Two deputy prosecutors fired over behavior issues

PORT ANGELES - Two prosecutors in the Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney's Office were terminated on Monday after two weeks on administrative leave, County Prosecuting Attorney… Continue reading

Canadian dollar equals U.S. dollar for first time in 30 years

The Associated Press TORONTO — The Canadian dollar reached parity with the U.S. dollar today for the first time since November 1976. Known as the… Continue reading

  • Sep 20, 2007
  • The Associated Press

Man lost and found in Olympic National Park

PORT ANGELES - Less than an hour after the Olympic National Park announced it was searching for a hiker, he was spotted by rescuers in… Continue reading

Port Townsend petition drive Friday to urge better disabled access to 1893 post office building

PORT TOWNSEND - For disabled Port Townsend resident Bonnie Bolster, being served at the rear loading dock of Port Townsend's post office is like being… Continue reading

Public meeting in Forks on reintroduction of the fisher sparsely attended

FORKS - Fishers could be reintroduced to Olympic National Park as early as this winter, said a biologist at a public hearing this week. The… Continue reading

Residents shred procrastination along with documents

SEQUIM - They came, loaded with their decades-old checkbooks, phone bills and bank statements. "I've got it all . . . back to the mid-1980s,"… Continue reading

Truck on Port Angeles bridge project snares line, cuts power to mill

PORT ANGELES - Power was knocked out to Nippon Paper Industries USA's plant on Ediz Hook for six hours on Wednesday after a dump truck… Continue reading

Union backs pit-to-pier project with yard sign campaign

PORT TOWNSEND - Yard signs proclaiming "We Need Jobs" and "We Need A Healthy Environment" have sprung up in East Jefferson County, an International Union… Continue reading

3 down and only 1 to go: PT route will halt if final ferry fails, system leader says

PORT TOWNSEND - Service would cease on the Port Townsend-Keystone route if the MV Klickitat ferry breaks down, Washington State Ferries' top executive said. "As… Continue reading

Discovery Bay shot with lead? Resident’s complaint lures EPA to site of shooting range

DISCOVERY BAY - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials want to see if Security Services Northwest's Gardiner facility is polluting the area. The EPA plans the… Continue reading

Emergency drills today, but don’t expect tsunami sirens to sound

Although the state has planned a test of the tsunami communications system today, the sirens that would herald the rising of the sea are not… Continue reading

Free-thinking the Pledge: Sequim man skips flag, asks allegiance to U.S. Constitution

SEQUIM - It was time to say the Pledge of Allegiance, but the group was hamstrung. Nobody could find a flag. "We scrambled around until… Continue reading

Makah consider ‘contingency plans’ if federal charges filed against whalers

NEAH BAY - Members of the Makah Tribal Council have discussed meeting to consider "contingency plans" if federal charges are filed against five tribal members… Continue reading

Port Angeles-Clallam tourism marketing session set today, Thursday

PORT ANGELES - A meeting to seek ideas and feedback on how to best market Port Angeles and Clallam County will be held today at… Continue reading

Big crowd douses clean water district hearing

PORT TOWNSEND - A public hearing Monday on a proposed clean water district for East Jefferson County was postponed after only a few comments were… Continue reading

Federal government continues probe into whale kill; decision at least ‘another two weeks’

The National Marine Fisheries Service is continuing its investigation of the Sept. 8 killing of a gray whale by five Makah tribal members - and… Continue reading

Police dogs, their handlers put bite on North Olympic Peninsula for training conference

PORT ANGELES - Convoys of police cars milling about aren't on the North Olympic Peninsula to catch scofflaws. At least not yet. A total of… Continue reading

Port Townsend maritime center director steers course for education

PORT TOWNSEND - "Now, my men, we have begun a long voyage. If we get along well together, we shall have a comfortable time. "If… Continue reading

Sequim booming at both ends

SEQUIM - The boom is on again at both ends of Sequim. Two major public projects are funded by private companies: the road skirting the… Continue reading

Makah whaler offers insight into Sept. 8 hunt

EDITOR’S NOTE: Wayne Johnson was the captain of the successful and federally sanctioned Makah whale hunt in 1999 — and one of the five tribe… Continue reading