BEAVER: NORMALLY WET WEST END TOWN GOES DRY

BEAVER -- A part of the rainiest corner of the country is hard up for water. The Lake Pleasant Mobile Home and RV Park has… Continue reading

Jefferson: Child advocate is 2006 CASA Volunteer of the Year

PORT TOWNSEND -- When Mike Beers, coordinator of Jefferson County's Guardian ad Litem program, told Patricia Scott that she had put in 2,200 volunteer hours,… Continue reading

Major ecstasy drug bust at Freshwater Bay – (EDITOR’s NOTE: This story, researched by reporter Andrew Binion, first appeared in the Peninsula Daily News on Oct. 26.)

PORT ANGELES -- Federal agents have arrested four men accused of trying to smuggle 465 pounds of the club drug ecstasy from Canada, according to… Continue reading

Peninsula: Halloween events set throughout the North Olympic Peninsula.

Here's a list of Halloween events, by community: Port Angeles * A haunted house is open at the Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 W. 16th St.,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: K Ply to lay off 65 workers for unknown period

PORT ANGELES -- K Ply will halt production the week of Oct. 30-Nov. 3 and temporarily lay off 59 employees, about one-third of its workforce,… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Actor Gossett to talk about “An Officer and a Gentleman””

PORT TOWNSEND -- Academy Award-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. returns to Fort Worden State Park today to be filmed reminiscing about acting in the 1982… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Vault stone falls, unviels mystery: Who was child inside?

PORT TOWNSEND -- A broken stone has revealed a secret in the burial vault of one of the town's most famous residents. In March 1902,… Continue reading

Building supply company going strong after 100 years

PORT ANGELES -- Angeles Millwork & Lumber Co. has survived ownership changes, the loss of fishing and timber jobs in the area, the Rayonier mill… Continue reading

Clallam auditor did nothing wrong, Port Angeles city attorney decides

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Auditor Cathleen McKeown did not violate electioneering laws when she parked her truck bearing campaign signs near a polling place… Continue reading

Olympia agency to investigate Clallam sheriff race

OLYMPIA -- The state's election watchdog will investigate a complaint that Clallam County Sheriff Joe Martin used his office to criticize his opponent. Bill Benedict,… Continue reading

Olympic National Park plan comments to be posted by end of next month

More than 500 comments were received during a public comment period for the Olympic National Park's draft management plan, the park announced Wednesday. "We're pleased… Continue reading

Oscar-winning actor to return to scene of his 1982 triumph

PORT TOWNSEND -- Actor Louis Gossett Jr. will return to Fort Worden State Park on Friday to film interviews in some of the locations of… Continue reading

Stricken football player walking with help now

Sequim High School football player Adrien Gault was in satisfactory condition Wednesday night at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle as he recovers from surgery. Gault… Continue reading

Driver who killed three in Highway 101 crash gets five years

PORT ANGELES -- J.J. Brewer and Kathy Roberts planned to get married, but they wanted their two young daughters to be old enough to remember… Continue reading

No cause yet on Freshwater Bay house fire

FRESHWATER BAY -- The cause of a fire that reduced a three-story house to ashes Sunday afternoon is still under investigation. No one was hurt… Continue reading

Port Townsend committee considers closing school

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Townsend School District is facing a complicated dilemma: Aging facilities are in need of expensive renovations at the same time… Continue reading

Sequim council OKs another farm conversion

SEQUIM -- A standing-room-only crowd saw the Sequim City Council approve a 229-unit subdivision on a former dairy farm Monday night -- despite much snickering,… Continue reading

U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree coming to Quilcene, Port Angeles and Forks

The Christmas tree that will stand in front of the U.S. Capitol will visit Quilcene, Port Angeles, Forks and Amanda Park next month on its… Continue reading

Work begins on span and pilings removal

PORT TOWNSEND -- Workers with a Port Gamble-based company on Tuesday began to dismantle an old transfer span, towers and wingwall near the Boat Haven… Continue reading

Boys & Girls Club seeks money for teen program

SEQUIM -- It's at the top of the mayor's list and it could see some $100,000 in city money -- but will it be cool?… Continue reading