Man dies of suffocation at motel after bringing barbecue inside room

PORT ANGELES -- A 24-year-old man was found dead in his east Port Angeles motel room Friday morning after apparently bringing a still-smoldering barbecue into… Continue reading

Bush proposal could cost Peninsula counties millions

A Bush administration proposal to phase out a 6-year-old program that replaces tax revenue lost because of reduced logging on federal lands could cost Clallam… Continue reading

Crews clear Highway 101 following Wednesday night mudslide

LAKE SUTHERLAND -- Work crews opened a short stretch of the Olympic Peninsula's main highway Thursday morning that had been closed because of a mudslide… Continue reading

Delegation traveling to D.C. to argue against pending passport requirements

PORT ANGELES -- Community and business leaders are traveling to Washington, D.C., next week as part of a nationwide lobbying effort against stricter identification requirements… Continue reading

Investigation continuing into Wednesday bank holdup

SEQUIM -- Besides releasing a blurry photograph of a suspected bank robber on Thursday, Sequim Police are keeping mum on the status of an investigation… Continue reading

Jefferson County transitioning into enforcement of smoking ban

PORT TOWNSEND -- About two months after voter-approved Initiative 901 took effect and banned smoking inside and near public businesses, Jefferson County Public Health is… Continue reading

Port Angeles swimming pool open house held

PORT ANGELES -- The process of determining where the city's new swimming pool will be located took another lap Thursday during an open house held… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s PTTV produces 200 shows in 2005

PORT TOWNSEND -- The public access TV station that brings Jefferson County viewers everything from gay rights, feng shui, yoga and late-night adult shows to… Continue reading

Bandit vanishes after robbing Sequim bank

SEQUIM -- After exposing a pistol in a shoulder holster, a man reportedly in his 50s robbed a bank on the east side of Sequim… Continue reading

City Council agrees that Sequim elk herd must go

Third of three parts SEQUIM -- The City Council agrees with the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe: Sequim's elk herd must be removed from the area. "I… Continue reading

Courthouse clock tower plans OK”d

PORT TOWNSEND -- The city's Historic Preservation Committee has approved plans for the Jefferson County Clock Tower Restoration Project. After a presentation by Christina Wallace,… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge audit to be released in April

OLYMPIA -- Findings from the state's investigation of how its own Department of Transportation handled the Hood Canal Bridge graving yard debacle will be released… Continue reading

Lucas resigns as executive director of the Quileute tribe

LAPUSH -- Kyle Taylor Lucas' resignation as executive director of the Quileute tribe was a mutual parting of ways, according to tribal members and Lucas.… Continue reading

Slide blocks U.S. Highway 101 near Lake Crescent

LAKE SUTHERLAND -- Aided by a tangle of trees, a mudslide closed a stretch of U.S. Highway 101 on Wednesday night, cutting off direct access… Continue reading

Elk herd adversely affecting family farm

SEQUIM -- Gary and Janice Smith's Maple View Farm is, to their chagrin, habitat for one of the city's most beloved tourist attractions -- a… Continue reading

Lake Sutherland residents combating higher lake levels, flooding

LAKE SUTHERLAND -- Residents around this rain-risen lake are going through hell for high water. Several of them asked Clallam County commissioners on Tuesday to… Continue reading

Moving herd expensive, but might be only option

Second of three parts SEQUIM -- Wanted: People with trailers to transport elk out of Sequim. Moving a herd of about 80 animals is an… Continue reading

Weekend storms damage Port Townsend’s Pope Marine Building

PORT TOWNSEND -- High tides and stormy waters Saturday thrust logs into the underside of the historic Pope Marine Building in downtown, causing damage to… Continue reading

Highway 112 intermittently closed for repair work

SEKIU -- Storm-related damage will close state Highway 112 near the Rasmussen Creek bridge for 30 minutes to 40 minutes at a time, starting today… Continue reading

New mega-yacht gets its hull wet

PORT ANGELES -- Westport Shipyard threw 30 million dollars into the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Monday. They floated. Actually, "they" took to the… Continue reading