Jamestown tribe plans to build resort at 7 Cedars Casino

Blyn's 7 Cedars Casino will be home to a destination resort with at least 200 rooms and conference space for up to 500 people, Jamestown… Continue reading

Owner of old Forks cinema says he will proceed cautiously before planning future for boarded-up site

FORKS -- A hub of social life for nearly 50 years, a long-abandoned and aging movie theater near the center of town is drawing attention… Continue reading

Players rally around football coach; School Board delays decision

PORT TOWNSEND -- Stopping short of doing a touchdown dance, Port Townsend Redskins football players left a School Board meeting Monday night feeling victorious. The… Continue reading

Public has chance to review plans for cross-Strait high voltage line today

PORT ANGELES -- The U.S. Department of Energy wants to know what issues need to be addressed before a high voltage transmission line is laid… Continue reading

16th annual Duck Derby prize list

HERE ARE THE prizes, winners and donors won Sunday in the 16th Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby. Each item lists the prize ranking, the prize,… Continue reading

Commuter’s duck luck brings her a truck

PORT ANGELES -- Margy Hall is a bit beyond the "Sesame Street" set, but you might hear her singing Muppet Ernie's signature song today: "Rubber… Continue reading

Friends of Brinnon build a bigger, better ShrimpFest

BRINNON -- For eight years, a small group of volunteers has thrown a festival on Memorial Day weekend that attracts thousands of seafood lovers to… Continue reading

New supertankers turn up with rudder problems in Port Angeles Harbor

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORT ANGELES -- Two of Alaska Tanker Co.'s new double-hull tankers that carry Alaska crude oil have been… Continue reading

Peninsula tribes receive grants for cultural projects, including Canoe Journey

SEATTLE -- Native American tribes on the North Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas have received $22,500 for cultural projects ranging from forest-products crafting in Neah Bay… Continue reading

County jail overcrowding endangers inmates and guards, officials say

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County jail is currently exceeding its capacity by about 25 men and women who are waiting for court appearances, transfers… Continue reading

Forks School Board member to quit – — – maybe –

FORKS -- While Quillayute Valley School Board member Paul Headley turned in his letter of resignation during last week's board meeting as he vowed, that… Continue reading

Historical society donation helps to solidify ailing Old City Hall brick wall

PORT TOWNSEND -- Looking forward to reopen a history museum in the Old City Hall early next year, the Jefferson County Historical Society added $35,000… Continue reading

Labor unions scuttled ex-astronaut’s appointment to WSU Board of Regents

SHINE -- A retired NASA space shuttle astronaut who also flew 90 combat missions over Vietnam, John Fabian was honored in October with a governor's… Continue reading

Port Angeles hopes new ordinance will make downtown friendlier

PORT ANGELES -- A new "pedestrian interference" ordinance approved by the City Council earlier this month is described as a new legal tool that police… Continue reading

Snow delays Ridge Road ditch project

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- An unexpected eight inches of snow fell at Hurricane Ridge on Thursday, hampering an Olympic National Park road crew's progress ditch… Continue reading

Students engineer undersea rover, donated to federal lab for 10th the cost

SEQUIM -- Five Port Townsend students overcame many hurdles in building an underwater research craft donated to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's marine center in… Continue reading

“Not your grandparents’ motor home”

PORT ANGELES -- Law enforcement officials and the governor's husband were on hand Thursday to kick the tires of Clallam County's new command center on… Continue reading

Deteriorating brick wall in old Port Townsend City Hall won’t cost an arm and a leg

PORT TOWNSEND -- A disintegrating brick wall inside the old City Hall's façade will cost the city about $50,000, city engineers determined Wednesday. The repair… Continue reading

Fire commissioner’s residency questioned, will go to court

PORT TOWNSEND -- Rich Stapf Jr.'s eligibility to retain his Jefferson County Fire District No. 6 commissioner position is in question after a former opponent… Continue reading

Fund-raisers for fire victims

VFW POST 4760 in Sequim has organized two events this weekend benefiting the people made homeless when the apartment complex at 140 E. Washington St.… Continue reading