Jefferson: Potter fans jam library for reading of latest Potter book

PORT TOWNSEND -- "The hottest day of summer was drawing to a close." One hundred Harry Potter fans packed the Port Townsend Public Library at… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Coast Guard cutter changes command

PORT ANGELES -- As wind whipped across the deck of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Active on Friday afternoon, the ship's 75 crew members bid… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: First Army convoy hits the highways

PORT HADLOCK -- The first Army Stryker Brigade convoys to roll through Port Hadlock and Chimacum made their way off the Olympic Peninsula without a… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: All-terrain vehicles growing in popularity, but are they safe?

Ryan Decker and his friends didn't see the 20-foot rock embankment that their four-wheel, all-terrain vehicles crashed down in the early morning darkness of June… Continue reading

Jefferson: Peace activists say they”ll ignore big Army Stryker operation

PORT HADLOCK -- Area peace activists say they will ignore the convoy of about 700 Army vehicles from Naval Magazine Indian Island to Fort Lewis… Continue reading

Peninsula: College to hold 41st commencement on Saturday

Peninsula College will celebrate its 41st commencement Saturday at the main campus in Port Angeles. More than 300 graduates are eligible to receive diplomas and… Continue reading

Port Angeles WWII veteran to speak at Museum of Flight in Seattle

Port Angeles resident Lee R. Embree, a retired World War II Army Air Corps officer and photographer, will deliver a speech Saturday at the Museum… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fluoride opponents hire attorney in possible fight with City Hall

PORT ANGELES -- A citizens group opposing fluoridation of the city water supply has retained a Seattle environmental attorney to explore possible legal action. Clallam… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Volunteers sought to work on Dream Playground again

PORT ANGELES -- More than 300 volunteers are needed this weekend to complete another phase of the Dream Playground. Work will occur rain or shine… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: Hadlock Days to pick royalty for first time

PORT HADLOCK -- Hadlock Days is kicking off this year with a coronation ceremony to pick royalty for the first time ever. The ceremony begins… Continue reading

Sequim: Announced public hearing on Wal-Mart will be limited to only a few

SEQUIM -- Members of the public hoping to show up to Monday's City Council meeting and be heard on the city's plans to allow Wal-Mart… Continue reading

You can help these Peninsula students win scholarship money by voting on the Internet — click here first!

Four young adults from Port Angeles and Sequim are hoping that their fashions made entirely from sticky duct tape will win a national contest that… Continue reading

$2.2 million bound for Indian Island project

PORT HADLOCK -- A $2.2 million project at Naval Magazine Indian Island is part of $9.2 billion recently approved by a U.S. House of Representatives… Continue reading

Army forecasts minimal effects on Jefferson County traffic during 10 days of convoys

PORT HADLOCK -- Military officials are forecasting a minimal impact on east Jefferson County traffic as hundreds of Army trucks and armored vehicles convoy to… Continue reading

Clallam Bay: Chamber seeks state support to save shoreline park

CLALLAM BAY -- The Clallam Bay-Sekiu Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday endorsed sending a letter to the state in search of support to save a… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port studying potential barge facility update

PORT ANGELES -- An updated study of a potential barge dock operated by the Port of Port Angeles should be ready by September despite uncertainty… Continue reading

Port Townsend: It must be summer — Peninsula’s sole drive-in theater opening

PORT TOWNSEND -- A sign that summer is finally here: the Olympic Peninsula's only drive-in movie theater is open for business. Wheel-In Motor Movie opens… Continue reading

Poulsbo company submits low bid of $204 million for Hood Canal Bridge/graving yard project

A Poulsbo company is the apparent low bidder for the state Department of Transportation's massive graving yard and Hood Canal Bridge project set to begin… Continue reading

Sports/Outdoors: Hatchery saved — at least for now

A hatchery called critical to the recovery of North Olympic Peninsula wild salmon stocks was saved -- at least for now -- by the state… Continue reading

Clallam: Health-care providers get pledge to seek legislation aiding free clinics

A committee trying to improve access to health care on the North Olympic Peninsula will ask the state Legislature for help. Volunteers in Medicine, a… Continue reading