Investigation continues into teenager’s death

PORT ANGELES -- One month after the body of a 15-year-old girl was found strangled to death on a wooded trail, police are still looking… Continue reading

Ousted Port Townsend boys basketball coach speaks out

PORT TOWNSEND -- Members of the Port Townsend High School boys basketball team are moving forward in the wake of the controversial removal of former… Continue reading

Sequim shopping center changes its look

SEQUIM -- The Sequim Village Center is undergoing more than $500,000 worth of updates and renovations aimed at keeping the center attractive to shoppers and… Continue reading

Support mounts for probe of Port Angeles graving yard miscues

PORT ANGELES -- The push for an investigation of the Port Angeles graving yard by a governor's task force has gathered support from Port Angeles… Continue reading

Tallying the other side of the Peninsula — the homeless

With the nearly-full moon shrouded by clouds and just a flashlight illuminating the darkness of the Port Angeles Waterfront Trail, Greg Denuel and three other… Continue reading

Boy who allegedly threatened football coaches will be tried as juvenile

SEQUIM -- A 14-year-old Sequim boy charged with attempting to kill three football coaches will not be tried as an adult. Both the prosecution and… Continue reading

Emphasis patrols along U.S. 101 safety corridor planned in Clallam County

Four law enforcement agencies will be conducting unannounced special emphasis patrols on U.S. Highway 101 as part of the Driving 101 Traffic Safety Project launched… Continue reading

Folks flock to Home Depot on opening day in Sequim

SEQUIM -- As many as 2,500 people visited the new Home Depot store on Thursday, the first day the city's newest large retailer was officially… Continue reading

Governor not interested in trying to get graving yard restart in Port Angeles

Gov. Christine Gregoire is not interested in asking the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe and the state Department of Transportation if the Port Angeles graving yard… Continue reading

Here’s the text of the Jan. 21 letter and memo to Gov. Christine Gregoire

Dear Governor Gregoire: Attached please find our Principles for Resolution of the Port Angeles Graving Yard Situation, signed by several government and organizational representatives of… Continue reading

Mayors”, other officials’ letter and memo critical of state abandoning graving yard

PORT ANGELES -- A fiery Jan. 21 letter and memo to Gov. Christine Gregoire from a group of 13 local business and government leaders blasts… Continue reading

PDN exclusive: Gregoire supports investigation of $59 million graving yard mistake

Saying that taxpayers deserve an explanation, Gov. Christine Gregoire will approach state legislators about forming a task force to investigate the closing of the Hood… Continue reading

School bus drivers irked over Chimacum plan for reroutes

CHIMACUM -- School bus drivers pleaded with School Board members Wednesday night to avoid actions that would affect drivers' hours, benefits and retirement plans. Bus… Continue reading

Sonny Sixkiller to become celebrity spokesman for 7 Cedars Casino

BLYN -- Legendary University of Washington Huskies quarterback Sonny Sixkiller will become celebrity spokesman for 7 Cedars Casino, officials of the casino announced Thursday. Sixkiller… Continue reading

Water projects to get state funding aid

PORT HADLOCK -- A low-interest loan to pay a large share of a water system for Marrowstone Island is part of a bill approved by… Continue reading

Baby sitter accused of killing Port Townsend toddler allowed to go home

PORT TOWNSEND -- A 13-year-old baby sitter charged with the second degree murder of a Port Townsend baby, returned home Wednesday afternoon under parental custody.… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge to be closed this summer, but when?

The Hood Canal Bridge will close for two 78-hour periods this summer because of construction to renovate the floating span, but when those closures will… Continue reading

Hundreds gather at opening ceremonies for new Home Depot in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Several hundred of the curious gathered in front of the new Home Depot in Sequim on Wednesday evening for what was billed as… Continue reading

New big stores, housing developments affect Sequim area’s emergency resources

SEQUIM -- Quick work by firefighters one night last week ensured that the opening ceremonies for the new Home Depot in Sequim would go on… Continue reading

Port Angeles parks and recreation director taking Gig Harbor job

PORT ANGELES -- Marc Connelly, the head of city parks and recreation, is leaving Feb. 7 to become executive director of the newly formed Peninsula… Continue reading