Police chief vows to unravel mystery behind Port Angeles car fires

PORT ANGELES -- Tabatha Rhinehart is trying to make light of the burned car that sits in front of her house, but it's not easy.… Continue reading

Port Townsend ferry pier falling apart, State Ferries tells audience at Fort Worden

PORT TOWNSEND -- Buying and eliminating the US Bank building and relocating Rotary Park were among four Washington State Ferries terminal expansion options discussed Thursday… Continue reading

Port Townsend kinetic racers set sights on world championship in California

PORT TOWNSEND -- Dead Man's Drop. The Muddy Slough. Loleta Hill. The Slippery Slope. Not to mention wind, tides and mosquitoes. These are just some… Continue reading

Terrorist captured in Port Angeles in 1999 to be sentenced this month

Terrorist Ahmed Ressam, the Algerian convicted of bringing bomb-making materials into Port Angeles in 1999 to bomb Los Angeles International Airport at the millennium, is… Continue reading

Accused man in 2003 killing remains unindicted in federal custody

The man charged with the slaying of an 18-year-old woman on the Hoh reservation in late 2003 remains in federal custody, with attorneys continuing to… Continue reading

City councilman here, city administrator there

Port Angeles City Councilman Jack Pittis is serving as Hoquiam's interim city administrator after initially being hired to find a replacement for the position. Pittis… Continue reading

Federal highway officials visit graving yard site

PORT ANGELES -- A group of Federal Highway Administration archeologists and historians visited Port Angeles on Wednesday to view the defunct Hood Canal Bridge graving… Continue reading

Gregoire reappoints sheriff

Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Brasfield of Port Ludlow has been reappointed by Gov. Christine Gregoire to the state Sentencing Guidelines Commission for a year's term.… Continue reading

Mock bioterror attack tests officials” skills

PORT HADLOCK -- A biological agent is released during a motorcycle convention in Kitsap County. Participants return home, unknowingly spreading a deadly airborne flu virus… Continue reading

Port Angeles High’s symphony receives standing ovation at Carnegie Hall

PORT ANGELES -- Morgan Bartholick knew he wasn't in Port Angeles anymore when he accidentally bumped into a stranger on a busy subway car and… Continue reading

Teen’s slaying prompts brush cleanup above Waterfront Trail

PORT ANGELES -- Owners of a tract along the Waterfront Trail have cleared it of scotch broom and Himalayan blackberry to make the area safer,… Continue reading

Chain store foes hope City Council will consider their restrictions

PORT TOWNSEND -- A group of citizens connected with Stop Hollywood Video's grass-roots movement is calling for a city ordinance to limit where chain stores… Continue reading

City serves notice on PUD that it wants to provide electricity to proposed annexation area

PORT ANGELES -- The city of Port Angeles served notice Tuesday on the Clallam County Public Utility District that it intends to provide electric service… Continue reading

Couple who died in car crash were returning from California, friends say

PORT ANGELES -- Ashlyn Dinius, the 9-year-old Hamilton Elementary School student who was injured in a car crash Sunday that killed her mother and her… Continue reading

Even Sequim council split over planters in middle of Washington Street

SEQUIM -- The newly installed planters in the middle of Washington Street in downtown Sequim have sparked emotions -- even in official circles. Some City… Continue reading

Port Townsend police chief resigns; final day is April 15

PORT TOWNSEND -- After nearly six years of steering the Port Townsend Police Department through dramatic reforms and restructuring, Chief Kristen Anderson resigned Tuesday. Anderson,… Continue reading

Sequim to seek help to plan for mounting traffic on city streets

SEQUIM -- City leaders have agreed to hire a consultant to analyze road needs in and around Sequim so that ever-accelerating development doesn't blindside city… Continue reading

Tall ships likely to berth in both Port Angeles, Port Townsend

Interest in an armada of tall ships sailing between Port Angeles and Port Townsend as part of summer visits to Victoria and Tacoma is mounting,… Continue reading

Car crash survivor in stable condition

PORT ANGELES -- The 9-year-old Hamilton Elementary School student who was injured in a head-on collision Easter Sunday remained in stable condition in a Seattle… Continue reading

It’s official — Irondale Beach Park is the name

Sticking with a recommendation from the Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, county commissioners on Monday named 16 acres near Chimacum Creek as Irondale… Continue reading