Daily Update Newsletter

Port Townsend to mull sanctuary city status

The city council will consider a resolution Monday that would make Port Townsend a sanctuary city. The action is proposed because of… Continue reading

Special election looms for Clallam public school districts

Voters in three Clallam County public school districts — Port Angeles, Sequim and Quillayute Valley — are being asked to approve levies… Continue reading

Students sweep Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition

Students sweep Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition

Port Angeles High School students took first, second and third place overall at the American Society of Civil Engineers Popsicle Stick Bridge… Continue reading

Students sweep Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition
Jefferson Public Utility District says newest audit clean

Jefferson Public Utility District says newest audit clean

The Jefferson County Public Utility District received a clean audit report on its 2015 finances, a welcome change from the troubling audit… Continue reading

Jefferson Public Utility District says newest audit clean
OUTDOORS: Changes coming to blackmouth seasons

OUTDOORS: Changes coming to blackmouth seasons

ANGLERS HAVE BEEN doing fairly well for winter blackmouth in Marine Area 6 (Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca) and the state Department of Fish… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Changes coming to blackmouth seasons

Stream habitat topic of talk tonight in Forks

“The Status of Stream Habitat in the Olympic Experimental State Forest: 20 Years After Adopting the Habitat Conservation Plan” will be the topic… Continue reading

Federal appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump travel ban

Federal appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump travel ban

A federal appeals court refused Thursday to reinstate President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, unanimously rejecting the… Continue reading

  • Feb 10, 2017
  • By Sudhin Thanawala The Associated Press
Federal appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump travel ban
Judge affirms cell tower ruling against Dungeness Heights Homeowners

Judge affirms cell tower ruling against Dungeness Heights Homeowners

Construction of a 150-foot Sequim-area radio-cell tower has cleared a key legal challenge but could face another court hurdle. Clallam County Superior Court… Continue reading

Judge affirms cell tower ruling against Dungeness Heights Homeowners
Port of Port Townsend approves moorage rate hike

Port of Port Townsend approves moorage rate hike

Port of Port Townsend commissioners voted unanimously to implement moorage rate hikes this spring to help pay for a long list of… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend approves moorage rate hike
Dakota Access Pipeline protest resumes in Port Townsend

Dakota Access Pipeline protest resumes in Port Townsend

Protesters are returning to Sims Way to protest Wells Fargo and Chase banks’ investments in the Dakota Access Pipeline now that the… Continue reading

Dakota Access Pipeline protest resumes in Port Townsend

Clallam Bay inmate convicted of assault with urine

A Clallam Bay Corrections Center inmate has been convicted of felony assault for throwing urine on a pair of officers through the… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School classroom moved to fix roof leak

A persistent leak in a Port Angeles High School classroom has forced the school to temporarily move one teacher’s classroom to another… Continue reading

Lower Elwha to move on plans for Tse-whit-zen

Lower Elwha to move on plans for Tse-whit-zen

The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe has a number of projects planned for this year, including moving forward with the first phase of… Continue reading

Lower Elwha to move on plans for Tse-whit-zen

Hood Canal Bridge reopens after closure for high winds

The Hood Canal Bridge reopened to traffic at about 8:30 p.m. Thursday after being closed for nearly seven hours because of high winds.… Continue reading

Propane truck wreck prompts road closure

Propane truck wreck prompts road closure

A portion of Teal Lake Road was closed Wednesday after a propane truck overturned in Port Ludlow, cracking a pipe that spilled… Continue reading

Propane truck wreck prompts road closure

Clallam County renews tourism contract

Clallam County has renewed a contract with the Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau to promote year-round tourism in unincorporated areas. Commissioners Mark Ozias… Continue reading

2-year mitigated sentence for no-contact violation

A 30-year-old Federal Way man has been sentenced to two years in prison for violating a domestic violence no-contact order in a… Continue reading

Peninsula College’s Forks campus offers financial aid informational night

Peninsula College at Forks will provide information on how to pay for college at College Financial Aid Night on Wednesday, Feb. 22. The… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: District play a stacked deck in West Central playoffs

PREP BASKETBALL: District play a stacked deck in West Central playoffs

Another year, another slate of West Central District Class 2A basketball tournament games played in the shadow of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: District play a stacked deck in West Central playoffs
Water service expected to be restored by today after pipe break

Water service expected to be restored by today after pipe break

Workers hoped to have Wednesday’s water main break, which left about 120 customers without water, repaired by today. Before midnight Wednesday was… Continue reading

Water service expected to be restored by today after pipe break