Historic tower retrofit to begin

PORT TOWNSEND -- After more than a year of planning, the bell finally tolls for restoration and seismic retrofit work on Jefferson County's historic courthouse… Continue reading

Jefferson County mail thefts, Clallam burglaries linked

Oak Bay, Port Ludlow and Port Hadlock residents' mailboxes have been the targets of random thefts, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said Monday. Also targeted… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District ponders loss of fourth executive since January

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County's gain is the Port Angeles School District's loss. The news that Jim Jones, the school district's chief financial officer of… Continue reading

PUD eyes new substation for Sequim growth

SEQUIM -- The city's continuing growth has Clallam County Public Utility District eyeing a new electrical substation on Sequim's east side. Clallam PUD is seeking… Continue reading

Topics vary at Sequim’s ask-the-council session

SEQUIM -- Some got strokes. Others got a "we're working on it." The town hall meeting hosted by the Sequim City Council on Monday night… Continue reading

Eight immigrants arrested on West End by U.S. agents

FORKS -- Federal agents' arrests of about eight undocumented immigrants last week had nothing to do with a May Day march in Forks over U.S.… Continue reading

Port Angeles couple turns heads with small car

This car probably gets more gawks per mile than it gets miles per gallon -- and it gets 50 of those. Dan and Irene Cyr's… Continue reading

Salt Creek improvements just in time for season

JOYCE -- Clallam County is polishing the jewel in its crown to sparkle for the official start of summer. Most improvements to Salt Creek Recreation… Continue reading

Victorian clothing brings historic Rothschild House to life

PORT TOWNSEND -- Stepping over the threshold of the Rothschild House is like stepping into the past. Built in 1868 by a local merchant, the… Continue reading

Graving yard audit delayed again

OLYMPIA -- Those anxious to read the long-awaited audit of the state Department of Transportation's Hood Canal Bridge graving yard project must wait longer. The… Continue reading

Mystery booms could have come from U.S. planes, Canadian military official suggests

Mysterious booms aren't a new phenomenon at the top of the North Olympic Peninsula. Strange concussions felt in the early 1980s were linked to ordnance… Continue reading

Sequim history buffs dedicate monument to first Irrigation Festival more than a century ago

SEQUIM -- What goes around comes around, a new plaque proves. A memorial rock calling attention to the first Irrigation Festival has been placed next… Continue reading

State official helps hail $750,000 grant for elderly health care

PORT ANGELES -- A missed bus and the need for food can cost four hours of waiting in the rain in Neah Bay. So poor… Continue reading

State pulls back plan for Burnt Hill off-road recreation

SEQUIM -- You can't please everybody, especially on Burnt Hill. But you can hope that more homework heads off more lawsuits. That's the belief behind… Continue reading

Water system for Quilcene coming soon

QUILCENE -- Construction of a Jefferson County Public Utility District water system in the U.S. Highway 101 commercial core is expected to begin in mid-June,… Continue reading

Y’all come to Sequim City Council’s town hall meeting Monday night

SEQUIM -- If you ask City Councilman Don Hall, it's open season on the City Council this Monday night. The council will hold a town-hall… Continue reading

Biplane crashes shortly after takeoff; pilot OK

PORT ANGELES -- A small biplane that lost power Thursday afternoon and crashed in a back yard left the pilot unscathed. James Lindsay, 75, of… Continue reading

Cruise ship passengers praise Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- The community and North Olympic Peninsula again received rave reviews from passengers who came to town aboard a giant cruise ship for… Continue reading

Hurricane Ridge Road open 24 hours

April may be the cruelest month, but since May started things have been looking up. That's because on May 1 the Hurricane Ridge Road opened… Continue reading

Jury clears Jefferson County, jail boss in ex-inmate’s civil suit

TACOMA -- A federal jury needed only one hour Thursday to reach consensus clearing Jefferson County and Jail Superintendent Steve Richmond of a multimillion-dollar civil… Continue reading