Mystery booms could have come from U.S. planes, Canadian military official suggests

Mysterious booms aren't a new phenomenon at the top of the North Olympic Peninsula. Strange concussions felt in the early 1980s were linked to ordnance… Continue reading

Sequim history buffs dedicate monument to first Irrigation Festival more than a century ago

SEQUIM -- What goes around comes around, a new plaque proves. A memorial rock calling attention to the first Irrigation Festival has been placed next… Continue reading

State official helps hail $750,000 grant for elderly health care

PORT ANGELES -- A missed bus and the need for food can cost four hours of waiting in the rain in Neah Bay. So poor… Continue reading

State pulls back plan for Burnt Hill off-road recreation

SEQUIM -- You can't please everybody, especially on Burnt Hill. But you can hope that more homework heads off more lawsuits. That's the belief behind… Continue reading

Water system for Quilcene coming soon

QUILCENE -- Construction of a Jefferson County Public Utility District water system in the U.S. Highway 101 commercial core is expected to begin in mid-June,… Continue reading

Y’all come to Sequim City Council’s town hall meeting Monday night

SEQUIM -- If you ask City Councilman Don Hall, it's open season on the City Council this Monday night. The council will hold a town-hall… Continue reading

Biplane crashes shortly after takeoff; pilot OK

PORT ANGELES -- A small biplane that lost power Thursday afternoon and crashed in a back yard left the pilot unscathed. James Lindsay, 75, of… Continue reading

Cruise ship passengers praise Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- The community and North Olympic Peninsula again received rave reviews from passengers who came to town aboard a giant cruise ship for… Continue reading

Hurricane Ridge Road open 24 hours

April may be the cruelest month, but since May started things have been looking up. That's because on May 1 the Hurricane Ridge Road opened… Continue reading

Jury clears Jefferson County, jail boss in ex-inmate’s civil suit

TACOMA -- A federal jury needed only one hour Thursday to reach consensus clearing Jefferson County and Jail Superintendent Steve Richmond of a multimillion-dollar civil… Continue reading

Work on Indian Island submarine dock continues

PORT HADLOCK -- Conversion of the Naval Magazine Indian Island ammunition wharf for maintenance of Navy submarines is expected to be completed this summer, the… Continue reading

City discusses curbing beer at Sequim festivals

SEQUIM -- Three mornings before the Irrigation Festival Arts & Crafts Show, Police Chief Robert Spinks put a damper on future parties. During its Wednesday… Continue reading

Crews hampered by lack of roads in Crescent Beach wildfire

JOYCE -- A controlled burn north of Joyce turned into the season's first uncontrolled wildfire Wednesday afternoon. It wasn't large -- the fire burned about… Continue reading

Hospital commissioners hail clinic transition

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center administrators Wednesday celebrated keeping their promise to provide primary care at the former Virginia Mason clinics. "We had a… Continue reading

Moms look to improving Pope Marine Park playground, and dream of a new one

PORT TOWNSEND -- Erica Delma and Molly Fahrenschon have high hopes for the day when a new and improved Pope Marine Park attracts more families… Continue reading

Port Angeles eyes new skateboard ordinance

PORT ANGELES -- A revised skateboard ordinance reviewed Tuesday night by the City Council would prohibit skateboards, roller skates, inline skates and bicycles on downtown… Continue reading

Port Angeles teacher named physical fitness teacher of the year by national group

PORT ANGELES -- Hamilton Elementary School's Krista Winn isn't just the best physical education teacher in the Northwest. She's the best in the nation. Winn… Continue reading

Beaver Valley man to seek GOP nomination for county commissioner

PORT TOWNSEND -- Robert Pontius of Beaver Valley has filed as a Republican candidate for Jefferson County commissioner in District 3. Pontius, who registered as… Continue reading

Big cruise ships visits Port Angeles on Thursday

PORT ANGELES -- The ms Ryndam, likely to be the largest passenger ship to visit the harbor this year, will pull up to the Port… Continue reading

Burgett leaving as Clallam PUD head

PORT ANGELES --Clallam County Public Utility District General Manager Shelley Burgett is resigning effective June 2 to become comptroller for Snohomish County Public Utility District,… Continue reading