Jefferson: Airport overlay boundaries recommended to county commissioners

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Planning Commissioners have recommended establishment of two overlay boundaries, along with policies and development regulations, for Jefferson County International Airport.… Continue reading

Murderer of Sequim couple escapes Seattle halfway house

The man convicted of murdering a Sequim-area couple more than three decades ago has escaped from the halfway house to which he was paroled earlier… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Graving yard, archeological dig mired in delay while federal decision awaited

PORT ANGELES -- Tribal and state officials continue to wait for federal officials to decide how much longer an archaeological excavation of Native American remains… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Old Chinese coins found with headless remains at graving yard

Coins that could be more than 300 years old have been unearthed from the graving yard site in Port Angeles. The age of the 11… Continue reading

Jamestown S”Klallam tribe acquiring Tamanowas Rock in Chimacum area

CHIMACUM -- The Jamestown S'Klallam tribe has acquired buyer's rights to lands adjacent to Tamanowas Rock, a sacred Native American site that tribal members want… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Man shows up at hospital with gunshot wound in leg

PORT ANGELES -- A man was shot in his leg Thursday morning, and Clallam County sheriff's deputies are trying to figure out how it happened.… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend mapping out revamped Point Hudson Marina

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Port of Port Townsend advisory group working with Port officials and an Everett-based engineering firm has come up with four Point… Continue reading

Port Townsend ferry runs altered because of low tides

Washington State Ferry runs between Port Townsend and Keystone will be affected -- and altered -- by low tides and ebb currents near Whidbey Island… Continue reading

See smoke? DNR burning slash on North Olympic Peninsula

The state Department of Natural Resources is burning slash on its lands on parts of the North Olympic Peninsula. DNR began burning in the Foothills… Continue reading

Forks’ only dentist placed on probation, fined — but will maintain practice

FORKS -- Robert F. Henry, Forks' lone dentist, has been placed on probation for a year by the state Department of Health. He also must… Continue reading

Jefferson consolidation talks with North Kitsap agency go up in smoke

North Kitsap Fire & Rescue has pulled out of consolidation talks with Chimacum-based Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 and Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue.… Continue reading

Museum planned to house mementos of Fort Worden history

PORT TOWNSEND -- For the men of the 369th Engineer Amphibious Support Regiment, the years they spent together during the Korean War created a bond… Continue reading

Peninsula Veterans Day ceremonies today

Veterans Day observances on the North Olympic Peninsula today: * The U.S. Coast Guard will host the region's largest ceremony at Group/Air Station Port Angeles… Continue reading

Sequim: Attempted-murder charges filed against boy, 14, who allegedly plotted to kill coaches

Clallam County prosecutors have added charges of attempted murder against a Sequim-area boy accused of plotting to kill three football coaches and leading deputies and… Continue reading

West End: Fisherman drowned, autopsy determined

BEAVER -- An autopsy has determined that the Pierce County man who died in a boating accident on the Sol Duc River last week drowned.… Continue reading

Dewey, Daffy and Mickey among vote-getters in Clallam County

Bill beat Hillary by a 3 to 2 margin, but John McCain triumphed in the race for president -- with five write-in ballots counted by… Continue reading

Newlyweds’ idea for phone cards instead of gifts strikes a national heartstring

PORT ANGELES -- A pair of newlyweds say they are astounded to receive national media attention from their efforts to collect prepaid international phone calling… Continue reading

Peninsula: Fog grounds planes, clouds horizons

Fog has been described as creeping in on little cat's feet but it's been more like a lion on the North Olympic Peninsula this week.… Continue reading

Peninsula: Veterans Day ceremony at Coast Guard base highlights local commemorations

Veterans will be honored by communities across the North Olympic Peninsula Thursday as the nation observes Veterans Day. The U.S. Coast Guard will host the… Continue reading

Port Townsend marketing coordinator plans to step away from contract renewal

PORT TOWNSEND -- Nancy Borino, city marketing coordinator for six years, will not seek renewal of her annual contract, citing marketing strategy differences with city… Continue reading