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Neah Bay: Rough seas between Makah tribe, owner of – Kalakala: – ‘We’re not supposed to be a caretaker of it’

NEAH BAY — Damage caused when winds thrust the old ferry Kalakala into the Makah tribe’s dock has…

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Clallam: Assessor to get more help in dealing with ‘growth spurt’ in Sequim-Dungeness Valley

Saying a “growth spurt” has stretched her office staff thin, Clallam County Assessor Linda Owings-Rosenburgh on Monday asked…

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Clallam: New sheriff’s vehicle costs sharply down; policy against personal use now observed

A vehicle-use policy that was a long-running issue between Clallam County Administrator Dan Engelbertson and former Sheriff Joe…

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Under-$2 gasoline is now history across North Olympic Peninsula — why?

If rising gasoline prices leave you fuming and wondering why, the answer is a little more complex than…

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Port Angeles: Sawmill reopens today under new ownership

PORT ANGELES — A lumber mill shut down for five months after 25 years of operation reopens today…

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Forks: Rocketeers plan to launch ninth test rocket around mid-month

FORKS — Space Transports Corp., competing to launch a manned suborbital tourism spacecraft off the North Olympic Peninsula…

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Clallam: A bounty of faith, purpose for the needy

Tina Paschich intently scans the raised organic vegetable beds at Evergreen Family Village in Port Angeles. The onetime…

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Clallam: New GOP party chair sees move into former headquarters a symbol of healed wounds

PORT ANGELES — Turmoil in the Clallam County Republican Party has ended, and party members will once again…

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West End: Third-stage of rocket fails – — – next test launch in two weeks

LAKE WENTWORTH — It’s around 7 a.m. Friday, a crystal blue morning. Only a slight chill hung over…

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Neah Bay: Coast Guardsman killed in Iraq eulogized by community he adopted

NEAH BAY — They came from all walks of the Makah community to honor Nathan B. Bruckenthal as…

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Peninsula: Geoduck aquaculture in area’s future?

Puget Sound shellfish growers are looking — with questions — to the North Olympic Peninsula to raise the…

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Peninsula: Retailer Swain’s splits off Port Angeles, Port Townsend/Sequim operations

The Swain’s Inc. board of directors has divided the company between the two daughters of the late company…

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Clallam: Breakthrough in negotiations between county, Humane Society reported

The president of Clallam County Humane Society’s board came away encouraged after meeting Wednesday with county Administrator Dan…

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Clallam: String of fatal highway wrecks spurs cooperative ‘crash review team,’ use of high-tech equipment

Law enforcement agencies in Clallam County are forming a “crash review team,” prompted by a string of fatal…

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Port Angeles: Jazz festival strikes a sweet note

PORT ANGELES — Three words came out of Gary Sorenson’s mouth Sunday afternoon as the fifth annual Jazz…

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Mementoes of Clallam County highlight commemoration of 150th anniversary

PORT ANGELES — Amanda, Melia and Kidist Winters were among the schoolchildren who showed that Sunday’s celebration of…

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Happy 150th birthday, Clallam County

Get an inside look at Clallam County’s pioneering history at its 150th birthday celebration Sunday in Port Angeles.…

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Port Angeles: Hospital commissioner Kilpatrick resigns

PORT ANGELES — Mike Kilpatrick, elected to the Olympic Medical Center board in 1999, has resigned from his…

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Port Angeles: OMC, oncologist near ‘win-win’ agreement, administrator tells board

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center is on the verge of working out an agreement with oncologist Dr.…

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Port Angeles: Plan forged to extend sewers

— but not immediate cityhood — east to Morse Creek PORT ANGELES — In what Clallam County and…