Peninsula: Ship towed into PA after engines fail

A Seattle-bound container ship was towed into Port Angeles Harbor on Sunday night after having engine problems off Pillar Point, 22 miles east of Clallam… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Another annexation meeting slated for Thursday

PORT ANGELES -- City officials will be before the public again Thursday in the next-to-last forum about the proposed east side annexation. But even after… Continue reading

2001 Peninsula Home Fund helps Clallam, Jefferson residents

A grandmother caring for two small children received help with her utility bills. So far in 2001, 573 persons have received $38,598 in help --… Continue reading

Company seeking to renew fish pen permit for PA Harbor

PORT ANGELES -- A Norway-based company is seeking to renew a state permit to continue operating floating salmon pens in Port Angeles Harbor, a process… Continue reading

Jefferson: Redistricting plan calls for horizontal county divisions

PORT TOWNSEND -- Residents and elected officials are mostly in agreement over a redistricting plan that would divide Jefferson County horizontally. Most of the several… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fire damages house

PORT ANGELES -- A house fire at 865 Gasman Road caused significant damage to the structure and a neighboring building Saturday night. Nobody was injured… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Police catch paddler

PORT ANGELES -- A Port Angeles High School student was arrested Friday for allegedly paddling two people at area grocery stores Thursday night. The boy,… Continue reading

Sequim: Actress-model from Hollywood’s glamour years dies

SEQUIM -- Pauline Moore, who appeared in 25 movies between 1937 and 1941, died Friday in Sequim from ayotrophic lateral slerosis. Commonly called Lou Gehrig's… Continue reading

West End: It’s raining fish carcasses

FORKS -- In other parts of Western Washington it rains "cats and dogs." Here, it rains fish carcasses. More than 15,000 pounds of salmon carcasses… Continue reading

“Day of Infamy” remembered by Peninsula survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack

Pearl Harbor survivors living on the North Olympic Peninsula will celebrate today's 60th anniversary of the Japanese attack with flag-raising ceremonies, panel discussions, visits to… Continue reading

Peninsula veteran’s diary provides WWII recollections for nationally televised documentary

PORT TOWNSEND -- A man who served in the Pacific during World War II will tell his story tonight and Saturday on The Learning Channel's… Continue reading

Peninsula: AOL creates digital city for area

The North Olympic Peninsula has been added to the ranks of America Online's digital cities. According to North Olympic Peninsula Visitor and Convention Bureau officials,… Continue reading

Peninsula: Governor unfreezes funds for historical projects

Several North Olympic Peninsula projects will be funded now that Gov. Gary Locke has lifted a freeze on capital funding. Locke released money for state… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Trail easement proposed for Rayonier property

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council will consider Dec. 18 a temporary easement through the former Rayonier pulp mill site connecting the Waterfront and Olympic… Continue reading

Sequim: Web site featuring city government information now online

SEQUIM -- The city has jumped to cyberspace. For the first time in city history, an Internet site provides information on city services, council meetings… Continue reading

West End: Makah tribal elections loom

NEAH BAY -- Makah Tribal Council Chairman Greig Arnold is running as a write-in "sticker" candidate for this month's council election after failing to win… Continue reading

2001 Peninsula Home Fund helps Clallam, Jefferson 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

Indian Island: Military operations at naval magazine increase

U.S. Navy officials have idled the 206-foot crane installed at Indian Island Naval Magazine to allow for stepped up security and increased ordnance operations. The… Continue reading

Jefferson: Reading study targets local families

PORT TOWNSEND -- University of Washington researcher Colleen Huebner knows parents can use a proven reading method to help develop their toddlers' language skills. What… Continue reading

Peninsula: Advocate agrees with assessment that one in four women has been forcibly raped

Almost a quarter of women surveyed randomly in Washington have been victims of forcible rape in their lifetimes, a statistic that one advocate says is… Continue reading