Forks: Scholarship auction busy over weekend

FORKS -- Organizers of the 41st annual Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction wrapped up the event Sunday night with West End residents donating "a little less… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Spring Carnival at Hurricane Ridge is picture-perfect

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- There's no question about it, says Steve McCabe, barbecuing and chowing down on oysters, salmon and ribs at a mile high… Continue reading

Port Townsend: History’s Mystery resolution reveals tangled plot

PORT TOWNSEND -- It wasn't so much a case of whodunit as who didn't. "Are there any scalawags in this courtroom who aren't mixed up… Continue reading

Resurrecting Hood Canal serpent is rite of spring for islanders

HOOD HEAD ISLAND -- Every year on the vernal equinox, they come by boat to the island to celebrate an annual rite of spring --… Continue reading

Sequim: Public hearing tonight on possible school cutbacks

The Sequim School District board will hold a public hearing tonight to discuss possible program cuts in the wake of a failed levy election last… Continue reading

Jefferson: County commissioners brainstorm at daylong retreat

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners, holding a daylong brainstorming retreat Friday, contemplated how they will balance the county budget if a statewide initiative to… Continue reading

Jefferson: Judge Verser sees ‘rare privilege’ to serve citizens of county

Craddock Davis Verser donned the black robe of Jefferson County Superior Court judge and addressed the courtroom for the first time Friday. The veteran lawyer… Continue reading

Joyce: Another try for the Crescent school levy?

JOYCE -- Crescent School Board members will meet Thursday to consider asking voters for the fourth time to support a maintenance and operations levy. Final… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Final day of Victorian Days today

PORT TOWNSEND -- The past has met the present this weekend as riffraff, sailors, statesmen and women in elegant evening gowns wander the streets of… Continue reading

Port Townsend: The Rhody Queen can moonwalk

PORT TOWNSEND -- She's Queen Tracy now. And she did it in part with a moonwalk. Tracy Hayes, 17, officially opened the 2004 Rhododendron Festival… Continue reading

Scores of mourners say goodbye to boy who shot himself in Joyce school classroom

PORT ANGELES -- Under a canvas awning sheltering the family and close friends of Joe Rogers, the boy's father laid his arms on the light… Continue reading

Sequim: Eva Fridell, 110, believed to be oldest person in Washington state, dies

SEQUIM -- Eva Fridell, who lived her life with humor and a fierce independence, died Saturday afternoon in her easy chair at home in Sequim.… Continue reading

Sequim: Judge’s ruling clears way for Wal-Mart ‘supercenter’ construction

SEQUIM -- A Thurston County Superior Court judge has cleared the way for the construction of a Wal-Mart "supercenter" at the city's western edge. Judge… Continue reading

Clallam: Business incubator gets $1 million

The state has awarded $1 million to finish the Clallam Business Incubator at the Lincoln Center at Eighth and B streets in Port Angeles, said… Continue reading

Forks: Auction to aid students set for weekend

Thousands of donated items will be auctioned off this weekend to raise money for about 85 Forks High School and Quileute Tribal School graduates. The… Continue reading

Jefferson: Verser to be sworn in as Superior Court judge today

PORT TOWNSEND -- Craddock Davis Verser will become Jefferson County's third full-time Superior Court judge during a swearing-in ceremony at 3 p.m. today at the… Continue reading

Joyce: Family still puzzled over why Joe Rogers committed suicide

JOYCE -- A day later, the answers were no clearer for the family of 13-year-old Joe Rogers. Why did he take a gun to school?… Continue reading

Joyce: Students personally greeted by superintendent, but quiet settles over Crescent School

JOYCE -- A light drizzle darkened the pavement in the Crescent School parking lot, where School District Superintendent Rich Wilson stood Thursday morning as students… Continue reading

Peninsula: News of student’s classroom suicide travels to other schools

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The talk at schools across Clallam County on Thursday was about the tragic suicide of a 13-year-old Crescent School student the day… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Hospital commissioners rap PDN, say Witham dealings misrepresented

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center hospital board members Wednesday night assailed the Peninsula Daily News, saying coverage of their dealings with Port Angeles cancer… Continue reading