Port Townsend: 2004 Rhody queen, court to be crowned Saturday night

PORT TOWNSEND -- One of five Port Townsend High School seniors will be crowned queen of the 69th annual Rhododendron Festival on Saturday night. The… Continue reading

Sequim: 18-year schoolteacher fired; e-mail messages to students deemed ‘unprofessional, inappropriate’

SEQUIM -- An 18-year Sequim School District employee who taught chorale and served as director of the elite Sequim High School Ambassador Choir has been… Continue reading

Boy, 13, commits suicide in Joyce school classroom

JOYCE -- A 13-year-old boy shot and killed himself Wednesday morning before about 18 students in a classroom at Crescent School. His family, friends, fellow… Continue reading

Jefferson County: One-year delay in Hood Canal Bridge replacement has pluses, minuses for county, marketers say

PORT TOWNSEND -- Depending on who you ask, the one-year delay for replacing the eastern Hood Canal Bridge floating span is either a blessing or… Continue reading

Joyce: Friends who knew Joe Rogers try to make sense of his suicide

JOYCE -- People who knew 13-year-old Joe Rogers -- an avid hunter, fisherman and basketball player -- were trying to make sense Wednesday of why… Continue reading

Joyce: School on normal schedule today, but that’s all that will be normal

JOYCE -- A team of counselors will be on hand at Crescent School today as students continue to deal with the shock and grief from… Continue reading

Nordland: Search called off for missing boater, 80 — “He did love the water so”

NORDLAND -- The search for 80-year-old Walter Buhr Jr. of Port Ludlow was suspended Wednesday afternoon, 24 hours after his 18-foot boat was found running… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Area leaders pleased, relieved that graving yard back on track

PORT ANGELES -- Area leaders say they are thrilled that construction of the graving yard will resume in August. "I think this is probably the… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Four-day Victorian Festival begins today

PORT TOWNSEND -- Top hats and puffed sleeves, cravats and corsets are all the rage in Port Townsend again as the Victorian Festival transports the… Continue reading

Clallam: County GOP chairman abruptly resigns

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Republican Party Chairman Dick Smithton abruptly resigned Tuesday after an unsuccessful attempt to oust former county commissioner candidate Sue Forde… Continue reading

Clallam: Proposed smoking ban might extend to county buildings besides courthouse

A proposed smoking ban on Clallam County courthouse property might extend to other county buildings, but not county parks or Olympic Discovery Trail. County commissioners,… Continue reading

Forks: Quillayute Valley auction to raise scholarship money this weekend

FORKS -- Organizers of the 41st annual Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction are hoping West End residents will once again open their wallets to help local… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge replacement pushed back a year because of graving yard delay

The aging eastern half of the Hood Canal Bridge must last an additional year, state transportation officials confirmed Tuesday. The long-discussed replacement of the span… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Family lauded for alerting apartment dwellers to deadly fire

PORT ANGELES -- When Lou Seelye's wife spotted flames shooting from an apartment opposite the family's back yard late one night, Lou did what he… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: Deputies find jail escapee in taxicab

PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County sheriff's deputies captured a man Tuesday morning who walked away from their jail last week. Dispatchers received a tip that… Continue reading

Port Townsend: First work on new Aldrich’s grocery could start in May

PORT TOWNSEND -- The first phase of work to build a new Aldrich's market could begin in two months, one of the store owners said… Continue reading

Port Townsend: State puts ferry terminal project on hold for at least a year

PORT TOWNSEND -- The four-year terminal improvement project for the Port Townsend-Keystone ferry run has been put on hold for at least one year, a… Continue reading

Sequim: Choir director’s employment status appears in jeopardy

SEQUIM -- The employment status of a Sequim School District choir teacher placed on administrative leave in January appears in jeopardy, but district officials will… Continue reading

Clallam: Graving yard pact due today

State, federal and Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials plan to sign an agreement today that leads to fully restarting construction of the state Department of… Continue reading

Forks: Visitor center may not close

Port Angeles isn't the only North Olympic Peninsula city working with Olympic National Park to save a resource deemed important to the region's tourism economy.… Continue reading