Training session promotes contemporary notions of community involvement in policing; participants hail from Port Angeles to Port Townsend

PORT ANGELES -- Getting to the bottom of crime takes the work of more than just police. That's why dozens of civilians are joining law… Continue reading

Clallam: String of fatal highway wrecks spurs cooperative ‘crash review team,’ use of high-tech equipment

Law enforcement agencies in Clallam County are forming a "crash review team," prompted by a string of fatal highway crashes and the need to pool… Continue reading

Jefferson: County administrator candidates narrowed to four

The field of candidates for Jefferson County administrator was narrowed to four Tuesday after commissioners and the current administrator completed telephone interviews with six of… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Iraq war casualty formerly attached to Coast Guard Station

NEAH BAY -- After Nathan B. Bruckenthal arrived at U.S. Coast Guard Station Neah Bay three years ago, he threw himself into his work --… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Memorial on Friday for Coast Guardsman killed in Iraq war

A memorial for U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Bruckenthal will be held Friday at 5 p.m. in the Neah Bay High School… Continue reading

Peninsula: Tickets go on sale for May 23 rubber duck charity race

Thousands of bright yellow rubber ducks are now ready for adoption. The 15th annual Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby will be held May 23 and… Continue reading

Peninsula: Winds buffet region

Winds swept across the North Olympic Peninsula, but Clallam and Jefferson counties were spared mayhem reported elsewhere in Northwest Washington on Tuesday. On the Peninsula,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: High school custodian arrested for allegedly taking “upskirt” photos of students

PORT ANGELES -- A 54-year-old Port Angeles High School custodian arrested for secretly taking photos under girls' skirts will be arraigned May 7 in Clallam… Continue reading

Port Ludlow: Peninsula’s only gypsy moth spraying sets sights on invasive creatures

PORT LUDLOW -- Bill and Margaret McLaughlin looked on from their car window Tuesday as state biologists sprayed insecticides around their neighborhood to kill invasive… Continue reading

Sequim: 109th Irrigation Festival to add some new features this year

SEQUIM -- The Irrigation Festival is said to be the state's oldest consecutively running event of its kind, but the committee planning this year's celebration… Continue reading

Sequim: Ballots mailed out today for school levy election

SEQUIM -- Auditors in Clallam and Jefferson counties will mail out about 18,000 ballots today to Sequim School District voters who are being asked to… Continue reading

Brinnon: Scheduled power outage this Sunday

Brinnon residents will be without electricity next Sunday morning as crews work to replace a piece of equipment. Mason County Public Utility District No. 1,… Continue reading

Clallam PUD rejects Port Angeles water contract

PORT ANGELES -- A wholesale water supply contract with the city of Port Angeles affecting 3,500 of Clallam County Public Utility District's 3,800 customers was… Continue reading

Jefferson: One county administrator candidate withdraws from consideration; more interviews today

One of seven people being considered as Jefferson County's next administrator has withdrawn from consideration after being offered another job. Dave O'Leary, city manager in… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Longtime resident turns 104 with party at her convalescent center

PORT ANGELES -- A lifelong Clallam County resident celebrated her 104th birthday with flowers, friends, cake, a teddy bear and balloons Monday afternoon. When Ada… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port buying 18 acres from Nippon Paper

PORT ANGELES -- The Port of Port Angeles will pay $5.4 million to buy 18 waterfront acres from Nippon Paper Industries that includes the company's… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Impassioned pleas to save Scout House made to City Council; prospective buyer ups the ante

PORT TOWNSEND -- If passion counts, the Boy Scout House on Morgan Hill would remain where it is forever. City Council members heard the fervor… Continue reading

Sequim: City abruptly cancels planned public hearing on Bell Farm Center shopping complex over environmental appeal

SEQUIM -- A City Council public hearing and comment session on a major retail shopping center was canceled Monday night after the city received notice… Continue reading

Sequim: School district hands out pink slips as part of cutbacks; jobs can be saved if levy passes next month

SEQUIM -- Having spent 21 years in the U.S. Army, Sgt. Mike Lippert wasn't about to spend his retirement on a golf course. Lippert, medically… Continue reading

Former “Galloping Gourmet” coming to Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Graham Kerr, international culinary expert and television personality, will be guest speaker at the Port Angeles Education Foundation's annual "Celebrate Education" dinner… Continue reading