Daily Update Newsletter

Port Angeles airport stays eligible for funding; FAA won’t pay for entire runway

Port Angeles airport stays eligible for funding; FAA won’t pay for entire runway

William R. Fairchild International Airport will remain eligible for about $5 million in federal maintenance funds to upgrade 5,000 feet of runway.… Continue reading

Port Angeles airport stays eligible for funding; FAA won’t pay for entire runway

Man rescued after getting stuck in snow on Forest Service road near Sequim

Emergency personnel plucked a Sequim-area motorist out of a remote area in Olympic National Forest after his vehicle became stranded in deep snow… Continue reading

DNR chief differs from Gov. Inslee on climate change policy

State Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz will present a climate change policy to state lawmakers today that differs from the path set by… Continue reading

Peninsula residents recycle Christmas trees

Peninsula residents recycle Christmas trees

That once-proud Christmas tree that brightened the winter holiday can be recycled to help flowers grow this spring. Trees can be recycled into compost or… Continue reading

Peninsula residents recycle Christmas trees
Wine label contest benefits Dungeness lighthouse

Wine label contest benefits Dungeness lighthouse

The New Dungeness Light Station Association and Wind Rose Cellars have announced their second annual photography and art contest. The winning submission will… Continue reading

Wine label contest benefits Dungeness lighthouse

Port Townsend woman charged with beating former spouse with barbecue grate

A Port Townsend woman who has been divorced from her husband for 15 years is now charged with allegedly barging into his… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks splits league openers against Elma

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks splits league openers against Elma

The Forks boys shook off a winter break layover and got off to a good start in Evergreen League play, handily beating Elma… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks splits league openers against Elma

Clallam County to give $60,000 to Economic Development Corporation for 2018

Clallam County commissioners, satisfied by the diversity efforts of the nonprofit Economic Development Corporation, agreed Tuesday to move forward on giving the… Continue reading

D’Amico moving on site near Tarboo Lake despite shooting range moratorium

D’Amico moving on site near Tarboo Lake despite shooting range moratorium

Joe D’Amico told Jefferson County commissioners Tuesday he is moving full steam ahead on his proposed shooting and archery range near Tarboo… Continue reading

D’Amico moving on site near Tarboo Lake despite shooting range moratorium
Bail set in child rape, molestation allegations against Mount Vernon man

Bail set in child rape, molestation allegations against Mount Vernon man

Bail was set at $25,000 Tuesday for a Mount Vernon man who allegedly raped and molested a Clallam County girl when she… Continue reading

Bail set in child rape, molestation allegations against Mount Vernon man
Jefferson County District Court judge decides against running for fourth term

Jefferson County District Court judge decides against running for fourth term

Longtime jurist Jill Landes is hanging up her robes. The Jefferson County District Court judge and former deputy prosecuting attorney in both… Continue reading

Jefferson County District Court judge decides against running for fourth term

Conservation district elections coming up

Candidate filing deadlines are in February for positions on the Clallam and Jefferson conservation districts’ boards. The candidate filing deadline is 4 p.m. Feb. 7… Continue reading

OTA opens Children’s Theatre winter class registration

Olympic Theatre Arts is accepting registration now for two Children’s Theatre winter class series in January. Both classes will be at Olympic Theatre… Continue reading

Hearing health addressed at free forum

A free WOW! Working on Wellness forum will address hearing issues at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 10. Curt C. Miller II, a clinical audiologist… Continue reading

Travel lawsuit, train crash among top 10 Washington stories

Travel lawsuit, train crash among top 10 Washington stories

The Associated Press Washington taking the lead among states in legal battles against President Donald Trump’s travel ban was voted the state’s top news story… Continue reading

  • Jan 3, 2018
  • The Associated Press
Travel lawsuit, train crash among top 10 Washington stories
PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: The fun begins as we enter the meat of basketball season

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: The fun begins as we enter the meat of basketball season

Slogging through a torrential rainfall between Port Angeles and Port Townsend on Friday morning to cover a Crush in the Slush tournament, I wondered for… Continue reading

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: The fun begins as we enter the meat of basketball season

Couple pleads guilty to forced labor charges; immigrant was held near Port Angeles

A Forks couple has pleaded guilty in federal court to holding, against her will, an undocumented, non-English-speaking Guatemalan woman who said her… Continue reading

Fireworks, anchor raising help Port Townsend crowds usher in 2018

Fireworks, anchor raising help Port Townsend crowds usher in 2018

Crowds young and old welcomed 2018 to this Victorian city and shared in the community spirit of First Night, a celebration of… Continue reading

Fireworks, anchor raising help Port Townsend crowds usher in 2018
150 take bone-chilling swim to welcome new year in Port Angeles

150 take bone-chilling swim to welcome new year in Port Angeles

Scores of people looking to get a chilly start to the new year dove into frigid water during polar bear dips across… Continue reading

150 take bone-chilling swim to welcome new year in Port Angeles
100 dive, flip and flop in frigid welcome to 2018 in Nordland

100 dive, flip and flop in frigid welcome to 2018 in Nordland

At high noon Monday, 100 hearty souls ignored the temperature, took a breath then jumped from a dock during the annual polar bear… Continue reading

100 dive, flip and flop in frigid welcome to 2018 in Nordland