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Free Christmas carol sing-along scheduled for Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — The Walter Vaux Christmas Carol Sing-along is set for 4 p.m. Saturday.

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ISSUES OF FAITH: Find the wonder in the wait

IT’S MID-DECEMBER, BUT I have been thinking about what to write for this column ever since I first…

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

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Speaker set at Unity in Port Townsend for weekend service

PORT TOWNSEND — The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Love Enlightens Hearts” at 11 a.m. Sunday.

Doug Benecke will be joined by Sallie Harrison for special music at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

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Program set for weekend service

PORT ANGELES — Doug Benecke will present “To Sleep: Perchance To Dream” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

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Remains in shoe determined to belong to a bear

SEQUIM — A shoe found earlier this week on the beach at Marly Nelson County Park at Port…

Patrick Zolpi-Mikols, a park aide with Fort Worden State Park, gathers and removes leaves covering the storm drains after an atmospheric river rainstorm early Wednesday morning in Port Townsend. A flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service until 11:11 a.m. today for the Elwha River at the McDonald Bridge in Clallam County. With the flood stage at 20 feet, the Elwha River was projected to rise to 23.3 feet late Wednesday afternoon and then fall below flood stage just after midnight. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Cleaning storm drains

Patrick Zolpi-Mikols, a park aide with Fort Worden State Park, gathers and removes leaves covering the storm drains…

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Woman files suit against city of Port Angeles

Document alleges denial of constitutional rights

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State report shows clean audit of Port of Port Angeles finances

Commissioners review five-year strategic plan

Port Townsend School District’s Food Service Director Shannon Gray in the Salish Coast production garden’s hoop house. (Elijah Sussman/Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Townsend schools’ food program thriving

Staff growing produce, cooking meals from scratch

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Brake failure leads to collision on west end of Hood Canal Bridge

SHINE — A semi-truck towing a garbage truck suffered brake failure and struck another vehicle on state Highway…

A two-car collision at U.S. Highway 101 and state Highway 112 partially blocked traffic for more than an hour on Tuesday. One person was transported to Olympic Medical Center, Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue said. (Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue)

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Collision blocks traffic at highways 101, 112

PORT ANGELES — One person was transported to Olympic Medical Center following a two-car collision at U.S. Highway…

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Library system to host gift-wrapping workshops

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Library System will host free “Wrap It Up” workshops at its West…

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Shoe with human remains found on Sequim beach

SEQUIM — A shoe containing human remains was found on the beach at Marly Nelson County Park at…

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Clallam board approves budget, homelessness task force funds

County OKs eight proposals for housing, assistance

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Five-year plan to address Jefferson County homelessness

Action steps assigned to jurisdictions, providers

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Navy security exercise slated for Wednesday at Indian Island

PORT HADLOCK — Naval Magazine Indian Island will conduct a security training exercise today.

Sue Bahl walks with an umbrella on West Eighth Street on Monday. Heavy rainfall up to 8 inches over the past several days has increased the threat of landslides in Western Washington, according to the National Weather Service. A flood watch also has been issued until 4 p.m. Friday for portions of northwest and west central Washington, including Clallam and Jefferson counties. Sharp rises in rivers, especially those flowing off the Olympics and Cascades, are expected, the National Weather Service said. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Atmospheric river

Sue Bahl walks with an umbrella on West Eighth Street on Monday. Heavy rainfall up to 8 inches…

Santa greets well wishers who showed up at Haller Fountain in Port Townsend on Saturday to witness the lighting of the community Christmas tree. About four hundred fans of all ages turned out for the annual event. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Community celebration

Santa greets well wishers who showed up at Haller Fountain in Port Townsend on Saturday to witness the…

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WSDOT updates highway projects

Hood Canal work expected in spring

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Jefferson County is expected to make cuts to staff, services

$5.2M deficit brought down to $1.1M; vote expected on Dec. 22