Inspection finds no mold in basement of courthouse

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County's brief revisit to 1950s B-grade horror movies ended Monday with a report that its courthouse basement harbors no dangerous substances… Continue reading

Port Angeles airport repaving over budget, but port taking off with mega-project anyway

PORT ANGELES - Costs have increased for repaving tarmacs at William R. Fairchild International Airport, but the three port commissioners decided Monday to go ahead… Continue reading

Work restarts uphill, downhill in light of Beckett Point discovery of human remains

DISCOVERY BAY - While a Jefferson County Public Utility District contractor resumed work Monday on the uphill portion of a Beckett Point community septic and… Continue reading

Clallam adds two deputies

The Clallam County Sheriff's Department has hired two new deputies, one officer from the staff-strapped Forks Police Department and another from Olympic Ambulance. James A.… Continue reading

First drag race of season roars at Forks airport

FORKS - Drag racers roared and the crowd cheered at the first public race of the season hosted by the West End Thunder Club at… Continue reading

New computer system speeds Clallam inmate transactions

PORT ANGELES - A new computer program at the Clallam County Corrections facility will allow inmates a faster way to pay bail, medical bills and… Continue reading

Planners seek more time on critical areas recommendations

PORT TOWNSEND - The Jefferson County Planning Commission has asked county commissioners for more time to deliberate recommendations for changes to the critical areas ordinance.… Continue reading

Tribe, visiting professor work on language program

PORT ANGELES - Timothy Montler, a linguistics professor at the University of North Texas, has been spending summers in the North Olympic Peninsula for more… Continue reading

Couples to take the plunge on 7-7-7 – for luck

When Jenny Bryson and her fiancé, Scott Iredale, both of Port Angeles, set a wedding date, they picked the luckiest day they could imagine -… Continue reading

Family judge lauded by state bar unit

Clallam County Court Commissioner William Knebes was recognized by the Washington State Bar Association for the second time since 2000 at a ceremony in Spokane… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare rated average; Forks hospital unmentioned

Jefferson Healthcare hospital was found to have 30-day mortality rates comparable to the national rate for both heart attack and heart failure patients on Medicare… Continue reading

Joyce unplugged for a second time – this time planned

JOYCE - About 530 customers of the Clallam County Public Utility District lost electricity for more than 13 hours early Friday morning. And Joyce-area customers… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center confident about heart health care despite government report

PORT ANGELES - Officials at Olympic Medical Center said they are confident they provide excellent cardiac care despite a government report saying the hospital's mortality… Continue reading

Seized animals costing Jefferson taxpayers $40,000

PORT HADLOCK - More than two months after 76 animals were seized from a Port Hadlock residence, the owners have not been charged with a… Continue reading

Joyce power to go off again

JOYCE — An unexpected power outage left Joyce-area residents without power for 13 hours on Friday — and another is planned to begin at midnight… Continue reading

Curtain falls on Fairview Elementary, Roosevelt Middle schools in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - The day seemed a lot like the last day of any other year of school at Roosevelt Middle School and Fairview Elementary… Continue reading

Port Ludlow man dies in head-on crash on Hood Canal Bridge

SHINE - A Port Ludlow man, who was described as "a wonderful dad," was killed on the Hood Canal Bridge early Thursday when the car… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper’s repayment plan: Some unsecured creditors will receive 5 cents on dollar

PORT TOWNSEND - Port Townsend Paper Corp. on Wednesday filed a disclosure statement in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Seattle, outlining its plan for resolving the… Continue reading

Portions of Anderson Lake State Park to be reopened — but don’t go near the water

CHIMACUM - State Parks officials will reopen a portion of Anderson Lake State Park while continuing to prohibit contact with the lake itself. Parts of… Continue reading

Young rockers graduate from high school tonight, then go on U.S. tour

PORT ANGELES -Among the estimated 226 seniors graduating tonight from Port Angeles High School will be four rock stars. Eric Whitman, Ben Eyestone, Colin Field… Continue reading