Chapter 11 protection hearing for Port Townsend Paper postponed

PORT TOWNSEND - A hearing that could have informed more than 65 unsecured creditors how much Port Townsend Paper Corp. will pay them was rescheduled… Continue reading

Clallam may adopt junk-car law Tuesday

PORT ANGELES - Among people's buttons that politicians may push, few are as hot as junk cars. A public hearing on a new, stronger proposed… Continue reading

Easiest exit blocked for man killed in fire

FORKS - A man who died in a mobile home fire Tuesday morning did not have a fire detector and the quickest exit from the… Continue reading

Elephant seal moved to Coast Guard base

PORT ANGELES - GT678L, a northern elephant seal that took up residence on City Pier last week, was moved Thursday morning. The animal is continuing… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge anchors in place

Imagine dropping a 1,000-ton, 46-foot-diameter, 26-foot-tall concrete cylinder more than 300 feet into the dark depths of Hood Canal without a direct view - and… Continue reading

State will advise Clallam on jail remodeling

PORT ANGELES - The state Department of Corrections will lend a hand to Clallam County jailers who fell $1 million short of remodeling their overcrowded… Continue reading

State Ferries takes new tack on Port Townsend-Keystone route

PORT TOWNSEND - Washington State Ferries is now planning smaller vessels for the Port Townsend-Keystone run and to keep the Keystone terminal on Whidbey Island… Continue reading

Clallam picked for ‘Point of Light’ volunteer center

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County will become a "point of light" in a galaxy of more than 330 communities with volunteer centers, thanks to a… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare plans to buy building

PORT TOWNSEND - Jefferson Healthcare hospital commissioners plan to purchase a $5 million building across Sheridan Street from the hospital. "We're getting space for ourselves… Continue reading

Man dead in Forks mobile home fire

FORKS - A man died in a Tuesday-morning fire that engulfed a double-wide, two bedroom mobile home just a few blocks outside the Forks city… Continue reading

Peninsula tribes to share $10 million of shellfish settlement

Five tribes on the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Hood Canal will share a $10 million slice of a $33 million settlement with commercial… Continue reading

Traffic issues swirl around Upper Sims Way project in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND - The city's main entrance, Sims Way - accident-prone and reaching its vehicle-handling capacity - is caught in a traffic jam of differing… Continue reading

Bra project uplifting for Relay for Life Team

PORT ANGELES - The Crestwood Convalescent Center's Relay for Life team was looking for a way to support the cause. The team settled on a… Continue reading

Clallam formally approves third judge

PORT ANGELES - Someone will be shopping for judicial robes by year's end, now that Clallam County commissioners have approved a third judge for Superior… Continue reading

Clallam health board raises fees for shots, food safety

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County Board of Health members approved fee increases Tuesday for things ranging from vaccinations to food safety permits. Fees charged by… Continue reading

Sequim City Hall discussion goes private

SEQUIM - Where to put the big new City Hall: That topic was to be discussed publicly during Monday night's Sequim City Council meeting. Then,… Continue reading

Clallam board poised to OK third judge

PORT ANGELES - A third judge probably will preside over Clallam County Superior Court starting in 2008. Clallam County Commissioner Mike Doherty, D-Port Angeles, unofficially… Continue reading

Group petitions Rep. Dicks for Department of Peace

PORT ANGELES - Fifteen people gathered on the doorstep of U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks Monday morning with banners, signs, passion and pie. The Sequim Family… Continue reading

Stepping up for fun: Group’s centipede in run for the Rhodies

PORT TOWNSEND - What is red and green, has 26 legs and flies along the Rhody Run course? One answer: "I don't know, but I… Continue reading

These little piggies going to market: PT sculptor helps Seattle benefit

PORT TOWNSEND - An artist known for his giant articulated puppets and bright-colored paper lanterns is branching out into a new field - pigs. This… Continue reading