Roosevelt graffiti suspect in court today

PORT ANGELES -- Charges against a 12-year-old girl accused of writing a threatening message on a Roosevelt Middle School lavatory wall resulted from the analysis… Continue reading

Sequim man safe after hours in bitter cold

SEQUIM -- An 89-year-old man is keeping warm at home after spending several chilling hours lost and disoriented Monday night. After at least five hours… Continue reading

Tribe’s lawyer will discuss Tse-whit-zen agreement

PORT ANGELES -- Attorney Gabe Galanda will return to Port Angeles, his hometown, on Friday to speak about the settlement that ended the Hood Canal… Continue reading

  • Nov 1, 2006

Drugs, water woes subject of tribes” talk with senator

BLYN -- The Peninsula's worst troubles -- affecting all of society but concentrated, in many cases, in Native American communities -- were laid before U.S.… Continue reading

Man to face 32 counts in string of Jefferson County home, business burglaries

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Port Townsend man now faces 32 counts in connection with a rash of Jefferson County home and business burglaries occurring last… Continue reading

Murray likes idea of ‘virtual VA clinic’

PORT ANGELES -- Lots of warm good intentions but no fiery calls to specific action greeted the "virtual VA clinic" proposal during U.S. Sen. Patty… Continue reading

Peninsula College president discusses new four-year degree with Port Townsend audience

PORT TOWNSEND -- Peninsula College's new four-year bachelor's degree program in applied management is set to launch in the fall 2007 quarter to meet business… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles tax rate to drop by more than 10 percent in 2007

PORT ANGELES -- The Port of Port Angeles' property tax rate will fall by more than 10 percent next year because of an estimated $150… Continue reading

Sen. Murray hears complaints about Medicare drug plan at Sequim Senior Center

SEQUIM -- U.S. Sen. Patty Murray got applause right away Monday morning when she declared, "I voted against it." She was referring to the 2003… Continue reading

Peninsula: Halloween events slated

Halloween may be spooky, dark and mysterious, but oh, is it a whole lot of fun! Here's a roundup of spooktacular doings across the North… Continue reading

Peninsula: Snow flurries rage on Ridge, but higher temps expected

PORT ANGELES -- Well, it was a nice preview anyway. Snow was reported Sunday afternoon at Hurricane Ridge, but higher temperatures later in the week… Continue reading

Port Angeles: – – Kitsap judge to hear anti-fluoridation petition case”

PORT ANGELES -- A Kitsap County judge will hear legal arguments later this year over whether two anti-fluoridation petitions filed with the city are appropriate… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Serving papers part of the process in fluoride case

PORT ANGELES -- City residents were served with legal papers as part of the process when the city asked a Clallam County Superior Court judge… Continue reading

Port Townsend: This town’s chock full of ghost stories

PORT TOWNSEND -- As Halloween approaches, thoughts invariably turn to things ghostly. And, as those of us who live on the North Olympic Peninsula well… Continue reading

A quiet battle against noise

JOYCE -- Gordon Hempton listened all over the world for silence. The quietest spot he found was close to home. A three-mile walk into the… Continue reading

Cabin burns down west of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Fire destroyed a vacant cabin and another smaller building Saturday morning west of Port Angeles. Cause of the blaze was not immediately… Continue reading

Louis Gossett Jr. returns to scene of his Oscar-winning role

PORT TOWNSEND -- Academy Award-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. stepped out of a rented minivan into a group of admirers at Fort Worden State Park… Continue reading

Murray to talk with Clallam seniors, veterans, tribal leaders on Monday

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Shoreline, will meet with seniors, veterans and tribal leaders in Port Angeles and Sequim on Monday. Murray wants to both listen to… Continue reading

Pills in big Peninsula drug bust were bound for Los Angeles, Houston

PORT ANGELES -- A record amount of the dance club drug Ecstasy seized outside Port Angeles last week was destined for Los Angeles and Houston,… Continue reading

State grants seed money to spur business in Clallam, Jefferson counties

The agency that made collaboration a hallmark of Clallam County civic enterprise has received two grants totaling $68,500 from the state Department of Community, Trade… Continue reading