Port Angeles: Winds topple tree into food bank building, but building will be open today

PORT ANGELES -- High winds Monday morning blew a tree down an embankment and onto the roof of the Port Angeles Food Bank building. The… Continue reading

Seal moved from Boat Haven parking lot

A young male elephant seal that crawled into the Port Angeles Boat Haven parking lot Dec. 22 to molt was moved Monday to a beach… Continue reading

Sequim: New lavender growers co-op wins $85,000 USDA grant

SEQUIM -- The new Sequim Growers Cooperative Inc. has added a bit of green to its lavender with a grant from the U.S. Department of… Continue reading

West End: FBI continues to investigate Hoh Reservation slaying

Federal agents said Monday they are still investigating the Dec. 20 slaying of an 18-year-old woman on the Hoh Reservation in west Jefferson County. Michael… Continue reading

What the new Medicare legislation means to the North Olympic Peninsula: first of two parts

New Medicare legislation signed into law by President Bush on Dec. 8 includes a drug benefit program that starts in 2006. The Medicare system will… Continue reading

7 hurt in 5-vehicle crash on icy Highway 101

GARDINER -- A five-vehicle chain-reaction smashup Sunday on U.S. Highway 101 left seven people injured, four of whom were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in… Continue reading

Jefferson: Fire destroys home in Quilcene

A Montecristo Lane wood-frame home was destroyed by fire late Saturday night while the owners were away, Jefferson County Fire District 2's fire chief said… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Aldrich’s gone, but gingerbread contest goes on

PORT TOWNSEND -- Aldrich's may be gone, but an Aldrich tradition -- the annual gingerbread contest -- continued this year, attracting 21 entries in three… Continue reading

West End: New owner silences Forks radio stations

FORKS -- Mayor Nedra Reed expects to find out today just why the city's two radio stations were silenced with short notice after a Houston-base… Continue reading

Carlsborg: Deputies shoot alleged gunman

CARLSBORG -- A man shot by Clallam County sheriff's deputies after reportedly firing a shotgun at them was upgraded from critical to serious condition Saturday… Continue reading

Graving yard breakthrough may be near

PORT ANGELES -- A settlement that would allow full resumption of work at the state Department of Transportation's graving yard on Marine Drive may be… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund helps family meet their rent

EDITOR's NOTE: - This is another in a series of articles on the Peninsula Home Fund. Click on the HOME FUND link at left to… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Singing paratrooper returns from Iraq

PORT TOWNSEND -- Instead of a stage, there was sand. Instead of spotlights, there were palm trees. And the audience was holding automatic weapons. But… Continue reading

Shine: Collision closes Hood Canal Bridge for 45 minutes

SHINE -- The Hood Canal Bridge was closed to traffic for about 45 minutes Friday afternoon when two cars collided on the eastern span. Two… Continue reading

3 die in Christmas Day wreck

A Port Angeles woman and her two children were killed in a two-car collision Christmas Day as they headed east toward the Hood Canal Bridge… Continue reading

Dungeness: Coast Guard rescues striken kayaker

A woman who became separated from her husband after winds increased during a kayaking trip Thursday was rescued from Dungeness Bay by a helicopter from… Continue reading

Dungeness: County purchasing fifth parcel on River’s End Road

DUNGENESS -- Clallam County is in the process of buying a fifth parcel of River's End Road property, as part of the county's Dungeness River… Continue reading

Jefferson County shares dinner and the Christmas spirit

CHIMACUM -- For more than 300 Jefferson County residents, it's just not Christmas without sitting elbow-to-elbow with neighbors enjoying a good hot meal. The Tri-Area… Continue reading

Peninsula: Flu vaccine on way, health official says

Clallam and Jefferson counties' health departments should receive new supplies of influenza vaccine early next year, the health official for both counties said Wednesday. "The… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City seeks to extend urban growth area past Deer Park Road

PORT ANGELES -- A proposal has resurfaced to extend the city's urban growth boundary from Morse Creek to the Deer Park area, including several residential… Continue reading