Daily Update Newsletter

Federal authorities pressure sanctuary area such as Seattle, Vermont

The U.S. Justice Department has sent another round of letters to the so-called sanctuary cities of Seattle… Continue reading

  • Apr 17, 2018
  • By Lisa Baumann The Associated Press
NW CUP: Over 500 riders battle gravity and the mud

NW CUP: Over 500 riders battle gravity and the mud

More than 500 downhill mountain bikers from the Pacific Northwest, Canada, California, New Mexico and as far away as Vermont descended on… Continue reading

NW CUP: Over 500 riders battle gravity and the mud
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Aubry Botkin, Port Townsend track and field

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Aubry Botkin, Port Townsend track and field

Port Townsend’s Aubry Botkin was a double winner at this past weekend’s Port Townsend’s home track meetin. Botkin won both the 100-meter hurdles and the… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Aubry Botkin, Port Townsend track and field
73-year-old Jefferson PUD employee killed in state Highway 20 wreck

73-year-old Jefferson PUD employee killed in state Highway 20 wreck

A 73-year-old Jefferson County PUD employee died Monday morning following a one-car wreck on state Highway 20. His identity has not been… Continue reading

73-year-old Jefferson PUD employee killed in state Highway 20 wreck
Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding offers new programs to answer need in trades

Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding offers new programs to answer need in trades

The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding has launched new programs to address the region’s need for skilled marine systems technicians, according to… Continue reading

Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding offers new programs to answer need in trades

State Ferries open house in Port Townsend to field input for long-range plan

The state ferry system is seeking input for a long-range plan in light of an expected surge in ridership of 30 percent… Continue reading

Sheriff’s office: Toddler accidentally run over in Chimacum

The 2½-year-old boy was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Trump vows to back law to protect states’ marijuana industry

Trump vows to back law to protect states’ marijuana industry

President Donald Trump has promised to support legislation protecting the marijuana industry in states that have legalized… Continue reading

  • Apr 16, 2018
  • By Nicholas Riccardi The Associated Press
Trump vows to back law to protect states’ marijuana industry
Republicans criticize spill of dam water to help salmon

Republicans criticize spill of dam water to help salmon

Republican Congress members from the Pacific Northwest are upset with a federal judge’s order to spill… Continue reading

  • Apr 16, 2018
  • By Nicholas K. Geranios The Associated Press
Republicans criticize spill of dam water to help salmon

Peninsula College sets full slate of events for Earth Week 2018

A week of activities to bring environmental awareness to students at Peninsula College is the focus of the Associated Student Council’s Earth… Continue reading

PREP TRACK: Forks boys, PA girls win at Forks Lions Club Invite

PREP TRACK: Forks boys, PA girls win at Forks Lions Club Invite

Dominating the field events and getting three first-place finishes from Cole Baysinger, the Forks boys won the Forks Lions Club Invitational meet, edging… Continue reading

PREP TRACK: Forks boys, PA girls win at Forks Lions Club Invite
PREP TRACK: Port Townsend, Port Angeles girls rack up plenty of firsts

PREP TRACK: Port Townsend, Port Angeles girls rack up plenty of firsts

Port Townsend picked up eight first-place finishes in a home track meet with North Kitsap and Klahowya. The Redhawks’ Aubry Botkin and… Continue reading

PREP TRACK: Port Townsend, Port Angeles girls rack up plenty of firsts
PREP ROUNDUP: Forks softball sweeps a pair in the wind

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks softball sweeps a pair in the wind

The Forks softball girls showed no rust after a long spring break layoff, surviving howling winds on Whidbey Island to sweep a pair… Continue reading

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks softball sweeps a pair in the wind

EYE ON CLALLAM: Commissioners to discuss elected official salaries

Clallam County commissioners will discuss a resolution establishing salaries and benefits for elected officials in a continued work session Tuesday. The discussion will begin at… Continue reading

Contest emerges for West End District Court judgeship

Contest emerges for West End District Court judgeship

A two-man race has emerged for the West End District Court 2 judge position being vacated by longtime jurist John Doherty, who… Continue reading

Contest emerges for West End District Court judgeship

Court blocks restocking Atlantic salmon pens

A judge has rejected a request by an Atlantic salmon farming company that wants to restock a net-pen… Continue reading

Intermittent closures set for Hood Canal Bridge for 12 nights

Work on the Hood Canal Bridge will resume this week, with the span to be closed to vehicle traffic intermittently overnight for 12… Continue reading

Jefferson County to offer Community Emergency Response Team training

Jefferson County is about to start a Community Emergency Response Team training program. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training has been provided… Continue reading

No four-hour delays around Lake Crescent this week

The four-hour delays drivers have become accustomed to on U.S. Highway 101 as it skirts Lake Crescent will be on hiatus… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend weighs maritime center’s proposal to operate Point Hudson

Port of Port Townsend weighs maritime center’s proposal to operate Point Hudson

Port of Port Townsend commissioners have outlined questions they want port staff to research about a proposal from the Northwest Maritime Center… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend weighs maritime center’s proposal to operate Point Hudson