Port Townsend: Prosecution expects to rest today in Whipple trial

PORT TOWNSEND -- Both Defense Attorney Alton McFadden and Prosecuting Attorney Juelie Dalzell agree that Dalzell has to prove a key piece of evidence in… Continue reading

Sequim: Parents, passengers cope with school-bus changes

SEQUIM -- Life inside the school bus just got a lot more like life outside. With the Sequim district's new, unified schedule, elementary-school, middle school… Continue reading

Century-old remains reburied at Jamestown Cemetery

SEQUIM -- They were taken off the North Olympic Peninsula more than 100 years ago, and stored inside a museum 2,957 miles away. But 21… Continue reading

Port reconsidering ouster of shipyard businessman

PORT TOWNSEND -- With lawyers and Port Commissioner Dave Thompson in his corner, evicted shipyard business owner John "Mike" Hogan could continue operating in the… Continue reading

Stronger rescue tug wanted year-round at Neah Bay

NEAH BAY -- A response and rescue tug at the mouth of the Strait of Juan de Fuca isn't good enough for a state oil… Continue reading

Testimony opens in trial of ex-Chimacum High School principal

PORT TOWNSEND -- The daughter-in-law of former Chimacum High School Principal Rex Whipple testified Monday that she discovered nude images of his 15-year-old stepdaughter on… Continue reading

West End virtual museum to go live during Hickory Shirt/Heritage Days

FORKS -- Fannie Taylor, the postmistress of Mora, tells of daily interaction with settlers and the Quileute in the early-1900s trading post at the mouth… Continue reading

Clallam: B – urn ban extended

PORT ANGELES -- A dearth of rain and continued dry conditions has resulted in the burn ban in effect for Clallam County to be extended… Continue reading

Gardiner: Will voters approve cemetery district

GARDINER -- In a Monty Python skit set in medieval times, a man pulling a wagon piled with plague victims goes door to door calling,… Continue reading

Peninsula: New health crisis — aging doctors

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County's aging patients aren't the only people straining the region's health care system It's our aging doctors, too. The region's high… Continue reading

Ex-Chimacum High School principal’s trial to begin Monday

PORT TOWNSEND -- Rex Whipple, former Chimacum High School principal, will be in Jefferson County Superior Court 9 a.m. Monday for his first day of… Continue reading

Lower speed limits on U.S. 101 being studied

PORT ANGELES -- Traffic engineers have been studying the possibility of lowering speed limits on U.S. Highway 101 in a two-lane stretch between Port Angeles… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula’s real Coast Guard guardians give thumbs up to “The Guardian””

PORT ANGELES -- With its spectacular rescues, romance and barroom camaraderie, "The Guardian" was a heck of a good time for 130 members of the… Continue reading

Pink house on Port Angeles waterfront slated for demolition Tuesday

PORT ANGELES -- First, the pink building that has become an unintentional fixture on the waterfront will say hello to an excavator Tuesday morning. Shortly… Continue reading

Port Ludlow company’s contract with Coast Guard could reach $50 million

PORT LUDLOW -- Shine Micro will manufacture an automatic identification system for Coast Guard ships, under a contract awarded by the Coast Guard and Department… Continue reading

Real estate in Clallam County: ‘There’s no bust here’

Living, buying and selling in Clallam County is like being on the irregular edge of a lake. Clallam County's real estate market, industry professionals say,… Continue reading

Real estate in Jefferson County: It’s an up-down merry-go-round

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County's real estate market can be summed up succinctly: Home inventory higher, sales slower. "We've seen the county soften considerably," said… Continue reading

Sequim police find pounds of pot

SEQUIM -- A search of a van Saturday yielded a cornucopia of marijuana, cash and precious metal, Sequim police said. Jeffrey Paul Beadle, 52, of… Continue reading

Comment period on elk relocation to end Saturday

Comments on a proposal to shift elk herds among Clallam, Jefferson and Grays Harbor counties show a spectrum of opinion. But most say don't do… Continue reading

Families of men killed in 2005 car crash await day in court

PORT ANGELES -- On a warm, summer evening in August 2005, three men were killed in a crash on U.S. Highway 101. Two were father… Continue reading