Peninsula: Homeland security council hires coordinator

A Poulsbo man has been hired to coordinate homeland security on the Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas. John Szymanski will work with emergency management officials in… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Two rescued from water beneath City Pier

PORT ANGELES -- Firefighters rescued two people from beneath City Pier early Thursday morning after a woman apparently fell over the pier railing and plunged… Continue reading

Blue Star program expands to businesses, relatives

A proposal to expand the blue star program for parents of active military personnel to businesses and other relatives was approved Tuesday by American Legion… Continue reading

Forks science teacher receives $9,400 grant

FORKS -- Quillayute Valley School District Science Coordinator Sherry Schaaf was awarded a $9,400 grant for innovative teaching. The grant, called the Toyota TAPESTRY Science… Continue reading

Former Marrowstone Island resident to bike across country

NORDLAND -- Nicholas Johnson will be bicycling across America this summer in support of people with disabilities. While one might expect him to be an… Continue reading

Icebreaker to stop in Port Angeles after trip to Antarctica

The Coast Guard icebreaker Healy is scheduled to make a brief stop in Port Angeles today on its return from a three-month emergency deployment to… Continue reading

Proud father erects sign to honor troops in Iraq

PORT ANGELES -- John McNew says he hasn't seen enough support for troops fighting in Iraq. So, he's decided to do something about it. McNew… Continue reading

The motorcyclist involved in a Chimacum crash Tuesday morning has died.

Joshua S. Jones, 26, of Kingston was pronounced dead at 3:34 p.m. Wednesday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, a nursing supervisor said. Jones, who… Continue reading

Anti-terrorism drill planned for Carlsborg

CARLSBORG -- A terrorist slips undetected through U.S. Customs at the MV Coho ferry dock in Port Angeles, headed for a major American metropolis. Fifteen… Continue reading

Building purchase paves way for Forks business incubator

FORKS -- CenturyTel will sell a 6,000-square-foot office building to the city, with the assistance of Clallam County and the Clallam County Economic Development Council.… Continue reading

Cape George man taken to hospital for smoke inhalation

CAPE GEORGE -- A Swanson Avenue tenant was taken to Jefferson General Hospital in Port Townsend on Tuesday for treatment of smoke inhalation following a… Continue reading

Kingston motorcyclist hospitalized after Chimacum crash

CHIMACUM -- A Kingston man was critically injured Tuesday morning when his motorcycle slammed into a pickup truck on Egg & I Road. Following the… Continue reading

Peninsula: Unemployment rates fall

Clallam and Jefferson countie's unemployment rates fell slightly during February compared with the same month last year, the monthly state unemployment report shows. The Washington… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Gateway, parking design presented to City Council

PORT ANGELES -- The downtown parking ad-hoc committee recommended the City Council accept a parking and Gateway International Transportation Center design Tuesday that the group… Continue reading

Jefferson: First permit sought in “pit-to-pier” project

SHINE -- Fred Hill Materials Inc. has filed its first permit application tied to its plan to construct a four-mile conveyor belt leading to a… Continue reading

Peninsula health officials watching for respiratory illness

North Olympic Peninsula health officials are carefully monitoring influenza cases, watching for cases of the mysterious and fatal flu-like disease called SARS. No cases of… Continue reading

Port Angeles man´s son missing in Iraq

PORT ANGELES -- A decorated veteran of the Vietnam War who was missing in action more than once during that bloody conflict faces the painful… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Graving yard soil may go to Rayonier pulp mill site

PORT ANGELES -- Where and how do you dispose of 170,000 cubic yards of soil dug out of the state's proposed graving yard? Rayonier Inc.… Continue reading

Proposed Clallam policy would ban pay supplement for employees on active duty

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County commissioners Monday directed personnel staff to draft a new pay and benefits policy for employees activated for military duty. The… Continue reading

Peninsula: Research large part of sanctuary activities

During the late spring and summer, researchers for Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary take to the water to explore the uncharted depths of the Pacific… Continue reading