Sequim: Residents rap planned Discovery Trail route

SEQUIM -- Fir Street may be a mellow residential address, but its residents were anything but subdued on Monday night. A roomful of neighbors turned… Continue reading

Clallam: Panel selection to test unity

PORT ANGELES -- Cooperation will be key for a committee charged with allocating Clallam County's new revenue to strengthen mental health and drug abuse programs.… Continue reading

Jefferson: Commissioners approve raises for officials

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson Counnty commissioners approved pay increases for some elected officials Monday to keep up with county averages throughout the state. * Superior… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Disabled workers make good business sense, chamber told

PORT ANGELES -- Hiring disabled workers isn't charity or philanthropy, it's good business sense, said Erin Riehle, director of disability services at Cincinnati Children's Hospital… Continue reading

Scientists elated at deep-water discovery of robust coral gardens

Underwater gardens of multicolored coral grow on the deep ocean floor off the North Olympic Peninsula coast, ecstatic deep-sea researchers revealed Monday. In a teleconference… Continue reading

West End: Park management plan discussion set

FORKS -- West End residents can get a crash course Wednesday on how Olympic National Park's draft general management plan will affect them. The city… Continue reading

Clallam: Park service seeks aquatics permit for dams project

PORT ANGELES -- The National Park Service has submitted an 800-page permit application as part of the Elwha River dams project -- the biggest dam… Continue reading

Jefferson: Seattle man dies in collision near Discovery Bay

DISCOVERY BAY -- An 88-year-old Seattle man has died of injuries he received when his 1991 Mercedes rear-ended another car on U.S. Highway 101 near… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Do helmet laws save lives?

PORT ANGELES -- Would a helmet law have prevented the first skateboard park fatality in the United States in 2006 and only the second nationwide… Continue reading

Clallam: Anti-war activists clash with Cantwell

SEQUIM -- Local anti-war activists are still steamed that they were denied entrance at a meeting at the Clallam County Democratic Party Headquarters with U.S.… Continue reading

Clallam: Crew prepares for Victoria to Hawaii run

SEQUIM BAY -- Ask them why they are doing it -- racing from Victoria to Maui with just the wind to keep them moving --… Continue reading

Family and friends say good-bye to skateboarder

PORT ANGELES -- With balloons released to the wind and messages written on the casket, family and friends said good-bye Friday to Frank Russo, a… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fluoride foes ask for hearing

PORT ANGELES -- A public hearing will be held but has not yet been scheduled in the wake of a request from residents concerned about… Continue reading

Jefferson: Lake Leland water tainted, health officials warn

LELAND -- Don't drink the water from Lake Leland, residents around the 100-acre lake were warned Thursday. County Environmental Health Director Mike McNickle said tests… Continue reading

Port Angeles: OMC, health carrier spar over rates

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center says it has refused a huge health insurance company's request that the hospital raise its rates by 10 percent… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Russo services to include balloons, potluck

PORT ANGELES -- Family and friends will gather in various places today to remember Frank Russo, a 14-year-old boy who died Saturday from a head… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Land Trust Launches Century Stewards Campaign

PORT TOWNSEND -- A century from now, herons and eagles will spread their wings and fly over the roofs of Port Townsend. Majestic Roosevelt elk… Continue reading

Sequim: Aquatic center workout center opening set

SEQUIM -- The staff of the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center have had some explaining to do this week. "People's faces are horrified when they see… Continue reading

Change of command at PA Coast Guard station

PORT ANGELES -- Friends and family gathered at Coast Guard Group/Air Station Port Angeles on Wednesday to welcome a new officer in charge and to… Continue reading

Clallam: Giant hogweed poses danger in wild

PORT ANGELES -- Giant hogweed. Its name alone ought to tip you off. It sounds bad enough in English, but its scientific name, Heraculeum mantegazztanum… Continue reading