Port Angeles father to attend services for son killed in Iraq war

Port Angeles resident Brian Reiss is in Chattanooga, Tenn., today, where he will attend the burial of his son, Marine Sgt. Brendon S. Reiss, killed… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Todd Shipyards continues to challenge graving yard

PORT ANGELES -- Seattle-based Todd Pacific Shipyards has urged state and federal permitting agencies to conduct further environmental reviews of the state Department of Transportation's… Continue reading

Sequim: Father shares painful memory of daughter’s death

SEQUIM -- Fighting to maintain his composure, Pete Holden sighed deeply, steeling himself against the pain he was feeling over his daughter's death. Dressed in… Continue reading

Sunrise services mark Easter tradition

Three communities and several churches will hold sunrise services Easter Sunday. The tradition of sunrise services stem from Gospel stories of Jesus Christ's disciples visiting… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center sells nursing home

Olympic Medical Center commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to sell its nursing home in Sequim. Oregon based Avamere Health Services will pay $4.8 million for Olympic… Continue reading

Peninsula: Wilder reappointed to college board

Port Angeles car dealer Dan Wilder has been reappointed to the Peninsula College Board of Trustees by Gov. Gary Locke. The state Senate has confirmed… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Political, civic leaders to be “disabled” for a day

PORT TOWNSEND -- A dozen civic and business leaders will assume a disability next Wednesday to help them understand the hardships of the handicapped. From… Continue reading

Sequim community card being sent local Marine, his fellow troops

SEQUIM -- Real estate broker Carroll French was having fun buying commemorative pins and buttons during the recent kickoff dinner for the Sequim Irrigation Festival… Continue reading

Sequim trucker convicted of all 29 charges connected to cocaine trafficking, money laundering

PORT ANGELES -- Douglas Eugene Baker sat staring straight ahead in the courtroom Wednesday morning as a judge read the jury's verdict: The Sequim man… Continue reading

Shuttle astronaut draws crowd to Scout breakfast

PORT ANGELES -- Former NASA space shuttle astronaut John Fabian of Port Ludlow helped the Mount Olympus District of the Boy Scouts of America raise… Continue reading

Indian Island: Navy unamused over peace activist’s renaming of isle

INDIAN ISLAND -- Call it the Cedar Island Center for Nonviolence and Peace. That's what Jefferson County peace groups are calling Naval Magazine Indian Island.… Continue reading

Joyce: “Daze” royalty to be picked tonight

Two local girls will be named 2003 Joyce Daze royalty tonight to reign over the Aug. 2 festival highlighting blackberries and the rural community. Five… Continue reading

Olympic Discovery Trail route east of Sequim approved

SEQUIM -- Saying it has the most favorable features, Clallam County commissioners unanimously approved the proposed Olympic Discovery Trail route north of U.S. Highway 101… Continue reading

Peninsula: Boaters must now report to Customs in person at a port of entry

The nation's heightened homeland security means more restrictions for recreational boaters returning from Canada to the North Olympic Peninsula. Private boaters now must report in… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Police chief wants parking enforcement expanded for summer

PORT ANGELES -- Police Chief Tom Riepe wants to expand downtown parking enforcement during the peak summer tourist season. Riepe said Tuesday he will present… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Prosecution, defense rest arguments in Sequim cocaine trafficking trial

PORT ANGELES -- The prosecution and defense ended their arguments Tuesday in the trial of accused cocaine dealer Douglas Eugene Baker of Sequim with opposing… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Mothers take stand against WASL

PORT TOWNSEND -- In a stand against standardized testing, two mothers took to the street Tuesday outside Mountain View Elementary School in protest of the… Continue reading

Several Port Townsend-Keystone ferry route sailings are being canceled this week due to low tidal conditions.

Cancellations begin with today's 8 a.m. sailing from Port Townsend to Keystone and the 8:45 a.m. return run. On Thursday, the 8 a.m. sailing and… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Police chief promotes sales tax increase for justice

PORT ANGELES -- Police Chief Tom Riepe told business leaders Monday that sagging law enforcement funding for effective emergency dispatch services could be bolstered if… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Veterans object to Veterans Park protests

PORT ANGELES -- A military veteran and father of a sailor serving in Iraq demanded to the City Council on Monday night that war protests… Continue reading