Construction to restart on Gateway Center in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - Construction work can begin again on the Port Angeles International Gateway Transportation Center project. A Seattle-based archaeologist determined on Thursday that remains… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula continues its growth spurt

The North Olympic Peninsula's population has topped 97,000 people, according to the annual population estimates released this week by the state Office of Financial Management.… Continue reading

Sequim woman dies in Mason County car crash

SHELTON - A Sequim woman is dead and her husband was hospitalized after a Wednesday car crash on U.S. Highway 101 in Mason County. Jacqueline… Continue reading

State of the Art: The iPhone matches most of its hype

At the Apple store on Fifth Avenue in New York, the first in line were already camped out on Wednesday. Sightings of the device already… Continue reading

Wave of adoption swirls around seized animals

PORT TOWNSEND - Once the public knew that 76 animals seized in April were finally up for adoption, the Jefferson County Animal Services shelter was… Continue reading

Bones at Gateway site found to be animal, but more archaeological work planned

PORT ANGELES - Remains found Tuesday afternoon at the Port Angeles International Gateway Transportation Center construction site are animal bones, according to three archaeologists and… Continue reading

Eagles soaring off protection list, but raptor expert fears they could become targets

SEQUIM - Mixed emotions will greet the bald eagle's expected removal from federal Endangered Species Act protection today. "I'm thrilled that the numbers are way… Continue reading

Forks principal, superintendent wrap up final days with school district

FORKS - Two Quillayute Valley School District leaders will be taking their leave after work on Friday. Forks High School and Middle School Principal Ray… Continue reading

Police, fire response times won’t suffer from Eighth Street bridges project, chiefs say

PORT ANGELES - Response time for the city's police and fire departments is not expected to be severely affected when the two Eighth Street bridges… Continue reading

Port Hadlock man hurt in crash aboard ‘cursed’ motorcycle

CHIMACUM - A Port Hadlock man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Wednesday after crashing a motorcycle one person called cursed. The… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper’s payback plan now up to creditors

PORT TOWNSEND - A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge approved Port Townsend Paper Corp.'s plan to pay back creditors during a hearing in Seattle on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Proposed Olympic National Park fee increases would go toward deferred projects, spokesperson says

PORT ANGELES - If proposed fee increases for the National Park System are approved, the funds generated would probably be used to fund back-logged projects,… Continue reading

Inmate prescription drug costs busting Jefferson jail budget

PORT HADLOCK - The Jefferson County jail's inmate prescription drug budget is on a track to burst before the year's end. Not only are jail… Continue reading

Discovery of remains halts Gateway work — are they human?

PORT ANGELES - Remains found Tuesday afternoon in material excavated from the Port Angeles International Gateway Transportation Center construction site have halted all digging and… Continue reading

Man loses finger, thumb to winch

DABOB BAY - A Des Moines man who was shrimping with his father on Dabob Bay over the weekend severed a finger and thumb after… Continue reading

Port Angeles schools superintendent gets $10,000 per year raise

PORT ANGELES - The Port Angeles School Board has approved a new three-year contract for Superintendent Gary Cohn that includes a raise of about $10,000… Continue reading

Sequim to open negotiations for what could be its largest park

SEQUIM - It was around 9 p.m. Monday, but the City Council chambers suddenly felt bathed in a shaft of summer sun. "I move to… Continue reading

Port Townsend planner on chamber’s hot seat over roundabouts on Upper Sims

PORT TOWNSEND - Ensuring access to businesses and traffic safety are the major concerns when it comes to planning the future of Upper Sims Way,… Continue reading

Dig for clues in 1981 case turns up empty-handed

PORT ANGELES - Detectives from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office came up empty-handed Monday after digging two large holes and sifting through hundreds of square… Continue reading

Eagle Scout’s project will be resurrected log Scout House

PORT TOWNSEND - When he was in the fifth grade, Cody Craig was invited by a friend, Ryan Peil, to attend a meeting of Peil's… Continue reading