Therapists to unite in pro bono effort for mental health

A new day may be breaking -- just the crack of dawn, perhaps, but light nonetheless -- for people who suffer mental health and chemical… Continue reading

Concert moved

THE SEQUIM CITY BAND's first concert of the season scheduled for today has been moved because of water damage in the Sequim High School auditorium,… Continue reading

Forks a strong contender for new mill

FORKS -- U.S. Bioenergy Corp.'s top official confirmed Friday that the company is strongly considering building one of its patented, self-sustaining mills in the Forks… Continue reading

GOP headquarters in Port Angeles vandalized

PORT ANGELES -- Authorities and Republican Party leaders are investigating -- and wondering why -- pieces of concrete were thrown through the window of party… Continue reading

High-speed chase ends with man jumping in lake

QUILCENE -- A high-speed chase ended with a splash for a Quilcene-area man. The 30-year-old fled from authorities in his 1991 Mazda Protege, reaching speeds… Continue reading

Jefferson Land Trust digs its roots into county’s open space and habitat protection

PORT TOWNSEND - With ambitious 2005 goals that include bumping its membership from 400 to 500, Jefferson Land Trust is a conservation organization with a… Continue reading

Peninsula’s three hospitals discussing combined efforts for doctor recruiting, other healthcare issues

Public hospital administrators from Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Forks may join forces to recruit physicians, improve cardiac and cancer care and share healthcare costs.… Continue reading

Port Townsend turns back the hands of time

PORT TOWNSEND -- Despite occasional rain and cold windy weather, the ninth annual Victorian Festival filled a century-old historical Port Townsend downtown with colorful crowds… Continue reading

Student rips pipe; water streams through Sequim High School auditorium area

SEQUIM -- A rambunctious student broke a sprinkler system pipe at Sequim High School on Friday morning, sending a cascade of water through part of… Continue reading

Woman who mailed threatening letters to police gets 10 months

SEQUIM -- A woman who sent threatening letters to the Sequim Police Department and an officer's home, saying he would "die soon," was sentenced in… Continue reading

Young inmate who hanged self left a suicide note eight days earlier

PORT ANGELES -- Eight days before he killed himself inside his detention center cell, Joshua Petty wrote a suicide note. He addressed it to his… Continue reading

Coho salmon taking big losses from drying streams

CLALLAM BAY -- The dry winter season seems to be taking an early toll on wildlife on the West End. Since February, residents and fish… Continue reading

Forks scholarship auction goes to World Wide Web; live broadcast over Internet site replaces defunct television coverage

FORKS -- The Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction is going global. For the first time, the annual auction that since 1964 has raised hundreds of thousands… Continue reading

Lynden administrator selected as new Port Townsend schools superintendent

PORT TOWNSEND -- The assistant superintendent of a school district near the Canadian border is the next Port Townsend School District superintendent. With a unanimous… Continue reading

Major subdivisions in elk habitat area to go before Sequim Planning Commission

SEQUIM -- Public hearings on two large subdivisions -- both within the Roosevelt elk habitat area on Sequim's east side -- are on the city… Continue reading

Port Angeles selects new economic and community development director

PORT ANGELES -- The former economic development director for the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe is the city's new economic and community development director. "This is a… Continue reading

Port Townsend school athletics in financial trouble

PORT TOWNSEND -- Citing projected 10 percent budget cuts in school district sports, an advisory task force asked Port Townsend School Board to cut costs… Continue reading

Victorian Festival under way in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Get Victorian this weekend during Jefferson County Historical Society's ninth annual Port Townsend Victorian Festival. The event that draws hordes of people… Continue reading

Woman who sent threatening mail to be sentenced today

SEQUIM -- The Agnew woman who mailed threatening letters to a Sequim police officer -- including one with white powder that shut down a Tacoma… Continue reading

Boys caught smoking in Bothell solves stolen van mystery in Sequim

SEQUIM -- The scenario of three young men smoking cigarettes and driving a Sequim Bible Church van in Bothell seemed curious to a passing motorist.… Continue reading