1,000 hear message of vigilance at Port Angeles Veterans Day ceremony

PORT ANGELES -- Members of the armed forces have shown constant vigilance in breaking down walls, Rear Adm. Robert McClinton told about 1,000 people at… Continue reading

Cigarette, oxygen bottles fuel fire that destroys couple’s Port Townsend duplex

PORT TOWNSEND -- A cigarette and oxygen bottles combined to fuel a fire that destroyed a home early Wednesday morning, leaving its two residents homeless.… Continue reading

Economy claims Port Angeles Lyre’s Club and its stage for live music

PORT ANGELES -- After becoming a big draw for musicians near and far, The Lyre's Club will host one more band Friday before its final… Continue reading

Get-in-the-vote effort conducted in tight Port Angeles council race

PORT ANGELES -- The potential gain may be less than they had originally thought, but campaign workers for Edna Petersen, who is 30 votes behind… Continue reading

More than 120 pay tribute to Medal of Honor recipient, others who served at Veterans Day ceremony in Gardiner

GARDINER -- They came more than 120 strong to honor a war hero who many never met but whose gripping story of ultimate sacrifice amid… Continue reading

Peninsula man’s death in August related to swine flu, tests confirm

PORT ANGELES -- Public health officials have confirmed that one person on the North Olympic Peninsula has died of complications of swine flu. Dr. Tom… Continue reading

Pistol, apparently stolen, found near Discovery Trail in Carlsborg

CARLSBORG -- A handgun and ammo found near the Olympic Discovery Trail on Tuesday probably were stolen, said a Clallam County Sheriff's Office sergeant Wednesday.… Continue reading

Port Townsend-based Intellicheck Mobilisa enjoys higher revenues

PORT TOWNSEND -- Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc., a Port Townsend-based company that develops and markets wireless technology and identity systems, reports that third-quarter revenue ending Sept.… Continue reading

Bataan Death March survivor: ‘You just had to have the will to live,’ Sequim man says

SEQUIM -- Bill Scott didn't know what to make of his Uncle Wally. The guy would tell dirty jokes that embarrassed Scott's mother, and was… Continue reading

Clallam County commissioners adopt long-range road plan

PORT ANGELES -- Road and trail projects in Clallam County will be scaled back in the coming years because of declining revenue. Even so, the… Continue reading

H1N1 vaccine supplies come in as flu peaks

PORT ANGELES -- As H1N1 flu activity crests on the North Olympic Peninsula, health officials say the supplies of vaccine are picking up as well.… Continue reading

It’s McEdwards in Brinnon fire district race; Quinnell apparent winner in Gardiner

PORT TOWNSEND -- Brinnon Fire District Commissioner Ken McEdwards has retained his seat, while Richard Quinnell is the apparent winner for the Gardiner Cemetery District… Continue reading

Jefferson County sets standards for Hadlock growth boundary

PORT TOWNSEND -- Under a Thursday deadline to meet state Growth Management Act requirements, Jefferson County commissioners reluctantly approved rural standards for the Port Hadlock… Continue reading

Mania up by 30 votes in Port Angeles council contest; foes campaign urges voters to fix challenged ballots

PORT ANGELES -- For Edna Petersen's campaign, "every vote counts" has become more than just a commonly used phrase during elections, it is the essence… Continue reading

PA pharmacy robbed Monday night

PORT ANGELES -- Police are searching today for a robber who took drugs from a Rite Aid pharmacy at gunpoint Monday evening. The robber --… Continue reading

PAT NEAL’S COLUMN: Apple pie at the elk-hunt camp

OF THE MANY things I love about elk hunting, it's the nightly buffet at the elk hunting camp that I enjoy most. By elk hunting,… Continue reading

Peninsula salutes those who have served

North Olympic Peninsula residents will gather today to honor and thank those who have served. The largest local Veterans Day observance will be at Coast… Continue reading

Port Angeles Port race recount in the works; Calhoun has 17-vote lead

Port of Port Angeles commission candidates John Calhoun and Brad Collins remain headed for a manual recount after a fourth round of votes from last… Continue reading

Sequim budget outlook brightens

SEQUIM -- The outlook is not nearly as dreary as it was a few months ago. That was the budget message from Sequim's new city… Continue reading

Sequim OKs research park for Battelle lab

SEQUIM ­-- After more than two years, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has received what it needed from the city of Sequim. In a unanimous… Continue reading