Forks scholarship auction raises more than $55,000

FORKS -- Marcia Bingham, the volunteer coordinator for this weekend's Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction, feels "loopy but triumphant." After putting in long hours to pull… Continue reading

More big changes envisioned at end of Port Townsend’s Water Street

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Landfall Restaurant's owners have big plans for the funky little eatery at the end of Water Street. Tony and Betty Harriman… Continue reading

PA School Board orders superintendent to notify dozens of employees of potential layoffs if levy defeated

PORT ANGELES -- Several dozen Port Angeles School District employees -- including teachers, bus drivers and counselors -- will be notified by May 15 that… Continue reading

Peninsula lawmakers differ on governor’s budget proposal

OLYMPIA -- Reaction from the 24th District's two state House members to Gov. Christine Gregoire's proposed 2005-2007 state budget came down Monday along party lines.… Continue reading

Pressure mounts on class of 2008, the first required to pass WASL test

PORT ANGELES -- Sure, Port Angeles High School's freshman class still has its share of slackers -- students who don't put forth much academic effort.… Continue reading

Sequim teen found guilty of attempted murder

PORT ANGELES -- A 14-year-old Sequim teenager, charged with three counts of first-degree attempted murder against his former football coaches, was ruled guilty by a… Continue reading

Transit commissioners weigh proposals to change paratransit services

SEQUIM -- Clallam Transit System commissioners say they'll move slowly on recommendations to cut paratransit services for disabled people to keep the system small and… Continue reading

Cops and kids set sail on – Adventuress – for poetry workshop

PORT TOWNSEND -- On the sailing ship, there are lines that secure the vessel to the dock. Other lines are used to raise the sails… Continue reading

Physician recruitment program seeks to avoid medical crisis in Sequim, elsewhere, City Council told

SEQUIM -- Since identifying a looming physician shortage four years ago, Olympic Medical Center has recruited or helped retain 35 doctors in a wide range… Continue reading

Port Townsend Main Street program makes history of its own

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Main Street program, Washington's first historic downtown revitalization project now mimicked by cities nationwide, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. On a… Continue reading

Port Townsend team places third

A team from Port Townsend High School took third place Sunday from among 20 from high schools throughout Washington at the 2005 statewide YMCA Youth… Continue reading

Therapists to unite in pro bono effort for mental health

A new day may be breaking -- just the crack of dawn, perhaps, but light nonetheless -- for people who suffer mental health and chemical… Continue reading

Concert moved

THE SEQUIM CITY BAND's first concert of the season scheduled for today has been moved because of water damage in the Sequim High School auditorium,… Continue reading

Forks a strong contender for new mill

FORKS -- U.S. Bioenergy Corp.'s top official confirmed Friday that the company is strongly considering building one of its patented, self-sustaining mills in the Forks… Continue reading

GOP headquarters in Port Angeles vandalized

PORT ANGELES -- Authorities and Republican Party leaders are investigating -- and wondering why -- pieces of concrete were thrown through the window of party… Continue reading

High-speed chase ends with man jumping in lake

QUILCENE -- A high-speed chase ended with a splash for a Quilcene-area man. The 30-year-old fled from authorities in his 1991 Mazda Protege, reaching speeds… Continue reading

Jefferson Land Trust digs its roots into county’s open space and habitat protection

PORT TOWNSEND - With ambitious 2005 goals that include bumping its membership from 400 to 500, Jefferson Land Trust is a conservation organization with a… Continue reading

Peninsula’s three hospitals discussing combined efforts for doctor recruiting, other healthcare issues

Public hospital administrators from Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Forks may join forces to recruit physicians, improve cardiac and cancer care and share healthcare costs.… Continue reading

Port Townsend turns back the hands of time

PORT TOWNSEND -- Despite occasional rain and cold windy weather, the ninth annual Victorian Festival filled a century-old historical Port Townsend downtown with colorful crowds… Continue reading

Student rips pipe; water streams through Sequim High School auditorium area

SEQUIM -- A rambunctious student broke a sprinkler system pipe at Sequim High School on Friday morning, sending a cascade of water through part of… Continue reading