Port Angeles: Olympic Medical Center’s cardiac rehabilitation program recertified

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center's cardiac rehabilitation program has been recertified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. "Our cardiac rehabilitation program… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School Board approves budget

The Port Angeles School Board approved a balanced $34.8 million budget for fiscal 2002-03 Monday night. But the board was told that the current budget,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Yacht builder could bring 200 jobs to waterfront

PORT ANGELES -- A luxury yacht manufacturer is considering a multimillion-dollar expansion that could bring 200 jobs to Port Angeles -- if the Port will… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend puts Point Hudson improvements on the fast track

When the Port of Port Townsend resumed control of Point Hudson -- the property it had leased out for more than four decades -- last… Continue reading

Sequim: Rezoning that could lead to regional mall lures standing-room crowd

SEQUIM -- It will be at least two weeks before the City Council makes a decision on rezoning 21 acres of property that could eventually… Continue reading

West End: Rerouting of Shi Shi Beach trail begins

NEAH BAY -- After five years of planning, the Makah tribe has begun construction to reroute a trail which provides northern access to Shi Shi… Continue reading

Peninsula: Back to school necessities can be expensive

As children try on the newest clothes styles and hand parents long lists of school supplies, the cost of sending children back to class for… Continue reading

PENINSULA: HERE COME THE WARBIRDS

Suspended upside-down in a cloudless sky 5,000 feet above Port Angeles, things look very different. First the Olympic Mountains, then city foothills and Ediz Hook… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Council to act on sign code changes

PORT ANGELES -- Proposed changes to the city's sign code will go before the City Council on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the council chambers… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Crash victim remains in serious condition in Seattle

PORT ANGELES -- The 16-year-old girl seriously injured in the crash of an all-terrain vehicle Friday night remained in serious condition Sunday afternoon at Harborview… Continue reading

Sequim: Mayor has “confidence” in police chief’s appointment

SEQUIM -- The mayor said he isn't going to ask City Manager Bill Elliott to reconsider hiring a police chief whose department in his last… Continue reading

Heart o” the Hills: ATV crash kills Port Angeles man

PORT ANGELES -- Authorities are investigating the cause of a Friday night crash that killed the 20-year-old driver of an all-terrain vehicle and seriously injured… Continue reading

How otters may affect Peninsula fisheries

LAPUSH -- Researchers say the 1970 reintroduction of 59 sea otters from Alaska in the waters of the North Olympic Peninsula has been very successful.… Continue reading

Jefferson: ACLU seeks class-action status in jail lawsuit

PORT HADLOCK -- The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking class-action status in its lawsuit over "substandard" conditions at the Jefferson County jail. The ACLU… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Final day for 78th annual Makah Days today

Color, pageantry and tradition again marked Makah Days on Saturday, and more can be expected on the final day today. The 78th annual Makah Days… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Officials break ground for skills center, business incubator

PORT ANGELES -- Supporters of the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center and Business Incubator broke ground on the project Friday at the future site of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Salmon carcasses float ashore in harbor

PORT ANGELES -- Dozens and perhaps hundreds of salmon carcasses floated to shore in Port Angeles Harbor on Saturday afternoon. Many of the fish carcasses,… Continue reading

Sea otters making a comeback off Olympic Peninsula

LAPUSH -- Researchers are monitoring the affects of pollution on the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary sea otter population. More than 100 years ago, the… Continue reading

Sequim: Retailers weigh downtown harm, small-town image in light of possible regional mall

SEQUIM -- Downtown merchants have mixed emotions about the possibility of a major shopping center being built. The subject became a topic of interest early… Continue reading

Ferry runs aground at Keystone; passengers stranded five hours

KEYSTONE -- The ferry Quinault returned to service Thursday evening after running aground earlier in the day, stranding 107 passengers and 59 vehicles aboard for… Continue reading