Forks woman wins state’s first Spirit of Youth award

FORKS - Jessica Davila was not always an inspiration. As a teenager in Forks, she woke up more than once in jail - and had… Continue reading

Man held after break-in damages Port Townsend complex

PORT TOWNSEND - A 25-year-old man was taken into custody after a business complex at 2500 W. Sims Way in Port Townsend was broken into… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Lincoln Park reopened after 100 trees felled

PORT ANGELES - Lincoln Park was reopened on Sunday after loggers finished taking down about 100 trees from the park's south side, near Lauridsen Boulevard,… Continue reading

Port Townsend garden’s fall colors touted in magazine

PORT TOWNSEND - Although it's on a busy street, it is hidden from view, blocked by a high hedge from the glances of passing pedestrians… Continue reading

Students get into the spirit of homecoming

PORT ANGELES - The Port Angeles High School Roughriders will play their way into the spirit for Friday's homecoming game. The theme this year is… Continue reading

Weather doesn’t dampen Sekiu, Clallam Bay Walk for Life

SEKIU - Weekend activities related to Clallam Bay and Sekiu's rain-soaked 11th annual Walk for Life raised at least $1,692 for breast and prostate cancer… Continue reading

Burglary victim fights back, leads block watch program in Sequim

SEQUIM - After his home on East Fir Street was burglarized in August, 34-year-old Norman Dawley decided to fight back. Dawley and a neighbor, 55-year-old… Continue reading

Errant boat forces five ships to divert in Admiralty Inlet traffic jam

MARROWSTONE POINT - It was a close call, said the Coast Guard. In Admiralty Inlet fog, a small boat forced five commercial shipping vessels -… Continue reading

Film and philosphy mark Port Townsend Film Festival

PORT TOWNSEND - A veteran film star, a poet with a sense of humor and a director who uses film as a means for social… Continue reading

New group prompts state report on mill emissions

PORT TOWNSEND - The state Department of Health is compiling comments from Port Townsend residents who are concerned that air emissions coming from the Port… Continue reading

Winter harbinger: Rescue tug returns Monday to Neah Bay

NEAH BAY - The rescue tug Gladiator will return to the Northwest's northwesternmost tip Monday for an abbreviated season of protecting the state's Pacific coast… Continue reading

Write-in candidate files for uncontested Sequim City Council race

SEQUIM - Ken Hays now has an opponent for Sequim City Council Position 7. She's Marge Williams, and she's running as an official write-in candidate,… Continue reading

Quileute storyteller enchants tourists at Forks Visitor Center

FORKS — Anita Wheeler spins her tales to interested tourists at the Forks Visitor Center front office. The words fall easily from her mouth: “This… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend to mull 20 percent work yard discount backed by marine trades group

PORT TOWNSEND — Poulsbo-based commercial fisherman Arnie Lee says higher fees could outweigh the convenience of having his boat repaired and maintained at Port Townsend… Continue reading

250 attend hearing to air, hear concerns about pit-to-pier

PORT TOWNSEND - A hearing on the scope of an environmental impact statement for Fred Hill Materials' proposed pit-to-pier project at its Shine gravel pit… Continue reading

Elliott Gould and dozens of films highlight a starry weekend in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND - Theater screens will light up tonight for the eighth annual Port Townsend Film Festival, which will feature a veteran actor who starred… Continue reading

Guardrail installed at site of tragic veterans van crash

SEQUIM - A guardrail installed recently near Sequim Bay State Park is a welcome protection that, sadly, is too late to save her husband, said… Continue reading

Hydroplane races to thunder in Port Angeles Harbor this weekend

PORT ANGELES - Since he was 5 years old, racing has been a part of Wil Muncey's life, and he'll continue that tradition at the… Continue reading

Mix-up over Canadian cash almost costs Port Angeles a convention

PORT ANGELES - This Lion was seeing red at the Red Lion. The hotel wouldn't accept Sid Roemer's Canadian cash, he said. It wasn't a… Continue reading

Tri-Area sewer plan: $21.4 million over 10 years

CHIMACUM - A proposed Tri-Area sewer system would cost about $21.4 million overall, with construction expected to begin in 2009 and the first hookups accomplished… Continue reading