Searching for a home: Affordable housing options dwindle on Peninsula

Skyrocketing real estate prices on the North Olympic Peninsula aren't just creating big profits for sellers. They're also putting a big squeeze on low-income residents… Continue reading

Sequim Lavender Festival at root of neighborhood fight

Lavender doesn't smell so sweet amid exhaust from cars and buses, says Alice Lucier of Sequim. She asked Clallam County commissioners Tuesday to crack down… Continue reading

Sequim School Board applications due by Friday

SEQUIM -- Anyone interested in filling the District 5 vacancy on the Sequim School Board has until Friday to submit an application to the school… Continue reading

County looks for money to share in U.S. 101 highway safety survey

PORT ANGELES -- Solutions to traffic troubles along U.S. Highway 101 could emerge from a yearlong, $250,000 study if Clallam County commissioners can find dollars… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare “all about access,” Port Townsend chamber told

PORT TOWNSEND -- Equal access to healthcare services is of the utmost importance to those operating Jefferson Healthcare, hospital leaders said Monday. "It's all about… Continue reading

Manufactured homes near legalization in Port Townsend uptown district

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council unanimously approved lifting a manufactured housing prohibition in the city's uptown district Monday night. The city zoning code allows… Continue reading

Port Angeles economy sees “dramatic changes,” chamber told

PORT ANGELES -- The city has seen dramatic changes in its economy in the past two or three years and must depend upon entrepreneurs more… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board appoints Geren as interim member

PORT ANGELES -- A parent who holds a Ph.D. in structural engineering was unanimously selected to fill a vacancy on the Port Angeles School Board… Continue reading

Snover named new Clallam undersheriff

Steve Snover, a 21-year veteran of the Clallam County Sheriff's Department, was appointed undersheriff by Sheriff Joe Martin on Monday. Snover was sworn in by… Continue reading

West End history being compiled to go into virtual museum online

If you own old photos, letters or objects you think reveal a unique aspect of West End history, then Larry Burtness wants to hear from… Continue reading

Beach yields pirates” coveted black diamond to end festival

PORT ANGELES -- ArrrgghhRIGHT! Brian and Sandra Zimmer, after scurrying around Port Angeles all weekend, discovered the lost treasure of pirate Anne Bonney, an 8.5-carat… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Stairway to the past adds to Underground tours

PORT ANGELES -- You begin by walking into Sound Bikes & Kayaks, 120 E. Front St., and stepping behind the counter where a new staircase… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Urban encounters with wild animals expected to increase

PORT TOWNSEND -- Bill Ferrell, a Franklin Street resident with a home across from the Jefferson Courthouse, sees deer herds wandering by his front yard… Continue reading

Sequim: Students take three prizes at National History Day competition

SEQUIM -- Three of seven Sequim students who went to the National History Day Competition in Washington, D.C., last week came home with third-place finishes.… Continue reading

DeFrang retires after 34 years in law enforcement

PORT ANGELES -- The longest serving deputy in the history of Clallam County has officially left the department after 31 years in the Sheriff's Department… Continue reading

Friends, family, colleagues say good-bye to firefighter who died on Mount Rainier

SEQUIM -- The last alarm sounded Saturday for fallen Jefferson County firefighter Mike Beery, who died June 10 while climbing Mount Rainier. More than 600… Continue reading

Graving yard answers on the horizon?

PORT ANGELES -- A clearing in the cloudy future of the former Hood Canal Bridge graving yard and its relocation could come as early as… Continue reading

Pirate event, old-time sailing vessels share Port Angeles City Pier

PORT ANGELES -- Steve Methner of Port Angeles turned out Saturday at the City Pier to view the three tall ships that made their way… Continue reading

Sequim man arrested after high-speed chase

PORT ANGELES -- A local man led Clallam County sheriff's deputies on a 15-minute, high-speed chase from Port Angeles to Sequim that ended at the… Continue reading

Sound of automatic gunfire carries from Discovery Bay training range, complainant says

Chuck Sherred is another of many residents who have registered complaints about waves of automatic and semi-automatic gunfire noise that emanates from Security Services Northwest's… Continue reading