Reception to honor Kier as he leaves Port Ludlow fire department

PORT LUDLOW -- After eight years, Port Ludlow Fire Chief Wayne Kier officially leaves the department Oct. 31 for an assistant fire chief position with… Continue reading

Sol Duc River bridge closed for repairs

SAPPHO -- The Sol Duc River bridge is closed to commercial vehicles until at least Thursday afternoon for emergency repairs after an unidentified overheight vehicle… Continue reading

236-lot subdivision goes before Sequim Planning Commission tonight

SEQUIM -- A large subdivision that has drawn fire for its potential impacts on traffic, water and wildlife is scheduled to go before the Sequim… Continue reading

Clallam to seek millions for Deer Park Road overpass above U.S. 101

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County will seek $3.4 million to build a Deer Park Road overpass across U.S. Highway 101 east of the city. Prospects… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners OK excise tax for expanded chemical dependency/mental health services

PORT TOWNSEND -- Hearing support from those most likely to benefit from it, Jefferson County commissioners on Monday unanimously approved a one-tenth of 1 percent… Continue reading

Judge makes his plea for more bench strength

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County commissioners will continue gathering evidence before they build a case for a third judge in Superior Court. Specifically, they will… Continue reading

Judge restricts firearms training to employees only

PORT TOWNSEND -- Security Services Northwest can continue to use a firearms range at Fort Discovery Training Center to train its own employees, but for… Continue reading

State answers Elwha lawsuit over Tse-whit-zen, but U.S. agency may decide village site’s fate

OLYMPIA -- The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe failed to protect Tse-whit-zen from digging at the Hood Canal Bridge graving yard, the state said Monday, answering… Continue reading

Clallam: Commissioners to discuss Black Diamond issues

PORT ANGELES -- RU-ral! RU-ral! RU-ral! If the Black Diamond neighborhood had a cheering section, that's what it would shout on Oct. 25. That's when… Continue reading

Clallam: Transit system to mark 25th year

Clallam Transit System will celebrate its 25th year of service with free fixed-route and Paratransit rides Oct. 10 through 15. In addition, the system will… Continue reading

Kinetic Race runs shorter course, still long on fun

PORT TOWNSEND -- They got stuck in traffic, stuck in the mud and broke a lever during the pre-race trials. And one of the pilots… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Public defenders taps leadership

PORT ANGELES -- A 15-year veteran of the Clallam Public Defenders office has been tapped to lead the group of lawyers tasked with giving legal… Continue reading

Caldwell wins recount to face Sandoval in November

PORT TOWNSEND -- City Council candidate Patsy Caldwell will face incumbent Michelle Sandoval for Position No. 1 in the November general election. Caldwell, a legal… Continue reading

Departing city manager looks back on Port Angeles tenure

PORT ANGELES -- He arrived six years ago, not long after Rayonier Inc. shuttered its waterfront pulp mill and the city was figuring out how… Continue reading

Ground broken on Olympic Medical Center site in Sequim

SEQUIM -- In the year that Dr. David Wang has been practicing medicine on the North Olympic Peninsula, his chemotherapy patients have asked one question… Continue reading

Judge to rule on near-future of homeland security training site

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Superior Court judge is expected to issue an order Monday morning that specifically defines his temporary restraining order against a Gardiner-based… Continue reading

Krazy race in Port Townsend today

PORT TOWNSEND -- The human genius of oodball vessel design once again rules Port Townsend land and water this weekend. The Kinetic Skulpture Race is… Continue reading

Makah whaling meetings start this week

NEAH BAY -- What kind of environmental impacts will happen if the Makah tribe once again hunts gray whales off this northern tip of the… Continue reading

Virginia Mason physicians hope to keep Port Angeles clinic open under new ownership

PORT ANGELES -- The doctors and medical staff at the Virginia Mason Port Angeles clinic are determined to keep the clinic up and running no… Continue reading

Buyer’s excise tax opponents lead in fundraising effort

Opponents of the proposed buyer's excise tax in Clallam County have at least a 4-to-1 fundraising advantage over supporters, with a bulging bank account being… Continue reading