Forks: Newest City Council member vows to “fight the good fight”

FORKS -- The newest member of the Forks City Council will attend her first full-fledged council meeting Monday night, and she has plenty of plans… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Congressman to meet over graving yard

PORT ANGELES -- Rep. Norm Dicks will meet with Lower Elwha Klallam tribal and state Department of Transportation officials Monday over stalled negotiations on the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Megayacht marina construction could start by fall

PORT ANGELES -- It would moor up to 50 luxury yachts, each in its own "house." Two gated, 25-foot piers linked to the docks would… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Pipe-bomb turns out to be a dud

PORT ANGELES -- A device resembling a pipe bomb that caused a scare in the downtown area early Friday morning was a fake, police say.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Project critic calls proposed marina a “monstrosity”

The Elwha marina project in Port Angeles isn't without criticism. Dick Goin is an author and expert on the fisheries in Olympic National Park and… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Proposed yacht marina seen as boost to existing waterfront businesses

PORT ANGELES -- The presence of yacht builders and repairers at Westport Shipyard and Platypus Marine is seen as a "tremendous asset" to creating a… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Judge Majhan’s courtroom filled with mourning county colleagues

PORT TOWNSEND -- There were no high-profile cases on the Jefferson County Superior Court docket Friday afternoon. But nearly every seat in the courtroom was… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Rep. Dicks fields questions from peace activists, others in PT session

PORT TOWNSEND -- Norm Dicks came to town Saturday at the request of the Port Townsend Peace Movement. But the war in Iraq was only… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Young father was facing life’s fates until fatal collision in Sequim

PORT TOWNSEND -- Kelly VanderVen packed a lot into his 20 years, facing responsibilities head-on that many put off until later in life. The father… Continue reading

Agnew: Bridge made out of a railroad flatcar to be dropped over creek in eastern Clallam

AGNEW -- Clallam County Road Department workers are expected next week to drop an 89-foot section of bridge over McDonald Creek as part of final… Continue reading

Clallam: Olympic Medical Center likely to provide nursing services to jail inmates

Olympic Medical Center officials have approved a contract for their home health agency to provide nursing services to inmates in Clallam County jail facilities. The… Continue reading

Jefferson: Governor to put appointment of Majhan successor on the fast track

PORT TOWNSEND -- The governor's office is fast-tracking the appointment of a new Jefferson County Superior Court judge to fill the vacancy created by last… Continue reading

Port Angeles: High schoolers get an ultimate gig at Experience Music Project in Seattle

PORT ANGELES -- The walls of the Whitman home vibrate every Friday night as the five members of The Lonely H turn up their amps… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Human Society hopes to raise funds from public who drops off animals

Supporters of the Clallam County Humane Society are hoping community members will donate money to help animals that arrive at the shelter with emergency needs.… Continue reading

Shine: Rep. Dicks comes out against “pit-pier” project

U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks promised Thursday to fight a proposal to transport gravel on barges through the northern part of Hood Canal in Fred Hill… Continue reading

Forks: Driver in log truck collision recalled as gentle family man

FORKS -- Those who knew the late Loren R. Pearson described him as a reserved, gentle family man who loved his children and worked hard.… Continue reading

Joyce: Investigators study cause of head-on collision between log trucks

JOYCE -- State Patrol investigators Wednesday were trying to sort out the cause of a spectacular head-on collision of log trucks which killed a Forks… Continue reading

Marrowstone: Water system debate comes to a head April 6

PORT HADLOCK -- Marrowstone Island residents have until April 6 to decide the fate of a proposed $4.4 million water system which will be financed… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Bank robber still at large; police have few leads

PORT ANGELES -- The man who covered his face with a respirator mask and robbed a Bank of America branch remained at large Wednesday, and… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Driver in triple-fatal crash pleads guilty as victims’ families watch in courtroom

PORT ANGELES -- Mary Kristine Kniskern pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing three young adults and injuring two others in an alcohol-related car crash on New… Continue reading