Courthouse security in the palm of a hand?

PORT TOWNSEND - A representative of Port Townsend-based Mobilisa Inc. has approached Jefferson County officials with an alternative to an extensive metal detector and X-ray… Continue reading

Here we blow again: North Olympic Peninsula buffeted

Several trees were blown down in Clallam and Jefferson counties and power was knocked out to many areas after gusty winds returned to the region… Continue reading

Law and justice group endorses third judgeship

PORT ANGELES - A committee of law enforcement officers, corrections officials, judges and politicians Tuesday endorsed filling a third Clallam County Superior Court judgeship. They… Continue reading

Quilcene’s school dilemma: repair or rebuild?

QUILCENE - Old and outdated school facilities are forcing Quilcene School District representatives to make a difficult decision: renovate or replace? David Andersen, who wears… Continue reading

Three airlifted after state Highway 110 head-on crash near Forks

FORKS - Three people - including a 9-month-old boy - were airlifted to a Seattle hospital following a head-on collision Tuesday morning on the highway… Continue reading

Man arrested after chase through Dungeness Valley

DUNGENESS - A Sequim-area man has been arrested for allegedly trying to elude a police officer and resisting arrest following a high-speed chase through the… Continue reading

Mudslide-closed street due to be reopened today

PORT ANGELES - Hill Street should be reopened by about 10 a.m. today after the road is cleared of the last of an estimated 300… Continue reading

Owner of security business seeks Clallam law enforcement participation

PORT TOWNSEND - The president of a private homeland security training business on Discovery Bay is seeking Jefferson County action to allow Clallam County law-enforcers… Continue reading

Peninsula superintendent leads charge toward more school funding

A North Olympic Peninsula school superintendent is leading the charge toward what could be the most sweeping lawsuit against the state over education spending in… Continue reading

Sims Way may be coming ’round to a roundabout

PORT TOWNSEND - Traffic circles at Howard and Thomas streets are envisioned for Upper Sims Way. The possibility of a roundabout replacing the traffic light… Continue reading

Ski bus will return to Hurricane Ridge

PORT ANGELES - The ski bus to Hurricane Ridge will resume running Saturday - provided it can get there from here. Jerry Eldred, trans­por­ta­tion director… Continue reading

Avalanche bars route to Hurricane Ridge

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK - There was just no getting around the latest obstacle confronting the Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Club Ski and Snowboard School on… Continue reading

Coma patient awake and back in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - Lonee Schoenfeldt, back home after two months in critical care in faraway hospitals, said she'll never wear high heels again. "It's nice… Continue reading

D’Amico asks for attorney general’s investigation

GARDINER - Security Services Northwest President Joe D'Amico has asked the state Attorney General's Office to investigate Jefferson County officials' conduct in regard to litigation… Continue reading

Flooding causes rude awakening in new Port Townsend homeless shelter

PORT TOWNSEND - Guests spending the night at the new emergency shelter for the homeless got a rude awakening Sunday morning. "When the doors were… Continue reading

Optimism in rise of Port Townsend lodging revenues

PORT TOWNSEND - With the city's 2006 lodging tax revenues up nearly 2 percent over last year's, those close to the industry see that as… Continue reading

Salmon recovery efforts

receive almost $1 million Four conservation agencies across Clallam County will receive nearly $1 million from the state Salmon Recovery Funding Board. A total of… Continue reading

Bill for rental car stranded up Hoh: $871

A Florida couple who had been staring down a mighty rental car bill breathed a sigh of relief last week when the total bill came… Continue reading

Clallam criminal case filings down slightly in 2006

PORT ANGELES - The number of criminal cases filed in Clallam County Superior Court in 2006 is about 35 fewer than were filed in record-breaking… Continue reading

Freshman lawmaker Van De Wege to balance two jobs

SEQUIM - State Rep. Kevin Van De Wege will spend the first months of the next two years in Olympia representing his district. In addition… Continue reading