Map of Olympic National Forest motor routes available Nov. 23

Maps of Olympic National Forest routes that are open to motor vehicles will be available at ranger stations beginning Nov. 23. The free national forest… Continue reading

Salon models strut lots of stuff to help winter homeless shelter in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Feathers, fur and fishnet were the fashion as models hit the runway at POSH Hair Salon's Hair Rock on the Catwalk on… Continue reading

URGENT: Flood, wind warnings issued for North Olympic Peninsula

The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued flood warnings and high-wind warnings for the North Olympic Peninsula. Here are the warnings: THE NATIONAL WEATHER… Continue reading

  • Nov 16, 2009

URGENT: Slide closes state Highway 112

The state Department of Transportation just issued this report for state Highway 112 on the West End of the Olympic Peninsula. We will update as… Continue reading

  • Nov 16, 2009

Canadians unaware of Peninsula attractions, study finds

The Empress Hotel and Butchart Gardens are well known to North Olympic Peninsula residents as attractions in Victoria, and many have probably seen them one… Continue reading

Cougar kills sheep at farm outside Sequim

SEQUIM -- Seven lambs killed last week on Maxine Secor's farm just outside Sequim fell prey to a cougar, state Fish and Wildlife Department officers… Continue reading

Entries accepted for ‘New Moon’ contests in PA

PORT ANGELES -- Entries are being accepted for three contests scheduled for the "Bella Luna: A New Moon Celebration," that begins Friday, when the "New… Continue reading

Ex-fishing buddy charged with stealing rare space rock from Sequim man

SEQUIM -- A rare meteorite is like the Mona Lisa, said Michael Pimentel. You can't try to sell it without someone finding out. The 50-year-old… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD commissioner Dana Roberts dies

SEATTLE -- Dana Roberts, a Port Townsend community leader and Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioner who pushed to get the PUD into the electric… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula home sales increase (Clallam County)

PORT ANGELES — For Galen Hammond, the $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers made all the difference. Hammond, 27, got the keys to his Port… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula home sales increase (Jefferson County)

PORT TOWNSEND — While the Jefferson County real estate market looked pretty grim in January, the Jefferson County Association of Realtors president says she’s optimistic… Continue reading

Sequim schools to put levy before voters in February

SEQUIM -- It took months of agonizing, but a school levy amount and tax rate for voters to consider have been set by the Sequim… Continue reading

‘Slow food’ group wants all on North Olympic Peninsula to share harvest

PORT TOWNSEND -- "Slow food" is bringing Jefferson and Clallam County residents together as they become part of a national educational movement that puts people… Continue reading

Forks man uninjured in season’s first ice-related highway wreck

FORKS -- The first ice-related wreck of the season on U.S. Highway 101 on the North Olympic Peninsula left the driver uninjured. Alfredo Dominguez, 51,… Continue reading

Inspection to keep Steilacom II off Port Townsend-Keystone ferry route on Jan. 9-10

PORT TOWNSEND -- The state Department of Transportation Ferries Division will close the Port Townsend-Keystone route the weekend of Jan. 9-10 for a required Coast… Continue reading

Investigation leads to 103 pot plants, methamphetamine; two Port Angeles residents arrested

Two people were booked into the Clallam County jail Thursday after detectives said they found 103 marijuana plants and some methamphetamine in a home east… Continue reading

Port Angeles police dog nabs man hiding from officer

PORT ANGELES -- A Port Angeles police dog helped his handler catch a man who tried to flee after his accomplice broke a downtown Port… Continue reading

Retired Sequim police dog, Titus, remembered after death for successes

SEQUIM -- Titus, a dog rescued from the King County animal shelter who went on to an illustrious career with the Sequim Police Department, died… Continue reading

Stricken Jefferson County PUD commissioner remains in coma

SEATTLE -- Jefferson County Public Utility District Commissioner Dana Roberts remained in a coma Thursday at the Harborview Medical Center intensive care unit a week… Continue reading

Toy drive organizer in Port Townsend sets up to serve holiday cheer to hundreds of children

PORT TOWNSEND -- Denice Irish sees the need firsthand from her desk at the Department of Social and Health Services. The welfare line, not far… Continue reading