Daily Update Newsletter

State spent $34,000 on flight for prisoners in 2014

Washington state’s corrections department has been shuttling prisoners back to the state on airplanes routinely used by Gov. Jay Inslee.… Continue reading

Court denies immediate hearing to release Seattle ‘dreamer’

Court denies immediate hearing to release Seattle ‘dreamer’

A federal magistrate in Seattle said Monday he will not hold an immediate hearing to consider releasing… Continue reading

Court denies immediate hearing to release Seattle ‘dreamer’
GIRLS HOOPS: Chimacum’s Nisbet Olympic 1A MVP

GIRLS HOOPS: Chimacum’s Nisbet Olympic 1A MVP

Mechelle Nisbet of Chimacum was named the Olympic League 1A Division Girl’s Basketball League Most Valuable Player on Tuesday. Nisbet… Continue reading

GIRLS HOOPS: Chimacum’s Nisbet Olympic 1A MVP
“I suffered the whole time”: Sequim man, found safe, tells story of surviving in car for five days

“I suffered the whole time”: Sequim man, found safe, tells story of surviving in car for five days

He thought he was as good as dead. Richard Jones, 69, of Sunland near Sequim was trapped in his car for five days… Continue reading

“I suffered the whole time”: Sequim man, found safe, tells story of surviving in car for five days
Olympic Medical Center limiting surgeries after sterilization equipment malfunctions

Olympic Medical Center limiting surgeries after sterilization equipment malfunctions

Olympic Medical Center’s Operating Department has temporarily stopped performing non-emergent and elective surgeries after a sterilization machine malfunctioned. An ultrasonic sterilization machine,… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center limiting surgeries after sterilization equipment malfunctions
Inslee expresses concern over health care following meeting

Inslee expresses concern over health care following meeting

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Monday that health care discussions at a weekend meeting of the National Governors Association in Washington, D.C.,… Continue reading

Inslee expresses concern over health care following meeting
Sequim staff plan repairs for roads damaged by winter weather

Sequim staff plan repairs for roads damaged by winter weather

Recent winter weather made some Sequim streets worse for wear. Hemlock Street between South Fourth and… Continue reading

Sequim staff plan repairs for roads damaged by winter weather

Port Angeles man gets 30-month sentence for threatening to shoot lesbian couple

A 55-year-old Port Angeles man who threatened to shoot a lesbian couple has been sentenced in Clallam County Superior Court to 30… Continue reading

Peninsula College will welcome the world music duo of Miho and Diego to Maier Hall on the Port Angeles campus Tuesday evening.

Japanese, Latin tunes to meld in musical duet Tuesday in Port Angeles

Peninsula College will welcome the musical duo of Miho and Diego to Maier Hall at 7 tonight. Tickets for the show are… Continue reading

Peninsula College will welcome the world music duo of Miho and Diego to Maier Hall on the Port Angeles campus Tuesday evening.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Tristin Butler, Port Angeles swim team

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Tristin Butler, Port Angeles swim team

Port Angeles’ Tristin Butler helped his Roughrider swim team to another successful showing at the state 2A swimming championships. Butler finished sixth at state in… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Tristin Butler, Port Angeles swim team
PREPS: Port Angeles Athletic Director inducted into gymnastics hall of fame

PREPS: Port Angeles Athletic Director inducted into gymnastics hall of fame

Added to the many accolades that Port Angeles High School Athletic Director Dwayne Johnson has received over the years is a new… Continue reading

PREPS: Port Angeles Athletic Director inducted into gymnastics hall of fame
Clallam health officer highlights needle exchange’s progress

Clallam health officer highlights needle exchange’s progress

About 400 people in Clallam County use the county’s syringe exchange, which is intended to save lives and reduce the risk of… Continue reading

Clallam health officer highlights needle exchange’s progress
State official urges Port Townsend students toward maritime industry opportunities

State official urges Port Townsend students toward maritime industry opportunities

The state lead for maritime sector economic development wants students to know there are opportunities waiting for them on and around the… Continue reading

State official urges Port Townsend students toward maritime industry opportunities
In face of delays, finicky wind, Shipwrights Regatta kicks off sailing season

In face of delays, finicky wind, Shipwrights Regatta kicks off sailing season

Despite delays and changing winds, the 26th annual Shipwrights’ Regatta kicked off the sailing season on Port Townsend Bay, with local boats… Continue reading

In face of delays, finicky wind, Shipwrights Regatta kicks off sailing season
EYE ON OLYMPIA: School funding, levy cliff remain top issues for legislators

EYE ON OLYMPIA: School funding, levy cliff remain top issues for legislators

The House has approved its long-awaited public education funding proposal with a 50-47 vote. Rep. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, explained that the bill… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: School funding, levy cliff remain top issues for legislators

Elwha River bridge open houses set Tuesday in Forks, Port Angeles

State Department of Transportation officials will review the status and future of the U.S. Highway 101 Elwha River bridge in a pair… Continue reading

Port Angeles research center to reopen Tuesday after storm prompts leak, damage

Caretakers of local history plan to reopen their research center Tuesday after a recent winter… Continue reading

Final vote tallies certified for special elections on Peninsula levies

Special elections across the North Olympic Peninsula — in which voters approved five levies across four public school districts — have been… Continue reading

Clallam Sheriff’s Office seeks help in finding burglary suspect

Clallam Sheriff’s Office seeks help in finding burglary suspect

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office is asking the community for help in finding a burglary suspect. The Sheriff’s Office says 25-year-old Jonathan… Continue reading

Clallam Sheriff’s Office seeks help in finding burglary suspect

2A BASKETBALL REGIONALS: Port Angeles girls battle, but can’t keep up with East Valley

The Port Angeles basketball girls kept it close against East Valley of Spokane well into the third quarter of… Continue reading