Port Townsend sewage treatment plant flush with three straight awards

PORT TOWNSEND -- Residents of a city that prides itself on ecological consciousness might be happy to find out that their wastewater is in good… Continue reading

Two weeks before the masts: Tall ships to arrive in Port Angeles, sail to Port Townsend

Blazing cannonades and skirmishing pirates will add flavor to the arrival of three tall ships when they sail into Port Angeles on June 16. The… Continue reading

U.S. Highway 101 collision blocks road for more than two hours

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Two vehicles collided on U.S. Highway 101 along Lake Crescent on Tuesday morning, Olympic National Park officials said. No serious injuries… Continue reading

Best attendance ever at Juan de Fuca Festival, director assures

PORT ANGELES -- Best attendance ever? Anna Manildi thinks so. The executive director of the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts assured Monday that… Continue reading

Forks student won’t get credit for nursing course

FORKS -- It was a good deal, Danielle Headley thought. The Forks High School student would take a certified nursing assistant's course offered by the… Continue reading

Peninsula College student figures out scam involving her car sale

Lindsey DeLaney wasn't immediately suspicious of the man who wanted to buy her 2002 Ford Escort, which she listed on an Internet auto sale site… Continue reading

Port Angeles doctor, brother unhurt after emergency landing in Minnesota

A Port Angeles doctor and his brother escaped unhurt after they made an emergency landing of their floatplane in an old mining pit filled with… Continue reading

Community raises awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder

PORT TOWNSEND -- On Memorial Day, people across the United States pause to remember the sacrifices that veterans made. But for the thousands of soldiers,… Continue reading

Downtown Port Angeles’ Corps Shop closing after more than 11 years

PORT ANGELES -- An era comes to an end this week when Robert Mingram closes The Corps Shop, the military memorabilia store he has operated… Continue reading

Man arrested for alleged assault at park near Sequim

A 36-year-old Sequim man has been arrested after a woman and her child were allegedly assaulted at Railroad Bridge Park. Steven E. Ong was booked… Continue reading

Memorial Day ceremonies today on the North Olympic Peninsula

Solemn rites remembering the military men and women who gave their lives for their country will be held across the North Olympic Peninsula today. Many… Continue reading

No suspects in park mugging of European visitor

PORT ANGELES -- No suspects have been identified in an assault Saturday of a deaf German tourist in Erickson Park, according to the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Port Angeles man still a hero for liberating concentration camp 60 years ago

A North Olympic Peninsula man enters Memorial Day today a hero to hundreds of Austrians and former concentration camp prisoners he helped free 60 years… Continue reading

“I hope to be back,” embattled Forks High principal says

FORKS -- It's been far from a happy spring for Steve Quick and his family. But the Forks High School principal says he isn't quitting.… Continue reading

Coast Guard cutter changes command in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Command was passed Friday morning between the out-going and the incoming skipper of the Coast Guard cutter Adelie. In between the pomp… Continue reading

In the name of Chetzemoka: Jamestown S”Klallam descendants receive traditional names in historic ceremony

SEQUIM -- Chief Chetzemoka. His son, Lahkanim. His grandson, Steteethlum. These names evoke faded images from the pages of the history of the North Olympic… Continue reading

Numbers change little in official Port Angeles school levy results

PORT ANGELES -- No surprises surfaced when final official results for the mid-May Port Angeles School District maintenance and operations levy were released Friday. Of… Continue reading

Visitor to Port Angeles mugged in city park

PORT ANGELES -- A deaf tourist passing through town on a post-graduation road trip was mugged at Erickson Park on Saturday afternoon and lost all… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioner stable after surgery

Jefferson County Commissioner David Sullivan remained in stable condition on Thursday, recovering from unexpected surgery at Harborview Medical Center. Doctors reinforced a plate supporting Sullivan's… Continue reading

Memorial Day rites scheduled

Memorial Day across the North Olympic Peninsula will focus on decorating the gravesites of U.S. military veterans on Monday. This year's Memorial Day observances commemorate… Continue reading