Port Angeles begins survey for eastern sewer line

PORT ANGELES -- If you've been wondering what those workers dressed in orange are doing along roads east of the city, they are preparing for… Continue reading

State Ecology official backs water pipeline for Marrowstone Island

NORDLAND -- Jefferson County Public Utility District leaders were heartened Wednesday by one high-ranking Department of Ecology official who voiced support for the PUD's effort… Continue reading

Port Angeles tribe files paperwork for casino

PORT ANGELES -- The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe has filed a letter of intent to construct an off-reservation gambling casino that tribal officials say may… Continue reading

Port Townsend residents worried about Sims Way traffic if ferry terminal expanded

PORT TOWNSEND -- Washington State Ferries is trying to increase the capacity of cars at its ferry landing -- from 100 spaces now to about… Continue reading

Public forum on waterway cleanup

PORT TOWNSEND -- A town meeting to hear from the public on what steps need to be taken to improve the health of Puget Sound,… Continue reading

Sequim dog park closer to reality

SEQUIM -- The dogs got a little closer to loose Tuesday night. After an elaborate presentation from the newly formed Sequim Dog Park Pals, the… Continue reading

Some Rayonier soil going to city landfill

PORT ANGELES -- Some petroleum-contaminated soil from the site of the former Rayonier pulp mill could be going into the city's landfill before the dump… Continue reading

Two-nation oil spill drill on North Olympic Peninsula

The trickiest part of responding to an oil spill on the Strait of Juan de Fuca is maneuvering around the international border. The response personnel… Continue reading

Clallam stays local with new administrator

PORT ANGELES -- Jim Jones, director of business and operations for Port Angeles schools, will become Clallam County government's top executive June 13. Clallam County… Continue reading

County, city agree over jail services

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County and Port Townsend city leaders have struck agreements for jail and animal services, which the county provides. The county commissioners… Continue reading

Historic tower retrofit to begin

PORT TOWNSEND -- After more than a year of planning, the bell finally tolls for restoration and seismic retrofit work on Jefferson County's historic courthouse… Continue reading

Jefferson County mail thefts, Clallam burglaries linked

Oak Bay, Port Ludlow and Port Hadlock residents' mailboxes have been the targets of random thefts, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said Monday. Also targeted… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District ponders loss of fourth executive since January

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County's gain is the Port Angeles School District's loss. The news that Jim Jones, the school district's chief financial officer of… Continue reading

PUD eyes new substation for Sequim growth

SEQUIM -- The city's continuing growth has Clallam County Public Utility District eyeing a new electrical substation on Sequim's east side. Clallam PUD is seeking… Continue reading

Topics vary at Sequim’s ask-the-council session

SEQUIM -- Some got strokes. Others got a "we're working on it." The town hall meeting hosted by the Sequim City Council on Monday night… Continue reading

Eight immigrants arrested on West End by U.S. agents

FORKS -- Federal agents' arrests of about eight undocumented immigrants last week had nothing to do with a May Day march in Forks over U.S.… Continue reading

Port Angeles couple turns heads with small car

This car probably gets more gawks per mile than it gets miles per gallon -- and it gets 50 of those. Dan and Irene Cyr's… Continue reading

Salt Creek improvements just in time for season

JOYCE -- Clallam County is polishing the jewel in its crown to sparkle for the official start of summer. Most improvements to Salt Creek Recreation… Continue reading

Victorian clothing brings historic Rothschild House to life

PORT TOWNSEND -- Stepping over the threshold of the Rothschild House is like stepping into the past. Built in 1868 by a local merchant, the… Continue reading

Graving yard audit delayed again

OLYMPIA -- Those anxious to read the long-awaited audit of the state Department of Transportation's Hood Canal Bridge graving yard project must wait longer. The… Continue reading