Low-oxygen problems in Hood Canal chokes off most fishing

Hood Canal is expected to be closed to all fishing, except for salmon, until further notice. The move comes as dissolved oxygen levels in the… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center agrees to contract with tribe for OB/GYN services in Sequim to avert potential ‘catastrophe’

Olympic Medical Center will provide gynecological and obstetric services through the Jamestown S"Klallam tribe, averting "a catastrophe," hospital commission chairman Dr. Jorgen Quistgaard said Wednesday.… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Dicks vows to press Congress for more money for visitor services

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks toured Olympic National Park's visitor centers in Forks and the Hoh Rain Forest, then vowed to press… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Federal investigators search for clues to airplane crash

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Investigators from two federal agencies searched for clues Thursday at the site of a plane crash that killed a Sequim man… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Rep. Dicks to preside over historic Elwha dams agreement signing today

PORT ANGELES -- Rep. Norm Dicks will attend today's 10 a.m. signing of an agreement over water treatment and other issues during the Elwha River… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Scout House property up for sale; cabin scheduled to be torn down

PORT TOWNSEND -- The land at Quincy and Cosgrove streets known as the Scout House property has been put up for sale and the 73-year-old… Continue reading

Sequim: Fred Meyer still ‘very, very interested” in locating in new retail center

SEQUIM -- If developers Fred McConkey and Mark Burrowes succeed in persuading City Council members to approve their application for a regional shopping center, they… Continue reading

Brinnon: Gaining water right is ‘sticking point’ to public system, community members told

BRINNON -- Obtaining a water right might be the toughest part of installing a public water system in this south Jefferson County town if residents… Continue reading

British Columbia: Peninsula tribes join others for festive end to 2004 Paddle Journey

KULLEET BAY, British Columbia -- As 52 canoes bearing hundreds of tribal members from throughout the Northwest and Canada ceremoniously circled Kulleet Bay, a crowd… Continue reading

Jefferson: Edmonds man is front-runner for Economic Development Council’s top job

An Edmonds man with an extensive background in economic development is expected to be offered the Jefferson County Economic Development Council's top job when the… Continue reading

Lower Elwha tribe starts planning for hosting 2005 Paddle Journey in Port Angeles

KULLEET BAY, British Columbia -- Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members say they will spend the next year preparing for the 2005 Paddle Journey, which will… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Sequim pilot killed in crash of small plane south of Port Angeles; two passengers walk away from wreckage

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- A Sequim man was killed in the crash Tuesday night of a small plane that went down about five miles south… Continue reading

Port Angeles reluctantly OKs participation in Elwha dams agreement

PORT ANGELES -- After viewing the plan for removing the Elwha River dams, the City Council reluctantly approved an agreement that will guide the project… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Sequim man rescues three fishermen from burning boat in middle of Strait

PORT ANGELES -- A good Samaritan from Sequim and Coast Guard Group Port Angeles personnel rescued three Tacoma-area fishermen Wednesday from a burning boat in… Continue reading

Port Townsend: School superintendent intends to retire next June

PORT TOWNSEND -- When the final school bell rings in June 2005, it will mark the end of Carol Andreason's 38-year career in public education.… Continue reading

Clallam: Video cameras to be installed at courthouse entrances

Clallam County commissioners on Tuesday accepted an agreement with Kitsap County for a homeland security grant that will add video cameras at Clallam County courthouse's… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Rep. Dicks to focus on park budget, Forks visitor center during Thursday visit

U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks will officially visit Olympic National Park's Hoh Rain Forest, where many of the park's 3.2 million visitors last year marveled at… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Ground broken for a new Aldrich’s to replace fire-razed 1889 building

PORT TOWNSEND -- One day less than a year after flames burned the heart out of the uptown, ground was broken Tuesday for a new… Continue reading

Quilcene: Chamber of Commerce seeks kiosk with visitor information

QUILCENE -- South Jefferson County business leaders are dreaming of a visitor center to welcome travelers arriving to the Olympic Peninsula by way of Brinnon… Continue reading

Brinnon: Girl shot in head remains in critical condition

BRINNON -- The 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head, allegedly by a 13-year-old boy at the family home, remained in critical condition in… Continue reading