Residents protest proposed sale of city property near golf course

PORT TOWNSEND -- Residents crowded the City Council's chambers on Monday night to urge against the surplus sale of 1.4 acres of city property east… Continue reading

Sequim woman turning 100 says positive outlook translates into long life

SEQUIM -- For fun, Ione Gaston likes to drive up to the Dominion Terrace clubhouse on Saturday mornings for tai chi, a Chinese form of… Continue reading

$5 state park fee repeal signed into law, had genesis in Port Townsend

Fort Worden Advisory Committee members expressed great satisfaction Monday after Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the bill, born in Port Townsend, that repeals the much-maligned $5… Continue reading

100 pack senior center over Virginia Mason clinic pullout

PORT ANGELES -- About 100 Virginia Mason clinic patients gathered Monday in the hopes of taking the facility's future into their own hands. That many… Continue reading

Chimacum principal’s lawyer produces hotel receipt in court

PORT TOWNSEND -- Chimacum High School Principal Rex E. Whipple, charged with voyeurism for allegedly surreptitiously videotaping a 15-year-old girl in various stages of undress… Continue reading

Headrick rejoins Port Angeles City Council tonight

PORT ANGELES -- Tonight's City Council agenda includes a resolution enacting initiative and referendum powers for the city's voters, a resolution in support of a… Continue reading

Helicopter plucks SUV from where it plunged off Hurricane Ridge Road last month

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- The 1993 Jeep Cherokee that plunged 450 feet off the side of Hurricane Ridge Road on Feb. 25 was hoisted out… Continue reading

Irate residents seek building height limits for Sequim

SEQUIM -- It's not how big this town grows. It's how high that worries Susan Strand. Strand, a recently view-deprived resident of Dominion Terrace, hopes… Continue reading

Security training site handed another setback

PORT ORCHARD -- A Kitsap County Superior Court judge has denied Security Services Northwest's motion for a stay of a county hearing examiner's decision that… Continue reading

History’s Mystery solved in Port Townsend: The killer was . . .

PORT TOWNSEND -- The wheels of justice may grind slowly, but in the case of "The Brutal Beating of Capt. Henry Tibbals," it's taken 114… Continue reading

Jefferson: Managers ready to lead Sunfield Farm to future

PORT HADLOCK -- It's as if Sebastian Aguilar already sees the future fruits of the labor that he and others are about to undertake at… Continue reading

Peninsula residents respond to rising gas prices

The sun rose in the east Sunday morning, Pope Benedict XVI steadfastly remained Roman Catholic, and gas prices continued to climb. Sheesh! What did you… Continue reading

Sequim: Olympic Theatre Arts moves on to fundraising effort

SEQUIM -- Elaine Caldwell is looking to raise money -- and passion. After three years away from Olympic Theatre Arts' expansion project, she's back with… Continue reading

Clerks testify Chimacum principal attempts to get passport after he’s released from jail; attorney denies it happened

PORT TOWNSEND -- Chimacum High School Principal Rex Whipple, accused of voyeurism for surreptitiously videotaping a 15-year-old girl in various stages of undress in his… Continue reading

Demonstrations for, against Iraq war

PORT ANGELES -- Opponents and supporters of the war in Iraq took time Saturday to exercise their right to assembly, marking the beginning of the… Continue reading

EDC board votes against dissolution

PORT TOWNSEND -- With the Jefferson County Economic Development Council teetering on the edge of dissolution, its board instead voted to reorganize the dysfunctional job-creating… Continue reading

Joyce youths combating teen suicide

JOYCE -- Right behind car accidents, suicide is the second leading cause of death for 15 to 19 year olds in the state, according to… Continue reading

Paintings recall California internment camp, which closed 60 years ago this week

SEQUIM -- More than once, art opened a door for George Tamura. The Lost Mountain resident made some of his most evocative paintings as a… Continue reading

Port Ludlow resident announces candidacy for county commissioner

PORT LUDLOW -- John Austin of Port Ludlow has announced his candidacy for District 3 Jefferson County commissioner. Austin, a Democrat, is running for the… Continue reading

Up to 14 teaching positions on chopping block in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Up to 14 teaching positions will be eliminated in the Port Angeles School District next year with most of the cuts coming… Continue reading