Forks: City to work with Library of Congress on veterans project

FORKS -- A national project aimed to help save the stories, recollections and history of U.S. military veterans' will involve citizens of the West End.… Continue reading

Jefferson: Marrowstone water survey gets positive response

NORDLAND --Marrowstone Island property owners favor installation of a public water system. A survey of property owners shows them backing such a project by a… Continue reading

PORT ANGELES: HEARING SET ON MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR GRAVING DOCK PLAN

PORT ANGELES -- A proposed multimillion-dollar graving dock project that could bring high-paying jobs to Port Angeles is the subject of a meeting Wednesday. The… Continue reading

Relief funds aid veterans in Clallam, Jeffco counties

There are 14,933 military veterans who live on the North Olympic Peninsula -- about one in six residents in Jefferson and Clallam counties. Some can't… Continue reading

Clallam: Convicting Roberts cost county an estimated $135,000

Clallam County spent an estimated $135,000 to prosecute Thomas Martin Roberts for murdering deputy Wallace E. Davis. Roberts' was convicted Thursday of aggravated first-degree murder… Continue reading

Clallam: Doherty comes back to lead Kitchel by 72 votes

PORT ANGELES -- It's not over yet, but the lead has changed in the too-close-to-call race for Clallam County District 3 commissioner. Mike Doherty, D-Port… Continue reading

Clallam: Hawe declares victory in sheriff race

Clallam County Sheriff Joe Hawe has declared victory in his re-election bid. Hawe received 12,021 votes (56 percent) to Soeren Poulsen's 9,491 votes (44 percent)… Continue reading

Jefferson: Brasfield wins sheriff’s race

Mike Brasfield is the new Jefferson County sheriff. He topped Kristen Anderson-Post by 345 votes out of 12,535 cast in the race after election officials… Continue reading

Jefferson: Wrinkle beats Rodgers in county commissioner race

Wendi Wrinkle won the Jefferson County commissioner District 3 seat after holding her 3 percent lead over Pat Rodgers. In near-final ballot counting Friday of… Continue reading

PT pulp operations expected to restart today

PORT TOWNSEND -- As rainfall boosts city reservoirs, Port Townsend Paper Corp. announced it could resume full operations at the mill today. The company, which… Continue reading

What’s ahead for Peninsula weather?

El Nino is back, but weaker than its last visit to the Pacific Ocean. The result should be a mild winter for Jefferson and Clallam… Continue reading

Jefferson: Mineral overlay splits Planning Commission, puts “pit-pier” project on hold

The Jefferson County Planning Commission has placed in limbo -- at least temporarily -- a Fred Hill Materials application for a mineral lands overlay on… Continue reading

Peninsula: Ballot counting resumes today

North Olympic Peninsula elections officials will continue counting general election ballots today. In Clallam County, at least 8,300 ballots will be tallied. Jefferson County officials… Continue reading

Peninsula: Rivers increase as rain finally comes

What a difference some rain makes. North Olympic Peninsula rivers, which only a week ago were so low salmon habitat was threatened, are rising after… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Island County jury convicts Roberts of murdering deputy

PORT ANGELES -- Thomas Martin Roberts stared straight ahead without expression in the crowded courtroom Thursday as a jury delivered its verdict on the slaying… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Jurors tied Roberts’ mental problems to his drug abuse

PORT ANGELES -- Jurors from Island County who sat through 10 days of testimony in Thomas Martin Roberts' murder trial say they didn't believe Roberts'… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Prosecutor wins biggest case of his tenure, but he’s on the brink of losing his job

PORT ANGELES -- It's been a bittersweet week for Chris Shea. * He won the biggest case of his tenure as Clallam County prosecuting attorney.… Continue reading

Sequim: Council approves interim parking, mall design ordinances

SEQUIM -- The City Council approved interim design standards for regional shopping centers and an accompanying parking ordinance Wednesday. Both will be the subject of… Continue reading

Clallam: Lake Sutherland man missing

Clallam County sheriff's investigators are concerned a missing man may have drowned in Lake Sutherland while trying to recapture his pet parrot. Their concern follows… Continue reading

Jefferson: Brasfield outlines plans for sheriff’s office

Mike Brasfield on Wednesday began thinking about assuming the Jefferson County sheriff's position as he continued to hold a solid election lead over Kristen Anderson-Post.… Continue reading