Jefferson County officials preparing for state board review of Tri-Area urban growth area bid

PORT LUDLOW -- Jefferson County officials and legal representatives are gearing up for an April 18 state Growth Management Hearings Board hearing that could lead… Continue reading

Peninsula tourism industry takes wait and see attitude toward 2008 passport requirement

North Olympic Peninsula businesses dependent on tourism to and from Victoria are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward a new Bush administration proposal to require passports… Continue reading

Tighter long-term parking rules in works for Sequim city streets

SEQUIM -- Public parking could be limited to 30 days and the city would have more authority to haul off abandoned vehicles under new rules… Continue reading

Wal-Mart “seriously thinking”” about old Kmart property in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- The site of the old Kmart store could be home to a new Wal-Mart soon, according to the company that owns the… Continue reading

Alpaca aficionado finds a fiber niche in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Nora Brodie saw her first live alpaca in 2002 while taking a bus tour in Friday Harbor. She was entranced. She made the… Continue reading

Forks High School principal, vice principal defended — and panned — at contentious School Board meeting

FORKS -- More than 200 parents, students and residents flocked to Forks High School's auditorium Tuesday night to watch the Quillayute Valley School Board attempt… Continue reading

Jefferson County commissioner stung by not reporting $1 million real estate sale to disclosure panel

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Commissioner Pat Rodgers admitted Tuesday he erred when he failed to report a $1 million property sale in his 2002… Continue reading

Rayonier mill cleanup uplands report could be out by end of June

PORT ANGELES -- An uplands remedial investigation report for cleaning up the site of the former Rayonier Inc. pulp mill should be ready by the… Continue reading

Smoke detector credited with alerting Irondale family to house fire

IRONDALE -- Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a Monday morning fire that destroyed an Irondale house and left a mother and two… Continue reading

Sudden turnover at Port Townsend City Hall spurs reliance on consultants

PORT TOWNSEND -- Extraordinary city staff turnover that has left 14 staff positions vacant is prompting City Manager David Timmons to consider greater reliance on… Continue reading

Tribe turns down legislators’ proposal of 300 acres to restart graving yard

OLYMPIA -- North Olympic Peninsula legislators discussed offering 300 acres of state-owned land to the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe on March 28 if the tribe… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners slow to endorse Sequim plan for sewers in Carlsborg, elsewhere

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County commissioners will wait awhile before endorsing a Sequim city plan to extend sewers to Carlsborg, Sequim Bay State Park and… Continue reading

Fluoridation foes sue city of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Opponents of the city's water fluoridation project sued Monday to stop it, just as they vowed when the City Council gave its… Continue reading

Forks School Board showdown expected tonight at first meeting since two walkouts at high school

FORKS -- The Quillayute Valley School District board meets tonight for the first time since two student walkouts at Forks High School over disagreements with… Continue reading

Proposed gravel mining project gains silence on Jefferson County commissioners, public opponents

PORT TOWNSEND -- A lawyer for Fred Hill Materials Inc. on Monday successfully halted public comments to Jefferson County commissioners on the company's proposed 165-acre… Continue reading

Sequim police surveying attitudes about crime

SEQUIM -- The Police Department wants city residents to fill out a survey aimed at finding out how people perceive crime in the area and… Continue reading

Demand for Salvation Army food bank, soup kitchen increasing steadily, say staff and volunteers

PORT ANGELES -- When the winter holidays near, food banks such as the one run by the Salvation Army in Port Angeles find themselves awash… Continue reading

Desmond Tutu daughter to weigh in on Tse-whit-zen, graving yard controversy next month

PORT ANGELES -- Nontombi Naomi-Cecilia Tutu, daughter of Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu and herself a world-recognized champion of human rights, will visit the site of… Continue reading

Dozen German exchange students spending three weeks at Port Angeles High

PORT ANGELES -- They love the easy smiles and friendly American faces. They still find themselves gawking at the wide streets and oversized cars. And… Continue reading

On the fast track toward fixing reading disabilities in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Anthony Short has been on the fast track all his life. He races hydroplanes as a hobby. He goes "4 bying" --… Continue reading