“Polar bears” expected in Nordland, too

A high temperature of around 35 degrees, maybe lower with the wind chill, is expected to greet "polar bears"' daring enough to plunge into Mystery… Continue reading

Clallam: Courts to merge “pay-appear” program

PORT ANGELES -- Beginning this year, efforts to collect unpaid fines and fees in Clallam County Superior Court and District Court 1 will be combined… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Driver in fatal crash due back in Clallam this month

PORT ANGELES -- The Diamond Point woman who fled to California while awaiting trial for vehicular homicide and vehicular assault will be returned to Clallam… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Elks Naval Lodge hopes for repair bids by late January

PORT ANGELES -- It could be weeks, or even months, before the cause of the Dec. 9 fire in the Elks Naval Lodge building is… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Hearty dip into chilly water today

The 16th annual Polar Bear Dip begins at 10 a.m. today at Hollywood Beach adjacent to City Pier on the Port Angeles waterfront. Participants will… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port could see golf course proposal in February

PORT ANGELES -- A revised proposal for a public golf course on a 113-acre site between Edgewood Drive and William R. Fairchild International Airport could… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: Major sewer plan before county commissioners next week

PORT HADLOCK -- A committee formed to examine a sewage system plan for Port Hadlock has approved a contractor's plan for the system. A 49-page… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Composer draws inspiration from local community

KALA POINT -- When Karl Bach moved to Port Townsend three years ago, he had never written a note of music. Today, he has five… Continue reading

Sequim: Fatal crash victims’ families endure first anniversary

SEQUIM -- One year. 365 days. That was the last time Barb Holden spoke to her daughter, Heather. "It's a bad day; an empty day.… Continue reading

Clallam: Tharinger, Robertsen sworn in

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Superior Court Judge George Wood said he was swearing in two personal friends Tuesday when he gave oaths of office… Continue reading

Forks: Radio stations back on air this weekend, mayor says

FORKS -- Mayor Nedra Reed said Tuesday she was assured by the new owners of the Forks' two radio stations that the stations will be… Continue reading

Kalakala gold on eBay

PORT ANGELES -- A commemorative historical Kalakala ferry token is now at auction at the eBay web site, www.ebay.com, to raise money for the restoration… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund helps woman get special shoes

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of articles on the Peninsula Home Fund. Please click on the HOME FUND link at left to… Continue reading

Port Townsend mail carrier hanging up his mailbag today after 35 years

PORT TOWNSEND -- In the course of his 35-year career, Mike Marson has traveled more than 200,000 miles, most of it in a small circle.… Continue reading

Quilcene: Family returns home to horrors of burned-down house

QUILCENE -- Paulie Rollins of Quilcene was sitting down to Christmas dinner at her sister's house in Oregon on Saturday when she got a phone… Continue reading

Clallam: Deputies await toxicology report in Carlsborg deaths

Clallam County sheriff's detectives are awaiting toxicology reports in the deaths of an elderly couple found in their home Dec. 6, Undersheriff Fred DeFrang said.… Continue reading

Coast Guard deploys new navigational buoy in Strait of Juan de Fuca after ship rips old one

The Strait of Juan de Fuca's shipping lanes have a new red and yellow marker today, thanks to a black U.S. Coast Guard cutter and… Continue reading

Peninsula: Chilly dips planned in Port Angeles, Nordland to welcome in 2004

Temperatures in the 30s are expected Thursday morning for Port Angeles' 16th annual Polar Bear Dip at Hollywood Beach. Thursday's weather forecast for both the… Continue reading

Peninsula: Jan. 6 deadline for federal flood disaster assistance

Residents of Clallam and Jefferson counties whose properties were damaged in sustained October floods -- primarily on the West End -- have until Tuesday to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Winds topple tree into food bank building, but building will be open today

PORT ANGELES -- High winds Monday morning blew a tree down an embankment and onto the roof of the Port Angeles Food Bank building. The… Continue reading