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Prosecutor won’t seek death for couple’s alleged killer

PORT TOWNSEND -- The man accused of killing a Quilcene couple and then setting their house afire to cover his tracks will not face the… Continue reading

Port Townsend Police look forward to new digs

PORT TOWNSEND -- Police Chief Connor Daily admits that he will miss the Cotton Building in downtown Port Townsend that has served as home of… Continue reading

Fundraiser offers sailboat rides to donors to high school team

PORT TOWNSEND -- Supporters of the Port Townsend High School Sailing Team are offering their vessels to members of the community who want to sail… Continue reading

Navy to chart floor of Port Townsend Bay

INDIAN ISLAND -- Oceanographers will begin a two-month underwater survey of Port Townsend Bay for the Navy on Friday. A Navy spokeswoman said it isn't… Continue reading

Brinnon passes EMS levy

BRINNON -- When the year 2015 rolls around, the Brinnon fire district will have full-time, around-the-clock emergency medical services coverage, thanks to voters approving a… Continue reading

Port Townsend public development authority law passes first reading

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council has approved the first reading of an ordinance to create a public development authority, but it may be months… Continue reading

Cougar killed after it’s struck by car near Quilcene

QUILCENE -- An injured cougar was killed by state officers after the cat was struck by a car just north of Quilcene on Monday afternoon.… Continue reading

Dicks’ next Peninsula appearance: Monday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Republican Party chairman in Jefferson County plans to present a petition to U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Belfair, on Monday, while the… Continue reading

Judge agrees to change gag order in double-murder case

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Superior Court Judge Craddock Verser plans to modify a gag order in the murder trial of Michael J. Pierce to… Continue reading

Trial wears on murder victims’ daughters

PORT TOWNSEND -- Five months can seem like a blink of an eye or an eternity. For the relatives of Patrick and Janice Yarr, who… Continue reading

Jefferson County Fair under way

1"Like every year, the fair stays much the same," Bill McIntire said. "But this year we have some nice upgrades to the grounds." The fair… Continue reading

‘Most Wanted’ fugitive turns self in

PORT TOWNSEND -- A man accused of dousing a sleeping Discovery Bay couple with lighter fluid and then threatening to set them ablaze has turned… Continue reading

Former undersheriff publishes police thriller

PORT TOWNSEND -- Tim Perry says his retirement just simply didn't take. "When I last retired from the Sheriff's Office, I told my wife this… Continue reading

Cloris Leachman will be key celebrity at this year’s Port Townsend Film Festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- Oscar and Emmy winner Cloris Leachman will be the celebrity guest at this year's 10th annual Port Townsend Film Festival, festival organizers… Continue reading

Port Townsend getting ready for first Film Festival without Simpson

PORT TOWNSEND -- Terry Tennesen is quick to admit that everything around him still belongs to Peter Simpson. Tennesen, director for the Port Townsend Film… Continue reading

Lease turns school into Mountain View Commons

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Mountain View Elementary School campus is now The Mountain View Commons. By vote of 4-0, with Rita Bebee absent, the Port… Continue reading

Crew arrives on front lines

OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST -- Firefighters working to control the eastward spread of the Constance fire stood at the bottom of a flaming 50-foot cliff 4… Continue reading

Officials say gag order puts them between rock, hard place

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Administrator Philip Morley said there is really only one good way to describe where a gag order on the county's… Continue reading

Firefighters aim to keep Constance fire from moving east to Brinnon

BRINNON -- The primary goal of a group of specialists who have taken command of the Heatwave Complex is to keep the Constance fire, 15… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council approves lease agreement for school campus

PORT TOWNSEND -- One more step is needed before the campus of the former Mountain View Elementary School is put into city hands. The Port… Continue reading