Year’s biggest meth seizure follows SWAT operation in Sequim

PORT ANGELES -- A monthlong investigation yielded Clallam County's largest seizure of methamphetamine of 2005 Friday and the arrest of a Port Angeles man accused… Continue reading

Duck and cover!

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Courthouse employees were brought to their knees -- their hands and knees, really -- by an earthquake drill Thursday morning.… Continue reading

Lake Crescent road travels a difficult path

PORT ANGELES -- East Beach Road runs from U.S. Highway 101 at the eastern tip of Lake Crescent, up to and along its north shore,… Continue reading

Lots of E-rated entertainment on tap for Earth Day

PORT TOWNSEND -- More booths, more banners, more music, more dancing. This year's EarthDay EveryDay! celebration promises to be a free-wheeling community party for the… Continue reading

New trail enhances Point Hudson shoreline

PORT TOWNSEND -- A new trail is being cut for those wanting to stroll Point Hudson's recreational shoreline. Port Townsend Noon Rotarians are helping the… Continue reading

Port Townsend selects area where adult businesses can locate

PORT TOWNSEND -- When design artist Joan Sandford moved to the Castle Hill neighborhood six months ago, the possibility of an adult entertainment business six… Continue reading

Prisoner’s cancer care may strain budget

SEQUIM -- Mounting medical bills for an accused murderer undergoing cancer treatment are being paid by the city of Sequim -- and if the treatment… Continue reading

Sentence may be cut short for convicted Port Angeles man

PORT ANGELES -- A resentencing hearing on May 6 for Logan Justice Marquez -- convicted of severely beating another man in December 2003 -- could… Continue reading

Emerging School Advisory Group cites Port Angeles levy election as means to express disapproval with administration

PORT ANGELES -- Ed Tuttle said he isn't against the upcoming Port Angeles School District's maintenance and operations tax levy. But the Port Angeles activist… Continue reading

Hot time in the kitchens: Tour home is treat for the senses

PORT LUDLOW -- From the giant metal ants creeping up the front steps to the amphibious butler bowing you through the front door, you realize… Continue reading

Planning commissioners briefed on ways to share costs of growth

SEQUIM -- A system of impact fees or local improvement districts could bring some sanity to the way the costs of growth are shared among… Continue reading

Police consider measures to combat criminal activity near Sequim Transit Center

SEQUIM -- An array of preventive measures are being considered to counter loitering and alleged low-level criminal activity in the area surrounding the new Sequim… Continue reading

Port Angeles eyes pool site recommendation by December

PORT ANGELES -- A new 11-member swimming pool oversight committee will recommend a new site and funding plan to the City Council by December. The… Continue reading

Port Townsend city manager Timmons receives ‘excellent’ rating from council

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council rates City Manager David Timmons' 2004 performance as "excellent." "You have done an excellent job, in spite of the… Continue reading

Critics guarded to news of possible partial reopening of Port Angeles graving yard site

PORT ANGELES -- They're not exactly singing "Anchors Aweigh." Fresh news that Port Angeles might build replacement anchors for the Hood Canal Bridge received tepid… Continue reading

Home on the Grange: Farm fraternity looking farther afield for members

You see them in every small community -- weathered, wood-frame buildings standing at a crossroads. Many show signs of age: peeling paint, cracked windows, weeds… Continue reading

Port Angeles Swim Club pact sent back for more talks

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to have city staff resume negotiations with the Port Angeles Swim Club for a new… Continue reading

Port Townsend council temporarily prevents property owners from claiming vacated streets

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council voted 4-2 Monday night on the first reading of an interim ordinance that would temporarily prevent property owners from… Continue reading

Port Townsend officials, business owners prepare for Hood Canal Bridge closures

PORT TOWNSEND -- For bed-and-breakfast inn owner John Eissinger, the time is now to prepare for Hood Canal Bridge closures this summer. "We're looking at… Continue reading

Sirens to be tested today in Port Townsend

The Port of Port Townsend and the Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management will test the All Hazards Alert Broadcast warning system at Port Townsend… Continue reading