Freshwater Bay: Dead whale floats back toward shore

FRESHWATER BAY -- Gently rising and falling with the incoming afternoon tide, the dead whale first discovered Sunday night returned to shore Wednesday afternoon, continuing… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Archeological survey of graving yard site could begin this week

PORT ANGELES -- Lower Elwha Klallam tribal and state officials hope an archeological survey of the graving yard can begin later this week. The tribe… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Police won’t convene review board on fatal shooting

PORT ANGELES -- Police Chief Tom Riepe said he does not plan to convene a department review board to investigate Monday night's fatal shooting of… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Library candidates meet the public

PORT TOWNSEND -- Four finalists for the job of leading the public library through its next phase -- and probable expansion -- praised residents Tuesday… Continue reading

Sequim: Prosecutors’ decision near on whether to charge driver in crash that killed girl

SEQUIM -- Prosecutors in King County could decide in the next two weeks whether to bring vehicular homicide charges against Ray Chipman, the driver in… Continue reading

Clallam: Whale carcass floats off Freshwater Bay beach

FRESHWATER BAY -- The dead whale that washed ashore Sunday night floated back into the Strait of Juan de Fuca overnight Monday, according to Lyndee… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Governor’s office vows soils dispute won’t delay graving yard

The dispute regarding "contaminated" soil disposal from the state Department of Transportation's Hood Canal Bridge graving yard won't delay the project once construction resumes. Gov.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Officers followed proper procedure in shooting, Police Department says

PORT ANGELES -- Police officers who shot and killed a 33-year-old man Monday night followed proper procedure after the man approached the officers with a… Continue reading

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Here are tabulations of returns posted Tuesday night in North Olympic Peninsula primary elections. The PDN's Wednesday Clallam and Jefferson editions have full reports on… Continue reading

Clallam leaders to narrow list of sheriff applicants

Clallam County commissioners are expected today to narrow down a list of 12 applicants for interim sheriff. The commissioners meet at 10 a.m. today at… Continue reading

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