Rowan to be allowed to live away from mental hospital

PORT ANGELES -- Bruce Rowan, the former emergency room doctor who brutally killed his wife and was committed to a state mental hospital, is being… Continue reading

Baumann named new Clallam United Way executive director

PORT ANGELES -- Cheryl Baumann, director of Clallam County Pro Bono Lawyers, has been named executive director of United Way of Clallam County starting next… Continue reading

Break seen soon in case involving teen found dead on Port Angeles waterfront

PORT ANGELES -- Police say they expect a break soon in the death of Melissa Leigh Carter, the teenager who was strangled and left in… Continue reading

Brinnon man charged with theft of watercraft; alleged companion feared drowned

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Brinnon man who swam to shore Tuesday after losing control of a recreational watercraft near McDonald Cove was charged Wednesday with… Continue reading

Gateway Center bid documents almost ready

PORT ANGELES -- Bid documents for the Port Angeles International Gateway Transportation Center project could be ready this month, Clallam Transit System General Manager Terry… Continue reading

Mom faces charge of attempted murder for allegedly setting fire in family’s Sequim motel room

SEQUIM -- A woman accused of setting fire to a motel room in which her family was staying was charged Wednesday with three counts of… Continue reading

Port Angeles school levies have little hope, but Quillayute levy has a shot at passing

Both school tax levies put to voters by the Port Angeles School District have only a long shot chance of approval. Quillayute Valley School District's… Continue reading

Port Townsend city manager interviews for Longview job today

PORT TOWNSEND -- City Manager David Timmons is traveling to Longview today to interview for the top administrative position in the 34,000-population city. Timmons has… Continue reading

State announces format for Monday graving yard meeting in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES --Monday's community meeting with state Department of Transportation officials over the graving yard will include an open house followed by a session with… Continue reading

Expert advisers preparing report on what’s next for Hood Canal Bridge project

OLYMPIA -- Six experts have begun advising the state Department of Transportation on how to proceed with repairing the Hood Canal Bridge. The Dec. 21… Continue reading

Middle school class raises more than $6,000 for tsunami relief

By Tom Thompson PORT ANGELES -- When the world was stunned by the magnitude of the earthquake and tsunami disaster in South Asia, a sixth-grade… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2005
  • TOM THOMPSON

New Clallam County ballot system works smoothly

No hitches, no glitches, and the best part -- no chads. Clallam County's new digital-scan ballot-counting system made a flawless debut Tuesday, tallying ballots in… Continue reading

No bank representative at Clallam Bay-Sekiu chamber meeting today

CLALLAM BAY -- Today's scheduled Clallam Bay-Sekiu Chamber of Commerce meeting will not be visited by a representative from American Marine Bank, as reported earlier.… Continue reading

PA school levies headed for failure; Quillayute’s too close to call

Both of Port Angeles School District's tax levies appeared headed toward defeat Tuesday, but a replacement levy for Quillayute Valley School District was hovering near… Continue reading

Planned Boys & Girls Club teen expansion outlined for Sequim-Dungeness chamber

SEQUIM -- An expanded program by the Olympic Peninsula Boys & Girls Club to boost teen participation at club facilities in Sequim and Port Angeles… Continue reading

Port Angeles man still in Olympia jail for allegedly threatening unnamed state senator

OLYMPIA -- A Port Angeles man is in custody for allegedly making threats toward an unnamed state senator last month. Michael Albert Percival, 51, allegedly… Continue reading

Port Ludlow resident, veteran law-enforcer, named Jefferson County undersheriff

PORT HADLOCK -- A veteran law-enforcer with practical as well as academic experience has been named Jefferson County undersheriff, Sheriff Mike Brasfield said. Timothy A.… Continue reading

Search called off for man missing in Hood Canal and implicated in theft of Sea-Doo watercraft

DUCKABUSH -- The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office called off a Hood Canal rescue operation Tuesday after a daylong search for a man suspected of stealing… Continue reading

Woman due in court to face possible arson charges

SEQUIM -- A woman arrested following a weekend fire that destroyed a motel room will return to Clallam County Superior Court today to face possible… Continue reading

Gregoire officially asks for graving yard review, but not an investigatory task force

OLYMPIA -- Gov. Christine Gregoire has officially asked for a review and report on events surrounding the December cancellation of the Hood Canal Bridge graving… Continue reading