Cross-Strait power line won’t be ready until 2008

PORT ANGELES -- A planned high-voltage power line under the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Victoria won't be operational until the end of 2008,… Continue reading

Fallen Marine’s hometown gathers for community memorial

FORKS -- Creedence Clearwater Revival music sounded through the loudspeakers of the Forks High School gym Wednesday as more than 600 people gathered to remember… Continue reading

Four plans for washed-out Dosewallips Road aired to Quilcene audience

QUILCENE -- Four alternatives to repair Dosewallips Road are being examined and a preliminary Environmental Impact Statement has nearly been drafted, Dean Yoshina, U.S. Forest… Continue reading

Growing Port of Port Townsend study adding staff

QUILCENE -- Port of Port Townsend commissioners and staff discussed a need for more staff at a 2007 budget workshop on Wednesday. For the past… Continue reading

Port Angeles city councilman spends night in jail

PORT ANGELES -- City Councilman Grant Munro was charged with fourth-degree assault domestic violence Wednesday after a report that he assaulted his wife on Tuesday… Continue reading

Another medical clinic coming to Sequim

SEQUIM -- Sit down with this woman, and you'll feel like telling her everything. That's the first thing that's clear: Bridgett Bell Kraft is a… Continue reading

Cats need homes — now

SEQUIM -- It's a bit like a forest fire with fur. This is an exceptionally busy summer for those who care for kittens, said Nancy… Continue reading

Crescent board approves temporary school administrator

JOYCE -- Crescent School District's administrative assistant Kathy Silva will assume the duties of Superintendent Doug Kubalek until an interim superintendent can be found. Kubalek,… Continue reading

Hundreds line motorcade route to pay respects to fallen Marine

PORT ANGELES -- Holding flags and holding back tears, they stood on overpasses, street corners and impromptu roadside vigils along U.S. Highway 101. They gathered… Continue reading

Two bids come in for Point Hudson Marina project

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port of Port Townsend officials on Tuesday opened two bids for an estimated $3.4 million project to rebuild the Point Hudson Marina… Continue reading

‘Go green,’ Port Townsend chamber urged

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Environmental Health Department is encouraging local businesses to "go green" with the Green Business Program that began last month.… Continue reading

Body of Marine killed in Iraq comes home today

The body of Marine Lance Cpl. Jason Hanson will be escorted by a military motorcade from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Port Angeles late this afternoon.… Continue reading

Clallam PUD approves city water contract

PORT ANGELES -- It took several low-key extensions of the negotiating deadline to complete, but the new wholesale water supply contract between the city of… Continue reading

Crescent schools superintendent suffers stroke

JOYCE -- Crescent School District Superintendent Doug Kubalek was listed in serious condition at a Seattle Hospital on Monday after suffering a stroke Saturday evening.… Continue reading

First in series of Olympic National Park management plan meetings this week

PORT TOWNSEND -- The first of nine open houses to discuss Olympic National Park's Draft General Management Plan is slated for this week. From 4… Continue reading

Teen found dead in bed

PORT HADLOCK -- A 17-year-old boy died from a suspected asthma attack as he slept, Jefferson County Undersheriff Tim Perry said Monday. The teen lived… Continue reading

Green crosswalks about to be a thing of the past in Sequim

SEQUIM -- George Peabody is about to become a hero for those who walk or work in downtown Sequim. Peabody, Lakeside Industries' area manager in… Continue reading

New wooden boat school director sets a heading toward fundraising

PORT HADLOCK -- It is a laid-back summer day in Lower Hadlock, and the blue waters of the bay glint invitingly in the sunlight. But… Continue reading

Port Ludlow man dies in Kitsap County collision

POULSBO -- A 35-year-old Port Ludlow man was killed and four people were injured in a collision Saturday evening in Kitsap County. Jason L. Cartmel,… Continue reading

‘Dust explosion’ causes fire at plywood mill

PORT ANGELES -- A "dust explosion" during routine maintenance caused a small fire late Saturday morning at the K-Ply plywood processing plant at 439 Marine… Continue reading