Poisonous algae closes state park

CHIMACUM -- Anderson Lake State Park was temporarily closed Monday following the death of a pet dog and the near-death of another after they swallowed… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council endorses gay pride month

PORT TOWNSEND -- With little fanfare and no opposition, Kellie Ragan quietly listened before the City Council on Monday night as Mayor Mark Welch read… Continue reading

Sequim City Hall wants your photos of the good, bad and ugly of the town

SEQUIM -- It's a best-of-Sequim photo convergence. Charming storefronts. Rows of houses that aren't the same but fit together. A church, a dreamy home, a… Continue reading

Sequim library expansion considered

SEQUIM -- If you visit Sequim's public library, you have 0.64 square feet all to yourself. That's North Olympic Library System Director George Stratton's estimate,… Continue reading

Transportation boss responds to graving audit

PORT ANGELES -- State Transportation Secretary Doug MacDonald has lashed back at his critics in a point-by-point rebuttal to a legislative audit of the Hood… Continue reading

Pink paddles to raise Native American awareness of breast cancer

PORT ANGELES -- Eleven bright-pink canoe paddles received their baptism in Lake Crescent on Sunday in the hands of women determined to raise awareness of… Continue reading

Port Townsend Duck Derby winners

* Grand prize, $2,500: Richard Hild * Second prize, $1,000: Stenehjem Bonnie * Third prize, two nights package at Harrison Hot Springs Resort and Spa:… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s first Duck Derby races 8,080 rubber ducks

PORT TOWNSEND -- Droves of youth sports supporters flocked to the Marine Science Center at Fort Worden State Park on Sunday, much like ducks migrating… Continue reading

$250,000 grant boosts restoration of old Port Townsend City Hall

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Historical Society has received a $250,000 grant for the restoration of historic City Hall, society director Bill Tennent announced… Continue reading

Environmentalist kayakers won’t go to Rayonier site because of pollution in harbor

PORT ANGELES -- An environmental group canceled a kayak tour of Rayonier Inc.'s cleanup site of its former pulp mill because Port Angeles Harbor is… Continue reading

Findings, urgings — and the money trail

Key findings: FOTH & VAN DYKE's report makes these observations on the Port Angeles graving yard, among others: * The state Transportation Department did little… Continue reading

News analysis: Latest graving yard report full of hindsight

PORT ANGELES -- The latest report on the Hood Canal Bridge graving yard appears to be a case of closing the barn door after the… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula to get its first full-fledged Starbucks

SEQUIM -- The summer's forecast calls for caffeine, coming down from the east and west. And by late July, the west side of Sequim will… Continue reading

Port Angeles marches on for anti-cancer fundraiser

PORT ANGELES -- Some are heartbreaking, some hopeful, but the luminarias -- paper bags weighted down with sand and illuminated by a candle -- all… Continue reading

Port Angeles preparing to install cameras at three parks

PORT ANGELES -- More than three years after they first were proposed, the city is preparing to install security cameras at three parks this summer.… Continue reading

String of burglaries in Port Ludlow might be linked to Port Townsend series

PORT LUDLOW -- Jefferson County sheriff's authorities are investigating a string of commercial burglaries and burglary attempts near the intersection of Paradise Bay and Oak… Continue reading

What else is coming to Sequim?

Along with two new coffee outlets, other ostensible necessities are coming to Sequim soon. Check into Cash, a quick-money store; Miyako, a takeout teriyaki shop;… Continue reading

Bottler sees little spurt from fluoridation of water in Port Angeles

SEQUIM -- Olympic Springs is the only drinking water delivery company on the North Olympic Peninsula, so you would think it might enjoy an influx… Continue reading

How the state lost $86.9 million in Port Angeles

Planning that came too late and construction that sped ahead too fast doomed the Hood Canal Bridge graving yard, a legislative audit of the project… Continue reading

Investigation continues into bomb threat that led to prison lockdown

CLALLAM BAY -- An investigation into a series of threatening phone calls to Clallam Bay Corrections Center continued Thursday, says an investigator with the Clallam… Continue reading