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Northwest Maritime Center construction booms along Port Townsend waterfront

11Contractor Primo Construction of Carlsborg is fast at work installing windows and putting up siding outside and drywall…

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Components coming together for Hood Canal Bridge’s new eastern half

All the bridge components needed to replace the Hood Canal Bridge’s 3âÑ4-mile eastern half are expected to be…

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Your survival guide around the Hood Canal Bridge when it’s out for six weeks starting May 1

A crossing that now takes about two minutes will be an hour-long trip once the Hood Canal Bridge…

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Jefferson Transit off the hook during bridge closure

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Transit officials let out a collective sigh of relief after learning they won’t have…

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Maritime center gets $300,000 grant

PORT TOWNSEND — M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust has awarded a $300,000 grant to the Northwest Maritime Center for…

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Former undersheriff sworn in as Jefferson County sheriff

PORT TOWNSEND — Anthony “Tony” Hernandez was interviewed, appointed and sworn in as interim Jefferson County sheriff in…

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Hernandez selected interim Jefferson County sheriff

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Undersheriff Tony Hernandez was named interim sheriff by county commissioners today, and he…

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Port of Port Townsend looks over possible state park in its future

PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend’s Executive Director Larry Crockett and port commissioners who toured Old Fort…

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Jefferson County commissioners expected to name interim sheriff Monday

PORT HADLOCK — Jefferson County commissioners are expected to name an interim sheriff Monday after they interview three…

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Port commissioners to look over Old Fort Townsend State Park today

PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend commissioners and staff will tour Old Fort Townsend State Park this…

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2 found dead at house fire near Quilcene

QUILCENE — A Wednesday night house fire on Boulton Farm Road claimed the lives of two unidentified residents,…

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GOP pickets Jefferson Transit over Border Patrol signs

PORT TOWNSEND — About 20 Jefferson County Republican Party supporters picketed a Jefferson Transit Authority board meeting Tuesday,…

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Veterinarian caught in red tape over septic system

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Hadlock veterinarian is caught in a bureaucratic bind that prevents her from developing…

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Jefferson shoreline master plan extension granted

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners on Monday approved a timeline extension for the shoreline master program process…

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Bridge closure reroutes Dungeness Line

Dungeness Line, operated by Port Angeles-based private transportation operator Olympic Bus Lines, will skirt around the six-week Hood…

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Jefferson Transit says ‘enough’ on bus signs as GOP plans to picket on Border Patrol issue

PORT TOWNSEND — An announcement that the Jefferson County Republican Party plans to picket a Transit Authority board…

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Dock work set; agency’s revenues slip

PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend officials are wondering how to pay for the replacement of the…

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Taking over Fort Flagler State Park daunting thought for Port of Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — In considering taking over maintenance and operation of Old Fort Townsend State Park from Washington…

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Fort Flagler placed on state parks cut list; efforts to save others today

NORDLAND — Fort Flagler State Park volunteers were honored and appalled all in one day when they received…

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Fort Flagler added to state’s park closure list

NORDLAND — Fort Flagler State Park volunteers were honored and appalled all in one day when they received…