West End: Boat runs aground; fuel to be removed

Foss Environmental Services Co. workers will be assessing potential hazards today associated with a 42-foot fishing boat aground off Rialto Beach. U.S. Coast Guard officials… Continue reading

Peninsula woodworkers reaching out to families of Sept. 11 attacks

PORT ANGELES -- Three members of Peninsula Woodworkers Club have made American flag display cases for the families of victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Dream Playground construction begins today

PORT ANGELES -- Hundreds of volunteers will arrive at Erickson Park today tools in hand to help with five days of construction that will result… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Most residents advised to boil water

PORT ANGELES -- Residents in a large part of the city are being advised to boil their drinking water until further notice after a temporary… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Ribbon cutting planned for trail opening

PORT TOWNSEND -- The opening of a one-mile segment of Larry Scott Memorial Trial will be an occasion for celebration Thursday, with a ceremony marking… Continue reading

Remembering 9/11: Hood Canal Bridge security enhanced since terrorist attacks

SHINE -- It's the main link to the North Olympic Peninsula for drivers. It spans the waterway for submarines heading from the Navy's Bangor Submarine… Continue reading

Remembering 9/11: Rep. Buck recalls visit to Ground Zero, seeks changes in state law

PORT ANGELES -- After Seattle canceled its December 1999 New Year's Eve celebration because of terrorist threats, many city residents gathered three months later to… Continue reading

Remembering 9/11: Terrier helps Sequim students cope with aftermath of attacks

SEQUIM -- A two-year-old Yorkshire terrier helped students at Sequim's two elementary schools in the days following last year's terrorist attacks on the World Trade… Continue reading

Remembering 9/11: Washington State Ferries security tightened

For a time this summer, motorists waiting to board state ferries wondered if they would be the next passengers subjected to random searches. Loud complaints… Continue reading

Clallam: Commissioners may need to trim up to $1.2 million from budget

Clallam County commissioners may have to cut services and positions to trim between $826,000 and $1.2 million from the 2003 budget. That was the essence… Continue reading

Peninsula educators reviewing WASL test scores closely

Public school officials in Jefferson and Clallam counties are closely reviewing standardized test scores released Monday afternoon. The Washington Assessment of Student Learning, or WASL,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Barge fire investigation continues; worker satisfactory

A worker injured aboard a barge that caught on fire late Friday night was in satisfactory condition Monday. Brad Peterson of Freshwater Bay was transported… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Proposal to combine firefighting operations given to City Council

PORT TOWNSEND -- When an early morning fire broke out in the McCurdy building on Water Street last June, Fire Chief Ed Edwards was the… Continue reading

Remembering 9/11: Businessman donates flags to PA schools

PORT ANGELES -- Each school in the Port Angeles School District will receive a U.S. flag from a Peninsula businessman to remember Sept. 11. Mike… Continue reading

Remembering 9/11: Complete guide to commemorations, activities on North Olympic Peninsula

Here's a listing of public events and commemorations in Clallam and Jefferson counties in connection with the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. This… Continue reading

Remembering 9/11: Schools to hold student-driven discussions Wednesday

One year ago most students on the North Olympic Peninsula knew little about terrorist attacks, life in Afghanistan and the al-Qaida. Following the Sept. 11… Continue reading

Sequim: City looks for new chief finance officer

After six months on the job, Sequim's city finance director has resigned for health reasons. City Manager Bill Elliott confirmed Monday that Gary Wilgocki had… Continue reading

Sequim: Council delays decision on possible shopping mall rezoning

SEQUIM -- It's going to be at least two more weeks before the City Council decides the fate of a property rezoning that could lead… Continue reading

PORT ANGELES: CONFERENCE CENTER LAND DEAL COULD CLOSE THIS MONTH

PORT ANGELES -- Developer Randal Jay Ehm said Sunday he should be able to close on the downtown lot for his proposed hotel and conference… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Supporters still interested in Kalakala

PORT ANGELES -- Interest in bringing the historic ferry Kalakala here remains -- but the organizer most identified with the effort hasn't heard anything yet… Continue reading