Port Angeles: Airport Day draws thousands

PORT ANGELES -- Afternoon downpours didn't keep hundreds of people from turning out at the fifth annual Airport Day at William R. Fairchild International Airport.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: New boat station called Coast Guard “milestone”

PORT ANGELES -- Members of the U.S. Coast Guard on Friday hailed the new Station Port Angeles as a long-awaited and positive step for the… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Wooden Boat Festival ends today

PORT TOWNSEND -- If it's wooden and travels the high seas or bays, visitors can find it at the 27th annual Wooden Boat Festival this… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Even state Transportation officials are puzzled over next stp for graving yard

It's difficult to find definitive answers about the future of the state Department of Transportation's graving yard on the Port Angeles waterfront. Excavation of the… Continue reading

Chimacum: Farmer, insurer in row over tainted hay

CHIMACUM -- Even though a state investigation into tainted hay that killed 14 cows at a Beaver Valley dairy established it wasn't the farmer's fault,… Continue reading

Few alternatives for Port Angeles graving yard; other locales don’t meet giant needs

PORT ANGELES -- If the discovery of Native American remains at the state Department of Transportation's Hood Canal Bridge graving yard forces the project to… Continue reading

Peninsula: High school football season kicks off

The 2003 high school football season opens this weekend around the North Olympic Peninsula as well as the state. Following are capsules of opening games… Continue reading

Port Angeles: New Coast Guard boat station created today will cover eastern Strait, Admiralty Inlet

The U.S. Coast Guard will close a large gap in small boat operations in the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca today as it establishes… Continue reading

Sequim: Community Development candidates face off

SEQUIM -- A trend in forums for candidates to be the first elected director of the Community Development Department continued Thursday during an event sponsored… Continue reading

The delay in building the state Department of Transportation’s graving yard on Marine Drive is costing $30,000 a day.

Linda Mullen, director of communications for the state agency, gave the estimate Thursday. She said there were no new developments or an estimate on when… Continue reading

West End: Discovery of human remains halts LaPush construction project

LAPUSH -- An archeologist today will examine human remains found during excavation work for a long-awaited Quileute Senior Center. Construction on the $775,000 center was… Continue reading

Clallam: Primary ballots start trickling in

A little more than 10 percent of the ballots for the Sept. 16 primary election have been returned to the Clallam County Auditor's Office. Clallam… Continue reading

Clallam: Undersheriff Martin said he’d accept appointment as sheriff — but not as a caretaker

PORT ANGELES -- A candidate to become the next Clallam County sheriff isn't interested in taking the position as a caretaker. "If they only want… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Couple celebrates 76th wedding anniversary

PORT ANGELES -- A four-piece band set up on the lawn of Ralph and Clara Carlson's home played an appropriate tune Wednesday to mark the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: No graving yard restart for at least a week; state considering alternate locations

PORT ANGELES -- Work on the state Department of Transportation's $17 million graving yard on Marine Drive won't resume for at least another week. State… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Ahoy! Get ready for the Wooden Boat Festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- An image of the salty sea town that once defined Port Townsend comes to life for the 27th annual Wooden Boat Festival… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Farmers Market chef demonstrations might drive you buggy

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Townsend Farmers Market is providing an opportunity for local chefs to show off their talent. One such demonstration that is… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Symbolic demolition of old marine dock tonight

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Northwest Maritime Center breaks into another construction phase of the $10.1 million education project tonight with a dock demolition party. The… Continue reading

Sequim: Opposition group files briefs in King, Thurston counties against proposed shopping centers

SEQUIM -- Legal wranglings continue to complicate plans to bring two large-scale retail developments into the city's west side. Citizens group Sequim First on Aug.… Continue reading

Peninsula: Local West Nile virus link still under study

PORT ANGELES -- A possible link between the West Nile virus and a Seattle-area girl's camping trips appears "up in the air right now," says… Continue reading