Smoke detector sounds, family flees house fire

PORT ANGELES -- A smoke detector may have saved a family of four and their pets when their one-story home caught on fire in Four… Continue reading

Trial set in case in which woman allegedly set fire to motel room with family inside

PORT ANGELES -- The trial of a woman accused of trying to kill her husband and two children is set for April 4. Sheree L.… Continue reading

Woman dies of injuries sustained in Highway 101 collision

PORT ANGELES -- A 25-year-old woman died Saturday evening, hours after being injured in a two-car collision that temporarily shut down U.S. Highway 101 east… Continue reading

Coho ferry to go out of service Monday

The ferry MV Coho, which transports passengers and motor vehicles between Port Angeles and Victoria, goes out of service Monday for an annual two-week maintenance… Continue reading

Fuel project by Sequim middle schoolers gathers steam

SEQUIM -- What started as a summer school exercise in problem solving at Sequim Middle School has snowballed into an ongoing education project about the… Continue reading

Governor to mayor: Graving yard isn’t going to resume at Port Angeles site

OLYMPIA -- Gov. Christine Gregoire this week said in writing what she has stated publicly: The Port Angeles graving yard will remain closed for good… Continue reading

Governor’s letter to Mayor Headrick

Following is the text of Wednesday's letter from Gov. Christine Gregoire to Port Angeles Mayor Richard Headrick: Dear Mayor Headrick: Thank you for writing. I… Continue reading

Major work begins on landmark Port Townsend building; no sign of Hollywood Video

PORT TOWNSEND -- Under the pressure of heavy equipment, the 30-year-old facade of the landmark Port Townsend Lumber building came tumbling down Thursday afternoon. Spectators… Continue reading

Marathons planning for 2,000 runners this year

PORT ANGELES -- The North Olympic Discovery Marathon and Half-Marathon could bring as many as 2,000 runners to the Peninsula the weekend of June 11-12,… Continue reading

More school bus routes in Chimacum

CHIMACUM -- School district administrators will add more school bus routes next fall, a move to increase state funding to schools but decrease bus driver… Continue reading

Sequim sales tax revenue soars in reports from first month of Wal-Mart operation

SEQUIM -- January sales tax revenue jumped almost 70 percent over the same time period last year -- but the new Wal-Mart is getting only… Continue reading

State audit board to probe graving yard issue still trying for March meeting

OLYMPIA -- A legislative board that has been asked to audit spending for the ill-fated graving yard in Port Angeles has delayed its planned meeting… Continue reading

Military exercises on Strait of Juan de Fuca

The U.S. Coast Guard is joining forces with the Canadian Navy and Air Force this week to conduct security exercises in the Strait of Juan… Continue reading

Olympic Park Institute hopes to improve historical site on Lake Crescent

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Park officials on Wednesday released an environmental assessment for possible improvements to Olympic Park Institute and Rosemary Inn, located at Barnes… Continue reading

Rates set for new Sequim band shell rental

SEQUIM -- The city's new band shell in Carrie Blake Park will be available to rent under a tiered fee structure depending on the type… Continue reading

Researchers collect data from sea gulls as part of “preemptive science” data collection

There's no such thing as a free lunch. At least not for the 10 unsuspecting sea gulls scrounging for food around Port Angeles' Ediz Hook… Continue reading

Rowan release from mental hospital delayed

PORT ANGELES -- The former emergency room doctor who bludgeoned his wife to death will remain at a state mental hospital for at least a… Continue reading

Sekiu-area could be a visitor destination, state park official says

CLALLAM BAY -- State parks officials say they are ready and willing to transform Cowan Ranch -- located next to the Hoko River about two… Continue reading

Sequim annexation proposal stirs up opposition, concerns

SEQUIM -- A 114-acre annexation -- an expansion of the city limit that's the largest in Sequim in several years -- gained Planning Commission approval… Continue reading

State officials in Port Townsend discuss proposed ferry fare increases, collection changes

PORT TOWNSEND -- Calling state ferries "our highway to the other side," longtime Port Townsend resident Sharon Durga intensely questioned state officials Wednesday night about… Continue reading