WEEKEND: Gallery show Saturday in Port Townsend benefits Heart Association

AN UNUSUAL SHOW is about to open at Gallery 9, the Port Townsend artists' cooperative at 1012 Water St.: “Have a Heart,” an exhibition that… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Gallery Walk, PT Shorts on tap Saturday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Art inspired by love and other adventures will fill up local galleries through February, and a first opportunity to see it all… Continue reading

WEEKEND: If you’re into ballet instead of Super Bowl, Port Townsend’s Rose Theatre has you covered Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — In one alternative to the Super Bowl this Sunday, the Bolshoi Ballet will bring “Lost Illusions,” a story of restless youth, to… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Port Angeles cabaret to aid cancer patient with life’s bills Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Confronting a family emergency, Clay River has assembled a cabaret show in short order. “Last week, I got a call from my… Continue reading

Mother and fine art photographer Amy McIntyre shot this picture for her monthlong Fun-a-Day project. Amy McIntyre

WEEKEND: Saturday exhibit in Port Angeles to show off Fun-a-Day projects

PORT ANGELES — One month ago, Clay and Angie River sent out a challenge: Brighten your January with daily art. Do your thing, be it… Continue reading

Mother and fine art photographer Amy McIntyre shot this picture for her monthlong Fun-a-Day project. Amy McIntyre
Port Angeles DeMolay members

WEEKEND: Seahawks fans can bash Denver Broncos van for good cause Saturday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Members of the 12th Man can take hammer and baseball bat to a minivan decked out in the orange and blue of… Continue reading

Port Angeles DeMolay members
Chris Olka

WEEKEND: Tuba impresario to be featured Saturday at Port Angeles Symphony concerts

PORT ANGELES — The teen hated the tuba. But freshman Chris Olka wanted so badly to be in the high school band that he agreed… Continue reading

Chris Olka
New York Times correspondent Austin Ramzy with schoolchildren before he was ordered out of China. — The Associated Press

Ex-Peninsula Daily News reporter ousted by Chinese government

PORT ANGELES — Former Peninsula Daily News reporter Austin Ramzy, now a New York Times journalist, was forced to leave China on Thursday after Beijing… Continue reading

New York Times correspondent Austin Ramzy with schoolchildren before he was ordered out of China. — The Associated Press

Forks mayor gives updates on sanctuary dogs, art center

FORKS — Calls regarding the Olympic Animal Sanctuary dogs have stopped and the Rainforest Art Center is on schedule, Mayor Bryon Monohon told about 50… Continue reading

Port Townsend Food Bank Manager Shirley Moss

Port Townsend Food Bank marks year of special senior day

PORT TOWNSEND — One year ago, the Port Townsend Food Bank expanded its service by opening Saturdays to accommodate those 65 and older. “It’s a… Continue reading

Port Townsend Food Bank Manager Shirley Moss
Port Townsend Library collections manager Beverly Moore catalogs some of the books that will need to be stored in anticipation of the library’s move back into the Carnegie Building

Port Townsend Library board to urge limited nationwide search for new chief

PORT TOWNSEND — The library advisory board will recommend to the City Council that a limited nationwide search be done for a new library director,… Continue reading

Port Townsend Library collections manager Beverly Moore catalogs some of the books that will need to be stored in anticipation of the library’s move back into the Carnegie Building
Forks Police Officer Michael Gentry

Forks man to be arraigned today in altercation with police officer; Gentry in satisfactory condition in Seattle

PORT ANGELES — Walter B. Martin-Perez will be arraigned today on charges of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest after a Jan.… Continue reading

Forks Police Officer Michael Gentry
Trooper Travis Beebe

Report: Trooper’s speed caused November wreck; 94 mph reached just before crash

PORT ANGELES — Trooper Travis Beebe had accelerated to 94 mph on U.S. Highway 101 seconds before he lost control of his patrol car and… Continue reading

Trooper Travis Beebe
Ric Munhall

WEEKEND: ‘A Thousand Clowns’ opens tonight in Sequim

SEQUIM — When asked why we should see “A Thousand Clowns,” the Readers Theatre Plus play opening tonight (Friday, Jan. 31), costar Jeff Clinton seemed… Continue reading

Ric Munhall
Chaz Rian Sands

Memorials slated Saturday and Feb. 9 in Port Angeles for city man killed in motorcycle crash

PORT ANGELES — Over the next two weekends, members of the public will have three opportunities to memorialize 25-year-old Chaz Sands, who died Jan. 23… Continue reading

Chaz Rian Sands
Forks Police Officer Michael Gentry

Forks man to be arraigned Friday in altercation with police officer; Gentry in satisfactory condition in Seattle

PORT ANGELES — Walter B. Martin-Perez will be arraigned Friday on charges of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest after a Jan.… Continue reading

Forks Police Officer Michael Gentry
The drivers of this and a second vehicle involved in a head-on collision on state Highway 20 were taken to Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend early this morning with minor injuries. Both vehicles were destroyed. East Jefferson Fire-Rescue

Drivers uninjured after early morning Highway 20 wreck near Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — A driver who fell asleep at the wheel was the cause of a head-on collision that destroyed two vehicles but led to… Continue reading

The drivers of this and a second vehicle involved in a head-on collision on state Highway 20 were taken to Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend early this morning with minor injuries. Both vehicles were destroyed. East Jefferson Fire-Rescue
The drivers of this and a second vehicle involved in a head-on collision on state Highway 20 were taken to Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend early this morning with minor injuries. Both vehicles were destroyed. East Jefferson Fire-Rescue

Drivers uninjured after early morning Highway 20 wreck near Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — A driver who fell asleep at the wheel was the cause of a head-on collision that destroyed two vehicles but led to… Continue reading

The drivers of this and a second vehicle involved in a head-on collision on state Highway 20 were taken to Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend early this morning with minor injuries. Both vehicles were destroyed. East Jefferson Fire-Rescue
Chaz Rian Sands

Memorials slated Saturday, Feb. 9 in Port Angeles for city man killed in motorcycle crash

PORT ANGELES — Over the next two weekends, members of the public will have three opportunities to memorialize 25-year-old Chaz Sands, who died Jan. 23… Continue reading

Chaz Rian Sands
Lincoln High School students and staff gather to celebrate Chris Clay's midyear graduation. Port Angeles School District

Port Angeles student graduates midyear, heads for Army

PORT ANGELES — January isn't a common time for graduations, but Lincoln High School senior Chris Clay wasn't going to let tradition slow him down.… Continue reading

Lincoln High School students and staff gather to celebrate Chris Clay's midyear graduation. Port Angeles School District