2001 Peninsula Home Fund helps Jefferson, Clallam residents

A grandmother caring for two small children received help with her utility bills. An out-of-work logger got money to obtain prescribed medicine. Material was provided… Continue reading

Blyn: Jamestown S’Klallam tribe studying bay pollution

BLYN -- Two years ago, when the Dungeness Bay was closed for shellfishing by the state Department of Health because of fecal coliform pollution, the… Continue reading

Jefferson: Hospice decision expected today

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson General Hospital administrators expect today to learn the fate of a hospice program the hospital has operated for 18 years. The… Continue reading

Officials restrict Ediz Hook Road from Daishowa mill to Coast Guard station

PORT ANGELES -- High waves over Ediz Hook Road on Wednesday prompted a temporary closure of the Hook while work crews cleared ocean debris from… Continue reading

Peninsula: Welfare recipients get holiday surprise

Imagine retiring at 12 years old or owning your first car when you are only 4 years old. Some residents in Clallam and Jefferson counties… Continue reading

Sequim: Neo-Nazi newsletter part of trend since Sept. 11, Anti-Defamation League says

The recent distribution of a neo-Nazi newsletter in Sequim is part of a trend that has been seen throughout the Pacific Northwest since the Sept.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Property taxes on annexation agenda tonight

PORT ANGELES -- City officials will hold the fifth of eight public forums tonight to answer annexation questions. The meeting is from 7 p.m. to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Three charged following raids

PORT ANGELES -- Three people have been charged with drug-related felonies stemming from a Tuesday drug bust at a west Port Angeles house. Police are… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Most Keystone ferry runs canceled Wednesday

PORT TOWNSEND -- Washington State Ferries canceled all Keystone runs Wednesday because of electrical problems aboard the route's sole vessel. Passengers bound for the MV… Continue reading

Sequim: Neo-Nazi newsletter spurs police probe

SEQUIM -- The distribution of a neo-Nazi group newsletter in a quiet residential neighborhood has prompted a police investigation. Sequim Police Chief Byron Nelson said… Continue reading

Snow blankets Jefferson County

Snow caught Jefferson County residents by surprise Wednesday morning, causing schools to cancel classes, buses to make U-turns and drivers to slide into ditches. According… Continue reading

Jefferson: Accused killer to undergo mental evaluation – — – again

PORT TOWNSEND -- The man accused in the 1992 stabbing death of 15-year-old Allison Tornensis of Quilcene will have a second mental evaluation, this time… Continue reading

Naomi Watts to star in “Ring”

PORT TOWNSEND -- A British-born actress poised to come into her own and a veteran British actor will be featured in the movie "Ring," set… Continue reading

Sequim: City Council approves nuisance abatement law

SEQUIM -- Tired of that rusted-out car on your neighbor's lawn? So is the Sequim City Council. Such things as junk cars, overgrown vegetation and… Continue reading

Three taken into custody in drug, bomb probe

PORT ANGELES -- More arrests are expected after local police and federal agents stormed two residences in search of drugs and explosives Tuesday. Two men… Continue reading

West End: State officials weigh Sol Duc hatchery closure

SAPPHO -- Statewide budget cuts could mean the closure of the Sol Duc Fish Hatchery and the elimination of three full-time jobs. State Department of… Continue reading

Clallam: County planning recommends reviving boundary board

Clallam County commissioners should establish a Boundary Review Board to give the county a voice in future annexations by its cities. That's the recommendation from… Continue reading

Clallam: Prosecutors accept pay cut to keep colleague’s job

Clallam County prosecutors have agreed to a 5 percent pay cut and corresponding 5 percent reduction in hours next year to avoid laying off one… Continue reading

Jefferson: Commissioners vote for 1 percent property tax increase

Jefferson County commissioners voted Monday to raise property taxes by just 1 percent for 2002 -- although the total proposed county budget will be 11.5… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port approves 2002 budget, including “banked” property tax increase

PORT ANGELES -- Port commissioners unanimously approved a $5.4 million 2002 general fund budget at their regular meeting Monday evening. The Port of Port Angeles… Continue reading