Sunday Showcase: Homegrown mag-lev system on track for development, its inventor says

More than a year after dazzling Gov. Gary Locke and other state leaders, Karl "Jerry" Lamb still demonstrates his magnetic levitation system with an enthusiam… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Waterfront Trail monorail to Rayonier site?

Jerry Lamb's dream is to make Port Angeles the home of LEVX's first full-blown transit system. Lamb says he has already secured 2.5 miles of… Continue reading

Clallam: Candidates to debate on TV, hosted by PDN and PNN

and Peninsula News Network will team up for a special televised campaign forum next week. "Questions for Candidates"' will bring together political hopefuls in the… Continue reading

Jefferson: Brinnon-area planning issues heat candidates” debate

QUILCENE -- Planning issues in the Brinnon area brought the most heated comments during a debate Thursday night among candidates for county commissioner from that… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Makah Days celebrated this weekend

NEAH BAY -- The traditions and people of the Makah tribe will be celebrated this weekend during the 79th Makah Days. Although the event is… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Hikers found safe

Two hikers who didn't complete a planned trip across Olympic National Park were located by searchers Thursday afternoon about eight miles from the Obstruction Point… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Hung jury in robbery case involving boy, 17, tried as an adult

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Superior Court jurors were unable to reach a verdict Thursday in the trial of a 17-year-old boy charged as an… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Coast Guard enacts security zone around barge transporting explosives

PORT TOWNSEND -- The U.S. Coast Guard has established a security zone around a barge that will be transporting explosives from Naval Magazine Indian Island… Continue reading

West End: New trail provides a new threshold to beautiful Shi Shi Beach

NEAH BAY -- As the fog lifted, the numerous seastacks, spires and arches of Shi Shi Beach were revealed. Standing on the sandy shore with… Continue reading

Jefferson: Military exercises under way at Point Wilson, Indian Island

PORT TOWNSEND -- Military convoys -- albeit smaller ones than the massive Stryker Brigade that rolled through parts of Jefferson County in June -- are… Continue reading

Peninsula gas prices pump up past $2

Gasoline prices have passed the $2 a gallon threshold on the North Olympic Peninsula. A PDN survey of stations in Jefferson and Clallam counties on… Continue reading

Port Angeles cuts 2004 tourism advertising to close $19,000 budget gap

PORT ANGELES -- A projected $19,000 deficit in the city's lodging tax fund lead the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee on Wednesday to recommend reduced tourism… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Hotelier touts Rayonier site for resort

PORT ANGELES -- The executive vice chair of a major Canadian hotel and resort company is applauding developer Jerry Ward's choice of the former Rayonier… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Five candidates for Port commissioner face off

PORT TOWNSEND -- Five contenders for Port of Port Townsend commissioner faced off Wednesday night debating topics ranging from economic development to saying the Pledge… Continue reading

Sequim: City studies ways to pay bills, fees via credit card

SEQUIM -- Monthly water bill? $40. Building permit? $150. Paying for city services with a MasterCard or Visa? Almost priceless. City Administrative Services Director Marva… Continue reading

Sequim: Grieving mom miffed over stolen item from memorial to son

SEQUIM -- Angela Walsh didn't need a calendar to tell her Wednesday's date. For the past two years, Walsh has dreaded Aug. 20 -- just… Continue reading

Clallam: 9-1-1 tax measure placed on ballot

Clallam County commissioners on Tuesday placed a one-tenth of 1 percent sales tax to help fund emergency communications and facilities on the Nov. 4 general… Continue reading

Clallam: Interim sheriff may be asked not to seek re-election

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County administrator Dan Engelbertson is expected Monday to give county commissioners options for appointing an interim sheriff, including one that would… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City Council approves 5.7 percent electricity rate increase

PORT ANGELES -- The average resident's monthly electric bill will increase $4.65 under an electric utility rate increase approved by the City Council on Tuesday… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Downtown deals with skateboards in public places

PORT ANGELES -- Stroll through downtown any day and you're likely to see it -- people on skateboards, inline skates and bicycles cruising the sidewalks.… Continue reading