Forks: Community twinkles in Christmas season tonight

FORKS -- The Christmas season is brilliantly illuminated tonight with the Twinkle Light Holiday Parade. The parade begins at 6:30 p.m. today in downtown and… Continue reading

Indian Island: County board endorses peace memorial near Navy installation

INDIAN ISLAND -- Establishment of a peace memorial at the gates of the North Olympic Peninsula's only Navy base is winning some support. On Wednesday,… Continue reading

Peninsula: Strong winds return, especially pound Sequim area

Mother Nature wreaked havoc on the Sequim-Dungeness Valley on Thursday as winds gusting to near hurricane levels blew down trees and power lines, prompted power… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City looks into the future to prepare for Eighth State bridge replacements

PORT ANGELES -- Thursday's nine-hour closure of the Tumwater Creek bridge gave residents a preview of what life will be like in 2005-06 when both… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Contractor charged as part of alleged cocaine ring

PORT ANGELES -- Prosecutors on Thursday formally charged the ninth person to be arrested in the investigation of an alleged cocaine ring. Randy Blount Owens,… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Community welcomes Santa, lights Christmas tree Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Key City puts on its Yuletide finery Saturday for the annual Victorian Tree Lighting Ceremony. And Santa Claus once again takes… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Fishermen get ready to crab at state board

PORT TOWNSEND -- A planned protest against the state Fish and Wildlife Commission's recreational crabbing regulations could slow holiday traffic Saturday morning. The state Fish… Continue reading

Sequim: City Council still considers spending for Olympic Discovery Trail

SEQUIM -- The City Council is still trying to reach a decision on where to spend $230,000 set aside for the continuing construction of the… Continue reading

Kalakala ferry due to be towed to La Conner

The owner of the historical ferry Kalakala plans to move the vessel by the end of the week from Seattle's Union Lake to LaConner. Steve… Continue reading

More than 100 attend DNR’s Peninsula forest harvest hearing

PORT ANGELES -- Job growth or bird habitat preservation. Timber dollars for better schools versus clean streams for spawning salmon. "Intensively managed" tree harvests or… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Photographer of Pearl Harbor attack to be on TV documentary

Port Angeles resident Lee Embree, whose aerial photographs of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor are now in the National Archives, is one… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Pooch which helps itself into cars gets a new home

PORT ANGELES -- The dog which appeared inside a vehicle last week and has wowed its hosts with its ability to open pop bottles and… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Video cameras used in city buildings, not parks

PORT ANGELES -- The proliferation of video cameras in public places, such as those being studied for three city parks, is causing concern among civil… Continue reading

Sequim: Cougar reportedly stalking in downtown area

SEQUIM -- Residents of the Suncrest Apartments near downtown Sequim say there's a cat hanging around the neighborhood, and it's not one you'd want to… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Makah likely to seek another review of whaling ruling

NEAH BAY -- The Makah tribe will likely seek another full-panel review of an appeals court decision that blocks the tribe's right to hunt gray… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund helps mother becomes self-sufficient

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of articles on the Peninsula Home Fund. PORT TOWNSEND -- Jasmine Kettle greets her customers with a… Continue reading

Peninsula: Environmentalists’ “green” label on lumber to be part of debate over DNR harvests

Washington state's forest stewards could botch a chance to market timber under the "green" label, supported by the Sierra Club and others, if the state… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Council passes 2004 budget

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council unanimously approved the city's 2004 budget at its Tuesday night meeting. The budget totals $75.1 million, including a $14.1… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Dog acts like cat burglar, steals hearts

PORT ANGELES -- Two families who live within Four Seasons Park are still trying to find the owner of a dog who can open car… Continue reading

Port Townsend: $24.77 million budget adoption expected next week

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council passed first reading of its 2004 budget on Monday. Adoption of the budget is expected next week. The $24.77… Continue reading