Port Townsend: Grand Parade provides fitting climax to Rhododendron Festival 2004

PORT TOWNSEND -- For the 69th consecutive year, thousands of people lined some of the city's busiest streets Saturday to cheer the Rhododendron Festival Grand… Continue reading

Cruise ship passengers vow to return to Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- A regal welcome Thursday morning for Holland America's cruise ship, MS Zaandam, seems to have paid off, with many passengers vowing to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Cash registers ring out as cruise ship visitors shop downtown

PORT ANGELES -- Cash registers in downtown businesses were ringing at an accelerated rate Thursday as scores of passengers aboard the visiting Holland America Line's… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Remains of more than 50 Klallam ancestors uncovered at graving yard site

PORT ANGELES -- Less than a month after archaeological excavations started at the graving yard site, Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials say hundreds of artifacts… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Rhododendron Festival events peak this weekend; parade Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND -- There's be plenty of sweet music and fun this weekend during the 69th annual Rhododendron Festival, which carries the theme "Rhody Gras… Continue reading

Shine: ‘Pit-to-pier’ gains labor union’s support; Kitsap commissioners question project

SHINE -- Support and opposition to the controversial "pit-to-pier" gravel project planned on Hood Canal south of Shine continues to grind forward. Two Kitsap County… Continue reading

Shine: Project lost because of Hood Canal Bridge width restrictions, manufacturer says

SHINE -- The two-month closure of the Hood Canal Bridge is still three years away, but work on the floating span may already be an… Continue reading

Brinnon: Second appeal filed against proposed bypass of Dosewallips Road

BRINNON -- A second appeal of the proposed Dosewallips Road bypass has been filed with the U.S. Forest Service. Bellingham-based Northwest Ecosystem Alliance followed the… Continue reading

Jefferson: Subject of Saturday’s massive gathering of law-enforcers turns himself in

PORT HADLOCK -- A 33-year-old man who was the subject of an intensive manhunt Saturday in South Jefferson County has surrendered at the Jefferson County… Continue reading

Peninsula: Nude woman leads authorities on high-speed chase

A nude woman led State Patrol troopers on a 20-mile chase at speeds of up to 100 mph on U.S. Highway 101 between Carlsborg and… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Cruise ship passengers welcomed today

PORT ANGELES -- The yellow barriers restricting visitors and vehicles are posted at the Port of Port Angeles' T-pier at the foot of Cedar Street.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Homegrown mag-lev system ready for the world, inventor/entrepreneur says

PORT ANGELES -- The man who wants to revolutionize transportation by delivering his magnetic-levitation system to the world says he's now ready to do just… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Longtime flower-grower hangs up her tools

PORT ANGELES -- Standing in rows of poppies, lilacs and daisies, 90-year-old flower grower Fran Meyers says it is time to retire. "It is hard… Continue reading

Port Ludlow: Judge throws out bankruptcy filing by parent company of resort operator

PORT LUDLOW -- The bankruptcy filing by the company that operates Port Ludlow Associates has been thrown out by a federal judge. A corporate restructuring… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Language program on the block at high school

PORT TOWNSEND --School district officials are looking for a way to save a language program at Port Townsend High School that is slated to be… Continue reading

Sequim: Hearings on Bell Farm shopping center proposal delayed until June

SEQUIM -- A pair of land-use hearings over a proposed regional shopping center south of the downtown area has been moved from the City Council's… Continue reading

Clallam Bay: Prisoner art, crafts on display

CLALLAM BAY -- From cells to sales, offenders at Clallam Bay Corrections Center are turning profits from their handicrafts. On Tuesday the facility debuted its… Continue reading

Jefferson: Commissioners could make county administrator job offer today

Jefferson County commissioners could be ready as early as this afternoon to make an offer to one of the four finalists for the top administrative… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Rough seas between Makah tribe, owner of – Kalakala: – ‘We’re not supposed to be a caretaker of it’

NEAH BAY -- Damage caused when winds thrust the old ferry Kalakala into the Makah tribe's dock has fueled increasing tensions between tribal leaders and… Continue reading

Port Angeles rolling out welcome for cruise ship Thursday morning

PORT ANGELES -- The city's tourism and civic sectors are preparing to roll out the proverbial red carpet for an estimated 1,200 passengers expected to… Continue reading