Daily Update Newsletter

Motorcyclist in satisfactory condition after wreck near Quilcene

A Shelton motorcyclist was listed in satisfactory condition at Harborview Medical Center on Saturday after a three-vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 101. Timothy… Continue reading

One-boat service returns; damaged MV Salish expected to be out until end of August

One-boat service returns; damaged MV Salish expected to be out until end of August

The Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry route will revert to one-boat service Monday. The MV Salish, which ran aground trying to enter Keystone Harbor… Continue reading

One-boat service returns; damaged MV Salish expected to be out until end of August

Plea deal reached in federal drug case

A Sequim man accused of trafficking large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine into Clallam County has pleaded guilty to lesser charges in federal… Continue reading

Port Angeles man arrested after allegedly pointing loaded assault rifle at passing car

A Port Angeles man will make his first court appearance Monday after he was arrested Friday afternoon for allegedly pointing a loaded… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board approves letter requesting dissolution of skills center

Port Angeles School Board approves letter requesting dissolution of skills center

The vote was unanimous, and the tone somber. As they considered a reasons to close the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center (NOPSC)… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board approves letter requesting dissolution of skills center
Port Angeles Waterfront Center concept grows in the planning

Port Angeles Waterfront Center concept grows in the planning

Organizers of the Port Angeles Waterfront Center have responded to community feedback by setting in motion preliminary plans for a larger-capacity downtown… Continue reading

Port Angeles Waterfront Center concept grows in the planning
OUTDOORS: Make your voices heard on mountain goats

OUTDOORS: Make your voices heard on mountain goats

If you want to get in your say about culling mountain goats in Olympic National Park, Tuesday is your best opportunity to be heard. Olympic… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Make your voices heard on mountain goats

EYE ON CLALLAM: Public hearing set on interim zoning restricting structure size

Clallam County commissioners will conduct a public hearing on a six-month extension of interim zoning that restricts structure sizes in rural residential zones to 10,000… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend council to discuss housing, audit

The Port Townsend City Council will cover affordable housing tasking, midyear financial briefings, a review of the 2016 audit and LED street lighting when it… Continue reading

Fish recolonizing areas upriver of former dam sites on Elwha River

Fish recolonizing areas upriver of former dam sites on Elwha River

Josh Geffre has watched with awe as salmon return to the uppermost reaches of the Elwha River. Geffre, a fisheries technician… Continue reading

Fish recolonizing areas upriver of former dam sites on Elwha River
Two-boat service out of Port Townsend restored for weekend — but may be back to one boat after that while Salish repaired

Two-boat service out of Port Townsend restored for weekend — but may be back to one boat after that while Salish repaired

Two-boat service will be restored for the route between Port Townsend and Whidbey Island for the weekend. The ferry route between Port… Continue reading

Two-boat service out of Port Townsend restored for weekend — but may be back to one boat after that while Salish repaired
Emergency responders, volunteers practice with sea plane

Emergency responders, volunteers practice with sea plane

Jefferson County officials, emergency responders and area volunteers came together for a drill Wednesday for using sea planes to transport people after… Continue reading

Emergency responders, volunteers practice with sea plane
Clallam jail gets perfect score in accreditation review

Clallam jail gets perfect score in accreditation review

With a perfect score in a recent review, the Clallam County jail will become the first county jail in the state to… Continue reading

Clallam jail gets perfect score in accreditation review
Port Angeles pool puts item on ballot: Voters asked to approve debt for expansion

Port Angeles pool puts item on ballot: Voters asked to approve debt for expansion

Voters will be asked Nov. 7 to take William Shore Memorial Pool to the next level eight years after they saved it… Continue reading

Port Angeles pool puts item on ballot: Voters asked to approve debt for expansion

Port Townsend council committee will seek more public input on ethics rules

The Port Townsend City Council has postponed action on changes to its code of ethics until it hears more public input. The… Continue reading

Recreation lands’ senior pass prices slated to increase

Exploring federal lands is going to get a bit more costly for seniors, starting this summer. The America the Beautiful–Federal Recreational Lands Senior Pass price… Continue reading

Sequim Bay closure leaves no shellfish harvesting in Clallam County

Sequim Bay was closed Monday to all shellfish gathering, joining other beaches in Clallam and Jefferson counties where the popular recreational activity has… Continue reading

Olympic National Park has constructed a foot log in place of the Crystal Creek Bridge on Boulder Creek Trail. The trail is now open. (D. Myers)

Boulder Creek Trail now open for hikers

Olympic Hot Springs Road in the Elwha Valley reopened Thursday above the Glines Canyon Overlook to the Boulder Creek Trailhead. Olympic… Continue reading

Olympic National Park has constructed a foot log in place of the Crystal Creek Bridge on Boulder Creek Trail. The trail is now open. (D. Myers)
Edmonds man issues more requests for records from Clallam County sheriff, prosecutor

Edmonds man issues more requests for records from Clallam County sheriff, prosecutor

An Edmonds man who asked the county to provide animal license information July 31 has made more records requests to the Clallam… Continue reading

Edmonds man issues more requests for records from Clallam County sheriff, prosecutor
Water Street planning continues in Port Townsend

Water Street planning continues in Port Townsend

City officials continue to seek public input on the final plan for the $2.8 million Water Street Overlay Project. At an open… Continue reading

Water Street planning continues in Port Townsend