Clallam: Primary voting wraps up today

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County voters have until 8 p.m. today to drop off or postmark their primary election ballots. Ballots for the all-mail election… Continue reading

Freshwater Bay: 747 of a whale a big problem for beachfront neighbors –

FRESHWATER BAY -- As a dead 45-foot whale lies on the cobbled shores of a beach off Place Road, residents worry about the days to… Continue reading

Jefferson: Many already vote before Election Day today

More than 4,500 of 12,710 Jefferson County voters eligible to cast their ballot in today's election have already done so by mail. Residents in Port… Continue reading

Peninsula: Ban on open fires on federal, state lands to be lifted today

Recent rains and the forecast for more during the next few weeks will douse the ban on open fires and smoking on public lands on… Continue reading

Peninsula: Striking of “blanket” primary doesn’t affect today’s elections

A federal court struck down the state's "blanket" primary system on the eve of today's county primary, saying the system violates the right of political… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Man brandishes shotgun at police, is killed

PORT ANGELES -- A man who apparently brandished a shotgun and two handguns toward police officers was shot and killed by the officers Monday night.… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Maritime Center raises more than $50,000 at Wooden Boat Festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- More than $50,000 was raised for the Northwest Maritime Center during the 2003 Wooden Boat Festival earlier this month. Spokeswoman Shelly Randall… Continue reading

Sequim: Property taxpayers may face school levy vote next year

SEQUIM -- Property owners will be faced next year with another maintenance and operations levy request to keep schools running, but exactly when and how… Continue reading

Clallam: More ballots arrive at auditor’s office

An additional 1,044 ballots in the all-mail primary election arrived at the Clallam County Auditor's Office on Friday. So far 12,284 ballots have been returned.… Continue reading

Freshwater Bay: Residents find whale carcass near shore

Neighbors of a beachfront neighborhood west of Port Angeles quickly learned Sunday there is little to do but watch when a 30-foot-plus whale carcass slowly… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Streamfest III attracts hundreds

PORT ANGELES -- Hundreds of people swarmed Ennis Arbor Farm on Sunday to take part in the third StreamFest. An estimated 400 people took guided… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Creating short movie in two days is challenge of film festival competition

PORT TOWNSEND -- It is 6:30 p.m. Friday, and movie producer Jason Green has lined up his actors, screenwriters, cinematographer, artistic director, sound engineer and… Continue reading

Clallam: Amnesty granted for overdue library books

Wracking up fines on overdue library books? This may be your lucky month. Through the end of September, the North Olympic Library System is waiving… Continue reading

Jefferson: Former student turns Discovery Bay School into home

DISCOVERY BAY -- When Doug Breithaupt tells his children about his first day of school, they don't have to imagine him sitting at a wooden… Continue reading

Port Townsend: AIDS walk garners $4,000

PORT TOWNSEND -- One hundred people hit the streets of Port Townsend Saturday for AIDS Walk 2003, raising $4,000 to support people and their families… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Author takes close-up view of close calls

PORT TOWNSEND -- From his desk in an office in his uptown home, Brett Nunn can look across at the peaks of the Olympic Mountains,… Continue reading

Elwha learning more about past through findings at graving yard site

PORT ANGELES -- As an archeological assessment of the graving yard site is conducted, Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members will learn more about a former… Continue reading

Joyce: Shooting range proposal under fire from tribe

PORT ANGELES -- The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe has come out against a proposed shooting park site along Sadie Creek, southwest of Joyce. "We urge… Continue reading

Nature threatens Hood Canal Bridge east half more than age

SHINE -- The eastern half of the Hood Canal Bridge won't fall apart before its scheduled replacement in mid-2006. The draw span may not always… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Conference center/hotel developer eyes December for building permit

PORT ANGELES -- Developer Randal Ehm said Thursday he hopes to obtain financing for his Oak Street hotel and conference center in two months and… Continue reading