‘Crown jewel’ Fort Worden touted by state parks commissioners

QUINAULT -- The state Parks and Recreation Commission on Thursday tentatively approved the first-ever vision and mission statement for Fort Worden State Park. Kate Burke,… Continue reading

Girl, 14, found safe after lengthy search

PORT ANGELES -- Searchers combed streets and neighborhoods for about 12 hours Wednesday night before a missing 14-year-old girl was found, tired but safe. Tinka… Continue reading

Hospital acts to improve cuisine

PORT ANGELES -- They will select meals from a menu, call in their orders from bed, be served by a server and eat from real… Continue reading

Jefferson museum opens temporary quarters Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County's time machine is moving into a temporary new home. The Jefferson County Historical Society Museum plans a grand opening at… Continue reading

Port Angeles water line project due to end today

PORT ANGELES -- A long-running water line replacement project should wrap up today, according to city officials. "We're getting close to finishing. We had the… Continue reading

Sandoval named Woman of the Year

PORT TOWNSEND -- Called an outstanding role model, City Councilwoman Michelle Sandoval was named the Public Official Woman of the Year on Thursday by the… Continue reading

South Jefferson County commissioner sees problems with Mats Mats selection for graving yard

PORT LUDLOW -- The Jefferson County commissioner whose district includes the Mats Mats quarry site under top consideration by the state expressed doubts Thursday about… Continue reading

Weekday bridge closures still possible, tourism marketers told

North Olympic Peninsula tourism leaders will meet with state transportation officials later this month to press their case for summertime Hood Canal Bridge closures on… Continue reading

Clallam County left with glimmer of hope — building some floating bridge concrete anchors

OLYMPIA -- Clallam County prospects to build replacement parts for the Hood Canal Bridge seemed to dim further Wednesday when the state Department of Transportation… Continue reading

Dream Playground “friends” seek donations

PORT ANGELES -- The Dream Playground Foundation, set up to help maintain the community playground built in September 2002, is seeking donations to help with… Continue reading

Forks police seek pair in wake of weekend shooting

FORKS -- Police are looking for two people they suspect in the shooting of a third person last weekend. Forks Police Chief Mike Powell said… Continue reading

Guess who’s coming for dinner in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Plans have been approved and permits issued for the construction of a Jack in the Box restaurant. The final approval came from the… Continue reading

Jefferson County site among top three for new graving yard; other two on Puget Sound

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port Ludlow Quarry at Mats Mats Bay is one of three sites named Wednesday as front-runners for a Hood Canal Bridge graving… Continue reading

Last of its kind getting a facelift in Port Ludlow

PORT LUDLOW -- After a winter of restoration, the historic 83-foot former Coast Guard cutter 83527 is gearing up for a new mission -- appearing… Continue reading

Mats Mats residents likely to fight attempt to build graving yard in their neighborhood

PORT LUDLOW -- While the Port Ludlow Quarry at Mats Mats Bay scores in the top three "preferred" sites as a Hood Canal Bridge graving… Continue reading

Peninsula legislators say fixing bridge as soon as possible is top priority

OLYMPIA -- Two of the 24th District's three state legislators reacted to Wednesday's ranking of potential graving yard sites by emphasizing that repairing the Hood… Continue reading

Read the graving yard report online

THE STATE DEPARTMENT of Transportation has posted the entire Hood Canal Bridge graving yard report on its bridge Web site for the public to peruse.… Continue reading

Sequim couple formally charged in case of elder abuse, deaths

SEQUIM -- The couple accused of abusing residents at their adult care facility were formally charged Wednesday with manslaughter and criminal mistreatment. Carolyn Sue Hardwick,… Continue reading

‘Hippies’ remark resulted from frustration with colleagues, Port Townsend city councilman says

PORT TOWNSEND -- City Councilman Geoff Masci on Tuesday said he criticized three council colleagues as "godless heathen hippies" last week because he feels shut… Continue reading

April 3 is new, and apparently final, deadline for Strongs of Sequim to leave United States

SEQUIM -- The federal government has granted Oliver and Penny Strong and family one last extension on a deadline for leaving the country. They had… Continue reading