Discovery Bay: Mute dementia victim smiles again by seeing … Mrs. Santa Claus

PORT TOWNSEND -- On Christmas Eve, Frieda Simcoe got a visit from a very special person that brought a smile to her face and those… Continue reading

Hoh: Slaying victim was left in box

An 18-year-old woman slain on the Hoh Reservation last Saturday was strangled before her body was dumped into a box and left in a remote… Continue reading

Peninsula grocery stores report no drop-off in meat sales

Grocery stores in Jefferson and Clallam counties reported no drop off in meat sales Wednesday following Tuesday's announcement that a cow at a dairy farm… Continue reading

Port Angeles: New Kalakala foundation’s office leased

PORT ANGELES -- The Kalakala Alliance Foundation has leased an office downtown near where owner Steve Rodrigues hopes to moor the 1935 art-deco ferry. Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port, aviation company try to maintain airport firefighting service

PORT ANGELES -- The departure of Horizon Air on Jan. 7 means that federal law will no longer require firefighting services at William R. Fairchild… Continue reading

Paradise Bay: Kitsap seeks to build 199-foot communications tower in Jefferson

PARADISE BAY -- Kitsap County is planning to build a 199-foot communications tower on Ludlow Ridge, and a Jefferson County official hopes the county's police… Continue reading

Peninsula College funds board members’ and faculty trips to China

Peninsula College participates in an international exchange program by sending college leaders and professors to China. The college began the exchange program in 1996 by… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund helps mother get rental aid

EDITOR's NOTE: - This is another in a series of articles on the Peninsula Home Fund. Use the HOME FUND link at left to generate… Continue reading

Port Angeles city, school officials prepare for $7,000 sister city trip

PORT ANGELES -- City and school district officials will spend about $7,000 of taxpayers' money to send six people to Port Angeles' sister city of… Continue reading

Port Angeles gets a Christmas seal

PORT ANGELES -- A juvenile elephant seal decided Monday the parking lot of the Port Angeles Boat Haven was a good place to begin its… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Proper procedures only trip requirement, state says

PORT ANGELES -- Publicly funded trips overseas as part of sister city programs are OK, as long as proper procedures are followed, said Mindy Chambers,… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Firefighters moved by boy, 5, with heart of charity

PORT TOWNSEND -- Daniel Wake is only 5 years old, but he already understands the true spirit of Christmas. Last December, Daniel received a present… Continue reading

West End: Woman found dead on Hoh Reservation

An 18-year-old Yakima woman reported missing from the Hoh Indian Reservation was found dead Tuesday evening, according to federal officials. Tawnya LaVonne Tom, the girlfriend… Continue reading

Clallam: Transition proceeds on switching county community development directors

PORT ANGELES -- Rob Robertsen on Jan. 2 officially takes over the reins as the county's first elected Department of Community Development director. It's a… Continue reading

How to help aspiring Olympian

The Port Townsend Rowing Club is sponsoring a dinner for David Friedericks from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30. There is no charge,… Continue reading

New Kalakala foundation to be based in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- The Kalakala Alliance Foundation, formed last week by the historic art deco ferry's new owner, Steve Rodrigues, will be based in Port… Continue reading

Olympic hopes shine bright for Peninsula athlete

PORT TOWNSEND -- When the 2004 Olympics start in Athens on Aug. 15, members of the Port Townsend Rowing Club hope to cheer on a… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Proposed Ediz Hook marina awaits tribal trust land decision

PORT ANGELES -- Plans for an Ediz Hook marina that would house yachts up to 120 feet long are awaiting a federal agency's decision whether… Continue reading

Port Townsend: City in running with two others for shipbuilding operation, company president confirms

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port is in the running with Olympia and Raymond to host a California-based shipbuilding operation, the operation's president confirmed Monday. An… Continue reading

Sequim: Repeat thefts from Nativity scene mar holidays for churchgoers

SEQUIM -- There was no ransom note, no real signs of struggle or clues as to how it happened. But the abduction Friday night of… Continue reading