Clallam: Park proposed on bluff between Port Angeles and Sequim

PORT ANGELES -- A state fish biologist and representatives of two environmental groups pitched a plan Monday to create a state park between Port Angeles… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Golf course will remain just that, City Council affirms

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council on Monday night reaffirmed that the city-owned Port Townsend Golf Club will remain a golf course and not the… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Two city building projects to start in early summer

PORT TOWNSEND -- Two major building projects -- the City Hall Annex and an uptown fire station -- are scheduled to get under way in… Continue reading

Sequim: Anyone’s guess what judges will decide on regional shopping developments, sides agree

SEQUIM -- With the fate of two large retail developments on the city's west side in the hands of two Superior Court judges, the parties… Continue reading

Sequim: Cautious School Board to seek another levy in May election

SEQUIM -- Voters in the Sequim School District will be asked for the second time this year to approve a replacement maintenance and operations levy,… Continue reading

Peninsula: Road detour plan worries businesses

PYSHT -- A road construction project that will close state Highway 112 during the peak tourist season has business managers like Herb Rempel pondering the… Continue reading

Port Angeles council to honor ‘Gandy’ sculptor

PORT ANGELES -- Artist Jim Mattern -- creator of "Gandy Dancer"' and other major artworks that are part of Port Angeles' Art on the Town… Continue reading

PORT ANGELES: THE LONELY H TAKES 2ND IN SEATTLE CONTEST

PORT ANGELES -- Second place wasn't bad Saturday night for The Lonely H, the youngest performers in Experience Music Project's 2004 Sound Off! battle of… Continue reading

WEST END: TRIBE, COAST GUARD DISCUSS TENSE BOATYARD ENCOUNTER

LAPUSH -- The Quileute tribe and Quillayute River Coast Guard Station are working to mend their relationship following an incident Feb. 12 which led to… Continue reading

Clallam County residents leap into “official” quadrennial birthday today

Many people fib about their age, but those born on Leap Day -- Feb. 29 -- can be more creative than most. Port Angeles resident… Continue reading

Clallam: Watershed initiatives praised by governor

Gov. Gary Locke on Friday praised watershed restoration efforts under way in Clallam County, calling them a model for other communities in Washington. "I wish… Continue reading

Discovery Bay: Truck wreck closes Highway 20 for 14 hours

DISCOVERY BAY -- State Highway 20 was closed for about 14 hours Thursday and Friday after a semi truck and trailer loaded with tools ran… Continue reading

Former Port Angeles priests make up one third of sex abuse allegations

The Rev. James McGreal and the Rev. Paul Conn, Roman Catholic priests who once served in Port Angeles, were responsible for more than one-third of… Continue reading

Jefferson: It’s Judge Verser now

PORT TOWNSEND -- Gov. Gary Locke appointed Craddock Davis Verser on Friday to serve as Jefferson County's third Superior Court judge. Verser fills the seat… Continue reading

Peninsula: Weather keeps old Kalakala from making new moves

Weather is still delaying the Kalakala's move to Neah Bay and keeping the dilapidated ferry in Seattle's Lake Union until at least Tuesday. With red… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Former Old Fellows building to get a lift — literally

PORT ANGELES -- The former IOOF building at 314 W. Front St. will undergo a major overhaul this year, thanks to its new owner, artist… Continue reading

Sequim: Judge’s decision on Wal-Mart could be weeks away

OLYMPIA -- It could be several weeks before a Thurston County Superior Court judge rules on a land-use case challenging the construction of a Wal-Mart… Continue reading

Dungeness: Divers raise derelict crab pots from bay

A diving crew pulled up about 25 heavy-duty commercial-grade crab pots from Dungeness Bay on Thursday, freeing a large number of live crabs trapped in… Continue reading

Peninsula: Weather appears to be reason for latest Kalakala towing delay

NEAH BAY -- Kalakala owner Steve Rodrigues visited the North Olympic Peninsula this week, and appears to be getting authorizations from the Department of Natural… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Bear captured on Mount Angeles Road; released 20 miles away

PORT ANGELES -- A young adult black bear -- estimated between 150 and 175 pounds -- was captured in a trap Thursday morning on Mount… Continue reading