Daily Update Newsletter

Expect the unexpected at Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival

Expect the unexpected at Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival

More than 200 wooden vessels, 120 presentations, 91 vendors and 21 bands are expected at Point Hudson Marina today through Sunday for… Continue reading

Expect the unexpected at Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival

MV Kennewick to be lone ferry on Port Townsend-Coupeville route come Monday

The Port Townsend-Coupeville route will return to one-ferry service starting Monday morning, according to Washington State Ferries officials. The MV Chetzemoka, which… Continue reading

Contract to be developed for new opioid treatment program in Port Angeles

Clallam County could be getting another option for treating opioid addiction after action taken by the Salish Behavioral Health Organization. Last week,… Continue reading

Port Angeles looks to expand code enforcement through condemnation, resell

A unanimous Port Angeles City Council has agreed to add a tool to the city’s toolbox for code enforcement: condemnation and resell.… Continue reading

Historic yacht getting hull work in Port Townsend before heading back to water

Historic yacht getting hull work in Port Townsend before heading back to water

The historic El Primero, a yacht that has hosted several presidents and a number of other famous faces, is back in Port… Continue reading

Historic yacht getting hull work in Port Townsend before heading back to water
Olympic National Park Visitor Center closes today; services offered nearby

Olympic National Park Visitor Center closes today; services offered nearby

The Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles will be temporarily closed beginning today for $3.4 million in renovations, including the… Continue reading

Olympic National Park Visitor Center closes today; services offered nearby

Port of Port Townsend director given raise

The Port of Port Townsend’s executive director, Sam Gibboney, received a $10,000 raise after a unanimous vote from port commissioners following Gibboney’s… Continue reading

Clallam County man charged after child rescued from hot car

A 33-year-old Clallam County man was charged Tuesday after deputies say they rescued his sleeping infant from a hot car he was… Continue reading

Jefferson County Courthouse to get security upgrades

Jefferson County Courthouse to get security upgrades

The Jefferson County Courthouse is implementing new security measures that will require visitors to the second and third floors to go through… Continue reading

Jefferson County Courthouse to get security upgrades
Port Angeles seeks input on Race Street redesign

Port Angeles seeks input on Race Street redesign

The gateway to Hurricane Ridge is getting a face-lift. The city of Port Angeles plans to turn Race Street into a “multi-modal… Continue reading

Port Angeles seeks input on Race Street redesign
Carlsborg girl begins second year of campaign to provide toiletries to homeless

Carlsborg girl begins second year of campaign to provide toiletries to homeless

A Carlsborg girl who handed out 1,282 gift bags full of toiletries to homeless people in Clallam County and Seattle is continuing the… Continue reading

Carlsborg girl begins second year of campaign to provide toiletries to homeless
Port Angeles man faces charges for supergluing ATM machines

Port Angeles man faces charges for supergluing ATM machines

A 65-year-old Port Angeles man is facing sabotage and malicious mischief charges for allegedly putting glue on several ATM machines over Labor… Continue reading

Port Angeles man faces charges for supergluing ATM machines
Grant to Centrum to help fund lighting upgrades at performance venues

Grant to Centrum to help fund lighting upgrades at performance venues

Centrum, a nonprofit organization focused on the arts, plans lighting upgrades to its two venues at Fort Worden State Park after it… Continue reading

Grant to Centrum to help fund lighting upgrades at performance venues

Port Angeles changes rules to promote transparency

The Port Angeles City Council has approved a code change, saying it will promote transparency in its advisory board and committee meetings.… Continue reading

Sequim Dog Park to celebrate 10 years with party Saturday

Sequim Dog Park to celebrate 10 years with party Saturday

Local dog owners and their pets have something to bark about this weekend. The Sequim Dog Park is celebrating its 10th anniversary with… Continue reading

Sequim Dog Park to celebrate 10 years with party Saturday
Billions of dead trees force U.S. fire crews to shift tactics

Billions of dead trees force U.S. fire crews to shift tactics

Vast stands of dead timber in the Western U.S. have forced firefighters to shift tactics, trying… Continue reading

Billions of dead trees force U.S. fire crews to shift tactics
Three people were transported to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles following a two-vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 101 near Barnes Point at Lake Crescent on Wednesday evening. Shown are Clallam Fire District No. 2 first responders removing a victim from the wreck area. (Jay Cline/Clallam Fire District No. 2)

Three taken to hospital following two-vehicle wreck at Lake Crescent

Three people were taken to Olympic Medical Center after a head-on wreck on U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent late Wednesday, Clallam… Continue reading

Three people were transported to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles following a two-vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 101 near Barnes Point at Lake Crescent on Wednesday evening. Shown are Clallam Fire District No. 2 first responders removing a victim from the wreck area. (Jay Cline/Clallam Fire District No. 2)
Pippa’s Real Tea takes first place in online contest; other shops on Peninsula place

Pippa’s Real Tea takes first place in online contest; other shops on Peninsula place

Pippa’s Real Tea in Port Townsend is determined to bring Americans back to their tea-drinking roots. The Seattle A-List, created by CityVoter,… Continue reading

Pippa’s Real Tea takes first place in online contest; other shops on Peninsula place

Permanent rules for Howard Street area in Port Townsend expected in January

The Port Townsend City Council’s public hearing on interim land use rules for a portion of the Howard Street subarea was quick… Continue reading

15 states, including Washington, sue Trump administration over ending DACA

15 states, including Washington, sue Trump administration over ending DACA

Fifteen states and the District of Columbia sued Wednesday to block President Donald Trump’s plan to end a program protecting young immigrants… Continue reading

15 states, including Washington, sue Trump administration over ending DACA