West End applauds Coast Guard

LAPUSH -- More than 250 people turned out Wednesday to celebrate the U.S. Coast Guard presence and dedication to the West End. About 25 guardsmen… Continue reading

Dungeness: Jawbone found on ground probably belonged to a Peninsula ancestor

DUNGENESS -- A mystery started by the discovery Tuesday of a human jawbone was quickly solved by detectives who determined that it came from someone… Continue reading

Forks: City eliminates economic development position

Budget woes have prompted the city of Forks to restructure its economic development and eliminate one position, Mayor Nedra Reed announced Tuesday. Effective Monday, the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: High school gymnasium to get overhaul

PORT ANGELES -- A one-time Emergency School Repair and Renovation Grant will help upgrade the Port Angeles High School "spectator" gymnasium. A public hearing for… Continue reading

Port Angeles: House subcommittee bill includes funding for Elwha dams project

PORT ANGELES -- Legislation introduced by the U.S. House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee on Tuesday includes the allocation of $21.7 million to fund next year's phase… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Dancer injured during ballet performance

A dancer with the Pacific Northwest Ballet who was making her final U.S. performance before retiring suffered a broken foot during a show at Fort… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Slain man’s widow takes the witness stand in murder trial

The widow of a local man shot to death April 28 outside the Maple Grove Motel in Quilcene testified Tuesday that her life "wasn't in… Continue reading

Sequim: Finishing interchange tops list of transportation projects

SEQUIM -- Completion of the Simdars Road interchange at U.S. Highway 101 is the top priority of the city's six-year transportation improvement plan introduced Monday.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: $836,000 project will allow airport development

PORT ANGELES -- A $836,000 expansion of the stormwater system at William R. Fairchild International Airport later this summer will allow construction of a new… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Man arrested after being turned away from Canada

A 31-year-old Forks man reportedly wanted in Alaska was arrested Sunday while returning to Port Angeles on the ferry MV Coho after being refused entry… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Quilcene man’s murder trial begins

Prosecutors said Monday that Gary L. Middleton Sr. killed Douglas A. Knight "in cold blood" when the unarmed Knight approached him in the parking lot… Continue reading

Sequim: Highway 101 closed by accident; drivers treated and released

SEQUIM -- A two-vehicle accident closed U.S. Highway 101 east of Sequim for about 90 minutes Monday morning. Traffic was re-routed along West Sequim Bay… Continue reading

West End: Olympic Discovery Trail gets $1.6 million grant

A $1.6 million federal grant will allow completion of a 16-mile section of the Olympic Discovery Trail between Lake Crescent and Cooper Ranch Road, Clallam… Continue reading

West Sequim Bay residents bring up safety concerns about Olympic Discovery Trail

SEQUIM -- In an emergency, switchbacks and tight corners could hinder ambulances and fire vehicles on some parts of the Olympic Discovery Trail. And this,… Continue reading

Jefferson: Murder trial jury selection begins today

QUILCENE -- Did Gary L. Middleton Sr. shoot Douglas "Tony" Knight in self-defense or as part of a premeditated act? That's the question expected to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Conference center faces first of many hurdles this week

PORT ANGELES -- Now that the City Council has accepted developer Randal Ehm's Oak Street conference center proposal as "substantially complete," the developer faces the… Continue reading

A loggers’ life: How John Kirner has changed with the timber industry

John Kirner remembers falling tall timber with an ax and saw. He also recalls the first time he saw a chain saw. At age 97,… Continue reading

Look back at the North Olympic Peninsula’s rich timber heritage in Sunday’s PDN

Gettysburg, Port Crescent, Port Discovery, Twin. To most of us, they're just names on recreational maps. But in the late 1800s and early 1900s, they… Continue reading

More North Peninsula motorists buckling up

Less than two weeks after the state's primary safety belt law went into effect, more people are buckling up on Clallam and Jefferson county roads.… Continue reading

Olympic National Park admissions free for today, June 23

People can visit Olympic National Park and other national parks for free today. The $15-per-vehicle entrance fees were waived for Saturday and today as part… Continue reading