Port Townsend: Coast Guard enacts security zone around barge transporting explosives

PORT TOWNSEND -- The U.S. Coast Guard has established a security zone around a barge that will be transporting explosives from Naval Magazine Indian Island… Continue reading

West End: New trail provides a new threshold to beautiful Shi Shi Beach

NEAH BAY -- As the fog lifted, the numerous seastacks, spires and arches of Shi Shi Beach were revealed. Standing on the sandy shore with… Continue reading

Jefferson: Military exercises under way at Point Wilson, Indian Island

PORT TOWNSEND -- Military convoys -- albeit smaller ones than the massive Stryker Brigade that rolled through parts of Jefferson County in June -- are… Continue reading

Peninsula gas prices pump up past $2

Gasoline prices have passed the $2 a gallon threshold on the North Olympic Peninsula. A PDN survey of stations in Jefferson and Clallam counties on… Continue reading

Port Angeles cuts 2004 tourism advertising to close $19,000 budget gap

PORT ANGELES -- A projected $19,000 deficit in the city's lodging tax fund lead the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee on Wednesday to recommend reduced tourism… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Hotelier touts Rayonier site for resort

PORT ANGELES -- The executive vice chair of a major Canadian hotel and resort company is applauding developer Jerry Ward's choice of the former Rayonier… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Five candidates for Port commissioner face off

PORT TOWNSEND -- Five contenders for Port of Port Townsend commissioner faced off Wednesday night debating topics ranging from economic development to saying the Pledge… Continue reading

Sequim: City studies ways to pay bills, fees via credit card

SEQUIM -- Monthly water bill? $40. Building permit? $150. Paying for city services with a MasterCard or Visa? Almost priceless. City Administrative Services Director Marva… Continue reading

Sequim: Grieving mom miffed over stolen item from memorial to son

SEQUIM -- Angela Walsh didn't need a calendar to tell her Wednesday's date. For the past two years, Walsh has dreaded Aug. 20 -- just… Continue reading

Clallam: 9-1-1 tax measure placed on ballot

Clallam County commissioners on Tuesday placed a one-tenth of 1 percent sales tax to help fund emergency communications and facilities on the Nov. 4 general… Continue reading

Clallam: Interim sheriff may be asked not to seek re-election

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County administrator Dan Engelbertson is expected Monday to give county commissioners options for appointing an interim sheriff, including one that would… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City Council approves 5.7 percent electricity rate increase

PORT ANGELES -- The average resident's monthly electric bill will increase $4.65 under an electric utility rate increase approved by the City Council on Tuesday… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Downtown deals with skateboards in public places

PORT ANGELES -- Stroll through downtown any day and you're likely to see it -- people on skateboards, inline skates and bicycles cruising the sidewalks.… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Ailing ferry fixed, placed back in service

The Washington State Ferry, MV Klickitat, was back in operation Tuesday, returning two-vessel service to the Port Townsend to Keystone route. Washington State Ferries took… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Group to ask Wooden Boat Festival boaters to keep off the (eel) grass

PORT TOWNSEND -- As boats flock to Port Townsend for the Wooden Boat Festival early next month, a flotilla of volunteers will be out on… Continue reading

Sequim: Citizens group vows to take shopping center case to court

SEQUIM -- At least one party appealing the construction of two large retail projects in the city's west side isn't done fighting city hall. Citizens… Continue reading

Clallam Transit studies Sunday bus service

PORT ANGELES -- Limited Sunday bus service could be rolling between Port Angeles and Sequim if Clallam Transit System board members give the proposal the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City Council candidate quits race

Port Angeles City Council candidate Tricia Smith Barrett has dropped out of this fall's election race. She had filed for Council Position 2 being vacated… Continue reading

Port Townsend: One teen eliminated in investigation of Aldrich’s fire

PORT TOWNSEND -- The number of teenagers being investigated for their roles in starting the fire that destroyed Aldrich's grocery has been reduced to three.… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Rudder problem sidelines ferry, backs up traffic

PORT TOWNSEND -- A rudder problem caused the ferry MV Klickitat to be out of service all day Monday, slowing travelers going between Port Townsend… Continue reading