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Intellicheck Mobilisa reports success in 2009

PORT TOWNSEND — Intellicheck Mobilisa, a Port Townsend company that develops and markets wireless technology and identity systems,…

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Port Townsend plans schedule for replacement of marina docks

PORT TOWNSEND — Bond financing for a $5 million Port of Port Townsend project to build and replace…

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Double-murder trial opens after change of venue denied in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Michael J. Pierce shot Patrick and Janice Yarr at point-blank range in a robbery gone…

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Superintendent finalists visit Chimacum

CHIMACUM — Three superintendent finalists are visiting Chimacum School District this week for tours, follow-up interviews and to…

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Commissioner opposes Port Townsend-to-Seattle ferry; fears creation of bedroom community

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Commissioner Phil Johnson became the first elected official to publicly speak out against…

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‘We are transforming the world with our hammers,’ Habitat pioneer tells East Jefferson volunteers

PORT TOWNSEND — Clive Rainey, Habitat for Humanity International’s first volunteer, said he never thought in 1977 that…

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Double-murder trial jury could be selected Wednesday in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Superior Court Judge Craddock Verser called on lawyers Monday to work toward seating…

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Split Port Townsend council won’t pursue levy election; will seek fire district annexation

PORT TOWNSEND — A divided City Council on Monday night voted down seeking voter approval of a tax…

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Jury selection in trial over double-homicide involving prominent family starts Monday

PORT TOWNSEND — The process of selecting 12 jurors and two alternates to judge if Michael J. Pierce…

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Quarry company vows little noise on Port Ludlow

PORT LUDLOW — A report by Iron Mountain Quarry Inc., which is proposing a new Shine Quarry to…

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Chimacum board eyes superintendent finalists

CHIMACUM — The Chimacum School Board will interview six finalists for district superintendent on Saturday, with the intent…

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State won’t auction timber; path cleared for possible park expansion in Jefferson County

CHIMACUM — State action this week cleared the way for a proposed eventual transfer to Jefferson County of…

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Port Townsend to ask voters for emergency-services levy lid lift

PORT TOWNSEND — The City Council is calling for an April 27 election measure asking voters to reinstate…

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Grant to extend broadband in Clallam County; Jefferson will try in ’round two’

The Clallam County Public Utility District will bridge the digital divide in the coming years, extending its broadband…

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Port Townsend B&Bs unique; that should be marketed, chamber told

PORT TOWNSEND — One of Port Townsend’s longest-standing bed-and-breakfast innkeepers sees a lodging industry in transition. “Before, I…

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Woman dies in crash on U.S. 101; she was part of attempt to get left-turn lane installed

GARDINER — The office manager of a recreational vehicle resort was killed on the highway in front of…

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BREAKING NEWS: RV park office manager killed in Highway 101 crash

In this photo, two residents of D.B.R. RV Park on U.S. Highway 101 in Gardiner comfort each other…

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VISTA volunteers help OlyCAP in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The four Olympic Community Action Programs’ AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers help the agency for the same…

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A picture of perfection: No litter on Peninsula roadways

PORT LUDLOW — Michael Berman is turning trash into art — with a message. He learned through the…

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Port Townsend to Seattle on foot ferry? Idea being floated again

PORT TOWNSEND — Community leaders are floating options to bring passenger ferry service to Port Townsend with a…