Memorial and gathering closes 73-year Lake Crescent mystery

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- A memorial service and family gathering Thursday on the shore of Lake Crescent brought closure to a family tragedy more than… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Convenience store robbed at gunpoint

PORT ANGELES -- The man who held up a convenience store at gunpoint and fled with a handful of cash late Tuesday night continued to… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Jazz legend’s death leaves big gap in Centrum festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- Ray Brown, a legendary jazz bassist who died Tuesday, was slated to perform in Centrum's Jazz Port Townsend festival later this month.… Continue reading

Sequim: Families hosting children of Chernobyl

SEQUIM -- Their twinkling eyes and smiles don't paint an accurate picture of the lives of nine Belarussian children hosted by eight local families for… Continue reading

Clallam County puts upgraded marine patrol boat back on the water

PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County Sheriff's Department patrol boat is back on the water after a $50,000 upgrade and almost two years in dry… Continue reading

Clallam: Crash prompts U.S. 101 closure

A four-vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 101 six miles west of Sequim injured two people and backed traffic up for miles shortly before 2:30 p.m.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Prosecutor looking for “minority report” on Rowan

Like an echo of Tom Cruise's latest movie, is there a minority report on Bruce Rowan? Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Shea believes there are… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Fiddle Tunes Festival features national treasure of Mexico

PORT TOWNSEND -- Each year, Juan Reynoso travels thousands of miles from his home in Mexico to Port Townsend for one reason: to keep his… Continue reading

Quilcene: Kitsap chase, shooting has link to business in Jefferson County

QUILCENE -- A man fatally shot by Kitsap County sheriff's deputies Monday had worked at a Center Valley Road woodworking business for several weeks. Then… Continue reading

World Wide Web exclusive: Your schedule of North Olympic Peninsula activities for Independence Day

Fourth of July festivities kick off early Thursday morning with breakfast in Forks and a flag-raising ceremony in Port Townsend. In Port Angeles, festivities begin… Continue reading

Forks man receives top U.S. Air Force Academy honors

FORKS -- A Forks High School alumnus is tops in his graduating class of 929 cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Second Lt. Tony… Continue reading

Peninsula: Former lawmaker recovering from heart surgery

Former North Olympic Peninsula state Sen. Paul Conner, 76, may be sent home from Swedish Medical Center in Seattle as early as today. Conner entered… Continue reading

Peninsula: State Farm quits new homeowner policies, but other companies still writing them

Several North Olympic Peninsula insurance agents say they are ready to pick up the slack left by State Farm Insurance Co., which ceased signing new… Continue reading

Port Townsend: City Council majority favors taking control of $5.3 million project from historical society

PORT TOWNSEND -- With a $2.8 million annex to City Hall still awaiting approval, City Council members said Monday they would be in favor of… Continue reading

Process to determine whether ex-doctor is released from locked mental ward starts today

Bruce Rowan is on track to appear Monday in Clallam County Superior Court for a hearing that may lead to the former Port Angeles doctor's… Continue reading

Sequim: Group wants city to ante $135,000 for failed fund-raiser at gun show

SEQUIM -- A group supporting construction of a shooting park in Clallam County wants the city to pay $135,000 for lost revenue because of rules… Continue reading

Brinnon/Quilcene: School Boards pass budgets

Brinnon and Quilcene school boards have approved their budgets for the 2002-2003 school year as presented at meetings last week. The Quilcene School District approved… Continue reading

Elwha tribal canoe nearly complete

The task of naming the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe's sleek, new canoe falls to the tribal elders. But if lead carver Al Charles Jr. has… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Memorial service Wednesday for Forks-area couple who disappeared in 1929

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- A memorial service is planned Wednesday at the Lake Crescent spot where a Forks-area couple vanished into Lake Crescent 73 years… Continue reading

Port Angeles: North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center appoints director

A Spokane educator has been named director of the new North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center and Career/Technical Education. Clyde A. Rasmussen comes to the Port… Continue reading