Downtown Port Angeles mural to be repaired in August

PORT ANGELES -- A peeling scenic mural behind the Laurel Street fountain that depicts Olympic National Park will be repaired in August, a city official… Continue reading

Embattled Forks High principal says he was told not to speak at School Board meeting

FORKS -- During nearly the entire breadth of the Quillayute Valley School Board meeting Tuesday night, Forks High School Principal Steve Quick sat quietly in… Continue reading

Feiro Marine Life Center admission costs to rise

Admission fees for the Arthur Feiro Marine Life Center's 2005 season will increase next week under an ordinance approved by the Port Angeles City Council.… Continue reading

New bridges cost estimate possible by month’s end

PORT ANGELES -- Project engineers for the Eighth Street bridges replacement project are sharpening their pencils to find enough savings to bring the project back… Continue reading

Planning Commission backs Jennie’s Meadow 202-lot subdivision in Sequim

SEQUIM -- After a 2½-hour discussion Tuesday night, the Sequim Planning Commission unanimously endorsed a large subdivision on Priest Road that had sparked concern among… Continue reading

Port commissioners OK $300,000 remodel of Point Hudson hospital building

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port of Port Townsend leaders on Wednesday came one step closer to moving their executive and accounting staff to new offices in… Continue reading

Woman, lost for four days in West End, is found

What started out as a leisurely drive turned into a nightmare for a 48-year-old woman who spent about three nights and four days wandering lost… Continue reading

After more than five years, commissioners adopt Elwha-Dungeness watershed plan

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County commissioners Tuesday adopted the Elwha-Dungeness Watershed Plan, capping more than five years of planning and about eight months of controversy.… Continue reading

Amenities issue forces hearing on 80-lot Port Ludlow development

PORT TOWNSEND -- What types of amenities should an 80-lot residential development bring to Port Ludlow? That was the central question posed Tuesday before a… Continue reading

Cookhouse rising: Men begin building shelter to feed 8,000 visitors at canoe journey

PORT ANGELES -- Here's how you build a cooking shelter to feed 8,000 people: Step 1: Draw careful plans for the 36-foot by 28-foot structure.… Continue reading

Eighth Street bridges project estimate $2.7 million over budget

PORT ANGELES -- Increasing steel prices due to high demand in Asian markets and unexpected soil conditions will require costly design changes in the Eighth… Continue reading

Forks School Board gets earful from community on embattled principal

FORKS -- The Quillayute Valley School Board heard an earful Tuesday night from Forks High School staff members, parents, students and community members who called… Continue reading

Remaining Democratic leaders respond to resignations; June 28 board election is scheduled

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Democratic leaders remaining after a party feud last week over the correct primary process for the selection of candidates went… Continue reading

Sequim board members eye property for new school bus barn

SEQUIM -- School district property behind the Boys & Girls Club building on Fir Street is probably the best location for a new "bus barn,"… Continue reading

Cheerleading coach vows to discuss problems with Forks High School principal at meeting tonight

FORKS -- The veteran high school cheerleading coach says she will openly discuss problems she says she's had with embattled Forks High School Principal Steve… Continue reading

Clallam PUD developing water conservation rates for businesses

PORT ANGELES -- A revised conservation water rate proposal that includes businesses as well as residences was presented Monday afternoon to Clallam County Public Utility… Continue reading

County commissioners roll back Tri-Area to rural development standards

PORT TOWNSEND -- Responding to a Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board order last week, Jefferson County commissioners Monday approved returning the Irondale-Port Hadlock area… Continue reading

Design detectives uncover layers of colorful history — “it’s interior archaeology”

PORT TOWNSEND -- Walk down Water Street, and you'll see the town's Victorian heritage manifested in muscular gray stone and brick. But a softer side… Continue reading

Port Angeles police pitching downtown resource officer proposal

PORT ANGELES -- A police officer dedicated solely to the downtown area -- similar to one stationed on the high school campus -- could be… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper mill plans to cut water consumption

PORT TOWNSEND -- The president and chief executive officer of Port Townsend Paper Corp. anticipates that the county's largest private employer will dramatically reduce water… Continue reading