Meth continues to dominate Jefferson County drug cases

PORT TOWNSEND -- Like much of the nation, Jefferson County is riddled with a drug problem that doesn't seem to be going away. "Ninety percent… Continue reading

Newest reserve officers graduate from academy

SEQUIM -- Five new reserve police officers received their badges Saturday morning at graduation ceremonies for the Cooperative Olympic Peninsula Law Enforcement Academy at the… Continue reading

Port Angeles logger killed in logging accident on Mount Walker

QUILCENE -- A logging accident that sent a large log tumbling down a mountain resulted in the death of a Port Angeles man Friday morning.… Continue reading

Some Clallam, Jefferson partisan office-holders automatically re-elected

An extended candidate filing week for partisan offices without challengers finished Friday with no surprises -- and some office-holders automatically given new terms of office.… Continue reading

Broken refrigeration line causes Safeway evacuation

PORT ANGELES -- No one was hurt Thursday morning when the Safeway store at 110 Third Ave. was evacuated for about three hours because of… Continue reading

Jefferson oyster harvesters hurt by state ban

QUILCENE -- A state-imposed commercial harvest ban on Hood Canal, Dabob, Quilcene and Thordyke bays means thousands of dollars lost to longtime small-scale oyster harvesters… Continue reading

Let the fun — and blackberries–begin!

JOYCE -- It's time once again to get dazed in a town that doesn't take itself too seriously with streets named Bytha Way and Itsa… Continue reading

Marine from Forks died when building collapsed in gas truck explosion

FORKS -- Marine Pfc. Jason Hanson died in Iraq when the building he was in collapsed in the explosion of a nearby gasoline truck. Hanson's… Continue reading

Newly formed panel to take hard look at proposed critical areas ordinance

PORT HADLOCK -- A committee has been formed by the Jefferson County Planning Commission to take a hard, close look at the county's proposed critical… Continue reading

Port sets hearing for potential buyers of The Landing mall

PORT ANGELES -- The Port of Port Angeles doesn't have just one potential buyer for its salmon-colored Landing mall at 115 E. Railroad Ave. It… Continue reading

Robertsen drops race for Clallam community development director

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Community Development Director Rob Robertson called off his re-election campaign Thursday, effectively handing the job to his opponent, John H.… Continue reading

Candidate for sheriff faces trial in District Court on assault charge

PORT TOWNSEND -- Richard Brees, a Port Ludlow Republican running for Jefferson County sheriff in the November election, faces charges in District Court amounting to… Continue reading

Go to www.cityofpt.us and take control of Port Townsend’s new web cam

PORT TOWNSEND -- Live from the Lawrence Street fire station's radio tower, heeeere's Port Townsend! Along with the launch last Friday of the city's new… Continue reading

Point Hudson Marina contract delayed

PORT TOWNSEND -- Barraged with contractors' interest in rebuilding Point Hudson Marina, Port of Port Townsend officials have postponed for a week the opening of… Continue reading

Port Angeles approves Clallam PUD water pact

PORT ANGELES -- It was a lot more low key this time. A new wholesale water supply contract with Clallam County Public Utility District was… Continue reading

Rayonier begins removing petroleum-tainted soil from site of old mill

PORT ANGELES -- Excavation of about 7,000 cubic yards of petroleum-contaminated soils at the waterfront site of Rayonier Inc.'s former mill began this week and… Continue reading

Wildlife plan finished 15 years after spill

NEAH BAY -- A milestone was reached Tuesday in the careers of several oil spill emergency response workers. They gathered in Neah Bay for a… Continue reading

2,570 more dwelling units in Sequim’s future

SEQUIM -- Looking at this map is like standing on a hill, watching a herd of bison thunder across the prairie toward you. The Sequim… Continue reading

Both Makah canoes involved in fatal accident provide emotional finale to Canoe Journey in Seattle

SEATTLE -- Paddling side by side, Makah canoeists on Many Hands and Hummingbird somberly sailed to shore Monday on Lake Washington. The two canoes were… Continue reading

Car kills bear in road near Chimacum

BEAVER VALLEY -- A black bear was hit and killed Monday by a motorist on state Highway 19 just north of Egg & I Road,… Continue reading