Port Townsend: Is $3.7 million for a City Hall annex worth it? Yes, city committee told

PORT TOWNSEND -- Worried about rising cost estimates for a City Hall annex, City Council members met Wednesday to figure out whether a $3.7 million… Continue reading

Sequim: Mower ignites grass fire

SEQUIM -- An attempt to reduce a fire hazard ended in a blaze Wednesday afternoon when a mower blade struck a rock and ignited a… Continue reading

Jefferson: County faces widening revenue gap

A continuing decline in the growth of sales tax revenue and other county income means Jefferson County will continue to tighten its fiscal 2003 budget… Continue reading

Jefferson: Port Townsend sending letter on Glen Cove to county

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council will send a letter to Jefferson County offering suggestions on the future development of Glen Cove. But the letter… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Nine arrested at alleged meth lab

PORT ANGELES -- Nine people are awaiting felony charges after authorities found them at an alleged methamphetamine production lab in an east Port Angeles house.… Continue reading

Rowan decision due in three weeks

PORT ANGELES -- It may be three weeks before Bruce Rowan finds out if he will be allowed to move into an unlocked ward at… Continue reading

Sequim: Hearing slated on six-year transportation plan

SEQUIM -- The City Council will hold a public hearing July 22 on its proposed six-year transportation improvement plan. The final council vote will follow… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Mediator to help negotiate labor contract between union, Olympic Medical Center

A mediator will enter negotiations between Olympic Medical Center and United Food and Commercial Workers Union in hopes of breaking an impasse between the two… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port approves sale of Oak Street site to conference center developer

PORT ANGELES -- One more step toward an Oak Street hotel/conference center complex was taken Monday when Port of Port Angeles commissioners agreed to sell… Continue reading

Rowan may testify today

PORT ANGELES -- Bruce Rowan should be kept in a locked hospital ward for the criminally insane, Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Shea argued in… Continue reading

Shine: Neighbors flood county with e-mails about proposed quarry expansion

Jefferson County Community Development Director Al Scalf and county commissioners are getting bombarded with e-mails from neighbors of a proposed quarry expansion at Shine Pit.… Continue reading

CLALLAM: DIVERS FIND 1920S CAR IN LAKE SUTHERLAND

LAKE SUTHERLAND -- It's not as intriguing a story as the Warrens and their 1927 Chevrolet in Lake Crescent, but divers pulling milfoil in Lake… Continue reading

Sequim: Weather foils local man’s Mount McKinley assault

If you thought cloudy skies dampening your July Fourth fireworks display was disappointing, consider that Sequim teacher Brian Berg's weekend plans were foiled by 80… Continue reading

Coyle: Residents host community fair, hope to blunt isolation

COYLE -- Located at the end of the narrow Toandos Peninsula 18 miles off a main road, Coyle is an isolated community. Residents' isolation is… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Makah offer $100 bounty on black bears

NEAH BAY -- A bounty hunt began Saturday for black bears that are damaging timber on the Makah Reservation. Licensed and registered Makah hunters will… Continue reading

Peninsula: Tribes preparing for annual Paddle Journey

More than 36 canoes manned by pullers representing American Indian tribes from throughout the Pacific Northwest will begin their annual two-week Paddle Journey later this… Continue reading

Results of Forks Old Fashioned 4th of July log show competition in Sunday PDN

More than 65 competitors and 300 spectators turned out Saturday for the annual Old Fashioned 4th of July log show at Tillicum Park. "That's down… Continue reading

Rowan “conditional release” hearing begins Monday

Bruce Rowan is a man of "openness, intelligence and personal resolve," according to his doctors at Western State Hospital. They say the former Olympic Memorial… Continue reading

Rowan could leave locked ward Aug. 12

The Western State Hospital Risk Review Board's report on Bruce Rowan paints a positive picture of him, as does a treatment plan that Rowan must… Continue reading

Forks: Red, white and blue in grand parade

FORKS -- The Fourth of July traditionally is festival time in Forks, and Thursday's event was no different as America celebrated its first birthday since… Continue reading