Sequim: D-Day heroes honored after nearly 60 years

SEQUIM -- Nearly 60 years after the legendary invasion of Allied troops at the beaches of Normandy, France, there still are heroes left to be… Continue reading

Builders’ expo to feature contractors services, other businesses

SEQUIM -- If it seems as if the entire city is poised for construction -- between a major downtown revitalization project and shopping centers proposed… Continue reading

Jefferson General considers new twist in its future strategy: hospitalists

PORT TOWNSEND -- Determining whether to hire doctors or nurse practitioners -- known as hospitalists -- to see patients at Jefferson General Hospital is one… Continue reading

Joyce: Second round of vote-counting set today

Clallam County elections officials will count 87 ballots today in the Crescent School District's bid for a four-year, $1.31 million maintenance and operations levy. The… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Elk census to be taken in Hoh Valley

Olympic National Park biologists are planning a census of Roosevelt elk in the Hoh Valley between March 17 and March 31, depending on weather conditions.… Continue reading

Peninsula Spotlight: Victorian Festival slated March 18-21

Take a step back in time March 18-21, 2004 as Port Townsend is transported back to its Victorian seaport roots for the eighth annual Victorian… Continue reading

Peninsula: Man’s fiery death pokes another hole in region’s mental health safety net

Before an accidental apartment fire killed 46-year-old Daniel Sullivan last week, his friends had tried repeatedly to get him help for his alcoholism and mental… Continue reading

Sequim: City planner issues preliminary OK for shopping center that may include Fred Meyer store

SEQUIM -- Step one toward permitting a regional shopping center just south of the city's downtown is in place. City Planning Director Dennis Lefevre on… Continue reading

West End: Elwha restoration head delivers project update

FORKS -- Requests for construction bids for water treatment facilities associated with removal of the two Elwha River dams should start going out late this… Continue reading

BREAKING NEWS … Port Angeles: Coho a no-show, but Victoria Express, today’s party go on

PORT ANGELES -- Last-minute "fine tuning" of its new engines will prevent the ferry MV Coho from restarting car and passenger service to Victoria as… Continue reading

Jefferson: New-business drought hurts county, could force more layoffs, commissioner says

QUILCENE -- The inability to land businesses interested in locating in Jefferson County is hurting the economy and forcing county commissioners to seek ways to… Continue reading

Neah Bay: – Kalakala – already gets hamburger named after it

NEAH BAY -- When an old ferry the length of a city block pulls up to a dock in the Makah tribe's coastal village, it's… Continue reading

Neah Bay: A song, a prayer and an assist from rescue tug help – Kalakala – into its temporary home

NEAH BAY -- Makah tribal member Harriette Cheeka said she saw the Kalakala approaching Neah Bay about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, grabbed her drum and began… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Kalakala docks at Makah tribal pier

NEAH BAY -- It couldn't have been more ironic. After almost incessant delays in dislodging the former ferry Kalakala from a dock at Seattle's Lake… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Coast Guard command to be expanded to Bellingham next month

PORT ANGELES -- The state's entire saltwater border with Canada will come under the watch of Coast Guard Group/Air Station Port Angeles next month when… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Morse Creek hydroelectric plant might restart this week

PORT ANGELES -- The city's Morse Creek hydroelectric plant might be restarted this week after dormancy for more than six years. The city has received… Continue reading

Jefferson: Water reclamation in Tri-Area’s future? County considers incentive

PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County planners are updating plans for a sewage treatment plant in the Tri-Area urban growth area to include possible water reclamation.… Continue reading

Joyce: Crescent school levy election too close to call

JOYCE -- Leaders of the Crescent School District say it's soon to tell if a $1.31 million, four-year maintenance and operations levy will pass. The… Continue reading

Kalakala – heading down Strait to new temporary home in Neah Bay

For what seems like an eternity, it's been the Big Boat that Couldn't. Move, that is. But it's moving now, plying the Strait of Juan… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Concession delays continue

PORT ANGELES -- Efforts to fill concession contracts inside Olympic National Park continue to drag on, and the National Park Service shows no sign of… Continue reading