Slide blocks U.S. Highway 101 near Lake Crescent

LAKE SUTHERLAND -- Aided by a tangle of trees, a mudslide closed a stretch of U.S. Highway 101 on Wednesday night, cutting off direct access… Continue reading

Elk herd adversely affecting family farm

SEQUIM -- Gary and Janice Smith's Maple View Farm is, to their chagrin, habitat for one of the city's most beloved tourist attractions -- a… Continue reading

Lake Sutherland residents combating higher lake levels, flooding

LAKE SUTHERLAND -- Residents around this rain-risen lake are going through hell for high water. Several of them asked Clallam County commissioners on Tuesday to… Continue reading

Moving herd expensive, but might be only option

Second of three parts SEQUIM -- Wanted: People with trailers to transport elk out of Sequim. Moving a herd of about 80 animals is an… Continue reading

Weekend storms damage Port Townsend’s Pope Marine Building

PORT TOWNSEND -- High tides and stormy waters Saturday thrust logs into the underside of the historic Pope Marine Building in downtown, causing damage to… Continue reading

Highway 112 intermittently closed for repair work

SEKIU -- Storm-related damage will close state Highway 112 near the Rasmussen Creek bridge for 30 minutes to 40 minutes at a time, starting today… Continue reading

New mega-yacht gets its hull wet

PORT ANGELES -- Westport Shipyard threw 30 million dollars into the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Monday. They floated. Actually, "they" took to the… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council asks Navy to participate in public forum on submarines

PORT TOWNSEND -- With members Laurie Medlicott and Geoff Masci voting in opposition, the City Council on Monday urged the skipper of Naval Magazine Indian… Continue reading

Where should the elk be taken?

MUCH IS STILL unknown about where Sequim's Roosevelt elk would be taken and when the move would take place. "We have a couple of areas… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Economic Development Council cuts quorum requirement

PORT TOWNSEND -- After a critical meeting was canceled for lack of a quorum last month, the Jefferson County Economic Development Council board has reduced… Continue reading

Port Townsend: It’s a wrap; Movie Makers finish “The Courthouse”

PORT TOWNSEND -- It is 8:30 a.m. Friday and the upstairs lounge of the Silverwater Cafe is already hopping. Behind the bar, the bartender is… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Seven teens hurt in crash

Seven teenagers were taken to area hospitals -- one by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle -- following a two-car collision early Sunday at… Continue reading

Sequim: One hurt, one arrested in shooting incident

An 18-year-old Sequim man, Donald Aaron Bell, was arrested for first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm after he shot a friend in the head Friday,… Continue reading

Building center bids adieu to competitor as it cites Home Depot effects for closing of local business

SEQUIM -- While other local readerboards cheer on the Seattle Seahawks, one downtown business did a different kind of rooting for the home team. "Happy… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge price tag jumps 62 percent to $471 million

The price tag for replacing the aging Hood Canal Bridge increased 62 percent between February and October of 2005, but there still is no date… Continue reading

Man convicted of second-degree assault in Oct. 20 stabbing

PORT TOWNSEND -- After about nine hours of deliberation, a jury found Ryan Robert Baker guilty of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon at about… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Councilman Pittis dies

PORT ANGELES -- Shock and sorrow greeted the news of City Councilman Jack Pittis' unexpected death from heart complications early Friday. Please see the full… Continue reading

Port Angeles costs related to Hood Canal Bridge project

ACCORDING TO THE state Department of Transportation's fourth quarter report, the now-defunct graving yard in Port Angeles has cost taxpayers $86.8 million. Costs include: *… Continue reading

Quileute warn park they may limit access to Rialto Beach as Second Beach negotiations continue

LAPUSH -- Talks between the Quileute tribe and Olympic National Park have taken a step backward. The tribe notified park representatives in a Jan. 27… Continue reading

Wind, rain pummel sides of Peninsula

The North Olympic Peninsula experienced some wild and woolly weather Friday night and Saturday, with high winds downing power lines and felling trees. The bad… Continue reading