Driver of car that plunged in river indicted, faces federal trial in June

A June 18 trial date has been set for Sela Anne Kalama, 19, of Queets, who has been indicted by a federal grand jury in… Continue reading

Jefferson Transit applies for grant to build new center

PORT TOWNSEND - Jefferson Transit has applied to the Federal Transportation Administration for a $5.8 million grant to help pay for construction of a new… Continue reading

Sequim planners envision high rise, shuttle

SEQUIM - As another crop of big boxes takes shape on the edge of the city, planners are focusing on downtown's health, and envisioning ways… Continue reading

VA in PA: ‘Virtual’ vets clinic gets space for $1 a year

PORT ANGELES - Olympic Medical Center will lease office space to the Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound health Care System for a "virtual" VA… Continue reading

Wallaby on the loose in Joyce area

JOYCE - Pebbles the wallaby is hopping somewhere around Joyce, and her owner, Kiki Littlefish, is looking for her. The 1½-year old red-necked wallaby is… Continue reading

Electrical overload caused Brinnon fire, investigation concludes

BRINNON - Fire investigators have determined that a fire that destroyed a home on U.S. Highway 101 in Brinnon on April 18 was caused by… Continue reading

Former Planning Commission chair appointed to Port Townsend City Council

PORT TOWNSEND - Following interviews and a closed executive session, the City Council reconvened Monday night to appoint George Randels to the council seat that… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge’s first 1,000-ton anchor take the plunge

The first of 20 1,000-ton anchors was placed near the Hood Canal Bridge's eastern half Tuesday, a job that took more than four hours. "They… Continue reading

Officer awarded medal for helping save life of girl who shot herself

PORT ANGELES - The Port Angeles City Council recognized Port Angeles police officer Daniel G. Morse, Tuesday night as he was given the department's Life… Continue reading

Prison investigating submachine gun left at training site

CLALLAM BAY - Officials at Clallam Bay Correction Center are investigating how one of their a tactical submachine guns was left at a gun range… Continue reading

Sequim teens use their art to promote abstinence from sex

SEQUIM - Mercedes Meyer, comic-book composer, blows away assumptions about teenagers. She created one of her pen-drawn dramas recently about the consequences of teen sex,… Continue reading

Chimacum teens get a sobering view of a prom nightmare

CHIMACUM - High school students got a close and personal look at what a drunken-driving head-on car crash is like on Monday morning. In a… Continue reading

Hoh Rain Forest area to reopen today

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK - The Hoh River Road will reopen today after being closed for about six months for repairs from the effects of winter… Continue reading

Kessler calls 2007 legislative session ‘best ever’

PORT ANGELES - The just-concluded session of the state Legislature was a great one, Rep. Lynn Kessler told a Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce… Continue reading

Port Angeles schools superintendent spends week at Defense installations on other side of world

PORT ANGELES - Fewer than 24 hours after returning from a trip which spanned more than 18,000 miles worldwide, Port Angeles School Superintendent Gary Cohn… Continue reading

Port Townsend public to help school district map future — especially if school closes

PORT TOWNSEND - The Port Townsend School District will give the public the opportunity Thursday to help it map its future - including the recommended… Continue reading

School administrator from Southern Washington named new Sequim superintendentÂ

SEQUIM - He knelt on one knee and clinched it. Bill Bentley, assistant superintendent of the 25,000-student Evergreen School District in Vancouver, Wash., will move… Continue reading

Driver of ill-fated vets’ van laments crash

PORT ANGELES - As James Walter Paul, 63, lay in a hospital bed at Olympic Medical Center on Friday evening, he knew the two passengers… Continue reading

Freshman lawmaker comes home, but not to rest

SEQUIM - The final day of the 2007 Legislature - which wrapped up around 9:30 p.m. April 22 - was much like election night in… Continue reading

Historical society volunteers take over key Peninsula visitors center

PORT LUDLOW - In the late 1800s, Port Townsend's dream of becoming the New York of the West collapsed, leaving the city caught in a… Continue reading