Canadian maneuvers? Global warming? Many theories offered on cause of odd booms

PORT ANGELES -- It was the boom heard 'round the Peninsula, whatever it was. And folks are still talking about it, or them, almost a… Continue reading

Dungeness Valley dairy farmer sells herd; only 2 dairies left

SEQUIM -- Dan Smith is a gruff guy. He doesn't flinch when a cold wind blows across his fields. But this week, he came close… Continue reading

Trial continues in former inmate’s civil suit against Jefferson County, jail superintendent

TACOMA -- An infection that led to the amputation of a Jefferson County jail inmate's little finger was rare and hardly seen, a Seattle infection… Continue reading

$750,000 grant to help elderly care

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County is riding the leading edge of aging with a $750,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. County commissioners this… Continue reading

Ex-Virginia Mason clinic starts under OMC watch

PORT ANGELES -- Like the train hurtling toward the heroine tied to the tracks, the Virginia Mason clinic crisis has come closer and closer for… Continue reading

Hundreds march on West End, 10 walk in Sequim during nationwide “Day Without Immigrants”

A nationwide demonstration on May Day to show the economic clout of immigrants touched the North Olympic Peninsula on Monday. An estimated 600 to 700… Continue reading

Port Townsend council sets wheels in motion to repeal helmet law

PORT TOWNSEND -- A split City Council approved the first reading on Monday night of an ordinance repealing the city's short-lived mandatory bicycle helmet law.… Continue reading

Rayonier lawsuit settled; cleanup plan delayed three months

PORT ANGELES -- The state Department of Ecology and Rayonier Inc. have settled a lawsuit over interpretation of dioxin cleanup standards at the company's former… Continue reading

School Board hears plea for P.E. options

SEQUIM -- Fourteen-year-old Alli Cutting has a lot of stress to look forward to. She's in eighth grade, but she already knows how demanding high… Continue reading

Criteria for removing children from meth-addicted parents to change in 2007

It's a run-of-the-mill day when a doctor or neighbor tells Mike Heard that a North Olympic Peninsula resident is addicted to meth, and that the… Continue reading

Numbers tell tale of increasing meth use on Peninsula

Her mother's drug use is etched into Baby A.'s brief, painful life. The 3-month-old infant has known only tremors, diarrhea and foster care. She's tested… Continue reading

Opponents target Wal-Mart expansion in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Wal-Mart's ubiquitous smiley face doesn't get a grin from a group opposing a Supercenter that's expected to open in 2007. Wake Up… Continue reading

Alleged killer planted knife, detectives say

PORT ANGELES -- Detectives believe that Noe Barron Cordova shot another man in the head at point-blank range, then placed a knife in the man's… Continue reading

Cause of loud booms around Port Angeles remains mystery

PORT ANGELES -- Was it a bird, or a plane? Officials don't know the cause of a mysterious boom that rattled windows late Thursday night.… Continue reading

Child placements increase on Peninsula as meth-addicted mothers combat their demons

At her lowest point, Kristen Chilson -- all 74 pounds of her -- was so thin that her bones hurt when she sat in the… Continue reading

European tour a networking give and take for Makah tribal councilman

NEAH BAY -- Makah Tribal Councilman Micah McCarty has returned from a three-week European tour as part of the Marshall Memorial Fellowship Program. McCarty, 35,… Continue reading

Meth withdrawal affects infants of addicted mothers

The impact of a mother's meth addiction on her newborn can be difficult to discern, even among state agencies. The Pediatric Interim Care Center in… Continue reading

Sequim police use security photos to help bag alleged purse thief

SEQUIM -- A woman who police believe has been stealing wallets from distracted Safeway shoppers was booked into the Clallam County jail Friday evening. Faith… Continue reading

Showers dampen farmers market, but not the spirit

PORT TOWNSEND -- Despite blustery wind and falling raindrops, crowds turned out with excitement on the opening day Saturday of the Port Townsend Farmers Market.… Continue reading

Sweet notes from visitors to the Jazz in the Olympics festival

PORT ANGELES -- Wayne Nelson came to the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend for two reasons. For one, his mother lives here. The second was… Continue reading