Almost $500,000 axed in Port Angeles because of declining enrollment

PORT ANGELES -- With a unanimous vote, the Port Angeles School Board agreed Monday night to the proposed cuts in next year's school budget. The… Continue reading

Dog lovers getting boost for off-leash park from Internet

SEQUIM -- The call to action at the top of the Web page: "Let 'em loose!" And seeing all the dogs -- and none of… Continue reading

Port Ludlow Associates reaches settlement regarding Olympic Terrace II

PORT LUDLOW -- After a month of negotiations with developer Port Ludlow Associates, appellants against the Olympic Terrace II development have agreed to refrain from… Continue reading

Rash of burglaries hit Port Townsend medical offices over past two weeks

PORT TOWNSEND -- A string of medical office building burglaries over the past two weeks has Port Townsend Police Department officials urging medical professionals and… Continue reading

Schostak picked to head North Olympic Peninsula Visitor and Convention Bureau

PORT ANGELES -- The North Olympic Peninsula Visitor and Convention Bureau has a new executive director, but it means the Forks Chamber of Commerce is… Continue reading

Sequim council discusses fencing skateboard park

SEQUIM -- A fence could be fine around the skateboard park, said Alan Lewis, 16. "It would be good to keep rocks out," Lewis said.… Continue reading

Finalist for Clallam administrator job up for similar post in Georgia

PORT ANGELES -- A Kansas candidate for Clallam County's top staff position could come to town with another job offer already in his pocket. Edward… Continue reading

Fire Board poised to give chief the ax?

JOYCE -- Clallam County Fire District No. 4 Chief Dave Chastain may lose his job at Wednesday's meeting of the fire district commissioners. An executive… Continue reading

Impassioned pleas on both sides of proposed no-shoot zone made to county commissioners

PORT TOWNSEND -- Impassioned opinions both for and against a no-shooting zone in the Paradise Bay area were handed to Jefferson County commissioners Monday. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles teacher gets regional honor

PORT ANGELES -- The winning attitude of Hamilton Elementary School physical education teacher Krista Winn has made her the Northwest's best. Winn was selected as… Continue reading

Rising cost of heating oil may force fee increases at Port Townsend pool

PORT TOWNSEND -- City officials are floating the idea of raising Port Townsend public pool user fees after Port Townsend School District officials proposed doubling… Continue reading

Sequim School Board says no to police headquarters in school building

SEQUIM -- The Police Department will have to keep searching for a more spacious home. In a special public hearing Monday night, the Sequim School… Continue reading

Trail would travel under new Elwha River bridge

PORT ANGELES -- You'll walk over the river by going under the bridge. Clallam County public works administrators have applied for more than $2 million… Continue reading

Clallam: – Head Start seeks more children for program

SEQUIM -- Vickie Becker has a full house. But come fall, she could have room for more. Becker is the family and community partnership coordinator… Continue reading

Jefferson: Sheriff to seek re-election

PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Brasfield announced his candidacy for re-election over the weekend. "I had made the decision some time ago," said… Continue reading

Port Angeles: County Health office alleges smoking law violations

PORT ANGELES -- Peninsula College is among 11 establishments that have violated the revised Clean Indoor Air Act, according to complaints to the Clallam County… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Motorcyclist injured in crash

PORT TOWNSEND -- A 25-year-old motorcyclist sustained head injuries when he hit a guardrail on state Highway 20 Sunday morning. Injured was Scott Joseph Pulido… Continue reading

Sequim family moves into Habitat home

SEQUIM -- This is a crystallizing moment for the Phipps family. Troy and Kelli Phipps met 11 years ago, soon after Troy's family moved to… Continue reading

Sequim: Schools seek to combat ncreasing fuel costs

SEQUIM -- Come September, Sequim's public schools will adopt a unified schedule. School start and end times and bus pickup times will change at the… Continue reading

‘Justice is served,’ says mother of murdered teen

PORT ANGELES -- For the family of Melissa Leigh Carter, the 15-year-old girl who Robert Gene Covarrubias raped and strangled in December 2004, the Friday… Continue reading