Imminent parole stirs fears of Port Townsend woman who survived vicious attack 12 years ago

PORT TOWNSEND— One of four people convicted in the brutal 2000 attack of a Port Townsend woman will be released on parole in the next… Continue reading

New agent in charge of Port Angeles Border Patrol

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Peninsula’s contingent of U.S. Border Patrol agents has a new agent in charge. The Border Patrol’s Blaine Sector office… Continue reading

Nominate volunteers for Clallam County Community Service Award

Now is the time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Clallam County — individuals who have… Continue reading

Nominate your community hero for Jefferson County Heart of Service award

Now is the time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County — individuals who have… Continue reading

Outlook good on restoring salmon runs in Elwha River

PORT ANGELES — After the dams are gone and sediment levels return to equilibrium, between 300,000 and 400,000 salmon will return to the pristine waters… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: She connects her community through Port Townsend Food Bank

PORT TOWNSEND — A light jingling sound, like a miniature bell, keeps Shirley Moss company as she darts around town. The chiming comes from a… Continue reading

  • Jan 29, 2012
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Pill disaster: Peninsula counties among tops in state per capita opiate deaths

A state Department of Health study found Clallam County to have the highest per capita rate of opiate-related deaths from 2008 to 2010, while neighboring… Continue reading

Port Angeles joins fight against FEMA lawsuit

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles is joining nearly a dozen other cities to fight a lawsuit that could stop development along its waterfront. The National… Continue reading

Port Angeles resident celebrates 110th birthday: ‘She’s funny as hell’

PORT ANGELES — Julia Rose and her granddaughter had a time of it when they moved in together. “We fought,” said Jamie Jenott, pressing her… Continue reading

Sequim fire destroys pickup

SEQUIM — A pickup was destroyed when it caught fire in a parking lot at 1205 W. Washington St. on Friday, said a Sequim fire… Continue reading

Trial postponed in auto fatality

PORT ANGELES — The trial of a Port Angeles man accused of driving drunk when he caused a head-on wreck that killed an Ahousat, B.C.,… Continue reading

Groups sue over Navy sonar use off Northwest coast, including Olympic marine sanctuary

By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE — Conservationists and Native American tribes are suing over the Navy’s expanded use of sonar in training exercises… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2012
  • By Gene Johnson The Associated Press

Nominate volunteers for Clallam County Community Service Award

Now is the time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Clallam County — individuals who have… Continue reading

Nominate your community hero for Jefferson County Heart of Service award

Now is the time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County — individuals who have… Continue reading

Eatery’s famous money walls to be stripped bare for charity

DISCOVERY BAY— The money is coming down. Fat Smitty’s, the landmark cafe and home of an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink hamburger and walls covered with dollar bills, will… Continue reading

Government says it’s not at fault for goat-goring death in Olympic National Park

PORT ANGELES — The federal government has denied it was negligent in the 2010 mountain-goat-goring death of Bob Boardman and says his family is not… Continue reading

Idea for state bank spelled out Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — A town hall meeting on the idea of creating a Washington state bank is planned Sunday. The meeting, which is sponsored by… Continue reading

Man found guilty of ramming car

PORT ANGELES — Michael J. Moyle was found guilty on all counts stemming from the ramming of his Mustang into another car last April. A… Continue reading

MATT SCHUBERT’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: My final column in paradise

A FUNNY THING happened the night I was first set to arrive on the North Olympic Peninsula. Namely, I didn’t. I had driven 1,500 miles… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2012
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Most of Sequim Community School to close

SEQUIM — Accepting a Sequim School District facilities committee recommendation, the district will close most of the aging Community School building in the fall, a… Continue reading