was the captain of the successful and federally sanctioned Makah whale hunt in 1999 — and one of the five tribe… Continue reading

Decision near on Battelle-college research plan

SEQUIM - Oct. 1 could mark a turning point for the local economy and make the North Olympic Peninsula a place scientists want to stay… Continue reading

Hearing set on reintroducing fisher into Olympic National Park

FORKS - A public hearing about the proposed reintroduction of the fisher, a cat-sized member of the weasel family, into Olympic National Park will be… Continue reading

Navy: No budget for floating fence in Indian Island security plan

INDIAN ISLAND - A proposal to expand the security zone around Naval Magazine Indian Island's pier from 500 yards to 1,000 yards into Port Townsend… Continue reading

Controversial Jefferson County clean water district hearing on Monday

PORT TOWNSEND - A large turnout is expected at Monday's public hearing regarding a proposed clean water district that would encompass all of East Jefferson… Continue reading

First big step in Elwha Dam removal taken

PORT ANGELES - Federal, city and tribal officials marked the start of a project necessary for the planned removal of the Elwha River dams Friday.… Continue reading

Makah leaders condemn Sept. 8 whaling actions, but not the reasons for them

NEAH BAY - Makah tribal leaders say they agree with the motives of the five men who killed a whale last weekend, but not with… Continue reading

Makah whalers wanted to euthanize whale: ‘We had no intention to make it suffer’

NEAH BAY - Wayne Johnson, one of the five men who fatally wounded a gray whale during an unauthorized hunt in the Strait of Juan… Continue reading

Sleep better: Shred boxes of personal info

SEQUIM - Got closets and boxes filled with old bank account statements, pay stubs and home improvement receipts? Are you concerned someone's prying eyes might… Continue reading

Tumwater Truck Route closes starting Wednesday for five days — not Monday

PORT ANGELES - Closure of the Tumwater Truck Route beneath the slowly disappearing Tumwater Creek bridge, originally set for Monday, will now be on Wednesday.… Continue reading