Port Townsend: Law requires owners to pick up after pets

PORT TOWNSEND -- City Council members unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday requiring owners to clean up waste created by their pets. While the council found… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Owners to awaken Manresa Castle’s sleeping beauty

PORT TOWNSEND -- For 112 years, Manresa Castle has stood on the hill overlooking Port Townsend, its aristocratic profile giving it a somewhat aloof air.… Continue reading

Water crisis ahead for Clallam?

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS PORT ANGELES -- County residents who get some of their water from the city of Port Angeles could face reduced supplies as… Continue reading

Blyn: Traveling Vietnam memorial comes to casino Thursday through Saturday

BLYN -- A traveling exhibit dedicated to the armed forces men and women killed and missing during the Vietnam War will be displayed at 7… Continue reading

Clallam: Transitional shelter for domestic violence victims opens Wednesday

Healthy Families of Clallam County on Wednesday opens a 30-day transitional home for low-income and homeless victims in immediate need of fleeing the dangers of… Continue reading

Forks: Two-stage rocket brings photos of flight back to Earth

FORKS -- Many rockets were launched on the North Olympic Peninsula on Independence Day. But only one went 10.5 miles above the Earth's surface. Officials… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Terminations of Centrum workshop leaders leave them miffed; one bows out immediately

PORT TOWNSEND -- Directors of two upcoming Centrum Foundation workshops at Fort Worden State Park say they're miffed over having been abruptly given their walking… Continue reading

Coyle: Heart defibrillator donated to community center

COYLE -- In an effort to move more life-saving equipment to the community of Coyle, a heart defibrillator has been given to the community center.… Continue reading

Olympic National Park to conduct census of mountain goats in high country

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Biologists will conduct a population census of mountain goats throughout their habitat within the national park and in neighboring areas of… Continue reading

Patriotic spirit felt across North Olympic Peninsula

Freedom rang from Forks to Port Townsend as thousands of North Olympic Peninsula residents celebrated Independence Day in spirited American song, colorful grand parades and… Continue reading

Ambitious Peninsula College construction plans need just one thing — money

PORT ANGELES -- Peninsula College officials are seeking funding from the state Legislature for three major construction projects on the college's main campus. The projects… Continue reading

Authorities fret over spate of alcohol-related teen car crashes in wake of another west of Port Angeles

For the second time in three weeks, a single-car wreck west of Port Angeles has led to serious injuries -- and a driver fleeing the… Continue reading

Father in Sequim worries about son — Port Angeles native and Seattle radio personality — who was injured in Iraq

A Port Angeles High School graduate and Seattle talk-radio personality serving in Iraq with the National Guard sustained minor injuries Friday in a mortar attack… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Californian picked to be new city fire chief

PORT TOWNSEND -- A veteran firefighter from near Palm Springs, Calif., has been hired as the city's fire chief -- a position largely unfilled for… Continue reading

Possible compromise reached in Port Angeles-Clallam PUD water dispute

PORT ANGELES -- A possible compromise in the ongoing water supply dispute between the city and Clallam County Public Utility District No. 1 will be… Continue reading

Sequim: ‘Character Counts’ at Boys & Girls Club

SEQUIM -- It's a test of strength, and a dilemma facing many teens. Your parents are going out of town for the weekend, and have… Continue reading

Dry conditions and fireworks could result in fiery consequence, authorities fear

Fire and law enforcement officials are asking fireworks users to be extra careful this weekend when celebrating Independence Day. With unusually dry conditions, fields, forests… Continue reading

Is the Kalakala haunted? Yes, say museum curators, who give it high place in the spirit world

PORT ANGELES -- Charlette LeFevre and Philip Lipson want to preserve the ferry Kalakala, but their interests are of a paranormal kind. They contend that… Continue reading

Jefferson: County fetes Independence Day weekend with everything from music to chili

The Fourth of July weekend promises many events --from chili feeds and voter registration to music at Centrum, a beach bonanza and a fireworks display.… Continue reading

Jefferson: New county boss headfirst into Port Ludlow fray

PORT LUDLOW -- Mere days into his new job as Jefferson County administrator, John Fischbach is jumping into the continuing spat between Port Ludlow residents… Continue reading