Wind, rain pummel sides of Peninsula

The North Olympic Peninsula experienced some wild and woolly weather Friday night and Saturday, with high winds downing power lines and felling trees. The bad… Continue reading

By the playbook: Coach hikes knowledge of game with Football 101 class

PORT TOWNSEND -- With Super Bowl fever sweeping Washington like a Shaun Alexander end run, Port Townsend football novices were given the chance to increase… Continue reading

Sequim’s Van De Wege to challenge Buck again for state representative

SEQUIM -- Democrat Kevin Van De Wege, who gave state Rep. Jim Buck a run for his money in 2004, announced Thursday that he will… Continue reading

Smithsonian exhibit will fence in Sequim for six weeks

SEQUIM -- This town will have a lot more fences for the next six weeks. Barbed wire, pickets, even national border barricades. They're coming to… Continue reading

State Patrol plans souped-up patrols on Super Sunday evening

For the first time in the history of the world, the Seattle Seahawks are going to play in the Super Bowl of professional sports championships… Continue reading

Upside bowing out of Port Angeles rock “n” roll scene

PORT ANGELES -- The Upside, an all-ages rock 'n' roll club that has been bending ears on the North Olympic Peninsula since 2004, is closing… Continue reading

Westport Shipyard to unveil first 164-foot, $30 million yacht next week

PORT ANGELES -- It's bigger than two eyes can take in all at once, and almost bigger than the mind can wrap itself around. Westport… Continue reading

Co-defendants recount October stabbing assault in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Ryan Robert Baker, on trial for first-degree assault, sat quietly Wednesday in Jefferson County Superior Court as he listened to four of… Continue reading

Four consultants selected for satellite sewer interviews

PORT ANGELES -- Four consultants were selected Wednesday for interviews in March about installing satellite sewer systems throughout Clallam County. "This is a regional issue,… Continue reading

More earth slides onto South Shore Road at Lake Sutherland

LAKE SUTHERLAND -- More sodden earth slid onto South Shore Road on Wednesday, but Clallam County road crews cleared the pavement by early afternoon. The… Continue reading

Nippon employees accept six-year contract offer

PORT ANGELES -- Employees at the Nippon Paper Industries USA mill on Ediz Hook ratified a six-year contract Wednesday with a 68 percent yes vote.… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center seeks veterans” help in setting up virtual clinic on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center will seek support from Clallam County veterans to bring a Department of Veterans Affairs health-care facility to Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Port Angeles city councilman hurt in crash

BREMERTON -- Port Angeles City Councilman Jack Pittis, 59, remained hospitalized Wednesday after being injured in a two-vehicle collision on state Highway 3 in Kitsap… Continue reading

Attorney shocked at murder charge against teen driver

PORT ANGELES -- The attorney who represented an 18-year-old Port Angeles man accused of being behind the wheel during a fatal hit and run was… Continue reading

Elected officials tour Naval Magazine Indian Island

INDIAN ISLAND -- Elected officials from Jefferson County and the city of Port Townsend took a guided VIP tour of Naval Magazine Indian Island on… Continue reading

Investigation continues in school bus-car collision

EAGLEMOUNT -- Washington State Patrol is continuing its investigation into possible causes of a car-bus collision involving a Port Townsend School District vehicle containing five… Continue reading

Peninsula buffeted by winds; Sequim area loses power for two hours

High winds and heavy rain are expected to continue across the North Olympic Peninsula throughout today. Jefferson and Clallam counties were pummeled with high winds… Continue reading

Republican Senate candidate swings through Peninsula

PORT TOWNSEND -- U.S. Senate candidate Mike McGavick called Tuesday on the support of Jefferson County Republicans, saying his political plan of action is to… Continue reading

Survivors of two fatal collisions won’t face criminal charges

Criminal charges will not be brought against survivors in two Clallam County car collisions that ended in fatalities. On Monday, Gladys B. Johnson, 85, of… Continue reading

Benedict plans for future

PORT ANGELES - As his first action in office, Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict oversaw the evacuation of the courthouse after a bomb threat Friday.… Continue reading