Port Townsend City Council approves joining housing study

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council on Tuesday unanimously authorized City Manager David Timmons to sign a contract of $52,000 with a Medina-based consulting firm… Continue reading

Road construction bid rejected earlier gets a second chance — and approval

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County commissioners accepted a road-construction bid Tuesday that just a week ago they thought was too high. They awarded a $781,688… Continue reading

Sequim Open Aire Market plans to beef up this summer

SEQUIM -- Belly dancers and Billy Bob's BBQ flavored the gathering last year. But this year, downtown merchants, more musicians and local cooks could make… Continue reading

Student studies teen pregnancy, gives report to School Board

SEQUIM -- Angela O'Neil says she knows nearly a dozen girls who became pregnant before graduating from high school. One friend gave birth to a… Continue reading

A ‘virtual’ VA clinic?

MEMBERS OF VETERANS groups will gather at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 27 to prepare to pressure politicians for a Veterans Administration health-care facility on the North… Continue reading

Film festival online fundraiser begins Friday

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Townsend Film Festival's Academy Awards fundraiser begins at noon Friday online at www.ptfilmfest.com. Auction items include Hollywood memorabilia, including a… Continue reading

Injured historical society officer still in serious condition

SEATTLE -- JoAnn Louise Bussa of Brinnon remained in serious condition Monday in the intensive care unit of Harborview Medical Center. The 62-year-old vice president… Continue reading

Jefferson Economic Development Council leader to quit, take position in Baghdad

PORT TOWNSEND -- After a 14-month uphill battle to lift Jefferson County's declining job growth, Tamer Kirac has resigned as the Economic Development Council's top… Continue reading

Lantern Festival lights up Chinese New Year

PORT TOWNSEND -- Stars wheeled overhead in the cold night sky, candles glowed in a spiral of light and lanterns shone like the planets. Once… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center facing difficult financial challenges

The good news: Olympic Medical Center is in the black. The bad news: Black's also becoming the color of community health care district's future. The… Continue reading

Art Deco Light Museum Opens in PT

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Depression was a dark time in American history. But a museum showcasing light fixtures from the Depression era provides a bright… Continue reading

Port Angeles: ‘Lincolns for Lincoln’ drive under way

PORT ANGELES - Collection jars for the annual "Lincolns for Lincoln"' campaign are in place at businesses and offices around Port Angeles. The annual campaign… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Stricken pair helps others

PORT ANGELES -- "Patience has become my virtue -- but it's not the easiest thing." Wry words of wisdom, especially from a 19-year-old man. Insight… Continue reading

Sequim: Residents sue to stop Burnt Hill management plan

SEQUIM -- Burnt Hill residents want peace and elk. Instead, they say they have trash, trespassers, noise and no help from the state Department of… Continue reading

Avamere representative meets with Dominion Meadows residents over possible view-obstructing project

SEQUIM -- Tom Curry faced a tough room Friday night. Curry is the local representative of Avamere Health Services, the company planning to build the… Continue reading

Fallen tree sends electric jolt through Clallam Bay-Sekiu

CLALLAM BAY -- A tree that fell into a Clallam County Public Utility District power line Thursday afternoon sent five times the normal amount of… Continue reading

Impact study could be done on passport proposal

PORT ANGELES -- An economic impact study might be conducted on impending travel identification requirements for U.S. citizens following last week's 40-person lobbying trip to… Continue reading

Jefferson County Historical Society officer injured in one-car crash

BRINNON -- The vice president of the Jefferson County Historical Society was airlifted to a Seattle hospital for a broken pelvis after a one-car crash… Continue reading

Non-emergency calls can tax 9-1-1 systems Peninsula-wide

When a stray rottweiler comes around with a hungry look in his eye, the car's emergency brake fails and the vehicles comes crashing through the… Continue reading

Pittis remembered for his love of family, Port Angeles and spreadsheets

PORT ANGELES -- Friends and family came together Friday to celebrate the life of late City Councilman Jack Pittis, a man remembered for his dedication… Continue reading