Port Angeles: Canadian company purchasing Crown Pacific sawmill

PORT ANGELES -- A Canadian lumber company plans to purchase the high-tech Crown Pacific Partners LP sawmill in Port Angeles as it expands its operations… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Driver’s diabetic condition led to wrong-way crash, brother says

PORT ANGELES -- The brother of a man who caused a wrong-way, head-on collision Thursday on U.S. Highway 101 says the man's medical condition led… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles executive director selection expected Monday

PORT ANGELES -- The new Port of Port Angeles boss is expected to be named Monday. The Port's board of commissioners meets at 9:30 a.m.… Continue reading

Private Kingston-Seattle ferry service OK”d; Aqua Express hopes to start runs to Seattle by October

KINGSTON -- Long sought by commuters in Jefferson and Kitsap counties, a passenger-only ferry between Kingston and Seattle has been approved by state regulators. The… Continue reading

Tribes readying for Paddle Journey

Members of North Olympic Peninsula tribes will abandon many daily conveniences in a few weeks and begin pulling traditional canoes through the region's waterways to… Continue reading

Dungeness: Homes in county buyout due to be demolished

Clallam County officials expect soon to demolish three of four homes acquired through a federally funded land buyout program that will restore the Dungeness River's… Continue reading

Port Angeles: PUD reluctantly agrees to water contract with city; Monday shutoff averted

PORT ANGELES -- Citing public health concerns, Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners voted 2-1 Thursday to sign a wholesale water contract with the city… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Wrong-way car smashes into SUV on U.S. 101; five hurt

PORT ANGELES -- A wrong-way car smashed head-on into a sport utility vehicle Thursday morning, injuring five people and snarling traffic for most of the… Continue reading

Sequim: City Council to revisit 314-home project

SEQUIM -- The City Council on Monday will revisit a decision made July 28 that gave a green light to a large housing development on… Continue reading

Sequim: Landmark motel reopens under new ownership

SEQUIM -- To Debbie Bourquin, the Red Ranch Inn is a Sequim fixture; a "signature" lodging establishment she recalls from childhood. And now that the… Continue reading

Anti-annexation signs return in wake of potential water shutoff to unincorporated areas east of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Add potential water rationing to the list of hot-button issues simmering in the outskirts east of the city. Anti-annexation signs are again… Continue reading

Blyn: Traveling Vietnam memorial opens today

BLYN -- An exhibit dedicated to military veterans, especially Vietnam service members who were killed or are missing in action, begins a three-day visit today.… Continue reading

Marine sanctuary’s 10 anniversary to be feted July 16-17

Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary officials will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the coastal refuge with a host of activities July 16-17. During the celebration,… Continue reading

Port Townsend: City Council won’t help with buying Scout House

PORT TOWNSEND -- Citizens trying to save the Boy Scout House on Morgan Hill will not get financial aid from the city. The City Council… Continue reading

Sequim council leaves rules intact; Beitzel won’t resign

SEQUIM -- The City Council won't be adjusting its rules governing decision-making actions on issues coming before it for the first time. But council members… Continue reading

Shine: Hood Canal Bridge stuck open for 34 minutes

The troublesome eastern span of the Hood Canal Bridge was stuck open Wednesday afternoon, but crews quickly fixed the problem. In fact, most delayed motorists… Continue reading

Water agreements tied to agreements on sewer line, city says

PORT ANGELES -- City Manager Mike Quinn said Wednesday that City Hall was fielding numerous telephone calls from residents in the unincorporated area east of… Continue reading

Clallam: Official warns of public health danger in water shutoff

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County's health officer warned that shutting off water to Public Utility District customers could expose the water system to bacteriological contamination.… Continue reading

Clallam: S”Klallam youths to gain from ‘Youth Passages’ series

BLYN -- Jamestown S'Klallam tribal youth will learn about their heritage through a series of cultural lessons leading up to a canoe journey across Lake… Continue reading

Clallam: Singer nets $9,000 contract with county fair

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Fair will host up-and-coming country music performer Brian McComas as this year's headline act. The three county commissioners on Tuesday… Continue reading