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Family of murder victims join law officers in trial aftermath

PORT HADLOCK — Some 20 relatives of murder victims Patrick and Janice Yarr jammed into a Jefferson County…

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Fake bad guys, mock blast part of anti-terrorism drill at Naval Magazine Indian Island

INDIAN ISLAND — Naval Magazine Indian Island has had a week of anti-terrorism training, complete with people posing…

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Owner of proposed mine near Port Ludlow vows to go to court

PORT LUDLOW — The owner of a proposed Iron Mountain Quarry project near Port Ludlow said his only…

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Opstad to leave Port Townsend School District for Aberdeen

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend School Board is expected to talk on Monday about hiring a successor…

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Port Townsend school superintendent leaving for Aberdeen post

PORT TOWNSEND — The Aberdeen School District board has hired Port Townsend School District Superintendent Tom Opstad. Opstad…

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Could Port Townsend become a Google city?

PORT TOWNSEND — The city of Port Townsend and community groups have until Friday to apply to go…

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Port Townsend schools chief in running for post in Aberdeen

PORT TOWNSEND — School District Superintendent Tom Opstad — one of two finalists for the Aberdeen School District…

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Bellevue chain hotel buys Indian Point; no plans for immedidate development

PORT TOWNSEND — A Bellevue-based chain of 10 midsize hotels has purchased about an acre of land at…

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Jefferson commissioners asked if timber land deal will result in gain or loss

PORT TOWNSEND — Would the net result of a proposed land deal be a loss or a gain…

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Port Townsend Main Street to mark silver anniversary

PORT TOWNSEND — It all started in 1985 with then-Aldrich’s Grocery Store owner John Clise walking down one…

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Kingston buys Port Angeles passenger ferry Victoria Express

KINGSTON — Port of Kingston commissioners have approved the purchase of a second passenger ferry for its planned…

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Hood Canal Bridge retrofit project could finish today

SHINE — Work that has left many angry state Highway 104 motorists sitting in their cars wondering when…

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Two Quilcene men held in probe of huge shellfish poaching operation

QUILCENE — Two men were arrested Thursday after a 13-month multi-agency investigation into the illegal harvest of hundreds…

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State seeking more proposals for name of second future Port Townsend ferry

PORT TOWNSEND — The state Transportation Commission has an April 30 deadline for proposing a name for the…

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Hotelier talks about lodging business in PT

PORT TOWNSEND — Hotels are major revenue producers in Port Townsend and have managed to withstand ugly national…

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Construction slows donations at Goodwill in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Construction along Upper Sims Way that closed access to Howard Street has taken a big…

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Couple reluctantly seeks help after mold causes twins’ potentially deadly illness

PORT TOWNSEND — Seven-month-old twins Ceinna and Onyx Neidigh are fighting a potentially deadly respiratory virus that doctors…

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‘A ballpark for the future’: Construction boss, others volunteer time, talent for Jefferson field

PORT TOWNSEND — Rich Stapf Jr. grew up playing competitive sports at Jefferson County Memorial Field downtown and…

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Chimacum School Board hires superintendent

CHIMACUM — Chimacum School District board members have hired career educator and school administrator Craig Downs as the…

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Grieving Gardiner group seeks ways to mend U.S. 101 hazard

GARDINER — Friends of Judy Cates, who died in a March 1 car crash as she slowed to…