Police arrest 35 at Indian Island war protest

INDIAN ISLAND -- Thirty-five war protesters were arrested Saturday afternoon after 22 Jefferson County deputies greeted them at the gates to Naval Magazine Indian Island.… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council sends anti-fluoride petitions to county ahead of judge’s ruling

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council unanimously agreed Friday afternoon to deliver two anti-fluoride initiatives submitted Sept. 8 to the Clallam County auditor for signature… Continue reading

Anti-war action planned at Indian Island on Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND -- Liz Rivera Goldstein, a 49-year-old Port Townsend mother of two, is prepared to be arrested Saturday in the name of peace. After… Continue reading

Clallam counts ballots today

PORT ANGELES -- Vote counters in the Clallam County Auditor's Office will tally today all the ballots they have received so far. The office reported… Continue reading

Dalzell keeps prosecuting attorney seat in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND -- Juelie Dalzell will serve a third term as Jefferson County prosecuting attorney. "I am elated," said Dalzell, 58, of Port Townsend, after… Continue reading

Dungeness River Festival to begin

SEQUIM -- The two men may yet do a fish dance. Bob Boekelheide and Powell Jones, bosses of the Dungeness River Audubon Center, hope spawning… Continue reading

Fort Worden State Park’s future examined

PORT TOWNSEND -- Many attending a workshop Thursday night on planning Fort Worden State Park's future shied away from expanding it into a full-blown conference… Continue reading

Paddlewheeling cruise ship makes call on Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- It was like Mark Twain swapped identities with Jack London, or Edna Ferber's Showboat steamed into The Call of the Wild. The… Continue reading

Tug pulled from Strait until November

NEAH BAY -- The Strait of Juan de Fuca west of Dungeness Spit will be without a rescue tug until November -- and possibly until… Continue reading

Clallam auditor under criticism for parking truck near election night drop box — with campaign sign visible

PORT ANGELES -- A Sequim woman is pressing Port Angeles police to cite Clallam County Auditor Cathleen McKeown for parking her car where she did… Continue reading

Couple charged with possessing dynamite

PORT ANGELES -- A Port Angles couple were charged Wednesday with possessing dynamite believed to be stolen from the West End in 2002. One of… Continue reading

Deadly fire could have mixed cigarette smoking with oxygen tanks

PORT TOWNSEND -- Firefighters aren't ready to release an official report on the cause of Tuesday's apartment house fire that killed 70-year-old Donna Walden and… Continue reading

Forks waits for uncounted ballots for fate of aquatics center levy

FORKS -- For Barb Gronspeth, the question of another election on the Forks Aquatic Center levy isn't an "if" or even a "when," unless uncounted… Continue reading

More ballots to be counted today to determine November candidate for District Court judge

PORT TOWNSEND -- A second count of Jefferson County ballots was planned today while, on Wednesday, a district judge candidate conceded. John Hynson, 58 --… Continue reading

Port Angeles downtown merchants hold critical meeting today

PORT ANGELES -- A meeting to discuss the direction and future of the Port Angeles Downtown Association will take place today. The meeting is scheduled… Continue reading

Sappho Gap isn”t closed after all

The Sappho gap isn't closed after all -- as people across the North Olympic Peninsula found out this week when a falling tree cut a… Continue reading

State park’s future to be considered at meeting tonight

PORT TOWNSEND -- Fort Worden's manager, Kate Burke, worries that the unique historical, natural and economic resource could be loved to death without rehabilitation. How… Continue reading

Dalzell leading in prosecutor race

PORT TOWNSEND -- Two-term incumbent Juelie Dalzell was leading Port Townsend private practice attorney Peggy Ann Bierbaum Tuesday by a narrow margin of 3 percent… Continue reading

Dynamite found in house in eastern Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- A half-dozen households along Ennis Creek were evacuated voluntarily Tuesday night after investigators found a cache of dynamite in a house and… Continue reading

Forks voters rejecting pool levy

FORKS -- With about a third of ballots counted, voters in Forks seemed on Tuesday to be declining to approve a one-year tax levy to… Continue reading