Sea Breeze seeking permits for underwater power line across Strait

PORT ANGELES -- One of many permits needed before construction can begin on a proposed high-voltage transmission line underneath the Strait of Juan de Fuca… Continue reading

Small water system must boil, state agency says

SEQUIM -- Customers of Vistas Inc. Water System are being advised to boil their tap water before drinking it. Vistas Inc. customers live outside Sequim… Continue reading

Health warning: Fishing is OK, but don’t forget to wash

There's no crab, oyster or clam harvesting permitted, but fish are not adversely affected by the millions of pounds of raw sewage that entered Port… Continue reading

Memorial Day rites on the North Olympic Peninsula

Memorial Day on Monday is a national holiday that honors members of the armed forces who gave their lives for the nation's freedoms. * Port… Continue reading

Tiny wood boats show mysteries of Strait’s flows

One boat, two boat, three boat, four: Residents across the North Olympic Peninsula are discovering a number of tiny wooden boats washing ashore. The boats… Continue reading

Brinnon picks part-time school superintendent

BRINNON -- A veteran Olympic Peninsula educator has been named Brinnon School District superintendent. The School Board voted unanimously this week to name Dele Gunnerson… Continue reading

Inventor gains patent for aerosol can improvement

JOYCE -- Almost everybody has fiddled around with a plastic coffee stirrer from time to time. Bill Roden of Joyce has taken it to the… Continue reading

Mats Mats falls off list of pontoon bridge building sites

MATS MATS BAY -- A Mats Mats Bay Coalition leader expressed quiet elation Wednesday upon hearing that the nearby Glacier Northwest rock quarry was unlikely… Continue reading

Port Angeles sewer system up and running again

PORT ANGELES -- It's OK to flush the toilet again, but you still can't wade in the water. The city's sewer system was functioning normally… Continue reading

Sequim high school girls to show satirical film for one last time

SEQUIM -- Lara Lichten and Caitlyn McNulty didn't expect, or even want, the attention their four-minute movie got. But "Satired Sequim," winner of the first… Continue reading

Tree poachers must pay $23,750

PORT ANGELES -- Two men convicted of poaching timber from the Olympic National Forest have been ordered to pay the federal government back a total… Continue reading

Break in Port Angeles sewer due to be fixed today; effluent still pouring into harbor

PORT ANGELES -- Repair of a breach in the city's main sewer line is expected to begin at low tide this morning. The broken line… Continue reading

Citizens debate merits of Sequim’s future master plan

SEQUIM -- A torrent of outrage battered the city's Comprehensive Plan on Monday night. But the plan, like a tank through a battle, will go… Continue reading

Covarrubias sentencing likely to be delayed

PORT ANGELES -- Convicted murderer Robert Gene Covarrubias will appear in court on Thursday, but determination of his prison sentence is likely to be postponed,… Continue reading

Five receive first Heart of Service Awards

PORT TOWNSEND -- Five community activists whose unselfish efforts have made Jefferson County a better place were honored Tuesday with the first annual Heart of… Continue reading

Sewage spill raises public health concerns

PORT ANGELES -- The state is more concerned about possible public health hazards from a sewer line break than it is with long-term environmental effects,… Continue reading

Alleged assailant shot by police remains hospitalized

FORKS -- The man who was shot Sunday by Forks police -- who say he charged them with a sword and what looked like a… Continue reading

Bullet misses mark, hits child’s bedroom

FORKS -- A .40-caliber bullet that Forks police fired early Sunday at a man they said charged them instead broke a 5-year-old boy's bedroom window… Continue reading

Burglaries report across Sequim

SEQUIM -- A rash of burglaries has spread across town this month. The most recent break-ins occurred Monday morning at the Sequim Medical Plaza, 777… Continue reading

Departing city councilwoman undergoes cancer surgery

PORT ANGELES -- Cancer screening works, says outgoing City Councilwoman Lauren Erickson who revealed Monday that she has "very treatable" breast cancer. "My prognosis is… Continue reading