Port Angeles: State to open hearings on PA center

PORT ANGELES -- Beginning today at 9:30 a.m., the state Shorelines Hearings Board will listen to arguments for and against building the Oak Street hotel… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Historic home to open May 1

Rothschild House, the smallest Washington State Park, will open for the summer season next week in Port Townsend. Located at the corner of Taylor and… Continue reading

Sequim dad seeks action in daughter’s slaying in Florida

SEQUIM -- There's desperation in Dan Gellert's eyes and voice as he talks about the unsolved killing of his daughter in Florida a little more… Continue reading

Earthquakes shake Olympic Peninsula

QUILCENE -- Two minor earthquakes shook the North Olympic Peninsula early Friday morning, rousting only a few people out of bed. A 4.8 magnitude quake… Continue reading

Key players in shoreline hearing

PORT ANGELES -- The state Shoreline Hearings Board will meeet at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in the City Council chambers at City Hall,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City Council to tour underground

PORT ANGELES -- City Council members will tour the downtown underground Monday afternoon before deciding whether saving part of it justifies adding $100,000 to the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Conference center topic of shoreline hearings this week

PORT ANGELES -- The proposed Oak Street hotel and conference center faces its latest hurdle as the state Shoreline Hearings Board hears three days of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Rayonier cleanup meeting Wednesday

PORT ANGELES -- The public is being asked to review and comment on the next steps planned for cleanup of the Rayonier pulp mill site.… Continue reading

Spectators line Brinnon street for Loyalty Day Parade

BRINNON -- This year's Loyalty Day Parade started with a jolt. A magnitude 4.8 earthquake centered near Mount Anderson caused no damage. And it didn't… Continue reading

Where to pay your property taxes

First half property taxes are due Wednesday in Jefferson and Clallam counties. Tax payments in Clallam County can be mailed to the Clallam County Treasurer's… Continue reading

All aboard for Quilcene Heritage Days

QUILCENE -- The last train has long since departed Quilcene, but the legacy that steel rails left behind remains to this day. "All Aboard" is… Continue reading

Peninsula Spotlight: Dixieland jazz festival in Port Angeles this weekend

Dixieland jazz lovers are in for a big weekend beginning today, April 25, when Jazz in the Olympics Festival brings nine bands to Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Peninsula tourism: Why do they come?

Why do people visit Clallam and Jefferson counties? The Olympic & Kitsap Peninsulas 2002 Visitor Profile surveyed visitors in Clallam County to find out. Clallam… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Sawmill layoffs start today

About 20 Crown Pacific Partners LP millworkers in Port Angeles face temporary layoffs today, not knowing when they"ll be called back to work. The North… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend commissioners freeze spending

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port of Port Townsend commissioners have voted to curtail spending until revenues increase. During a late night meeting Wednesday, Port Director of… Continue reading

Survey tells Peninsula tourism officials of marketing strengths, weaknesses

Thirty-one percent of Clallam County visitors say they are likely to return within a year. But the percentage is significantly lower than in Jefferson County,… Continue reading

Other Port Angeles School District budget cut forums:

PORT ANGELES -- Three additional forums will be held before the School Board announces budget cuts May 19. Here is the schedule for future forums,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Liberty Bell replica to toll for Iraq war casualty Reiss

PORT ANGELES -- Local veterans ring the replica Liberty Bell at Veterans Park on Lincoln Street the last Friday of every month to honor Clallam… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Man sought in parking lot attack surrenders to police

PORT ANGELES -- The man suspected of beating another man in a convenience store parking lot last weekend has turned himself into police. Logan Marquez,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Public gets chance to find up to $1 million in school cutbacks

PORT ANGELES -- Keeping Choice Alternative High School open, increasing recycling and facility rental fees, and reducing busing costs topped the list of budgeting suggestions… Continue reading