Port Townsend: Newly sentenced defendant bolts courtroom, captured by citizen

PORT TOWNSEND -- A defendant fled from the courtroom after being found guilty of a hit and run collision Friday, but was tackled at the… Continue reading

Shine: Broken underwater cable fixed at Hood Canal Bridge

SHINE -- State Department of Transportation officials say a broken underwater cable that helps hold the Hood Canal Bridge in place is finally repaired. Workers… Continue reading

The story of an Olympic National Park “ranger’s ranger”

PORT ANGELES -- Some call Jack Hughes a ranger's ranger. After 48 years of working as one, the title can't be far off the mark.… Continue reading

“Sweat equity” provides financial incentive for families to build own homes

PORT ANGELES -- Chris and Deziree Boyer have learned a lot over the past three months -- like how to build a home from the… Continue reading

Port Angeles Coast Guard command takes charge of entire saltwater border today

The state's entire saltwater border with Canada falls under the command of U.S. Coast Guard Group Port Angeles today. The shift reorganizes the areas of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: “B.C. bud” seized in truck coming off ferry

Law enforcement agents have seized another large stash of "B.C. bud"' marijuana -- this time from a delivery truck entering Port Angeles aboard the MV… Continue reading

Port Townsend settles on a date for “levy lift” informational forum

PORT TOWNSEND -- The city will hold an informational forum to discuss its property tax levy ballot measure at 7 p.m. on Oct. 12 at… Continue reading

Search for Gardiner man, others called off in Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska -- The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday suspended its 10-day search for a missing floatplane carrying a Gardiner man, his twin brother and… Continue reading

Sequim: No new arrests in rash of construction thefts

SEQUIM -- The Clallam County Sheriff's Department is continuing to investigate a rash of recent thefts from construction sites, mostly in the Sequim area. No… Continue reading

Warm weather, hot weekend for activities on North Olympic Peninsula

Residents of the North Olympic Peninsula can spend the weekend celebrating the heritage of the West End and Dungeness Valley, the slow pace of kinetic… Continue reading

Cape Canaveral or Cape Flattery? Next Peninsula rocket launch slated on Makah Reservation

FORKS -- Two aerospace engineers plan to take their second shot at launching an unmanned transport rocket into space on Oct. 9, this time from… Continue reading

Close to Hollywood

THE SPACE TRANSPORT Corp. team was in Southern California Wednesday not only to witness the flight of a rival spacecraft for the $10 million X… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Governor candidate Rossi campaigns

PORT ANGELES -- Stumping before Clallam County contractors, Realtors and Rotarians on Wednesday, Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi vowed to bring state government back to… Continue reading

Port commissioners to consider Port Angeles business incubator funding

PORT ANGELES -- The three Port of Port Angeles commissioners agreed Wednesday to consider a request for $4,000 to help fund the planned Clallam County… Continue reading

Port Townsend: School enrollment drops again, and so do revenues for educational programs

PORT TOWNSEND -- The number of students enrolled in Port Townsend schools continues its steady decline, draining state funds from the school district budget, according… Continue reading

Sequim: City in no hurry to find new police chief

SEQUIM -- Three weeks after Police Chief Ken Burge left his post for a job in Tennessee, the city is no closer to filling the… Continue reading

Sequim: North Olympic Peninsula fire agencies unite to seek grant funds

SEQUIM -- Several regional firefighting agencies are teaming to try for a pair of two-year federal grants they say will significantly reduce damage caused by… Continue reading

“Paradise” found: Release of long-lost recordings provides key to jazz singer’s past

PORT TOWNSEND -- In her home overlooking Port Townsend Bay, Didi Pierce is waiting to hear if her collection of jazz songs, "Paradise," has been… Continue reading

Clallam County OKs second real estate excise tax

A second one-quarter of 1 percent real estate excise tax was approved Tuesday by Clallam County commissioners following a public hearing. The tax, which applies… Continue reading

Clallam: New pet calendar features men in the buff

PORT ANGELES -- Fans of the men who bared all for a calendar to benefit animals can get their own signed copies of "Dogs 'n'… Continue reading