Covarrubias defense opens by suggesting another man killed Melissa Carter

PORT ANGELES -- Lawyers for Robert Gene Covarrubias opened his defense Monday by calling a man they said should be suspected of killing Melissa Leigh… Continue reading

Interim Port Angeles High School principal made permanent

PORT ANGELES -- After two years, Scott Harker's interim position as principal of Port Angeles High School has been made permanent. Harker, 44, replaced Michelle… Continue reading

Jefferson: Citizens may not need petition to end shooting near homes

PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County officials are looking into options to establish a no-shooting zone in the Tri-Area that would not require a petition with… Continue reading

Jefferson: Easter celebration, eggs weather the weather

PORT TOWNSEND -- Anyone who thinks American kids aren't in good physical shape has never been to an Easter Egg hunt. "We showed up a… Continue reading

Pet duck takes on motherhood with 8 chicks

CARLSBORG -- Picture this: several pairs of chick feet standing on a duck's webbed foot. A half-dozen baby chicks, see, are standing under Dolly the… Continue reading

Bergeson tours Port Angeles schools, urges overhaul of state funding formula

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles School District may be shrinking, but its spirit is not, according to state Schools Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry… Continue reading

Body found in Olympic National Park might be missing college instructor

PORT ANGELES -- Authorities suspect that a dead man found in the Sol Duc Valley of Olympic National Park last week is an Olympic College… Continue reading

Easter egg hunts scheduled for today

Although many Easter egg hunts were held on Saturday, there are still a few chances today -- Easter Sunday -- for children to go on… Continue reading

Federal trial begins Monday against Jefferson County over jail issue

TACOMA -- A federal trial begins Monday in which Jefferson County is being sued for allegedly neglecting the medical needs of a jail inmate. Former… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula tax procrastinators have a long drive ahead

Don't procrastinate on your tax return this weekend or you'll have a long drive ahead of you on Monday. The only post offices that will… Continue reading

PT Holdings frees up credit to make $7.5 million interest payment on Monday

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port Townsend Paper Corp.'s parent company has met a multimillion-dollar interest payment to its creditors after steps were taken to access $5… Continue reading

Clallam County administrator candidate was fired from his position in Kansas

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County commissioners didn't know until Thursday that a finalist candidate for county administrator had been fired from his former post. Although… Continue reading

Covarrubias defense grills investigators, forensic experts

PORT ANGELES -- The second week of testimony in the first-degree murder trial of Robert Gene Covarrubias concluded Thursday with testimony from investigators and a… Continue reading

Easter egg hunts scheduled for Saturday, Sunday

Big eggs. Small eggs. Plastic eggs. "Gold"' eggs. Real eggs. It's going be downright eggy this weekend across the North Olympic Peninsula. To celebrate one… Continue reading

Inmate escapes after being treated at Olympic Medical Center

PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County jail inmate made a break for it after being treated at Olympic Medical Center this week. Peter Norman Childs,… Continue reading

Port approves lease for geoduck farm near Jefferson airport

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port of Port Townsend commissioners approved a one-year lease with Discovery Bay Shellfish Inc. for commercial use of Port of Port Townsend… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend OKs shellfish company’s expansion

PORT TOWNSEND -- A booming regional shellfish industry has Coast Seafood Co. looking to expand its operation on Quilcene Bay and perhaps to Port Townsend,… Continue reading

Tourism summit examines rising gas prices, popular events

BLYN -- Three threats and at least a dozen boons to the local economy fueled discussions Thursday during the Olympic Peninsula Regional Tourism Summit. In… Continue reading

Clallam: County narrows administrator list to 3:

PORT ANGELES -- James Jones, director of business and operations for Port Angeles schools, is among three finalists for the job of Clallam County administrator.… Continue reading

Clallam: Virginia Mason clinic to remain open on May 1, OMC says

PORT ANGELES -- The Virginia Mason clinic closure appears to be off the critical list as clinic doctors and Olympic Medical Center administrators continue to… Continue reading