Port Townsend: Felony charges dropped against teens in Aldrich’s Grocery fire

PORT TOWNSEND -- A visiting Clallam County Superior Court judge has dismissed felony charges against two teenagers in an accidental fire that destroyed Aldrich's grocery… Continue reading

Sequim: “Difficult decisions” may lie ahead on Hood Canal Bridge project

SEQUIM -- The state Department of Transportation is ready to make "difficult decisions" on the future of the Hood Canal Bridge improvement project, the project… Continue reading

Sequim: City budget riding highway to approval

SEQUIM -- City administrators haven't navigated too much rough road on the way to readying the 2005 budget for passage next month. A smooth final… Continue reading

Sequim: Police chief hiring process kicks in next month

SEQUIM -- The city's quest to find a new police chief appears to be back on track. The search firm that brought Sequim its last… Continue reading

Sequim: Swimming standout gains full-ride scholarship to Division I university

SEQUIM -- Sequim High School senior Summer Jackson, who this fall won two state titles at the Class 3A championship swimming meet, has signed on… Continue reading

Street, sidewalk projects approved for Forks, Port Angeles, Port Townsend

Four road and sidewalk projects across the North Olympic Peninsula have received grant funding from the state Transportation Improvement Board. A total of $564,000 was… Continue reading

1,173 Peninsula voters who didn’t vote for governor could have decided election

North Olympic Peninsula voters who cast ballots but didn't vote for governor -- 1,713 of them -- could have decided the statewide contest between Dino… Continue reading

Clallam: Commissioners speak before chamber, discuss cost-cutting moves

Clallam County's lone Republican commissioner praised county government efficiency on Monday and called county services "a pretty good bargain for 200 bucks" in yearly property… Continue reading

Port Angeles: $1 million federal appropriation virtually assures Gateway Center project

PORT ANGELES -- An unexpected million-dollar infusion of cash guarantees construction of a downtown transportation project and save city taxpayers money, a key project proponent… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Boat Haven tenants face Port commissioners over moorage fees

PORT TOWNSEND -- Facing many of about 40 Boat Haven marina boat owners during a special meeting Monday, Port of Port Townsend commissioners voiced support… Continue reading

Shine: State board rejects bid to reconsider mineral overlay at gravel pit

SHINE -- The Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board has rejected a motion to reconsider its decision supporting Jefferson County commissioners' mineral overlay on land… Continue reading

Small quake under Strait of Juan de Fuca

A small earthquake centered in the Strait of Juan de Fuca due north of Dungeness Bay occurred early Monday morning. No reports of damage --… Continue reading

Tribe, Transportation consider outcomes of pending federal graving yard decision — might project move out of Port Angeles?

Lower Elwha Klallam and state Department of Transportation leaders are preparing for the unknown as officials from the Federal Highway Administration determine how extensive excavation… Continue reading

A grand old day for a Port Angeles granddad

PORT ANGELES -- "Twas a grand day when granddad got the Grand Old Flag on Sunday, the day Warren Harding Konopaski celebrated 82 years. About… Continue reading

Clallam: Balanced county budget before commissioners and public

A budget that keeps Clallam County government's general fund in the black by more than $5.4 million while lowering taxes will receive a public hearing… Continue reading

Peninsula tribes work together to produce canned seafood

LAPUSH -- When the Quileute tribe decided to begin selling canned salmon, it turned to the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe for help. Quileute Tribal Chairman… Continue reading

Port Townsend: “An Officer and a Gentleman” reunion

PORT TOWNSEND -- The dance band is pretending to play in the USO scene. The dialogue at Point Hudson is dubbed because the actors walking… Continue reading

Sequim: Animals up for adoption

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS SEQUIM -- Wanted: An ark, but will settle for happy homes for 20 sheep, seven goats, five bantam roosters, three hens, two… Continue reading

Jefferson: Tarboo watershed restoration effort hailed

DABOB -- It's an ideal playground, full of logs, rocks, and dark deepwater holes -- just the way the baby coho salmon likes it. And… Continue reading

More Olympic National Park funding included in Congress spending bill

Things are looking up for Olympic National Park funding. On Saturday, Congress approved a spending bill that will boost the operating budget for Olympic and… Continue reading