Sequim extends utility tax to additional functions

Sequim will begin collecting an expanded utility tax on Feb. 10. The city already levies a 3 percent tax on electricity and telephone service. The… Continue reading

Wide loads prohibited from U.S. 101 around Lake Crescent slide area

U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent is now closed to vehicles wider than 12 feet because of a pesky Barnes Point slide that fell Saturday… Continue reading

Beil lauded for Port commission tenure

PORT ANGELES -- Outgoing Port of Port Angeles Commissioner Leonard Beil was recognized Monday for a six-year term that created a more open and accessible… Continue reading

Doherty asks governor to intervene in talks with tribe over floating bridge anchors in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Commissioner Mike Doherty has asked Gov. Christine Gregoire to involve the state in formal negotiations with the Lower Elwha Klallam… Continue reading

It’s all hands-on for these future homebuilders

PORT ANGELES -- Hammers pounding, blades cutting and sawdust flying. A passer-by might not notice anything special about the construction site of a new home… Continue reading

Mayor backs off on proposed amendment that irks Port of Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Hearing objections from a Port of Port Townsend executive, Mayor Catharine Robinson on Monday night withdrew a city Shoreline Master Program amendment… Continue reading

Port Townsend Farmers Market harvests big profits

PORT TOWNSEND -- The move uptown has proven to be a boon to the Port Townsend Farmers Market, which hit a sales milestone of $500,000… Continue reading

Port Townsend ferry cancellations this week

Low tides and unfavorable currents are spurring a new round of cancellations of ferry service between Port Townsend and Keystone this week. Today's scheduled 5:15… Continue reading

U.S. 101 still limited to one lane at Lake Crescent stretch

U.S. Highway 101 remains limited to one lane of alternating traffic near the east end of Lack Crescent due to a weekend rockslide. Stabilizing work… Continue reading

Clallam: No smoking rules monitored

Port Angeles and Sequim police rolled out on butt busts Saturday under the state's new no-smoking law, but they could issue no citations. Port Angeles… Continue reading

Clallam: Public invited to view development, economic plan

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County has decided what it wants to be when it grows up. From an economic-development standpoint, at least, it dreams of… Continue reading

Jefferson: Latino community celebrates Lady of Guadalupe

PORT TOWNSEND -- It was only a year ago that priests started visiting her town on a weekly basis to say Mass in Rosa Escalera's… Continue reading

State wary of rockfall on U.S. 101 near Lake Crescent

LAKE CRESCENT -- U.S. Highway 101 will be limited to one lane of alternating traffic near the east end of Lake Crescent while crews stabilize… Continue reading

Clallam County seeking ways to relieve critical jail overcrowding

There are more criminals in Clallam County than cells to hold them. As of Saturday, the Clallam County jail in Port Angeles was about 45… Continue reading

Firefighter brings back dog from Gulf Coast

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles firefighters Pat Rose and Dave Chastain traveled to the Gulf Coast in September as part of the Federal Emergency Management… Continue reading

Four plead guilty to reduced charges in October stabbing incident

PORT TOWNSEND -- Four people charged with first-degree assault in connection with the October stabbing of a 26-year-old man during a fight over $20 pleaded… Continue reading

Judge imposes $20,000 per employee requirement on security training center

PORT TOWNSEND --Jefferson County Superior Court Judge Craddock Verser, saying he believes Security Services Northwest Inc. "abused" his preliminary injunction, ordered that the company post… Continue reading

Peninsula Daily News Home Fund helps woman who usually helps others

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of PDN articles on the Peninsula Home Fund. The next article will appear Wednesday. PORT ANGELES --… Continue reading

Small fire causes $1,000 in damage to K Ply mill

PORT ANGELES -- A small fire broke out in an office at K Ply's plywood processing plant Saturday afternoon, causing about $1,000 in damage, the… Continue reading

County seeking contempt order against security services firm

PORT TOWNSEND --Jefferson County has asked Superior Court Judge Craddock Verser to hold Security Services Northwest Inc. in contempt of court for alleged violations of… Continue reading