Investigation continues in school bus-car collision

EAGLEMOUNT -- Washington State Patrol is continuing its investigation into possible causes of a car-bus collision involving a Port Townsend School District vehicle containing five… Continue reading

Peninsula buffeted by winds; Sequim area loses power for two hours

High winds and heavy rain are expected to continue across the North Olympic Peninsula throughout today. Jefferson and Clallam counties were pummeled with high winds… Continue reading

Republican Senate candidate swings through Peninsula

PORT TOWNSEND -- U.S. Senate candidate Mike McGavick called Tuesday on the support of Jefferson County Republicans, saying his political plan of action is to… Continue reading

Survivors of two fatal collisions won’t face criminal charges

Criminal charges will not be brought against survivors in two Clallam County car collisions that ended in fatalities. On Monday, Gladys B. Johnson, 85, of… Continue reading

Benedict plans for future

PORT ANGELES - As his first action in office, Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict oversaw the evacuation of the courthouse after a bomb threat Friday.… Continue reading

Habitat for Humanity expanding to West End

FORKS - The first Habitat for Humanity house in Forks is about to take shape. String will mark the outline of the home-to-be during a… Continue reading

Jefferson County library vote coming

PORT HADLOCK - Jefferson County voters will decide during a Feb. 6 special election whether or not the Jefferson County Library can have a levy… Continue reading

Missing kayaker found

PORT ANGELES - A 55-year-old kayaker who was reported missing about 6 p.m. Saturday was located at 11 p.m. that night by a Coast Guard… Continue reading

New rescue tug company starts today

NEAH BAY - A new rescue tug company will take over coverage of the Strait of Juan de Fuca today. The state Department of Ecology… Continue reading

Children unhurt when car crashes into stopped school bus

EAGLEMOUNT -- A stopped school bus carrying five Mountain View Elementary School students was struck from the rear by a car Monday afternoon on state… Continue reading

Driver linked to hit-run pedestrian death faces first-degree murder charge

PORT ANGELES -- An 18-year-old Port Angeles High School senior faces a first-degree murder charge in the early Sunday hit-and-run death of Steven Bliss. Shawn… Continue reading

Highway damaged by heavy rains; restaurants flooded

Damage from the weekend's heavy rains have reduced state Highway 112 in west Clallam County to one lane in at least eight locations, and repair… Continue reading

Indian Island skipper says only two subs will dock annually — ‘it’s not a big deal’

PORT TOWNSEND -- Capt. Jonathan Kurtz, commander of Naval Magazine Indian Island, says that only about two nuclear submarines a year are expected to dock… Continue reading

Mudslide wrecks unoccupied Lake Sutherland cabin

LAKE SUTHERLAND -- A huge mudslide on South Shore Road blocked the road and knocked an unoccupied summer cabin off its foundation and almost into… Continue reading

War protesters, pro-Navy activists meet outside Chamber of Commerce luncheon

PORT TOWNSEND -- Protesters carrying signs with anti-war messages met military supporters with "Welcome Navy" signs in front of the Fort Worden State Park Commons… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Pedestrian struck, killed by car on highway

PORT ANGELES -- A pedestrian died early Sunday morning when he was struck by a speeding car on U.S. Highway 101 near Fairmount Avenue on… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Land bank proposal receives $4,500 from PT Port

PORT TOWNSEND -- The long-debated Jefferson County land bank feasibility study received some impetus last week when Port of Port Townsend commissioners committed $4,500 toward… Continue reading

PT’s Old City Hall renovation in final phases

PORT TOWNSEND -- For almost a year, it has been under assault. The cracks in its skin have been scraped and patched. Its arteries have… Continue reading

Sequim: School levy campaign spurs discussion on taxes

SEQUIM -- The city is awash in the words "Vote Yes for Schools" -- and who'd vote no on education? But, of course, it's not… Continue reading

West End: Two youths held after rape report

NEAH BAY -- Two juvenile males were held in the Clallam County juvenile detention facility Sunday after sheriff's deputies investigated what they said was the… Continue reading