Chamber, college talk about training, partnerships

PORT ANGELES - The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce will help market Peninsula College through merchandising, chamber members were told Monday. Selling not Peninsula… Continue reading

D.C. politicos willing to talk with Makah about unsanctioned kill

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Members of the North Olympic Peninsula's congressional delegation say they are willing to talk with Makah representatives about Saturday's unauthorized killing of… Continue reading

One-boat run backs up traffic at Port Townsend ferry terminal

PORT TOWNSEND - Ferry traffic backed up Monday onto Water Street, an unusual sight under normal circumstances. But these are less than normal times for… Continue reading

Port awards contract to remove 150 more Lincoln Park trees — 350 total

PORT ANGELES - An extended contract to remove an additional 150 trees from Lincoln Park - 350 total - was approved Monday by Port of… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council wants no part of county’s proposed clean water district

PORT TOWNSEND - Saying Jefferson County's clean water district fee proposal is financially flawed, the City Council on Monday night approved telling county commissioners that… Continue reading

Checkpoint set up near entrance to Makah Reservation

NEAH BAY - Tribal police set up a checkpoint just inside the reservation boundary in Neah Bay on Sunday  braced for anti-whaling demonstrators who never… Continue reading

Dental care at reduced charge to be offered in Sequim

SEQUIM - Tooth sleepy juice and sparkles will be helping children beginning today. The SmileMobile, a modern dental office on wheels, will provide dental checkups… Continue reading

First two-day StreamFest draws 1,000 to Port Angeles farmland

PORT ANGELES - The first ever two-day StreamFest drew about 1,000 people to the event, which focuses on the conservation and restoration of land. Robbie… Continue reading

Makah leaders promise to punish whale hunters

NEAH BAY - Makah tribal leaders promised Sunday to prosecute the five men "who took it on themselves to hunt a whale" a day earlier.… Continue reading

Makah leaders rush to Washington, D.C., today

NEAH BAY - Makah tribal delegates will fly to Washington, D.C., today, to assure the state's congressional delegation that the tribe did not approve the… Continue reading

Stardust big band ends Music in Park series Tuesday

SEQUIM - The last Music in the Park concert in Sequim will feature the Stardust big band on Tuesday. Stardust will play hits from the… Continue reading

Federal assessment for fisher reintroduction released

PORT ANGELES — The fisher, a cat-sized member of the weasel family long missing from North Olympic Peninsula forests, could soon be roaming Olympic National… Continue reading

Final day of Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival today

PORT TOWNSEND - The 31st annual Wooden Boat Festival continues today at Hudson Point Marina at the end of Water Street. Both large and small… Continue reading

Gray whale killed in Strait; five Makah detained in act unsanctioned by tribal authorities

NEAH BAY - A California gray whale harpooned and shot Saturday morning died hours later in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Coast Guard… Continue reading

Homeland Security could join with Clallam law enforcement for new digs

Larger headquarters for the federal Border Patrol in Clallam County could include space for emergency operations and dispatching for the county's law enforcement agencies. "We… Continue reading

Plane crashes at Jefferson County airport; pilot slightly injured

PORT TOWNSEND - A 46-year-old Seattle pilot was injured Saturday morning when the plane she was flying into Jefferson County International flipped and crashed. Karen… Continue reading

Trial for key cocaine suspect likely to start next month

PORT ANGELES -Bernard Gilbert "Pete" Barnes is scheduled to be tried on charges of cocaine dealing and leading organized crime on Oct. 8. At a… Continue reading

Breaking news: Whale apparently hunted in Strait of Juan de Fuca

A California gray whale was harpooned and shot by five members of the Makah tribe Saturday morning, said Petty Officer Third Class Kelly Parker, a… Continue reading

Breaking news: Plane crashes at Jefferson County airport

PORT TOWNSEND -- A pilot was injured today when the 1947 Stinson 108-2 aircraft registered to Caballeros Aircraft LLC of Snohomish crashed at Jefferson County… Continue reading

Port Angeles still feeling rate effects from 2000-2001 energy shortage

PORT ANGELES — A city increase in electrical charges is fueled by a need to continue rebuilding reserves depleted by the 2000-2001 West Coast energy… Continue reading