Peninsula: Governor, dignitaries to attend tribe’s celebration of creek project

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS BLYN -- Tribal singers and drummers will greet dignitaries and partners as the Jamestown S"Klallam tribe celebrates the restoration of Jimmycomelately Creek… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Swimming pool reopens on Tuesday

William Shore Memorial Swimming Pool at 225 E. Fifth St. reopens at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday following its annual maintenance shutdown. The pool has been closed… Continue reading

Coast Guard cutter Active gets new skipper

PORT ANGELES -- The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Active received her 20th commander in almost 30 years of service at a change of command ceremony… Continue reading

Ex-con Barnes arrested, accused of arson

PORT ANGELES -- The alleged leader of a cocaine distrbution ring who is awaiting trial was arrested Friday morning without incident by Clallam County sheriff's… Continue reading

Final chipsealing work set for July 6-8

Traffic could be delayed up to two hours on several Port Angeles streets this week as the final phase of the city's chipsealing project is… Continue reading

Griffith prepares to give up reins of Dungeness Health and Wellness Clinic

SEQUIM -- Mary Griffith had already been a nurse in the community for a long time when, in 1999, she started noticing a gap in… Continue reading

Lake Crescent Lodge recognized for ecological awareness

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Lake Crescent Lodge is "green." Not green like the trees that sway around Olympic National Park's picturesque lake 15 miles west… Continue reading

Lipton announces run to rejoin City Council

PORT TOWNSEND -- Former City Council member Sydney Lipton, who lost his seat to Freida Fenn in 2001, wants it back. Lipton, 76, announced Friday… Continue reading

New Port Angeles free clinic to open Thursday

The newly reorganized and relocated free medical clinic in Port Angeles, Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics, will begin seeing patients at 6 p.m. Thursday.… Continue reading

Port Angeles Grand Parade to feature 71 entries

PORT ANGELES -- This year's Fourth of July Grand Parade due to promenade through downtown on Monday aims to recognize the volunteer spirit alive and… Continue reading

Cedar burn ban deadline arrives on West End today

FORKS -- Starting today, Clallam and Jefferson counties' cedar mills will not be able to legally burn cedar waste wood into the atmosphere because of… Continue reading

Church to dedicate flagpole to patriot’s memory

PORT LUDLOW -- Eagles were important to Gary Hagen. As a boy, he dreamed of soaring among the clouds as an airplane pilot. Earning the… Continue reading

County commissioners pass resolution regulating open burning

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners has unanimously passed a resolution establishing an open burning program that is in compliance with the… Continue reading

Fight at prison sends one inmate to hospital

CLALLAM BAY -- An assault Wednesday evening among four inmates at Clallam Bay Correctional Center resulted in a prisoner receiving several injuries to his face… Continue reading

It’s official: First round of complete Hood Canal Bridge closures to be Aug. 11-15

SHINE -- State Transportation officials on Thursday made an Aug. 11-15 weekend closure official for Hood Canal Bridge work. The closure will affect visitors coming… Continue reading

Port Angeles man arrested, charged with thefts from Sequim-area vehicles

SEQUIM -- A Port Angeles man is facing theft charges after being arrested in connection with a series of vehicle burglaries in Sequim over the… Continue reading

Victoria’s sewage-treatment mascot to visit Port Angeles City Council

PORT ANGELES -- A 7-foot-tall mascot nicknamed Mr. Floatie will attend Tuesday's City Council meeting to invite local officials to the first annual Victoria Toilet… Continue reading

Clallam to re-examine when cottage industry turns into retail business

SEQUIM -- The plant may be lavender, but the problem still is thorny. Exactly when a cottage industry turns into a retail business -- and… Continue reading

Forks Middle School principal to become high school principal, too

FORKS -- Forks High School students will be seeing a familiar face in the front office this fall. The school's new principal will be Ray… Continue reading

Impromptu game of Russian roulette injures 21-year-old man

PORT LUDLOW -- A night of drinking in a sand pit off Andy Cooper Road ended abruptly for seven Bainbridge Island residents on Tuesday when… Continue reading