Joyce: School on normal schedule today, but that’s all that will be normal

JOYCE -- A team of counselors will be on hand at Crescent School today as students continue to deal with the shock and grief from… Continue reading

Nordland: Search called off for missing boater, 80 — “He did love the water so”

NORDLAND -- The search for 80-year-old Walter Buhr Jr. of Port Ludlow was suspended Wednesday afternoon, 24 hours after his 18-foot boat was found running… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Area leaders pleased, relieved that graving yard back on track

PORT ANGELES -- Area leaders say they are thrilled that construction of the graving yard will resume in August. "I think this is probably the… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Four-day Victorian Festival begins today

PORT TOWNSEND -- Top hats and puffed sleeves, cravats and corsets are all the rage in Port Townsend again as the Victorian Festival transports the… Continue reading

Clallam: County GOP chairman abruptly resigns

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Republican Party Chairman Dick Smithton abruptly resigned Tuesday after an unsuccessful attempt to oust former county commissioner candidate Sue Forde… Continue reading

Clallam: Proposed smoking ban might extend to county buildings besides courthouse

A proposed smoking ban on Clallam County courthouse property might extend to other county buildings, but not county parks or Olympic Discovery Trail. County commissioners,… Continue reading

Forks: Quillayute Valley auction to raise scholarship money this weekend

FORKS -- Organizers of the 41st annual Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction are hoping West End residents will once again open their wallets to help local… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge replacement pushed back a year because of graving yard delay

The aging eastern half of the Hood Canal Bridge must last an additional year, state transportation officials confirmed Tuesday. The long-discussed replacement of the span… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Family lauded for alerting apartment dwellers to deadly fire

PORT ANGELES -- When Lou Seelye's wife spotted flames shooting from an apartment opposite the family's back yard late one night, Lou did what he… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: Deputies find jail escapee in taxicab

PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County sheriff's deputies captured a man Tuesday morning who walked away from their jail last week. Dispatchers received a tip that… Continue reading

Port Townsend: First work on new Aldrich’s grocery could start in May

PORT TOWNSEND -- The first phase of work to build a new Aldrich's market could begin in two months, one of the store owners said… Continue reading

Port Townsend: State puts ferry terminal project on hold for at least a year

PORT TOWNSEND -- The four-year terminal improvement project for the Port Townsend-Keystone ferry run has been put on hold for at least one year, a… Continue reading

Sequim: Choir director’s employment status appears in jeopardy

SEQUIM -- The employment status of a Sequim School District choir teacher placed on administrative leave in January appears in jeopardy, but district officials will… Continue reading

Clallam: Graving yard pact due today

State, federal and Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials plan to sign an agreement today that leads to fully restarting construction of the state Department of… Continue reading

Forks: Visitor center may not close

Port Angeles isn't the only North Olympic Peninsula city working with Olympic National Park to save a resource deemed important to the region's tourism economy.… Continue reading

Jefferson: EDC may have to show results to gain future county funding

PORT TOWNSEND -- Future county funding of the Economic Development Council of Jefferson County could hinge on its ability to show results in new businesses… Continue reading

Jefferson: Jail escapee still being sought

An 18-year-old jail inmate who walked away from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office last week was still at large Monday afternoon. Joseph Steven King, who… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Hurricane Ridge Road to stay open in April

The road to Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park's most popular destination, will remain open weekends in April after the city of Port Angeles agreed to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City Council picks Eighth Street bridge design

PORT ANGELES -- The future Eighth Street bridges will sweep across Valley and Tumwater creeks with angled supports jutting out of the ravines' walls. The… Continue reading

Port Townsend: County funds to help keep forest at city’s entrance from being logged

PORT TOWNSEND -- A county commissioner's concerns won't stop a plan to use the County Conservation Fund to help cover the cost of buying land… Continue reading