“German” mugged in park turns out to be alleged American con artist

PORT ANGELES -- Conniving con man or desperate plea for help? Claiming to be a deaf German tourist, Tony Dean Branch, 29, told police he… Continue reading

Amnesty program for West End traffic tickets announced

For those who have been putting off paying West End traffic tickets because of the staggering interest that has accumulated, their time has come. Through… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center OKs $14.46 million Sequim expansion

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center will advertise for bids Friday on a $14.46 million expansion of its Sequim Medical Park. Hospital commissioners Wednesday approved… Continue reading

Port Townsend School Board rejects football coach hiring recommendation; position will be re-advertised

PORT TOWNSEND -- In a swift 3-1 vote Wednesday night, the Port Townsend School District board rejected a hiring committee's recommendation to replace a popular… Continue reading

Sequim looking for help in deciding on new City Hall

SEQUIM -- People who live or do business in Sequim or within the city's urban growth boundary can apply to be on a committee that… Continue reading

Six-year Port Angeles street plan includes Eighth Street bridges, Gateway center

PORT ANGELES -- The city's $64.4 million, six-year street plan includes the massive Eighth Street bridges replacement project and the controversial Port Angeles International Gateway… Continue reading

Some Port Townsend ferry runs canceled starting Friday morning

Low tides and unfavorable currents will cause cancellations of ferry service between Port Townsend and Keystone starting Friday morning and lasting through Tuesday. The scheduled… Continue reading

Alternate vessel arriving to relieve ferry on which steering failed

The ordinarily two-boat Port Townsend-Keystone ferry service relying on a single vessel until midmorning today while Washington State Ferries officials get a replacement for a… Continue reading

Asphalt sidewalks vs. concrete; as tough a decision as paper or plastic

SEQUIM -- Anyone attending City Council meetings recently knows one thing for sure -- Councilman Don Hall really doesn't want more asphalt sidewalks installed around… Continue reading

Board slated to discuss hiring new head football coach tonight

PORT TOWNSEND -- School Board members tonight are scheduled to discuss a hiring committee's recommendation for a new football coach to replace Dan Fountain, who… Continue reading

County commission back home after surprise surgery

Jefferson County Commissioner David Sullivan returned Tuesday after undergoing an unexpected surgery last week at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. "It's been a rough week,"… Continue reading

Fire agencies put finishing touches on consolidation; East Jefferson Fire-Rescue looms in future

Officials from three fire districts met in downtown Port Townsend on Tuesday evening to consolidate Jefferson County Fire Districts Nos. 1 and 6 and Port… Continue reading

Pirates as well as tall ships

CONCURRENT WITH THE mid-June visit of the tall ships Lady Washington, Privateer Lynx and Bill of Rights, the Port Angeles-based Washington Association of Historical Living… Continue reading

Port Townsend sewage treatment plant flush with three straight awards

PORT TOWNSEND -- Residents of a city that prides itself on ecological consciousness might be happy to find out that their wastewater is in good… Continue reading

Two weeks before the masts: Tall ships to arrive in Port Angeles, sail to Port Townsend

Blazing cannonades and skirmishing pirates will add flavor to the arrival of three tall ships when they sail into Port Angeles on June 16. The… Continue reading

U.S. Highway 101 collision blocks road for more than two hours

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Two vehicles collided on U.S. Highway 101 along Lake Crescent on Tuesday morning, Olympic National Park officials said. No serious injuries… Continue reading

Best attendance ever at Juan de Fuca Festival, director assures

PORT ANGELES -- Best attendance ever? Anna Manildi thinks so. The executive director of the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts assured Monday that… Continue reading

Forks student won’t get credit for nursing course

FORKS -- It was a good deal, Danielle Headley thought. The Forks High School student would take a certified nursing assistant's course offered by the… Continue reading

Peninsula College student figures out scam involving her car sale

Lindsey DeLaney wasn't immediately suspicious of the man who wanted to buy her 2002 Ford Escort, which she listed on an Internet auto sale site… Continue reading

Port Angeles doctor, brother unhurt after emergency landing in Minnesota

A Port Angeles doctor and his brother escaped unhurt after they made an emergency landing of their floatplane in an old mining pit filled with… Continue reading