Commissioners tinker with junk car law, then pass it

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County's revised junk car ordinance chugged into law Tuesday like a '73 Ford Maverick with fouled plugs and a blown muffler.… Continue reading

Tharinger to seek re-election; Democrat draws early endorsement from Republican

Steve Tharinger, one of three Clallam County commissioners, said Tuesday he'll seek re-election to the post he's held for eight years. The Dungeness Democrat said… Continue reading

Two historic Port Townsend buildings ‘endangered’

PORT TOWNSEND - Two buildings holding important places in the city's colorful history have been listed among the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation's 2007 Most… Continue reading

Van De Wege talks tugboats and taxes

PORT ANGELES - Property tax reform, a year-round rescue tugboat at Neah Bay and the state's pick-a-party primary dominated Rep. Kevin Van De Wege's latest… Continue reading

Duck Derby winners

PORT ANGELES - Winners of Sunday's Great Olympic Duck Derby, as listed by derby officials: 1. David Charles, Port Angeles - 2007 Toyota Tundra pickup… Continue reading

Candidate emerges for newly approved third court bench

PORT ANGELES - Curtis G. Johnson, 53, of Port Angeles announced his candidacy Monday to be the third judge of Clallam County Superior Court. County… Continue reading

PDN circulation director cited by newspaper group

PORT ANGELES - Dave Jacobsen, Peninsula Daily News circulation director, has received the 2007 President's Award from the Northwest International Circulation Executives. An 18-year member… Continue reading

Port Angeles may charge fee for using Ediz Hook boat launch

PORT ANGELES - Boaters and anglers used to launching their boats for free from the city's Ediz Hook Boat Launch could be in for a… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council makes Hudson Point name official again

PORT TOWNSEND - About eight months after the Port of Port Townsend commissioners renamed Point Hudson as Hudson Point, the City Council approved the name… Continue reading

Proposed downtown development to bring a feel of uptown to Sequim

SEQUIM - The latest development proposed in Sequim sounds to city officials like exactly what downtown needs. The three-story, 38,000-square-foot retail-office-condominium complex known as Elk… Continue reading

Bremerton man critical after Discovery bay wreck

DISCOVERY BAY - A Bremerton man was listed in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Sunday after his van hit a road… Continue reading

Foster homes shelter dogs between owners

SEQUIM - NEEDED: People with hearts big enough to take in homeless animals - and bigger still to let them go. The Welfare for Animals… Continue reading

Gas prices fuel search for alternatives

SEQUIM - Something had to give. Charlee Sandell drives a relatively fuel-efficient Honda Passport. But in recent weeks, all-time highs in gasoline prices -which are… Continue reading

Port Angeles man wins truck at Duck Derby

PORT ANGELES - When David Charles got a phone call saying that his duck came in first, he thought it was a prank call. Charles,… Continue reading

PT duck race tickets now on sale

PORT TOWNSEND - Get quackin'! The next rubber duck race on the North Olympic Peninsula will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 3, in… Continue reading

Gregoire tours site of future Northwest Maritime Center

PORT TOWNSEND - Gov. Chris Gregoire praised the Wooden Boat Foundation's hands-on marine education and trades programs as she toured the facilities and the site… Continue reading

Jefferson, PT officials work out climate goals agreement

PORT TOWNSEND - Jefferson County commissioners and Port Townsend City Council members said during their first joint meeting in two years they would work to… Continue reading

Mental health, drug proposals due on Monday

PORT ANGELES - Since July 1, you've paid the tax each time you've bought something besides food - a penny for every $10 you spent.… Continue reading

Sequim police break disabled man’s arm during arrest

SEQUIM - Sequim police fractured the already damaged left arm of a man they said resisted arrest on Friday. Sequim Police Chief Robert Spinks said… Continue reading

State planning a ‘milestone’ timber harvest

The state Department of Natural Resources plans a milestone harvest of more than 100 million board feet of timber on the Olympic Peninsula - including… Continue reading