Checkpoint set up near entrance to Makah Reservation

NEAH BAY - Tribal police set up a checkpoint just inside the reservation boundary in Neah Bay on Sunday  braced for anti-whaling demonstrators who never… Continue reading

Dental care at reduced charge to be offered in Sequim

SEQUIM - Tooth sleepy juice and sparkles will be helping children beginning today. The SmileMobile, a modern dental office on wheels, will provide dental checkups… Continue reading

First two-day StreamFest draws 1,000 to Port Angeles farmland

PORT ANGELES - The first ever two-day StreamFest drew about 1,000 people to the event, which focuses on the conservation and restoration of land. Robbie… Continue reading

Makah leaders promise to punish whale hunters

NEAH BAY - Makah tribal leaders promised Sunday to prosecute the five men "who took it on themselves to hunt a whale" a day earlier.… Continue reading

Makah leaders rush to Washington, D.C., today

NEAH BAY - Makah tribal delegates will fly to Washington, D.C., today, to assure the state's congressional delegation that the tribe did not approve the… Continue reading

Stardust big band ends Music in Park series Tuesday

SEQUIM - The last Music in the Park concert in Sequim will feature the Stardust big band on Tuesday. Stardust will play hits from the… Continue reading

Federal assessment for fisher reintroduction released

PORT ANGELES — The fisher, a cat-sized member of the weasel family long missing from North Olympic Peninsula forests, could soon be roaming Olympic National… Continue reading

Final day of Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival today

PORT TOWNSEND - The 31st annual Wooden Boat Festival continues today at Hudson Point Marina at the end of Water Street. Both large and small… Continue reading

Gray whale killed in Strait; five Makah detained in act unsanctioned by tribal authorities

NEAH BAY - A California gray whale harpooned and shot Saturday morning died hours later in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Coast Guard… Continue reading

Homeland Security could join with Clallam law enforcement for new digs

Larger headquarters for the federal Border Patrol in Clallam County could include space for emergency operations and dispatching for the county's law enforcement agencies. "We… Continue reading

Plane crashes at Jefferson County airport; pilot slightly injured

PORT TOWNSEND - A 46-year-old Seattle pilot was injured Saturday morning when the plane she was flying into Jefferson County International flipped and crashed. Karen… Continue reading

Trial for key cocaine suspect likely to start next month

PORT ANGELES -Bernard Gilbert "Pete" Barnes is scheduled to be tried on charges of cocaine dealing and leading organized crime on Oct. 8. At a… Continue reading

Breaking news: Whale apparently hunted in Strait of Juan de Fuca

A California gray whale was harpooned and shot by five members of the Makah tribe Saturday morning, said Petty Officer Third Class Kelly Parker, a… Continue reading

Breaking news: Plane crashes at Jefferson County airport

PORT TOWNSEND -- A pilot was injured today when the 1947 Stinson 108-2 aircraft registered to Caballeros Aircraft LLC of Snohomish crashed at Jefferson County… Continue reading

Port Angeles still feeling rate effects from 2000-2001 energy shortage

PORT ANGELES — A city increase in electrical charges is fueled by a need to continue rebuilding reserves depleted by the 2000-2001 West Coast energy… Continue reading

No takers for Army bonus of $20,000 on Peninsula, recruiters say

No recruits on the North Olympic Peninsula have taken the Army up on a $20,000 “quick ship” bonus. In June, the Army began offering a… Continue reading

Harpist told he can go back to state ferry gig – for $200 a day

PORT TOWNSEND - Celtic harpist David Michael is riding a wave of public support in his quest to perform once again on the MV Klickitat… Continue reading

Other weekend activities across the Peninsula this sunny weekend

Port Townsend, a town of festivals, celebrates its biggest this weekend with the Wooden Boat Festival, while StreamFest offers nature walks, lecturer and a salmon… Continue reading

SteamFest opens two-day run on Saturday

PORT ANGELES - The first two-day StreamFest celebration will be on Saturday and Sunday. The entry into the North Olympic Land Trust's StreamFest will be… Continue reading

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We want to hear about your unique, daring and inventive home decorating ideas. Big or small, a nook or an entire room, we want to… Continue reading