Agnew: Sanctuary for felines nears completion

AGNEW -- A Peninsula Friends of Animals leader says a 5,000-square-foot trophy home will be a purr-fect place for up to 65 homeless cats. Safe… Continue reading

Asian-American poet finds wisdom in fortune cookies

PORT TOWNSEND -- You are about to embark on a long voyage . . . . That message, one of the pithy predictions found when… Continue reading

Jefferson: Residents call highway sections dangerous

PORT TOWNSEND -- Residents called on Jefferson County commissioners Monday to address traffic issues along Beaver Valley Road and at the intersection of state Highway… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City Council tours “Underground Port Angeles”

PORT ANGELES -- In a dark and chilly dirt-floor vault beneath downtown, City Council members looked at what they might save by adding $200,000 to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: State shorelines board opens hearing on conference center

PORT ANGELES -- Opponents of the proposed Oak Street hotel and conference center told the Shoreline Hearings Board on Monday the project would block valuable… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Talks continue on graving yard options

PORT ANGELES -- The Port of Port Angeles has extended its graving dock negotiations with the state for four months, allowing the Port to conduct… Continue reading

Sequim: Annual Irrigation Festival kicks off Friday

SEQUIM -- It's time for the Irrigation Festival and officials are hoping the sun shows everyday during of the two-weekend event. The "granddaddy" of community… Continue reading

Port Angeles: State to open hearings on PA center

PORT ANGELES -- Beginning today at 9:30 a.m., the state Shorelines Hearings Board will listen to arguments for and against building the Oak Street hotel… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Historic home to open May 1

Rothschild House, the smallest Washington State Park, will open for the summer season next week in Port Townsend. Located at the corner of Taylor and… Continue reading

Sequim dad seeks action in daughter’s slaying in Florida

SEQUIM -- There's desperation in Dan Gellert's eyes and voice as he talks about the unsolved killing of his daughter in Florida a little more… Continue reading

Earthquakes shake Olympic Peninsula

QUILCENE -- Two minor earthquakes shook the North Olympic Peninsula early Friday morning, rousting only a few people out of bed. A 4.8 magnitude quake… Continue reading

Key players in shoreline hearing

PORT ANGELES -- The state Shoreline Hearings Board will meeet at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in the City Council chambers at City Hall,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City Council to tour underground

PORT ANGELES -- City Council members will tour the downtown underground Monday afternoon before deciding whether saving part of it justifies adding $100,000 to the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Conference center topic of shoreline hearings this week

PORT ANGELES -- The proposed Oak Street hotel and conference center faces its latest hurdle as the state Shoreline Hearings Board hears three days of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Rayonier cleanup meeting Wednesday

PORT ANGELES -- The public is being asked to review and comment on the next steps planned for cleanup of the Rayonier pulp mill site.… Continue reading

Spectators line Brinnon street for Loyalty Day Parade

BRINNON -- This year's Loyalty Day Parade started with a jolt. A magnitude 4.8 earthquake centered near Mount Anderson caused no damage. And it didn't… Continue reading

Where to pay your property taxes

First half property taxes are due Wednesday in Jefferson and Clallam counties. Tax payments in Clallam County can be mailed to the Clallam County Treasurer's… Continue reading

All aboard for Quilcene Heritage Days

QUILCENE -- The last train has long since departed Quilcene, but the legacy that steel rails left behind remains to this day. "All Aboard" is… Continue reading

Peninsula Spotlight: Dixieland jazz festival in Port Angeles this weekend

Dixieland jazz lovers are in for a big weekend beginning today, April 25, when Jazz in the Olympics Festival brings nine bands to Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Peninsula tourism: Why do they come?

Why do people visit Clallam and Jefferson counties? The Olympic & Kitsap Peninsulas 2002 Visitor Profile surveyed visitors in Clallam County to find out. Clallam… Continue reading