Joyce youths combating teen suicide

JOYCE -- Right behind car accidents, suicide is the second leading cause of death for 15 to 19 year olds in the state, according to… Continue reading

Paintings recall California internment camp, which closed 60 years ago this week

SEQUIM -- More than once, art opened a door for George Tamura. The Lost Mountain resident made some of his most evocative paintings as a… Continue reading

Port Ludlow resident announces candidacy for county commissioner

PORT LUDLOW -- John Austin of Port Ludlow has announced his candidacy for District 3 Jefferson County commissioner. Austin, a Democrat, is running for the… Continue reading

Up to 14 teaching positions on chopping block in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Up to 14 teaching positions will be eliminated in the Port Angeles School District next year with most of the cuts coming… Continue reading

Covarrubias will get to decide if he keeps his lawyers in murder trial

PORT ANGELES -- A man accused of raping and strangling a 15-year-old Port Angeles girl in December 2004 will get to decide if he wants… Continue reading

Fatal fire started in engine, investigators say

PORT TOWNSEND -- Investigators looking into the March 4 car fire that claimed the life of 36-year-old Melissa Graves have determined the fire originated in… Continue reading

Port Townsend goes Victorian this weekend, and you”ll be amused

PORT TOWNSEND -- The late 1800s were a lively time for this early outpost of the wild, woolly Northwest. It was a time when mustache… Continue reading

Port Townsend named a Preserve America community by first lady Laura Bush

PORT TOWNSEND -- The city of Port Townsend has been honored as the nation's newest Preserve America community, a status that might boost the city's… Continue reading

Virginia Mason clinic doctors ask for extension until Oct. 1

PORT ANGELES -- A new proposal to avert closing the Virginia Mason Clinic landed Thursday amid negotiations among clinic doctors, their Seattle-based corporate employer and… Continue reading

Carlsborg author writes book to help children deal with effects of meth on family

CARLSBORG -- For the second time since 1995, family members' drug abuse is transforming Linda Silvas' life. Eleven years ago, Silvas was a professional pool… Continue reading

Chimacum High School buzzes about principal’s jailing

WITHIN THE HALLS of Chimacum High School, whisperings of principal Rex Whipple's alleged voyeurism have been running rampant among students. Such was the case at… Continue reading

Commissioners briefed on Brinnon master-planned resort

PORT HADLOCK -- Plans for a proposed environmentally friendly master planned resort near Brinnon were explained in detail Wednesday at a joint meeting of Jefferson… Continue reading

EDC membership to decide agency’s fate on Friday

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Economic Development Council's fate lies in the hands of its 73 members this Friday. The council's board meets at… Continue reading

West End animal control begins April 1

FORKS -- The Clallam County Humane Society will extend animal control one day a week into the county's West End starting April 1. Society board… Continue reading

Woman proposes patients raise money to keep Virginia Mason clinic open

PORT ANGELES --Virginia Mason clinic's own patients could raise the necessary cash to keep the facility open, a Port Angeles woman has suggested. Penney Thiemann… Continue reading

Brinnon levy appears head toward passage

BRINNON -- The Brinnon School District two-year maintenance and operations levy appears headed toward passage, according to initial results released by the Jefferson County Auditor's… Continue reading

Chimacum principal formally accused of filming teenage girl at his home

PORT TOWNSEND -- Chimacum High School Principal Rex E. Whipple, accused of surreptitiously shooting at least 100 videos of a nude and partially clothed 15-year-old… Continue reading

Commissioner says Clallam in a ‘health scare’ crisis

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County faces a "health scare" crisis. Commissioner Steve Tharinger's slip of the lip Tuesday was closer to the truth than perhaps… Continue reading

Fired-rehired Clallam sheriff’s deputy will return to work next week

PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County Sheriff's Department deputy who was fired and then rehired will return to work next week, Sheriff Joe Martin said… Continue reading

Lee Lawrence named Sequim Citizen of the Year

SEQUIM -- Before Lee Lawrence was handed the Sequim Citizen of the Year 2005 plaque, he hailed a fellow award nominee. Bill Cunningham epitomizes a… Continue reading