Unemployment rises on Peninsula, statewide

Jobless rates on the North Olympic Peninsula increased in October, climbing past 7 percent in Clallam County and up to 5.9 percent in Jefferson County,… Continue reading

AWOL Marine being investigated in Clallam County before Corps claims their man

PORT ANGELES -- The U.S. Marine Corps appears to be in no hurry to send an AWOL fugitive with long, blond hair and a scraggly… Continue reading

Big cuts loom in Jefferson County, new administrator warns commissioners

PORT TOWNSEND -- Stopping short of saying Jefferson County could be laying off employees in the near or distant future, new County Administrator Philip Morley… Continue reading

City manager recruiter to Sequim City Council: Calm down

SEQUIM -- This town could be called "troubled," even "broken," city manager recruiter Greg Prothman told the City Council on Monday morning. By any measure,… Continue reading

Clallam County may relinquish regular tax increase

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County residents could get an itty-bitty break in their 2009 property taxes if Mike Chapman has his way. Chapman, who has… Continue reading

Deer Park Road overpass on U.S. 101 closer to reality

PORT ANGELES -- A Deer Park overpass of U.S. Highway 101 looked a bit less over the rainbow Monday. Clallam County Commissioner Mike Chapman said… Continue reading

Marine’s father: ‘I love my son’

PORT ANGELES -- Lance Hering threw a wide smile in his father's direction as the young AWOL Marine entered Clallam County Superior Court on Monday.… Continue reading

BREAKING NEWS: Port Townsend ferry back in service at 3:45 p.m.

PORT TOWNSEND — The Steilacoom II ferry was taken out of service shortly after noon today after a bearing burned out on an alternator, stranding… Continue reading

Chinese nationals in fatal wreck identified

FORKS -- The woman who was killed in a single-car wreck south of Forks on Saturday has been identified as Wen Juan Ding, a member… Continue reading

Marine accused of military desertion in Colorado arrested in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- A Boulder, Colo., marine accused of faking his own death to avoid serving for a second time in Iraq was arrested Sunday… Continue reading

New Habitat for Humanity home dedicated in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Carol Diewold gushed with effervescent emotion as Lou Templeton handed her the keys to her new home. "Ooo wee!" Diewold exclaimed. Diewold,… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman, Mickey Mouse to fete 80th birthdays

PORT ANGELES -- Lila Frisch and Mickey Mouse have at least one thing in common: Nov. 18, 1928. The Port Angeles woman and the Walt… Continue reading

Project lets computer do the commuting

PORT HADLOCK -- Workers worried about the May-June Hood Canal Bridge closure blocking their travel to off-Peninsula workplaces can take the telework test-drive at Washington… Continue reading

Brinnon man — a citizen — faces Border Patrol over misdemeanor drug investigation

The U.S. Attorney's Office said it will not prosecute misdemeanor drug possession cases filed by U.S. Border Patrol agents. Federal charges against at least five… Continue reading

Chinese visitors in fatal car wreck on U.S. 101

FORKS -- A 27-year-old woman from China died in a single-car wreck on U.S. Highway 101 about 13 miles south of Forks at the Upper… Continue reading

Free ‘Twilight’ poster in today’s PDN!

There are all kinds of giveaways and souvenirs on the North Olympic Peninsula this week as "Twilight," the movie, makes its debut across America. But… Continue reading

Gateway center could be open by Christmas

PORT ANGELES -- The city of Port Angeles' contract with Primo Construction for The Gateway will likely have to be extended to finish the project,… Continue reading

State proposes huge forestland swap for private property near Dabob Bay

CHIMACUM -- A land swap of more than 4,000 acres of forest between the state Department of Natural Resources and timber titan Pope Resources is… Continue reading

Deck the mall: Winter wonderland in sand going up at Port Angeles landmark

A Christmas Village sculpted out of sand by artists -- some of whom are known from the summer Arts in Action sand sculpture contest --… Continue reading

Jefferson, public mull ideas on county parks

PORT TOWNSEND -- Four community meetings in the last week have taught Jefferson County's Parks and Recreation manager that people really care about the county's… Continue reading