Fire investigation points to ‘discarded smoking materials’

PORT ANGELES - Fire investigators are not certain what caused a triplex on East 10th Street to burn to charred timber on Monday, but they… Continue reading

Free shuttle carts visitors to Cape Flattery from Neah Bay

NEAH BAY - A free shuttle is available from the Makah Cultural and Research Center on Bay View Avenue to Cape Flattery while a road… Continue reading

Master Gardeners divided on new demonstration garden in Sequim

SEQUIM - It seems there's trouble even in the paradise imagined by the cream of Clallam County's gardeners. That became apparent on Monday night when… Continue reading

On the edge of wetness? Researchers see spits, beaches disappearing under global warming

If the seas rise due to global warming, maps of the waterfront on the North Olympic Peninsula could look quite a bit different than they… Continue reading

Property reassessments to soar in southern Jefferson County — some tenfold

PORT TOWNSEND - Many of the owners of the 10,125 properties in the Chimacum School District will look upon their property reassessment statements, which will… Continue reading

Family member recounts RV tragedy: ‘He didn’t know there was a ravine there’

PORT ANGELES - Austin Owens remembers his father desperately trying to slow the speeding motor home, uselessly pounding the brake pedal as helplessness and terror… Continue reading

Free concerts this week start with TapWater at Sequim bandstand tonight

SEQUIM - Get out there and dance, or just tap your toes! TapWater will play "American jam rock" - part country and jazz, part blues… Continue reading

Juvenile justice programs will receive restored funds

PORT ANGELES - After years of trimming staff and cutting programs, Clallam County's Juvenile and Family Services Department has money to spend. In fact, the… Continue reading

Three routed by fire that destroys small apartment building

PORT ANGELES - Investigators are continuing their search into the cause of a spectacular fire early Monday that destroyed a three-apartment building on East 10th… Continue reading

Tribal canoeists make final North Olympic Peninsula stop of 2007 journey

PORT TOWNSEND - Under a sky of gray clouds, about 15 Native American canoes pulled up to the beach at the Port of Port Townsend… Continue reading

‘Inspirations from the Forest’ on Sunday

LAKE QUINAULT - Lake Quinault Lodge has been chosen by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage as one of 45 destinations to display… Continue reading

Cat dies; PT man sues pet food firm

PORT TOWNSEND - A Port Townsend man has filed a lawsuit in Jefferson County Superior Court, seeking $75,000 in damages from Menu Foods Inc. and… Continue reading

No sun? No problem at Sequim’s Lavender Festival

SEQUIM - The groups who roamed inside the wafts of calming air of the lavender festival weren't deterred by the gloomy weather, said Brigid Woodland,… Continue reading

PT City Hall petition signature drive continues

PORT TOWNSEND - The chief proponent of a petition drive asking Port Townsend voters to abandon the City Council-city manager form of government said he… Continue reading

Tribal Journey pauses at Jamestown; PT on next leg

JAMESTOWN - About 20 canoes glided onto shore at Jamestown on Sunday as the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe prepared to welcome about 600 visitors on the… Continue reading

2007 Canoe Journey coverage: All OK after canoe flips en route to PA welcome

PORT ANGELES - Members of at least 14 tribes were greeted by the Lower Elwha Klallam with songs and drumming on Saturday as they came… Continue reading

Costs ‘minimal’ to Jefferson County in recovery of hiker who died on trail

BRINNON - Jefferson County's costs of bringing the body of a Silverdale man down a mountain trail on Saturday were minimal, said Sheriff Mike Brasfield.… Continue reading

Lavender crowds enjoy sights and scents — calmly

SEQUIM - There's a strange, wonderful thing about the flocks of humanity teeming through the streets, streaming off tour buses and flowing through the fields.… Continue reading

Sequim official takes issue with population figures

SEQUIM - When the state and Clallam County came out with population and land availability numbers for Sequim recently, Frank Needham shook his head in… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase/The high cost of Lost and Found: Search for lost hiker to cost about $102,000

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK - The cost of a four-day search for missing hiker Mary O'Brien earlier this month will probably total more than $100,000 once… Continue reading