Jefferson: Two county planning commissioners target of citizens group fighting airport noise overlay

PORT TOWNSEND -- A citizens group opposing a proposed airport noise overlay is requesting that two Jefferson County planning commissioners recuse themselves from the matter.… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Divers probe car on bottom of Lake Crescent since 1960

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Almost giddy with anticipation, Beverly Sherman stood arm-in-arm with longtime friends Dale and Dee Dee Steel on Tuesday afternoon. They stood… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Lower Elwha Klallam tribe gets archeological plan from state in hopes of restarting graving yard project

PORT ANGELES -- Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials are carefully combing through a state Transportation Department archeological survey plan Transportation officials Thursday. The tribe received… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Rep. Buck challenges Ecology on graving yard soil disposal

PORT ANGELES -- The state Department of Ecology misread state law two weeks ago when it prohibited soil shipments from the state Department of Transportation's… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Weekend’s Wooden Boat Festival was “better than ever”

PORT TOWNSEND -- This year's Wooden Boat Festival was a record-setting event, project organizers say. Wooden Boat Foundation Executive Director Christopher Kluck didn't have specific… Continue reading

Sequim: Woman who drove car in which three were killed believed gone from Clallam County

A woman awaiting trial in the deaths of three people killed in a New Year's Eve car crash has apparently left town, and a judge… Continue reading

Clallam: Sheriff’s applications fly out of courthouse

If the number of application forms taken out of the Clallam County Human Resources Department is any measure, about 50 people are interested in applying… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Divers return to Lake Crescent today to recover items from submerged car

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Volunteer divers plan to swim 192 feet into the depths of Lake Crescent today to retrieve items from a car that… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Boat Haven breakwater to be repaired

PORT ANGELES -- Repairs on the Port Angeles Boat Haven's breakwater will begin next month, Port commissioners were told Monday. Port Facility Manager Curtis Shuck… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Council delays decision on controversial low-income housing subdivision

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council will make its decision on an appeal of the controversial Laurel Heights low-income housing development at a meeting Sept.… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Organizer of commemoration says 9/11 touches her deeply

PORT TOWNSEND -- Edel Sokol said her father always told her that oceans on both sides of the continent would keep North America safe. Terrorists… Continue reading

Sequim construction “overview” Wednesday

SEQUIM -- An overview of Sequim's downtown revitalization project will be provided to businesses and residents by city officials Wednesday night. The City Council voted… Continue reading

Sequim: Healthy enrollment should mean funds for school district

SEQUIM -- Enrollment figures at all five public schools appear healthy as the 2003-04 school year enters its second week. That's good news for Sequim… Continue reading

Clallam: United Way campaign kicks off soon

The 51st annual United Way campaign gets under way with meetings and special events over the next two weeks across the North Olympic Peninsula. This… Continue reading

Neil Young’s sailboat lends hands to marine research

PORT TOWNSEND -- A 90-year-old Danish schooner that is owned by a rock star, worked the waters of the North Sea and sailed the Pacific… Continue reading

Peninsula’s extended dry spell ends

A long stretch of dry summer weeks has surrendered to wet weather across the North Olympic Peninsula, and forecasters expect to see more rainfall dampening… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Feiro Marine Life Center to celebrate turning 21

PORT ANGELES -- For 21 years the Feiro Marine Life Center has educated visitors about organisms which make their homes in Northwest waters. A celebration… Continue reading

LaPush: Tribal elders to meet over remains found on senior center construction site

LAPUSH -- Quileute tribal elders will meet behind closed doors Tuesday to discuss how the discovery of human remains will impact construction of the senior… Continue reading

Peninsula: Break-ins probed in businesses from Port Townsend to Port Angeles

Law enforcement agencies across the Olympic Peninsula are investigating a string of business burglaries in three communities that may be connected. Four break-ins occurred the… Continue reading

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