Mysterious car fires investigated

Police and firefighters are investigating three suspicious car fires in central Port Angeles. Two were reported Wednesday night on either side of Jessie Webster Park… Continue reading

Port Angeles High’s symphony orchestra playing at Carnegie Hall for Easter

PORT ANGELES -- Dozens of Port Angeles High School students left for New York City on Thursday to participate in what Principal Scott Harker calls… Continue reading

Port Ludlow residents flock to informational meeting on proposed resort development

PORT LUDLOW -- Nearly 150 residents packed the Port Ludlow Bay Club on Thursday, eager to learn about the effects of a proposed 120-condominium timeshare… Continue reading

State party leader appears before North Olympic Peninsula, Kitsap Republicans

CHIMACUM -- Chris Vance refuses to have it any other way. "No matter what you read in the paper, Dino Rossi will be governor," the… Continue reading

Subdivision developer to appeal Planning Commission snub to City Council

SEQUIM -- A developer whose proposed subdivision was shot down by the Sequim Planning Commission this week for the second time said Thursday that he's… Continue reading

Tour package to Peninsula tribes set up

PORT ANGELES -- Don Perry hopes people will cross the oceans so they can cross cultures as they cross the North Olympic Peninsula. Perry will… Continue reading

Advocates hopeful that Clallam homeless can be greatly reduced

PORT ANGELES -- Community agencies continue to add homes and housing services to Clallam County, but there's still plenty more to do. While more units… Continue reading

Dogs that killed llama released back to owner

Four dogs impounded for killing a llama last December have been released from the Jefferson County Animal Shelter and returned to their owner. Following strict… Continue reading

Economic development in Jefferson County doesn’t mean big boxes and strip malls, EDC officials say

PORT TOWNSEND -- Mark Jochems wastes no time setting the record straight: The Jefferson County Economic Development Council is not an "evil" organization out to… Continue reading

Highway reimbursement funds arrive from federal government

Two North Olympic Peninsula highway repair projects have been granted federal emergency relief funds to reimburse costs incurred by the state Department of Transportation, state… Continue reading

No court appeal, so Marrowstone water project proceeds

NORDLAND -- Jefferson County Public Utility District No. 1 officials are meeting with state Department of Transportation representatives today in hopes of finalizing the permitting… Continue reading

Peninsula group starts three-state seed project

Before a farmer can grow crops, he or she must have seeds -- and for organic farmers, that's a problem. As little as 1 percent… Continue reading

Port Angeles, fire district OK pact over proposed annexation area

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council has approved an agreement with Clallam County Fire District No. 2 for providing fire protection to a west-side industrial… Continue reading

Port Angeles” newest car a real gas nuzzler

The Port Angeles City Council this week approved buying a high-mileage hybrid vehicle to represent the city's recycling program. A single bid was received from… Continue reading

Teaching the magic of nature to Clallam’s second-graders

PORT ANGELES -- The latest stop on the Clallam County Master Gardeners' 2005 North Olympic Peninsula tour of second-grade classrooms brought the green to Franklin… Continue reading

Documentary film brings family together to relive 1929 car plunge into Lake Crescent

SEATTLE -- A park ranger, a filmmaker, a group of eager divers and the descendants of a missing couple were strangers four years ago when… Continue reading

Greywolf principal named

SEQUIM -- School leaders picked a new principal for Greywolf Elementary School and reviewed district summer school plans Monday evening. School Board members unanimously approved… Continue reading

Hollywood Video to open in Port Townsend by July

PORT TOWNSEND -- Retailer Hollywood Video has signed a lease with a Kirkland-based developer to open a 5,600-square-foot East Sims Way store by July, a… Continue reading

Meeting on Clallam homelessness today

A 10-year plan to end homelessness, plus a review of last year's accomplishments, are on tap for today's 2005 Annual Planning Forum on Homelessness. The… Continue reading

Sequim mayor recovering at home from motorcycle mishap

SEQUIM -- Mayor Walt Schubert has returned home after being treated at a Seattle hospital for injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash earlier this month.… Continue reading