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

A lot less diesel spilled in Port Angeles Boat Haven than originally reported

PORT ANGELES -- Port of Port Angeles officials could offer no information Monday on the origin of a diesel fuel spill that coated the west… Continue reading

Chimacum High School principal jailed for investigation of computer images of teen

CHIMACUM -- The principal of Chimacum High School was arrested and jailed Monday for investigation of voyeurism accusations after pictures of a Chimacum School District… Continue reading

Developer puts down $20,000 for prime downtown Port Angeles property

PORT ANGELES -- It has taken 20 years, but the Port of Port Angeles finally has a deal to sell its downtown property at the… Continue reading

He”ll decide later on another gubernatorial run, Rossi says

PORT ANGELES -- Dino Rossi, who lost the 2004 governor's race by only 129 votes after two recounts, will decide later whether to run again… Continue reading

John Wayne Marina rates to increase over 5 years

SEQUIM -- Monthly permanent moorage rates at John Wayne Marina will increase by 6 percent annually over the next five years, Port of Port Angeles… Continue reading

Rhody royalty hopefuls outline their business visions for Port Townsend area

PORT TOWNSEND -- An oyster business, a doggy day-care center and a safe, teen recreational gathering place other than the Safeway parking lot. The four… Continue reading

Sequim council approves vision for city’s parks future

SEQUIM -- Everyone in Sequim should be able to walk to a neighborhood park, said Parks Master Plan subcommittee co-chairwoman Liisa Fagerlund. The City Council… Continue reading

Clallam: County advisory boards seek volunteers

Clallam County residents have two new opportunities to participate in government by serving on citizen advisory groups. Vacancies exist on: * Board of Equalization: The… Continue reading

Gardiner: Community to decide future of rural cemetery

GARDINER -- It lies just above U.S. Highway 101, an oval-shaped hillside of grass punctuated by gray headstones and smooth brass rectangles. The names carved… Continue reading

Jefferson: Open house at maritime center

PORT HADLOCK -- The Wooden Boat Foundation and the Northwest Maritime Center will host a community open house from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday.… Continue reading

Oil spill scare in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- A state Department of Ecology investigator was on his way from Olympia on Sunday night to search for the source of a… Continue reading

Sequim: Hot rods out of Irrigation Festival parade

SEQUIM -- In the run-up to the 111th Irrigation Festival, the hot-rod car parade has already taken a couple of laps around the figurative debate… Continue reading

Jefferson County, Security Services attorneys spar before Kitsap County judge

PORT ORCHARD -- An attorney representing Gardiner-based Security Services Northwest pleaded Friday in Kitsap County Superior Court for a stay of the Jefferson County Hearing… Continue reading

Missouri rock band adopts LaPush for group’s name

For people on the North Olympic Peninsula, LaPush is known as the home of the Quileute tribe and some of the most breathtaking coastline in… Continue reading