Drinking teens: Young tipplers a growing problem on Peninsula

EDITOR's NOTE: This is the first of a two-day series on the increasing problem of underage drinking on the North Olympic Peninsula. In private homes,… Continue reading

JEFFERSON: SHINE RESIDENT SEEKS COMMISSIONER POST

SHINE -- A Chimacum School District volunteer and community activist has entered the race for the District No. 3 county commissioner seat in November. Wendi… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Conference center moves forward

PORT ANGELES -- A waterfront hotel and conference center is closer to reality. "I"m ready to go!" said Randal Jay Ehm, architect and developer, after… Continue reading

Port Townsend: British community mourns death of Queen Mum

PORT TOWNSEND -- The British community here is mourning the death of Her Majesty Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, who died March 30 at the age… Continue reading

Port Townsend: PT-Keystone ferry fares to rise

PORT TOWNSEND -- Get ready to pay more to cross Puget Sound -- ferry fares will cost an additional 12.5 percent starting May 12. Rates… Continue reading

Sequim: Dungeness flooding likely destroyed redds

SEQUIM -- Jamestown S"Klallam tribal officials are calling last month's flooding along the Dungeness River a "historic event." According to Jamestown S'Klallam habitat biologist Byron… Continue reading

JEFFERSON: ASSESSOR TALKS TAXES WITH PORT LUDLOW GROUP

PORT LUDLOW -- Jefferson County Assessor Jack Westerman addressed the concerns of a local committee Thursday interested in better understanding property assessment. The property tax… Continue reading

Peninsula: State cracks down on water use in critical watershed areas

Two North Olympic Peninsula river basins are being targeted as the state Department of Ecology begins a crack down on water use in fish-sensitive rivers.… Continue reading

Police, deputies to replace Guardsmen at airport

PORT ANGELES -- Armed National Guard soldiers stationed at William R. Fairchild International Airport since September will be replaced next month by local law officers,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Jury convicts man on sex charges

PORT ANGELES --Thomas Robert Williamson has been found guilty of eight of nine felony charges in the rapes and molestations of two children. In a… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Toddler playground to open Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND -- A playground for toddlers will officially open Saturday at the Port Townsend Community Center on Tyler Street. The grand opening is planned… Continue reading

Forks: Quillayute School District facing layoffs

FORKS -- A projected $800,000 budget shortfall due in part to continued declining student enrollment means layoffs for the Quillayute Valley School District next year.… Continue reading

Jefferson: Program could keep hospital afloat as revenues ebb

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson General Hospital officials met Wednesday to hear about a program that could serve as a life raft for rural hospitals sinking… Continue reading

Jefferson: Trustees hire new library director

PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County Rural Library District trustees hired Raymond Serebin as library director on Wednesday. Serebin signed the contract, effective June 3, at… Continue reading

Peninsula: Military retirees may seek new primary care doctors

PORT ANGELES -- As many as 400 retired military personnel and dependents of active duty personnel in Jefferson and Clallam counties could be looking for… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Family files lawsuit in teen-ager’s slaying

PORT ANGELES -- The family of a teen-ager shot to death last year has filed a lawsuit seeking damages. The suit, filed Tuesday in Clallam… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Port officials applaud new derelict vessel law

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port of Port Townsend officials are applauding a bill signed by Gov. Gary Locke this week that creates a fund to pay… Continue reading

West End: Sappho’s technology “gap” could be closed by September

SAPPHO -- The fiber-optic loop around the North Olympic Peninsula could be completed as soon as September. Qwest Communications is working with CenturyTel of Washington… Continue reading

Clallam: Animal shelter director dies at 59

Clallam County Humane Society Executive Director Judy Ann Nikodym died Tuesday afternoon in a Seattle hospital. She was 59. Nikodym was taken by helicopter to… Continue reading

Clallam: Officials approve junk vehicle ordinance

Clallam County commissioners unanimously approved a junk vehicle ordinance Tuesday after two years of debate and numerous revisions. "It is a good compromise," Clallam County… Continue reading