Shooting range nearer reality at Sadie Creek

PORT ANGELES -- Ever since a 500-yard outdoor shooting range near Salt Creek Recreation Area was shut down in 1968, Don Roberts has been trying… Continue reading

Core values: Dry Creek principal wins Golden Apple

PORT ANGELES -- Like most people, Mary Hebert drives home after a long day's work to eat dinner. But unlike most, afterwards she heads right… Continue reading

Peninsula: College opens fall semester today

Today is the first day of fall quarter classes at Peninsula College. The school has campuses in Port Angeles at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., and… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Police hunt suspect in BB gun shooting

PORT ANGELES -- Police are searching for a young male who shot a juvenile male with a BB gun Saturday night at the Dream Playground,… Continue reading

Caldwell, McQuillen in tight race for City Council

PORT TOWNSEND -- Six votes. That's all that separate Port Townsend City Council candidates Patsy Caldwell and Mary McQuillen for second place and a chance… Continue reading

Faulkner resigns from Sequim Planning Commission

SEQUIM -- Planning Commission member Forest Faulkner has resigned from the advisory body, citing health and personal reasons. Faulkner has served about 18 months on… Continue reading

Fire causes minor damage to Lake Crescent Lodge roof

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- A fire apparently sparked by the fireplace damaged the roof of 89-year-old Lake Crescent Lodge on Saturday night, causing the evacuation… Continue reading

Skills center enrollment way down; classes being canceled at vocational school

PORT ANGELES -- To retain its state accreditation as a full-time skills center, the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center must achieve a minimum full-time equivalent… Continue reading

Three cougar sightings made in Quileute Heights area of LaPush

LAPUSH -- Residents in the Quileute Heights neighborhood have been keeping a close eye on children and pets after three cougar sightings near houses were… Continue reading

11-hour standoff ends peacefully

PORT ANGELES -- A man whose family reported him suicidal early Thursday morning was found unconscious by a SWAT team later that afternoon after an… Continue reading

Clallam GOP to oppose real estate excise tax

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Republicans will oppose the real estate buyer's excise tax in the Nov. 8 general election. Members of the county GOP… Continue reading

Makah whalers observe Russians on hunt

NEAH BAY -- Makah whalers witnessed the killing of three gray whales during a hunt this month off the far eastern Russian region of Chukotka.… Continue reading

Olympic National Park waives fees on Saturday

In celebration of National Public Lands Day, Olympic National Park will waive entrance fees for visitors on Saturday. Other park fees, including wilderness camping and… Continue reading

Palindrome owners going on six-month sabbatical for popular dance venue

PORT TOWNSEND -- Owners of The Palindrome, a popular Peninsula dance venue, are closing their doors to most contra, swing, salsa and other dancing events.… Continue reading

Quilcene Fair on tap for Saturday

QUILCENE -- A full day of events will center around the grounds of Quilcene School on Saturday for the Quilcene Fair and Parade. Events begin… Continue reading

Clallam: Sheriff’s deputy placed on administrative leave

PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County Sheriff's Department deputy has been put on administrative leave pending the results of an investigation, Sheriff Joe Martin said… Continue reading

Jefferson: Quilcene takes over Forest Service water system

QUILCENE -- Anne Ricker was glad on Wednesday night to see a Jefferson County Public Utility District water system in this economically challenged community's future… Continue reading

Jefferson: Wood poaching harms Chimacum Creek salmon habitat

CHIMACUM -- Poachers butchered two maple trees, destroying hundreds of square feet of forest canopy and affecting salmon spawning habitat on Chimacum Creek this month,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Final hazardous waste collection event Friday through Sunday

PORT ANGELES -- Your home could hold a household full of hazardous chemicals. Paints and stains, pesticides and poisons, herbicides, hobby supplies -- even burned-out… Continue reading

Sequim considers growth, elk herd

SEQUIM -- A discussion of what to do with Sequim's signature elk herd ranged far and wide Wednesday afternoon but reached few conclusions. One solid… Continue reading