Hood Canal Bridge price tag jumps 62 percent to $471 million

The price tag for replacing the aging Hood Canal Bridge increased 62 percent between February and October of 2005, but there still is no date… Continue reading

Man convicted of second-degree assault in Oct. 20 stabbing

PORT TOWNSEND -- After about nine hours of deliberation, a jury found Ryan Robert Baker guilty of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon at about… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Councilman Pittis dies

PORT ANGELES -- Shock and sorrow greeted the news of City Councilman Jack Pittis' unexpected death from heart complications early Friday. Please see the full… Continue reading

Port Angeles costs related to Hood Canal Bridge project

ACCORDING TO THE state Department of Transportation's fourth quarter report, the now-defunct graving yard in Port Angeles has cost taxpayers $86.8 million. Costs include: *… Continue reading

Quileute warn park they may limit access to Rialto Beach as Second Beach negotiations continue

LAPUSH -- Talks between the Quileute tribe and Olympic National Park have taken a step backward. The tribe notified park representatives in a Jan. 27… Continue reading

Wind, rain pummel sides of Peninsula

The North Olympic Peninsula experienced some wild and woolly weather Friday night and Saturday, with high winds downing power lines and felling trees. The bad… Continue reading

By the playbook: Coach hikes knowledge of game with Football 101 class

PORT TOWNSEND -- With Super Bowl fever sweeping Washington like a Shaun Alexander end run, Port Townsend football novices were given the chance to increase… Continue reading

Sequim’s Van De Wege to challenge Buck again for state representative

SEQUIM -- Democrat Kevin Van De Wege, who gave state Rep. Jim Buck a run for his money in 2004, announced Thursday that he will… Continue reading

Smithsonian exhibit will fence in Sequim for six weeks

SEQUIM -- This town will have a lot more fences for the next six weeks. Barbed wire, pickets, even national border barricades. They're coming to… Continue reading

State Patrol plans souped-up patrols on Super Sunday evening

For the first time in the history of the world, the Seattle Seahawks are going to play in the Super Bowl of professional sports championships… Continue reading

Upside bowing out of Port Angeles rock “n” roll scene

PORT ANGELES -- The Upside, an all-ages rock 'n' roll club that has been bending ears on the North Olympic Peninsula since 2004, is closing… Continue reading

Westport Shipyard to unveil first 164-foot, $30 million yacht next week

PORT ANGELES -- It's bigger than two eyes can take in all at once, and almost bigger than the mind can wrap itself around. Westport… Continue reading

Co-defendants recount October stabbing assault in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Ryan Robert Baker, on trial for first-degree assault, sat quietly Wednesday in Jefferson County Superior Court as he listened to four of… Continue reading

Four consultants selected for satellite sewer interviews

PORT ANGELES -- Four consultants were selected Wednesday for interviews in March about installing satellite sewer systems throughout Clallam County. "This is a regional issue,… Continue reading

More earth slides onto South Shore Road at Lake Sutherland

LAKE SUTHERLAND -- More sodden earth slid onto South Shore Road on Wednesday, but Clallam County road crews cleared the pavement by early afternoon. The… Continue reading

Nippon employees accept six-year contract offer

PORT ANGELES -- Employees at the Nippon Paper Industries USA mill on Ediz Hook ratified a six-year contract Wednesday with a 68 percent yes vote.… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center seeks veterans” help in setting up virtual clinic on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center will seek support from Clallam County veterans to bring a Department of Veterans Affairs health-care facility to Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Port Angeles city councilman hurt in crash

BREMERTON -- Port Angeles City Councilman Jack Pittis, 59, remained hospitalized Wednesday after being injured in a two-vehicle collision on state Highway 3 in Kitsap… Continue reading

Attorney shocked at murder charge against teen driver

PORT ANGELES -- The attorney who represented an 18-year-old Port Angeles man accused of being behind the wheel during a fatal hit and run was… Continue reading

Elected officials tour Naval Magazine Indian Island

INDIAN ISLAND -- Elected officials from Jefferson County and the city of Port Townsend took a guided VIP tour of Naval Magazine Indian Island on… Continue reading