Neah Bay: Coast Guardsman killed in Iraq eulogized by community he adopted

NEAH BAY -- They came from all walks of the Makah community to honor Nathan B. Bruckenthal as a serviceman in the Iraqi war "who… Continue reading

Peninsula: Geoduck aquaculture in area’s future?

Puget Sound shellfish growers are looking -- with questions -- to the North Olympic Peninsula to raise the world's biggest burrowing clam. And state lawmakers… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School Board members to study alternatives to closing Monroe School this week

PORT ANGELES -- the Port Angeles School District board will hold a special meeting Wednesday to consider alternatives on how to avoid a $300,000 budget… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Cub Scout pack locked out of Scout House when doors are padlocked

PORT TOWNSEND -- Their American flag locked inside the Scout House, a Cub Scout den recited the Pledge of Allegiance to a uniform patch Thursday.… Continue reading

Sequim: Kids events supply Irrigation Festival fun after rocky start

SEQUIM -- Organizers of the community's annual Irrigation Festival learned an important lesson Saturday: 108 years of experience doesn't guarantee perfection. Confusion over the start… Continue reading

West End: Third-stage of rocket fails – — – next test launch in two weeks

LAKE WENTWORTH -- It's around 7 a.m. Friday, a crystal blue morning. Only a slight chill hung over the 10-foot-high steel test rocket propped up… Continue reading

Memorial today for former Neah Bay-stationed Coast Guardsman killed in Iraq

NEAH BAY -- A U.S. Coast Guardsman formerly stationed at Neah Bay who was killed last weekend while serving in Iraq will be honored today… Continue reading

Peninsula: Activities abound this weekend

The North Olympic Peninsula enters May with events celebrating seafood, the irrigation process, plants, classic cars, medieval times and mountain biking. The events: * In… Continue reading

Peninsula: Retailer Swain’s splits off Port Angeles, Port Townsend/Sequim operations

The Swain's Inc. board of directors has divided the company between the two daughters of the late company founder Cliff Swain. Under board agreement reached… Continue reading

Port Angeles officials see how to do more with less in Indonesia

PORT ANGELES -- Spending almost five days in a Third World country lets you see how ingenious people can be in finding simple solutions in… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Pile of charred timber all that remains of house in Deer Park area; fire probably accidental, authorities say

PORT ANGELES -- The Wednesday fire that diminished a two-story house to a pile of charred timber east of the city was likely caused by… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Kids make custom guitars for Rhododendron strumming

PORT TOWNSEND -- With a screwdriver in his right hand and a firm grip on the neck of his guitar, Calvin Franklin smiled widely as… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Rothschild House opens for summer season this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND -- The 136-year-old Rothschild House at Taylor and Jefferson streets opens Saturday for the summer season. The historical merchant family home will be… Continue reading

Sequim: Children’s activities help launch 2004 Irrigation Festival this weekend

SEQUIM -- Feel like strutting your stuff in a clever costume and parading around the track at Sequim High School? Give it your best shot… Continue reading

Sequim: Shopping complex next to new Wal-Mart planned by developer

SEQUIM -- A Wal-Mart "supercenter" under construction at the city's western edge may become supersized if a developer goes ahead with preliminary plans to build… Continue reading

West End: Vandalism damages rocks near petroglyphs, but ancient carvings untouched

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Park service officials are investigating vandalism to rocks near centuries-old Makah petroglyphs, which offer a window into the tribe's history. Park… Continue reading

Clallam: Breakthrough in negotiations between county, Humane Society reported

The president of Clallam County Humane Society's board came away encouraged after meeting Wednesday with county Administrator Dan Engelbertson about county funding to help sustain… Continue reading

Peninsula: Low rainfall early this season worries firefighters; burn bans could come sooner this year

Despite legendary humor over traditionally drenching weather conditions in Forks, firefighting agencies are not laughing at the lack of rainfall so far this year. In… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: Emotions still run high one year later for family shattered by businessman’s murder

PORT HADLOCK -- A year after Skip Smith was gunned down at his tow truck business, emotion still runs high for the people whose lives… Continue reading

Spectacular house fire displaces family in Deer Park area of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- A two-story house burned to the ground in a spectacular Wednesday afternoon near Deer Park Road, sparing major injuries but displacing a… Continue reading