Port Angeles inaugurates downtown Mardi Gras festival Saturday

Mardi Gras is a time for letting loose free spirits before the onset of the Christian observation of Lent, a time of reflection and self-denial.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Adult-oriented Mardi Gras party Saturday night

The Port Angeles Downtown Association's Mardi Gras festivities on Saturday afternoon stress family-oriented activities. Adults looking for more Mardi-zest in their pre-Lenten festivities will find… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Police search home suspected of being meth lab

PORT TOWNSEND -- Police were searching a house at the corner of Hendricks and 12th streets, the site of a suspected methamphetamine lab, late into… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Sounds of Brazilian Carnival at Fort Worden jazz concert

In New Orleans, it's Mardi Gras. In Rio de Janeiro, it's Carnival. In Port Townsend, the Brazilian Jazz sounds of Jovino Santos Neto Quintet will… Continue reading

The spans of time: Port Angeles seeks new Eighth Street bridge designs

PORT ANGELES -- The long process has begun for replacing the Eighth Street bridges over Valley and Tumwater creeks. The estimated $15.6 million project could… Continue reading

Clallam: New Jimmycomelately Creek channel nearly complete – More fish habitat restoration work planned near Blyn

BLYN -- It took several months and three excavators, but the new channel for Jimmycomelately Creek is nearly finished. The new channel is being completed… Continue reading

Clallam: Safety officials urge residents to be prepared

PORT ANGELES -- Duct tape and plastic wrap are nothing new in the realm of emergency preparedness. But local emergency coordinators say what's more important… Continue reading

Jefferson: Quilcene schools chief explains resignation

QUILCENE -- The School District superintendent said Wednesday she wants to eliminate her own job and retire because to do otherwise would be financially and… Continue reading

Peninsula: Rep. Dicks receives Friend of Parks award

The National Parks Conservation Association in Washington, D.C., has given a Friend of the National Parks award to Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Bremerton. The group announced… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Businesswoman charged with theft

PORT TOWNSEND -- A 55-year-old business owner was jailed on charges of first-degree theft and forgery. Kathryn Rose Parker, 288975 U.S. Highway 101, Quilcene, was… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Centrum cutting salaries, reducing hours

PORT TOWNSEND -- Centrum has cut employees' pay by as much as 15 percent and reduced the hours they work because of looming state budget… Continue reading

Clallam County imposes six-ton weight limit on Elwha River Bridge traffic

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County commissioners approved a six-ton weight limit for vehicles traveling over the Elwha River Bridge following a public hearing Tuesday morning… Continue reading

Council says no to Sequim mayor’s resignation offer

SEQUIM -- City Council members Monday night declined Mayor Walt Schubert's offer to resign. Schubert said he offered to step aside after a heated debate… Continue reading

Home Depot targets new Sequim shopping center

SEQUIM -- Home Depot, a retail store specializing in home improvement, will be part of a new regional shopping center. There is also the possibility… Continue reading

Jefferson: Fred Hill decision appealed

PORT TOWNSEND -- Seven organizations hope to overturn a Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan amendment that created a mineral overlay for Fred Hill Materials. The groups… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Curtain may drop on film festival

PORT TOWNSEND --Funding problems could force the end of the popular Port Townsend Film Festival, organizers said. Backers expect to know within the next few… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Who torched the police patrol car with the dummy inside?

PORT TOWNSEND -- Investigators are searching for clues that may help them find who torched a police patrol car Monday evening. The car was destroyed,… Continue reading

Travel magazine features driving on the Peninsula

The North Olympic Peninsula is featured in the March 2003 issue of National Geographic Traveler. The cover of the magazine features the phrase "Road Trip!… Continue reading

Clallam: Driver, others oppose anti-war signs on buses

PORT ANGELES -- Bus driver Dan Kauffman stood before his bosses on the Clallam Transit System board and told them they were wrong. A transit… Continue reading

Grant would keep Forks health clinic open

A Clallam County Health and Human Services official on Monday urged county commissioners to support a $100,000 grant to help keep the county's Forks Public… Continue reading