Family burned out of home, then possessions looted

PORT ANGELES -- It wasn't enough that Dave and Shyrel Schaumburg escaped from a fire Friday morning that destroyed their mobile home and most of… Continue reading

Large landowner not interested in selling to park

PORT ANGELES -- A large owner of private timberland in two areas eyed for inclusion into the Olympic National Park doesn't want to sell. Forestry… Continue reading

Munitions disposal not routine on Indian Island, skipper says in taped interview

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Navy does not routinely dispose of munitions on Indian Island, said Capt. Jonathan Kurtz during a taped interview for PTTV that… Continue reading

Clallam jail finally only full, not crowded

PORT ANGELES -- For the first time in more than a year, the inmate population of the Clallam County jail has dipped within a hair… Continue reading

Deadly bacteria sickening oyster businesses

NORDLAND -- Carl Johnson has been in the clam and oyster business on Marrowstone Island for 61 years and has survived it all -- from… Continue reading

Fort Flagler celebrates 50th anniversary as a state park with Saturday celebration

MARROWSTONE ISLAND -- Fort Flagler State Park's 50th anniversary celebration will be held Saturday. Park staff and volunteer organizers say they are excited to see… Continue reading

Lurking cougar kills dog, hurts another near Sequim

SEQUIM -- A chilling run-in with a hungry cougar that resulted in the death of one pet dog and the severe injury of another has… Continue reading

Port Angeles-based Coast Guard cutter en route to makeover in Maryland

PORT ANGELES -- The Coast Guard cutter Cuttyhunk, an 18-year-old, 110-foot boat, pushed off for the long journey to the East Coast for a yearlong… Continue reading

Thousands sample wares on first day at Costco’s new warehouse

SEQUIM -- Here's breakfast: Pork chops, whole wheat flax seed fettucine, Tony Roma barbecued beef sandwiches, eggplant hummus, top sirloin steak, Kirkland signature bacon, blue… Continue reading

Clallam County Fair opens today

PORT ANGELES -- You can't keep 'em down on the farm, not when it's time for the Clallam County Fair. Rather, the rustic miracles of… Continue reading

Crescent superintendent dead at 59 after stroke

JOYCE -- Crescent School Superintendent Doug Kubalek died Wednesday afternoon in a Seattle hospital after having suffered a stroke on Aug. 5. Kubalek, 59, was… Continue reading

Gravel extraction company proposes expansion

SHINE -- Rising demand for gravel to pave the North Olympic Peninsula's highways and byways has prompted Fred Hill Materials to propose moving into a… Continue reading

Sequim council to consider new speed limits

SEQUIM -- He saved the tantalizing part for last. "We're going to update the speed limit signs around the city," to keep up with drivers'… Continue reading

Serenity House gets loan for apartments

PORT ANGELES -- The longtime Aggie's sign on the building came down earlier this year. Now the project to build 15 one-bedroom apartments and possibly… Continue reading

Barge berth one Port idea for spending graving yard settlement

PORT ANGELES -- Belly up to the barge, boys! A proposed $7.5 million award from the Hood Canal Bridge graving dock settlement has set the… Continue reading

Bichon frises, and their admirers, to be party animals

SEQUIM -- A white cloud will alight on Bonnie McGill's yard this Friday, bringing with it a canine talent show, costume contest, wedding ceremony and… Continue reading

Expanding boundary, limiting motor boats at Ozette discussed at meeting on Olympic National Park plan

FORKS -- Proposed changes at Lake Ozette were hot buttons at an open house on Olympic National Park's draft general management plan mapping the park's… Continue reading

Port Angeles mum on plans for money

THE CITY OF Port Angeles doesn"t know how it will spend its $7.5 million share of the graving yard settlement -- and might not tell… Continue reading

Port Angeles will send pool bond to voters in November

PORT ANGELES -- A bond issue for an aquatics center plus a building for indoor soccer and tennis at the Clallam County Family YMCA site… Continue reading

Proposed Port Angeles school changes raise fears for programs

PORT ANGELES -- The brick and mortar aspect of proposed school closure plans in the Port Angeles School District are concrete but the residual effects… Continue reading