Port Townsend city councilman’s resignation effective today

PORT TOWNSEND - Scott Walker has resigned from the City Council, effective today. He cited personal and business reasons, but said he planned to stay… Continue reading

Quick fix for Port Townsend ferry puts drivers, riders back on the water

PORT TOWNSEND - For truck drivers such as Jason Turner and Dean Youngquist, the Port Townsend-Keystone ferry run means avoiding the traffic turmoil of Interstate… Continue reading

Commissioners will discuss bringing Pledge of Allegiance back

PORT TOWNSEND - Following an impromptu Pledge of Allegiance led by an audience member during Monday's Jefferson County commissioners' meeting, Commissioner David Sullivan said Tuesday… Continue reading

Developer of housing project mixes farmland preservation with airport

SEQUIM - Decades from now, Dave LeRoux just might be known as one of Sequim's latter-day pioneers. In the midst of the Dungeness Valley development… Continue reading

First cost of vandalism to school district: $5,000

At a minimum, the Port Angeles School District is out $5,000 to recover from the vandalism done at Port Angeles High School Saturday morning. That… Continue reading

Rescue tug rescues sinking fishing boat — at dock

NEAH BAY - The Coast Guard and the Neah Bay rescue tug Gladiator pumped water out of a 70-foot fishing vessel that was sinking at… Continue reading

Two more arrested in Port Angeles High School rampage

PORT ANGELES - Police have arrested two more teens - one a juvenile - in the wake of fires, broken windows and smashed computers at… Continue reading

‘What part of being under arrest don’t you understand?’

SEQUIM - Just outside Costco Wholesale's door on Thursday, a retired Sequim police chief, noticed some odd behavior. A man, having just left the warehouse,… Continue reading

Cape Flattery school bond election ends today

Ballots in the Cape Flattery School District's all-mail bond issue election must be postmarked today or taken to the Clallam County Courthouse by 8 p.m.… Continue reading

Commissioners challenged on Pledge of Allegiance

PORT TOWNSEND - The debate over reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to open government meetings reached the Jefferson County commissioners on Monday. During the public… Continue reading

Hull crack idles Port Townsend-Whidbey Island ferry service indefinitely

PORT TOWNSEND - The North Olympic Peninsula's ferry link to the northern Interstate 5 corridor was severed Monday afternoon by a crack discovered in the… Continue reading

Man, 18, arrested in Port Angeles High School vandalism investigation

PORT ANGELES - An 18-year-old man was arrested Monday and two juveniles were sought in connection with last Saturday's vandalism rampage at Port Angeles High… Continue reading

Port Angeles gets $1.9 million state loan for stormwater project

PORT ANGELES - The city has received a $1.9 million, low-interest state loan to help fix one of its sites where sewers overflow during heavy… Continue reading

Parts of Peninsula under flood watch following burst of tropical air

Tropical air from Hawaii brought more than the usual moisture to parts of the North Olympic Peninsula over the weekend, causing flooding danger and a… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s Whittaker worried about climbers’ reliance on electronic beacons

PORT TOWNSEND - There's danger aplenty on Oregon's Mount Hood, including avalanches and crevasses that can swallow a climber and leave no trace. In the… Continue reading

Some Queets access due back in summer, Olympic National Park officials say

Interim access to the upper Queets River valley in the southwestern portion of Olympic National Park is expected to be restored this summer through connecting… Continue reading

Volunteers join school district staffers to clean up vandalized high school

PORT ANGELES - About five dozen faculty and staff members cleaned up the vandalized and fire-scarred portions of Port Angeles High School on Sunday to… Continue reading

Vandals trash, burn parts of Port Angeles High School

PORT ANGELES - More than a dozen fires were ignited in Port Angeles High School on Saturday during an early morning rampage that spanned four… Continue reading

‘Violated.’ ‘Angry.’ Emotions over vandalism run high

PORT ANGELES - School officials picked through trashed Port Angeles High School buildings Saturday afternoon, expressing shock and disbelief. Port Angeles police finished their investigation… Continue reading

Any North Peninsula veteran eligible for new VA clinic in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - A "virtual VA clinic" will come to Clallam County next month to serve eligible veterans throughout the North Olympic Peninsula. The Veterans… Continue reading