Port Townsend: Rothschild House opens for summer season this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND -- The 136-year-old Rothschild House at Taylor and Jefferson streets opens Saturday for the summer season. The historical merchant family home will be… Continue reading

Sequim: Children’s activities help launch 2004 Irrigation Festival this weekend

SEQUIM -- Feel like strutting your stuff in a clever costume and parading around the track at Sequim High School? Give it your best shot… Continue reading

Sequim: Shopping complex next to new Wal-Mart planned by developer

SEQUIM -- A Wal-Mart "supercenter" under construction at the city's western edge may become supersized if a developer goes ahead with preliminary plans to build… Continue reading

West End: Vandalism damages rocks near petroglyphs, but ancient carvings untouched

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Park service officials are investigating vandalism to rocks near centuries-old Makah petroglyphs, which offer a window into the tribe's history. Park… Continue reading

Clallam: Breakthrough in negotiations between county, Humane Society reported

The president of Clallam County Humane Society's board came away encouraged after meeting Wednesday with county Administrator Dan Engelbertson about county funding to help sustain… Continue reading

Peninsula: Low rainfall early this season worries firefighters; burn bans could come sooner this year

Despite legendary humor over traditionally drenching weather conditions in Forks, firefighting agencies are not laughing at the lack of rainfall so far this year. In… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: Emotions still run high one year later for family shattered by businessman’s murder

PORT HADLOCK -- A year after Skip Smith was gunned down at his tow truck business, emotion still runs high for the people whose lives… Continue reading

Spectacular house fire displaces family in Deer Park area of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- A two-story house burned to the ground in a spectacular Wednesday afternoon near Deer Park Road, sparing major injuries but displacing a… Continue reading

Training session promotes contemporary notions of community involvement in policing; participants hail from Port Angeles to Port Townsend

PORT ANGELES -- Getting to the bottom of crime takes the work of more than just police. That's why dozens of civilians are joining law… Continue reading

Clallam: String of fatal highway wrecks spurs cooperative ‘crash review team,’ use of high-tech equipment

Law enforcement agencies in Clallam County are forming a "crash review team," prompted by a string of fatal highway crashes and the need to pool… Continue reading

Jefferson: County administrator candidates narrowed to four

The field of candidates for Jefferson County administrator was narrowed to four Tuesday after commissioners and the current administrator completed telephone interviews with six of… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Iraq war casualty formerly attached to Coast Guard Station

NEAH BAY -- After Nathan B. Bruckenthal arrived at U.S. Coast Guard Station Neah Bay three years ago, he threw himself into his work --… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Memorial on Friday for Coast Guardsman killed in Iraq war

A memorial for U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Bruckenthal will be held Friday at 5 p.m. in the Neah Bay High School… Continue reading

Peninsula: Tickets go on sale for May 23 rubber duck charity race

Thousands of bright yellow rubber ducks are now ready for adoption. The 15th annual Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby will be held May 23 and… Continue reading

Peninsula: Winds buffet region

Winds swept across the North Olympic Peninsula, but Clallam and Jefferson counties were spared mayhem reported elsewhere in Northwest Washington on Tuesday. On the Peninsula,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: High school custodian arrested for allegedly taking “upskirt” photos of students

PORT ANGELES -- A 54-year-old Port Angeles High School custodian arrested for secretly taking photos under girls' skirts will be arraigned May 7 in Clallam… Continue reading

Port Ludlow: Peninsula’s only gypsy moth spraying sets sights on invasive creatures

PORT LUDLOW -- Bill and Margaret McLaughlin looked on from their car window Tuesday as state biologists sprayed insecticides around their neighborhood to kill invasive… Continue reading

Sequim: 109th Irrigation Festival to add some new features this year

SEQUIM -- The Irrigation Festival is said to be the state's oldest consecutively running event of its kind, but the committee planning this year's celebration… Continue reading

Sequim: Ballots mailed out today for school levy election

SEQUIM -- Auditors in Clallam and Jefferson counties will mail out about 18,000 ballots today to Sequim School District voters who are being asked to… Continue reading

Brinnon: Scheduled power outage this Sunday

Brinnon residents will be without electricity next Sunday morning as crews work to replace a piece of equipment. Mason County Public Utility District No. 1,… Continue reading