Helicopters part of drill in Sequim today

SEQUIM - The U.S. Army's Weapons of Mass Destruction Team plans a drill and training mission today on Sequim High School's fields off Fir Street… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper clears another hurdle in reorganization

PORT TOWNSEND - The Port Townsend Paper Corp. and its affiliates have received approval of what's essentially a $50 million loan to help pay their… Continue reading

Formerly deadly Anderson Lake due to reopen later this month

CHIMACUM - Anderson Lake State Park will open on April 28 for the beginning of trout-fishing season after tests found it clear of bacteria that… Continue reading

Port Angeles boosters selling bricks to pave way to auditorium

PORT ANGELES - The Port Angeles High School Dance Team Boosters want to pave the way to the auditorium. The club is selling personalized bricks… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District aide off to new job in California

PORT ANGELES - Scott Brodhun, director of facilities, maintenance, athletics and technology for the Port Angeles School District, will leave the district for new position… Continue reading

TV commercials touting Port Angeles, environs start airing in Seattle today

PORT ANGELES - A series of seven television commercials featuring local events is set to begin airing on Seattle stations today. Port Angeles Television Productions… Continue reading

Bank robber pleads guilty; ‘it was a horrible mistake’

PORT TOWNSEND - Daniel Lee Semingson pleaded guilty to robbing the Port Townsend branch of the Washington Mutual bank and was sentenced on Friday. Semingson,… Continue reading

Birdwatchers come from near, far to observe Peninsula’s feathered fauna

DUNGENESS -- They heard it was an "ideal paradise." So Lane and Nancy Lasater came. They saw. They conquered the North Olympic Peninsula's big attractions:… Continue reading

Blasting conducted on Elwha River after quarry protesters shooed off

PORT ANGELES - About 20 people gathered Friday and Saturday morning on Olympic Hot Springs Road to protest exploratory mining under way on about 40… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Investigation into West End girl’s 1981 disappearance reopened

No one knows what happened to Carla Owens 26 years ago. On June 30, 1981, the 14-year-old girl, who was living with her family across… Continue reading

Sustainable living fair held at Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES - Organizers of Saturday's sustainable living fair at Peninsula College practiced what they preached, keeping track of the event's ecological footprint. Clean-up volunteers… Continue reading

Governor’s husband reads aloud for kids, fetes departing library director

PORT ANGELES - Mike Gregoire, Washington state Gov. Chris Gregoire's husband, wanted to share the truth. "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs" that… Continue reading

Plans for Hood Canal Bridge closure period in 2009 include ‘medical bus’

PORT TOWNSEND - State Department of Transportation officials have an alternative transportation plan rolling so that North Olympic Peninsula residents can get around Hood Canal… Continue reading

Quarry can operate as long as it’s under three acres

PORT ANGELES - The owners planning a rock quarry off of Olympic Hot Springs Road do not need a permit unless the quarry expands to… Continue reading

These events this weekend are for the birds

SEQUIM - As people on the North Olympic Peninsula turn their eyes skyward this weekend, Jim Karr hopes they'll also gain a fresh view of… Continue reading

Revamped horse arena to be dedicated Sunday on Jefferson County Fairgrounds

PORT TOWNSEND - Sue McIntire and other volunteers at Jefferson County Fairgrounds can hardly rein in their enthusiasm about the fairgrounds' new horse arena. The… Continue reading

Irked Elwha River residents planning to protest quarry blasting

About a dozen residents from the Elwha River area west of Port Angeles will hold a protest against a quarry for which blasting is due… Continue reading

Chimacum High pitcher throws perfect game

VASHON ISLAND - Arlo Evasick is perfect. The Chimacum High School senior threw a no-hit, no-walk and nobody-on-base gem in a 1-0 full seven-inning Nisqually… Continue reading

Here are the suggestions for the proposed Stevens Middle School name change

PORT ANGELES - Local landmarks and traditional names were listed on Wednesday as the choices under consideration for the Port Angeles School District middle school.… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioner ‘optimistic’ about Hadlock-Irondale sewer plan

PORT HADLOCK - A Jefferson County commissioner is confident that a Port Hadlock-Irondale sewer facility plan will be approved by year's end. "Most important is… Continue reading