Local lawmakers urge Gregoire, Lower Elwha to meet over Port Angeles graving yard

OLYMPIA -- Two of the state legislators representing Clallam and Jefferson counties have urged Gov. Christine Gregoire to meet with Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials… Continue reading

Lucky snowboarder from Port Townsend survives Hurricane Ridge avalanche

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- A Port Townsend teenager escaped injury after being swept 75 feet downhill by an avalanche at Hurricane Ridge, park officials said… Continue reading

Port Angeles Multicultural Task Force meets on Lower Elwha reservation today

The Port Angeles Multicultural Task Force meets today from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. to hear from Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members in the wake… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles staff gets demonstration on automatic defibrillator

PORT ANGELES -- Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in the United States. But one of the most significant advances in medical technology for… Continue reading

Recent snowstorm took toll on airline flights out of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- The failure of one of four locator beacons for William R. Fairchild International Airport during the recent snowstorm caused San Juan Airlines… Continue reading

‘New’ Coast Guard swift boat pays a visit

A patrol boat new to the U.S. Coast Guard but familiar to the Navy is in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound… Continue reading

One North Olympic Peninsula city hall passing on Martin Luther King Day holiday

PDN Commentary Columnist Traffic and commerce slow down today across the North Olympic Peninsula to honor the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. City, county… Continue reading

Peninsula’s legislative delegation puts graving yard at top of priority list

OLYMPIA -- Now that the disputed governor's election has landed in court, the North Olympic Peninsula's three state lawmakers are focusing on the abandoned state… Continue reading

Private commuter ferry service between Seattle and Kingston to begins Tuesday

KINGSTON -- Passenger-only ferry service between Seattle and Kingston begins Tuesday. It will be the first ferry service between the two communities in decades. The… Continue reading

Three hurt in icy crash in Jefferson County

GARDINER -- Three people were injured Sunday morning after a pickup truck slid off U.S. Highway 101 at Gardiner Beach Road and another vehicle slid… Continue reading

300 attend ‘healing’ at former graving yard construction site

PORT ANGELES -- Three hundred people gathered Saturday in a sleet-swept construction yard to help heal the wounds they felt in the Hood Canal Bridge… Continue reading

Fliers urging Elwha Fish boycott legal, federal prosecutors say

PORT ANGELES -- Fliers that urge a boycott of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe's fish company because of the tribe's role in the now-abandoned graving… Continue reading

Juan de Fuca Festival of Arts program wins key award

PORT ANGELES -- The program for the 2003 Juan de Fuca Festival has won a Gold Award from the Washington Festival and Events Association. The… Continue reading

Norway’s ambassador visits Blyn

BLYN -- Norwegians and Native Americans heaped praise, food and gifts on one another Saturday during a "historic" visit by Knut Vollebaek, Norway's ambassador to… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District seeks two levies on Feb. 8 ballot

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles School District tax levy ballots, scheduled to be mailed to voters on Wednesday, will feature a series of innovations. For… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ largest yacht begins to take shape

PORT ANGELES -- Until now, only blueprints and artists' renderings could foretell the full splendor of Westport Shipyard's newest and largest yacht. But the massive… Continue reading

Port Townsend enters new year with balanced budget

PORT TOWNSEND -- When the city entered the new year with a balanced budget, city officials took a look back at the long, hard process… Continue reading

Quillayute Valley schools asking voters to keep M&O levy going

FORKS -- A good deal of money is riding on the Quillayute Valley School District levy election -- more, in fact, than the $570,000 the… Continue reading

Tse-whit-zen existed before Christ walked the Earth

Tse-whit-zen is 1,000 years older than scientists originally thought. The Native American village may be as old as 2,700 years, Frances Charles, chairwoman of the… Continue reading

As Sequim grows, so does bill for roadwork

SEQUIM -- New residential developments should shoulder more of the costs associated with building, maintaining and improving nearby roads, city leaders say. They're concerned that… Continue reading