Update: Sequim woman dies from Port Angeles crash

PORT ANGELES — Investigators say alcohol played a role in a motorcycle wreck that killed a 45-year-old Sequim woman in west Port Angeles. The unidentified… Continue reading

Blooming artists: Youths use farm as inspiration for works of art

11Not to work, mind you. She thought she'd give them some paper, a palette of bright colors and brushes and turn them loose among the… Continue reading

Cross-country motorcycle trip ends near Sequim

SEQUIM -- After 26 days and more than 5,700 miles, Jessica Berry and Stefanie Gates arrived at the 7 Cedars Casino with a successful cross-country… Continue reading

Early morning shooting at nightspot; suspect sought

PORT ANGELES -- Witnesses say a black male in his mid-20s fired several gunshots into a crowd during an early morning brawl at the Peking… Continue reading

Not your typical walk in the park

BRINNON -- Thad Moore will never forget his first trip to Olympic National Park. Moore, 16, and his hiking buddies from South Carolina walked straight… Continue reading

One in, one to build: Habitat dedicates house, breaks ground

PORT TOWNSEND -- Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County presented the keys to the new owner of one house and broke ground for another… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Cheney working on memoirs

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney believes his old boss, President George W. Bush, gradually turned away from his advice during… Continue reading

  • Aug 17, 2009
  • The Associated Press

Peninsula-wide program put 85 teens to work this summer

This summer could've been a major bummer for the teenage job hunter. Deep recession. Massive layoffs across the country. Everywhere you look, lots more applicants… Continue reading

Saturday market vendors try Gateway

PORT ANGELES -- For the first time in nearly four years, the Saturday Port Angeles Farmers Market returned to downtown last week. The move may… Continue reading

Sequim concert hall plan finds new direction

SEQUIM ­-- The whole idea, just about scrapped, has suddenly been saved. Though Patsy Mattingley of the Sequim City Band shepherded a plan for a… Continue reading

Dicks ties health care reform bill to its ability to pay for itself (see video below)

PORT ANGELES -- Norm Dicks says if the final health care reform bill doesn't pay for itself, it won't pass. "We have to raise some… Continue reading

13 Peninsula schools on federal watch list; WASL results fall short for second consecutive year

Thirteen North Olympic Peninsula schools made a federal watch list for the first time this year, according to preliminary results from testing in the 2008-09… Continue reading

Dicks’ next Peninsula appearance: Monday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Republican Party chairman in Jefferson County plans to present a petition to U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Belfair, on Monday, while the… Continue reading

Federal test standards impossible, top schools chief says

By Donna Gordon Blankinship The Associated Press SEATTLE -- Results from last spring's statewide tests show Washington students are holding steady in their understanding of… Continue reading

  • Aug 16, 2009
  • By Donna Gordon Blankinship The Associated Press

Judge agrees to change gag order in double-murder case

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Superior Court Judge Craddock Verser plans to modify a gag order in the murder trial of Michael J. Pierce to… Continue reading

Not hide nor hair seen of ferret on loose

PORT ANGELES -- A ferret spotted running around downtown stores last week seems to have gone into hiding. The live trap that Christine Stockman, a… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles commissioners defend executive director selection process

PORT ANGELES -- Did Port of Port Angeles commissioners play loose with state law in the way they narrowed 22 applicants for executive director to… Continue reading

Protesters line up outside ‘listening session’ on health care

PORT ANGELES -- Protesters and supporters lined up outside an invitation-only health care forum on Friday, replaying scenes from other health care events across the… Continue reading

Trial wears on murder victims’ daughters

PORT TOWNSEND -- Five months can seem like a blink of an eye or an eternity. For the relatives of Patrick and Janice Yarr, who… Continue reading

Jefferson County Fair under way

1"Like every year, the fair stays much the same," Bill McIntire said. "But this year we have some nice upgrades to the grounds." The fair… Continue reading