Olympic National Park: Memorial service Wednesday for Forks-area couple who disappeared in 1929

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- A memorial service is planned Wednesday at the Lake Crescent spot where a Forks-area couple vanished into Lake Crescent 73 years… Continue reading

Port Angeles: North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center appoints director

A Spokane educator has been named director of the new North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center and Career/Technical Education. Clyde A. Rasmussen comes to the Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Street and capital projects plans subject of Tuesday public hearing

PORT ANGELES -- Residents will get a chance Tuesday night to comment on the city's proposed street plans and capital projects for the next six… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Patricia Neal will start at September film festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- Patricia Neal, who won an Oscar for her 1963 role opposite Paul Newman in "Hud," will be the celebrity guest at the… Continue reading

Clallam: Panel to begin deliberations on proposed charter changes

FORKS -- Clallam County Charter Review Commission members will begin deliberations on proposed changes to the county charter next week. The effort comes as they… Continue reading

Forks: City economic director cut; mayor, staff to step in

FORKS -- Boosting the West End's economy is still a main priority for the city, despite a recent decision to strike an economic development director… Continue reading

Peninsula: Fireworks stands open for business

Sparklers, snakes, fountains. Firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles. All kinds of fireworks ranging in price from a few cents to several hundred dollars are available… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Daishowa mill shutdown begins tonight

PORT ANGELES -- Daishowa America officials will begin shutting down mill machinery tonight for a planned two-week work curtailment. Despite the shutdown, many workers will… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Centennial events kick off holiday at Fort Worden celebration

PORT TOWNSEND -- An old-fashioned picnic with games and music, a community parade and fireworks highlight the Independence Day celebration Thursday at Fort Worden State… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Quilcene man acquitted of murder

A Quilcene man who said he was intervening in a violent dispute between a husband and wife was acquitted of murder in Jefferson County Superior… Continue reading

Sequim: Former teacher sentenced in teen exploitation case

SEQUIM -- A former Sequim Community School teacher has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for taking pornographic photographs of teen-age girls.… Continue reading

Gardiner man seeking permit to convert acreage into visitor attraction

GARDINER -- Gary A. Bandy is trolling for tourism. Bandy, through the property management firm G.A.B. Inc., has filed an application for a conditional use… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Lt. Gov. Owen speaks at meth seminar

PORT ANGELES -- Just say no -- to uncreative drug prevention efforts. That's the message Washington Lt. Gov. Brad Owen and former legislator the Rev.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Skate park proponents told to keep working

PORT ANGELES -- Stopping short of a formal endorsement, the City Parks and Recreation Commission told proponents of a skate park Thursday to do more… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Schools to dip into reserves to cover budget shortfall

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Townsend School District plans to use $319,000 in reserve funds to cover an expected budget shortfall during the 2002-03 fiscal… Continue reading

Port Townsend/Quilcene: Accused killer testifies in his own defense

QUILCENE -- Accused killer Gary L. Middleton Sr. took the stand Thursday to defend his actions in the April 28 shooting death of Douglas "Tony"… Continue reading

Sequim: Two council members oppose to rest stop plan

SEQUIM -- A move to halt construction of a rest stop near the Simdars Road-U.S. Highway 101 interchange remains alive even though the City Council… Continue reading

Forks: Clallam charter review hearing tonight

West End residents will have a chance tonight to comment on proposed changes to Clallam County's home rule charter at a public hearing in Forks.… Continue reading

Jefferson: 9-1-1 tape suggests premeditation in murder trial

A dramatic 15-minute 9-1-1 dispatch tape played Wednesday during the third day in the trial of Gary L. Middleton Sr. recounted the incidents leading to… Continue reading

Jefferson: Agencies discuss investment fund program

PORT TOWNSEND -- Elected officials from four governments in Jefferson County discussed setting up a community investment fund Wednesday to provide money for sewers, streets,… Continue reading