Port Townsend: Rhody Tour ride may start at Point Hudson

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port Townsend Bicycle Association representatives asked Port of Port Townsend leaders Wednesday for permission to start the 2006 Rhody Tour bicycle ride… Continue reading

Sequim: Petco to open on busy west side

SEQUIM -- Petco, which had been eyeing Sequim as a possible store location, must have liked what it saw. The national pet store chain will… Continue reading

Sequim: Skiing victim was college senior, star musician

SEQUIM -- Odessa Nelson's dream combined the passions of her life -- music and helping people. The 22-year-old college senior from Sequim wanted to establish… Continue reading

Clallam: Crisis managment boss stepping down

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County's emergency management czar has taken a post with the Port of Port Angeles and will be starting his new job… Continue reading

Jefferson: United Good Neighbors nears $250,000 fundraising goal

PORT TOWNSEND -- United Good Neighbors of Jefferson County officials are confident they will meet or beat the charitable organization's fundraising goal this year. That… Continue reading

OlyCAP organization seeks volunteers for its good works

EDITOR's NOTE: - Tim Hockett is executive director of OlyCAP. This another in a series of articles on the Peninsula Home Fund. - The next… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Downtown resource officer highlights 2006 police budget

PORT ANGELES -- A veteran patrol officer assigned to the city's downtown is the highlight of the police department's almost $4 million 2006 budget. But… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Jailed man charged in two cases of forgery

PORT ANGELES -- A man awaiting trial for second-degree possession of stolen property and charges in another case of possession of stolen property was charged… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Merchants report positive holiday sales

PORT TOWNSEND -- The sound of cash registers cha-chinging has come to represent the Christmas season almost as much as sleigh bells ringing. With holiday… Continue reading

Sequim man survives car crash into Dungeness Bay

SEQUIM -- Reminiscent of a "Dukes of Hazzard" stunt, a Sequim man driving a 1994 Buick Century launched the vehicle off a 60-foot embankment Monday… Continue reading

West End: Forks man charged with stealing missionary’s bike

FORKS -- A Forks man was charged Tuesday with second-degree theft for stealing a bicycle belonging to a Mormon missionary. Jeffrey Scott Winney, 38, had… Continue reading

West End: Quileute tribe plans Jan. 13 event to remember tsunami victims

LAPUSH -- Children who attend the Quileute Tribal School and Head Start center will hold a gathering circle Jan. 13 to remember victims of last… Continue reading

East, west edges of Olympic Peninsula to get wind gusts today

The edges of the North Olympic Peninsula are due to get another buffeting of strong winds through this afternoon. The National Weather Servcie on Monday… Continue reading

Port Angeles to close at 8 a.m. today for repairs

PORT ANGELES -- The eastbound lane of the Eighth Street bridge over Valley Creek will be closed for about five hours beginning at 8 a.m.… Continue reading

Serenity House gets permit for new Dream Center

PORT ANGELES -- Amber Arndt is not bashful when asked her opinion of Serenity House's Dream Center, which began full operations last week at its… Continue reading

Some Port Townsend ferry runs canceled this week

Low tides and strong currents bring a new round of cancellations of ferry service between Port Townsend and Keystone past New Year"s. Scheduled 5:15 p.m.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City prepares to enforce new nuisance law

PORT ANGELES -- The city will strive for voluntary compliance when its new code compliance officer begins enforcing the recently adopted public nuisance ordinance, said… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Soldier, just back from duty, to ship out to Afghanistan

PORT ANGELES -- Three is a magic number. The third time's a charm. Things happen in threes. However you look at it, good things, bad… Continue reading

Port Townsend: New Year’s Day brunch to aid sister city

PORT TOWNSEND -- In Scotland, it's considered good luck for a red-headed person to cross your threshold first on New Year's Day. In Mexico, wearing… Continue reading

River threat eases; rains to return

Christmas morning on the North Olympic Peninsula was anything but white, with balmy temperatures making it seem more like spring than the opening salvo of… Continue reading