Critics rap whaling sentences

Anti-whaling group representatives said three of the five Makah men who fatally shot and harpooned a gray whale in September got off too easy with… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School track to be repaired

PORT ANGELES — A safety evaluation in 2007 led to the School Board allocating nearly $200,000 last week to repair the high school track. Maintenance… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s maritime center doubles expectations

PORT TOWNSEND — The Northwest Maritime Center board plans to build both of the center's structures at once. It just doesn't know how it will… Continue reading

Still no word on KPly financing in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A month after Klukwan Inc. issued a 60-day closure notice for its KPly plywood mill, the fate of the Marine Drive facility… Continue reading

Two injured in recreational vehicle collision

QUILCENE — Two injured people were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center after they collided on recreational vehicles at Lake Tarboo about 10 miles north of… Continue reading

It’s a bird, it’s a plane — no, it’s a house

SEQUIM — Look, up in the sky: It's a house that appears ready to fly. But no, the 1,500-square-foot home on Old Olympic Highway at… Continue reading

Long-awaited U.S. 101 widening project must wait longer: 2011

OLYMPIA — The actual construction in the widening of U.S. Highway 101 to four lanes between Kitchen-Dick and Shore roads isn't expected to start until… Continue reading

Port Townsend company’s merger puts it on stock exchange

PORT TOWNSEND — Mobilisa, the Port Townsend technology firm that brought wireless Internet to Washington ferries and a hand-held wireless device to U.S. military-base identification-card… Continue reading

Port Townsend to put proposed historic district demolitions to environmental policy review test

PORT TOWNSEND — Three properties within the town's historic district are undergoing a city government review to see if owners will be permitted to demolish… Continue reading

Sequim chamber plans election, opposition awaits word from lawyers

SEQUIM — While the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce prepares ballots for mailing, perhaps as early as this week, an opposition group awaits responses from… Continue reading

Teen car crash victim’s life celebrated at tribal center

PORT ANGELES — More than 200 drumming, dancing, singing people celebrated the life of Vanna Francis at a memorial gathering Saturday. The Lower Elwha Klallam… Continue reading

Van De Wege registers as candidate for November race

SEQUIM — It's officially a race for Position 1 in the 24th District since incumbent Rep. Kevin Van De Wege filed his candidate registration Thursday… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles to explore West End motor sports park idea

FORKS — A permanent West End motor sports park could be on the horizon if a feasibility study being sought by the Port of Port… Continue reading

Proposed stream water rule could limit Sequim-area building development

SEQUIM — The most powerful force to manage growth in Eastern Clallam County could flow out of your faucet. The state Department of Ecology is… Continue reading

Tour planned today of Grant Street School before bond election

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend School District is planning two public tours, of Grant Street Elementary and Mountain View Elementary, to show the community… Continue reading

$9 million overbid could result in gap in ferry service for Port Townsend, ferries chief says

COUPEVILLE — If the lone bid to build a new 50-car ferry based on the Steilacoom II for the Port Townsend-Keystone route is rejected, it… Continue reading

Ferry reservations system expected to begin in June

COUPEVILLE — A ferry reservation system for the Port Townsend-Keystone route must begin as soon as possible to accommodate the visitors to Port Townsend and… Continue reading

Sequim chamber accused of improper board election

SEQUIM — Gil Simon, leader of a group that has sought to overhaul the leadership of the Sequim-Dungneness Valley Chamber of Commerce, is accusing the… Continue reading

Three of five accused whalers plead guilty; two to stand trial

TACOMA — Five Makah men charged after killing a whale in September split ranks Thursday, with three pleading guilty to a federal offense and two… Continue reading

Erickson Park top option for Bubble building, committee to tell city

PORT ANGELES — Only one of the 60 people at a meeting this week was ready to burst the bubble of the Friends of the… Continue reading