Port Angeles: Builders join other business groups in objecting to Port director’s contract

PORT ANGELES -- Another business group has objected to Port of Port Angeles Executive Director Clyde Boddy's controversial contract that allows him to work part-time… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Attorney waives jury trial in homicide case

PORT TOWNSEND -- The man accused of the 1992 stabbing death of a Quilcene girl will not be tried by a jury. Robert H. Froehlich,… Continue reading

Sequim resident says removing vowel to “Squim” would eeeease confusion

SEQUIM -- A local inventor has devised a way to eliminate confused reactions when outsiders try to spell or pronounce the city's name. "I'm just… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fund-raising for monument to begin at high school Jan. 12

PORT ANGELES -- Now that the City Council has approved the location of a proposed monument honoring the county's public safety employees, fund-raising efforts are… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Red Lion sale completed

The Port Angeles Red Lion Hotel is now part of WestCoast Hospitality Corp. The Spokane-based lodging, entertainment and real estate company has completed its purchase… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Legal questions cloud proposed City Council retreat

PORT TOWNSEND -- The efforts of four new City Council members to organize a retreat before three of them officially took office is not a… Continue reading

Sequim: Plan calls for reinvigorating town center

SEQUIM -- A 65-page plan to "rediscover" and "reinvigorate" the town center while creating a "main street atmosphere" is being considered by the Planning Department… Continue reading

West End: Surf Frolic begins today at First Beach

Surfers and sea kayakers are expected to push the envelope of the curl of waves pounding First Beach today, Saturday and Sunday. Nearly 100 surfers… Continue reading

Will the male whale be saved?

DUNGENESS -- A second day of efforts to free a male killer whale stranded in Dungeness Bay passed without much success Thursday while other scientists… Continue reading

Jimmy Come Lately Creek restoration begins in Blyn

BLYN -- The first phase of the Jimmy Come Lately Creek restoration project began Wednesday with the razing of three buildings at the Blyn Log… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Business recovering at Fairchild International Airport

PORT ANGELES -- Business has picked up at William R. Fairchild International Airport since the terminal parking lot reopened in mid-November, Airport Manager Jeff Robb… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Glenn Wiggins named mayor

PORT ANGELES -- Councilman Glenn Wiggins was unanimously selected by his peers Wednesday night as the next mayor. Wiggins replaces Larry Doyle, who didn't seek… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Boy is first baby of new year in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jacob Michael Williamson was in a rush to become Jefferson County's first baby. Jessica D. Williamson, 19, of Port Hadlock said her… Continue reading

Port Townsend: New council members plan retreat

PORT TOWNSEND -- The four new City Council members have already organized a council retreat in their enthusiasm to assume office. But continuing council members… Continue reading

Sequim: Orca rescued from Dungeness Bay sandbar

SEQUIM -- Rescuers freed a killer whale from a Dungeness Bay sandbar Wednesday afternoon but were too late to save a second whale found dead.… Continue reading

Clallam: “Polar bears” take to Port Angeles Harbor

PORT ANGELES -- More than 75 hardy residents and visitors kicked off the new year Tuesday with an exhilarating dip in the frigid water of… Continue reading

Neah Bay couple welcome Peninsula’s first baby of 2002

It's a girl! The North Olympic Peninsula's first baby of 2002 is Faye Lynn Martinez of Neah Bay. Proud parents Adriene Bowechop and Chris Martinez… Continue reading

Peninsula – : – Home Fund brings in record $53,264 in donations

Contributions are still coming in, but as of Monday, a record-smashing $53,264 from people and organizations in Clallam and Jefferson counties had been donated to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Commissioner wants to change executive’s contract

AND PAUL GOTTLIEB PORT ANGELES -- Three weeks after new Port of Port Angeles Executive Director Clyde Boddy's controversial one-year contract was approved, Port Commissioner… Continue reading

Sequim: Camber to study farm program

SEQUIM -- The Chamber of Commerce will distribute a survey beginning next week to determine the feasibility of starting an agricultural business incubator program The… Continue reading