Sequim school phone system breaks down

The Sequim School District's phone system broke down Wednesday, forcing school officials to rely on a makeshift network of two-way radios, mobile phones and fax… Continue reading

Single tree causes widespread power outage across West End

A single fallen tree cut power to thousands of homes across the West End on Wednesday, Clallam County Public Utility District officials said. "In the… Continue reading

Small quake under Strait of Juan de Fuca

A "micro earthquake"' measuring 2.4 was centered under the Strait of Juan de Fuca almost halfway between the Dungeness Spit and Victoria on Wednesday. The… Continue reading

Teen was strangled in Port Angeles, exam determines

PORT ANGELES -- Melissa Leigh Carter, the 15-year-old whose body was found near a muddy waterfront path on the day after Christmas, was strangled to… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge to be intermittently closed Thursday

Routine maintenance inspections of the east-half drawspan will require closing the Hood Canal Bridge to vehicle traffic intermittently on Thursday, the state Department of Transportation… Continue reading

In Olympia, graving yard discussion yet to come before state Transportation Commission

OLYMPIA -- The abandoned graving yard project in Port Angeles didn't come up during Day 1 of the state Transportation Commission's meeting Tuesday. But Commissioner… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners repeal new Conservation Futures Fund policy

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners, in a 2-1 vote Tuesday, repealed a policy limiting the use of Conservation Futures Fund monies for the acquisition… Continue reading

Multicultural Task Force meets again next week

THE PORT ANGELES Multicultural Task Force will continue taking testimony from Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members next Tuesday, Jan. 25, from 3 p.m. to 5… Continue reading

New county commissioner majority holds off on redesignating funds away from Tri-Area sewers

PORT TOWNSEND -- Bowing to pressure from several Tri-Area business owners and lone Republican Commissioner Pat Rodgers, Jefferson County commissioners on Tuesday delayed repealing a… Continue reading

Port Angeles council moves Eighth Street bridges project forward

PORT ANGELES -- The city will move toward completing its final design of the new Eighth Street bridges after the City Council on Tuesday approved… Continue reading

Tribe tells of years of bias in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Racism is real in Port Angeles, Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members said Tuesday -- and it's much older than the controversy over… Continue reading

‘Do Your Dream’ seminar launches women into new lives

PORT TOWNSEND -- Dreams, like life, have a way of not turning out the way you planned. But for Oriana Green, learning how to pull… Continue reading

Baby from Port Townsend dies in Seattle; baby-sitter, 13, jailed

A 19-month-old baby from Port Townsend died in West Seattle after being rushed to Harborview Medical Center. Seattle police on Monday said the 13-year-old baby-sitter… Continue reading

Couple share Marrowstone Citizen of Year award

PORT TOWNSEND -- Carrying out a 22-year tradition, residents of Marrowstone Island named the 2004 Marrowstone Island Citizen of the Year on Monday night. Gladys… Continue reading

Local lawmakers urge Gregoire, Lower Elwha to meet over Port Angeles graving yard

OLYMPIA -- Two of the state legislators representing Clallam and Jefferson counties have urged Gov. Christine Gregoire to meet with Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials… Continue reading

Lucky snowboarder from Port Townsend survives Hurricane Ridge avalanche

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- A Port Townsend teenager escaped injury after being swept 75 feet downhill by an avalanche at Hurricane Ridge, park officials said… Continue reading

Port Angeles Multicultural Task Force meets on Lower Elwha reservation today

The Port Angeles Multicultural Task Force meets today from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. to hear from Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members in the wake… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles staff gets demonstration on automatic defibrillator

PORT ANGELES -- Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in the United States. But one of the most significant advances in medical technology for… Continue reading

Recent snowstorm took toll on airline flights out of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- The failure of one of four locator beacons for William R. Fairchild International Airport during the recent snowstorm caused San Juan Airlines… Continue reading

‘New’ Coast Guard swift boat pays a visit

A patrol boat new to the U.S. Coast Guard but familiar to the Navy is in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound… Continue reading