Paperwork complex for new pool district

PORT ANGELES -- City and Clallam County staff members are scurrying to sort out the paperwork needed to form the metropolitan park district that voters… Continue reading

URGENT (**5th Update**) — Sequim woman first to die under state ‘assisted suicide’ law

UPDATED with (1) new details and, below, (2) Linda Fleming's statement on her "choice of a death that fits my own personal beliefs" and (3)… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center commissioner resigns

Gary R. Smith, a member of the seven-member board of commissioners which oversees the operations of Olympic Medical Center, has resigned, effective May 31. Smith,… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge opening to be celebrated June 6, but date for bridge to open remains uncertain

SHINE -- A June 6 date for a "Bridge Opening Bash" near the Hood Canal Bridge's new east half and later that day in Port… Continue reading

PA police dog hurt on duty

PORT ANGELES -- A Port Angeles police dog will be nominated for a police Purple Heart for injuries received while chasing a suspect this week.… Continue reading

SPORTS: MVPs part of Chimacum baseball, softball tradition

CHIMACUM -- These are no diamonds in the rough. The Chimacum baseball and softball teams sneak up on nobody these days. In the Class 1A… Continue reading

Couple’s last performances this weekend

PORT ANGELES ­-- It's a free-ranging love story. Jim Stapleton and Diana Bigelow met at a nature sanctuary in the Hudson River Valley some 30… Continue reading

Fire destroys vehicle

SEQUIM -- A Sequim-area man suffered minor injuries in a car fire this week, Clallam County Fire District 3 Capt. Derrell Sharp said. The Wednesday… Continue reading

Forks man arraigned in fatal stabbing

PORT ANGELES — Prosecutors formally charged a Forks man Thursday with second-degree murder, with an alternative of first-degree assault, in connection with a fatal stabbing… Continue reading

Forks mayor won’t run again

FORKS -- Mayor Nedra Reed won't run for a third term in November. Reed, who was elected to the top Forks city post in 2001… Continue reading

Live music all weekend at Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- This is one of the planet's warmest spots. That's the praise sung by a chorus of Canadians coming back to the Juan… Continue reading

Parking at Gateway to open today

PORT ANGELES -- Most of the parking spaces at The Gateway transit center will be open for use at 7 a.m. today, and after the… Continue reading

Performer tells about her songs

TACOMA ­-- The auburn-haired singer's name is Leanne Trevalyan, but people often call out, "Hey, Jane," when they see her coming. She is, after all,… Continue reading

Tasty treats, music and sander races at ShrimpFest

BRINNON -- ShrimpFest volunteers expect a jumbo-sized event Saturday and Sunday. "I think it's going to be busier than normal," said Larry Williams, organizer, watching… Continue reading

Weekend rites honor fallen military

Fallen military men and women will be remembered at Memorial Day programs in Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Sequim and Forks this weekend. Port Angeles •… Continue reading

Wiley Jr. loses bid for conservation board

Write-in candidate Mike Wiley Jr. of Joyce outpolled incumbent Don Hatler of Sequim in the Feb. 19 Clallam Conservation District election, but the state Conservation… Continue reading

Arguments start in trial over lethal injections; condemned Sequim man testifies

By Curt Woodward Associated Press Writer OLYMPIA -- Darold Stenson of Sequim testified from his cell on death row in Walla Walla on Thursday against… Continue reading

  • May 21, 2009
  • By Curt Woodward Associated Press Writer

Arguments start in trial over lethal injections; condemned Sequim man testifies

By Curt Woodward Associated Press Writer OLYMPIA -- Washington's lethal injection method is illegal because it can't ensure condemned inmates will be totally unconscious when… Continue reading

  • May 21, 2009
  • By Curt Woodward Associated Press Writer

Swine flu all around North Olympic Peninsula — but not here

Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press SEATTLE -- State health officials say there are now 516 confirmed swine flu cases in Washington. There were… Continue reading

  • May 21, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press

Gateway gets a final completion date: June 5

PORT ANGELES -- After six months of delays, The Gateway transit center has a final completion date -- June 5. That's when the city of… Continue reading