Ex-justice deciding fate of teacher accused of inappropriate interaction with student

PORT ANGELES - A personnel hearing ended Thursday on a Port Angeles School District attempt to fire a teacher it says had an inappropriate relationship… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District to begin prepping teachers for all-day kindergarten

PORT ANGELES - The Port Angeles School District is beginning to prepare for all-day kindergarten. Officials plan meetings next month with early childhood learning specialists… Continue reading

Quilcene solar pair becomes utility’s 200th to feed power to grid

QUILCENE - David Haakenson jokes about moving backwards by having a solar panel installed before building a permanent home. He and his wife, Kathleen Kler… Continue reading

Sequim City Council candidate Hays’ style sparks strong feelings, write-in foe

SEQUIM - These two tales of City Council hopeful Ken Hays are as different as they can be. Hays is running unopposed - with a… Continue reading

Stick a stamp on that ballot or it might not get counted

OLYMPIA - A penny for your thoughts, but 41 cents for your vote? A Thurston County man has triumphed in his contention that he needn't… Continue reading

‘Angry mom’ hopes to take crusade for healthier school food to Olympia

Just before school started, Beth Loveridge began her revolution. As the mother of two teenagers who attend Port Angeles schools, she's been to plenty of… Continue reading

Peninsula fire crews deployed to Southern California

Firefighters from the North Olympic Peninsula are helping battle blazes in Southern California. Firefighters are from the Olympic National Park, the Olympic National Forest and… Continue reading

Property rights group forms to fight Upper Sims project in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND - A property rights group has formed to fight a proposed redesign of Upper Sims Way and creation of a taxing district to… Continue reading

Sides differ over value of instant runoff voting in Clallam County

PORT ANGELES - Instant runoff voting could fix what's broken with Clallam County elections, or it could be an idea whose time never may come.… Continue reading

What the schools say about their food selections

Mark Sperrazza, food services chief for the Port Townsend and Chimacum public school districts offered insights from the battlefront to viewers of the documentary, "Two… Continue reading

Carousel made in Port Townsend to spread joy to hurricane-damaged Gulf town

PORT TOWNSEND - Instead of giving a hurricane-devastated town building materials or medical supplies, Bill Dentzel is donating a handmade carousel. The carousel will go… Continue reading

Habitat for Humanity director says affordable housing impossible in Sequim

SEQUIM - We want to come, but you've shut us out: So Royce Rotmark said to Sequim Monday night. Rotmark, executive director of Habitat for… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula Red Cross sends help to California fire zone

PORT ANGELES - A Red Cross volunteer will leave Port Angeles today for Southern California to help those who have had to run from wildfires.… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council sells City Light building, votes to close off part of Cherry Street

PORT ANGELES - The City Council unanimously approved selling the City Light building at 240 W. Front St. to Family Medicine of Port Angeles for… Continue reading

Satellites eye Peninsula to help manage its water

SEQUIM - NASA's eyes in the sky are focused on the North Olympic Peninsula to help it manage its water. The space agency won't just… Continue reading

Sequim police step up traffic enforcement

SEQUIM - The traffic in this town is "unacceptable," crashes are up 187 percent since 2003, and arrests of motorists driving under the influence of… Continue reading

Clallam syringe exchange program to expand to Forks

PORT ANGELES - You don't want to be stuck by a used syringe, but you don't want to be stuck with one, either. Clallam County… Continue reading

Coast Guard keeping eye on fishing boat aground off Marrowstone Island

NORDLAND - Coast Guard pollution investigators were dispatched Monday to evaluate whether a 70-foot fishing vessel grounded in Kilisut Harbor off Marrowstone Island was leaking… Continue reading

Critics zero in on Upper Sims Way project at Port Townsend meeting

PORT TOWNSEND - Ken Kelly objects to a city proposal to block off the eastern entrance to his Vintage Hardware parking lot on Upper Sims… Continue reading

Don’t let this bargain slither by

PORT ANGELES - Maybe you awoke this morning not knowing you needed a bright green plastic remote-controlled snake. Now that you do - know and… Continue reading