Shine: Residents worried about noise, traffic from proposal to create 4-mile gravel conveyor and barge operation

SHINE -- A plan to build a four-mile conveyer belt and marine pier to transport gravel in Shine drew concern from area residents at a… Continue reading

Agnew: Grant awarded to preserve Siebert Creek habitat

AGNEW -- The president of a volunteer group that received a large grant to preserve fish habitat on Siebert Creek says the award signals a… Continue reading

Clallam: Commissioners delay speed limit changes

Following more than two hours of testimony Tuesday, Clallam County commissioners delayed changing speed limits on 12 sections of county roads until next week. Commissioners… Continue reading

Divers wait for better weather

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Divers will have to wait until Saturday before getting another chance to dive to a 1927 Chevrolet sedan found at the… Continue reading

Jefferson: New YMCA may be up and running next month

A Jefferson County YMCA could be off and running as soon as next month. Board President Scott Walker said Tuesday that an agreement could be… Continue reading

Peninsula: Unemployment rate continues to fall

A report released Tuesday by the state Employment Security Department shows the jobless rate on the North Olympic Peninsula still falling in March. In Jefferson… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Convention center gets PABA endorsement

The Port Angeles Business Association on Tuesday passed a resolution supporting developer Randal Jay Ehm's plans for a waterfront hotel and convention center. Approved in… Continue reading

Car in lake confirmed as the Chevy that crashed almost 73 years ago

The 1929 disappearance of a Forks-area couple has been solved, Olympic National Park rangers said Monday. Bad weather let up long enough to allow two… Continue reading

Clallam: County gets grants to buy out River’s End Road properties

Homeowners at the mouth of the Dungeness River will have the chance to relocate now that Clallam County has received $1.45 million to buy them… Continue reading

Clallam: County will take comments on proposed speed limit changes today

Clallam County residents can comment on proposed speed limit changes along some county roads at a scheduled for 10 a.m. today at the County Courthouse,… Continue reading

Forks: Community forum to discuss school technology today

Forks High School and a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be discussed during a community forum today. The high school was… Continue reading

Jefferson: Hospital appeals decision allowing hospice rival

Jefferson General Hospital is appealing a decision by the state Department of Health to allow a rival for-profit hospice program to start up operations in… Continue reading

Port Townsend: The Pledge of Allegiance is back

PORT TOWNSEND -- The City Council voted Monday night to regularly recite the Pledge of Allegiance at nearly all the meetings it holds. The council… Continue reading

Sequim: City councilwoman signals that she will resign soon

SEQUIM -- One of the last two City Council members remaining when the city's form of government changed in 1995 is planning to resign in… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Bad weather keeps divers from examining possible car debris in Lake Crescent

The cold deep water of Lake Crescent holds onto its secrets for at least another day. Bad weather Sunday afternoon kept divers from examining debris… Continue reading

Peninsula: School districts gearing up for state standards testing

Most school districts on the North Olympic Peninsula say they feel prepared and confident that their charges will do well on the upcoming Washington Assessment… Continue reading

Port Townsend: “New” building rises from the past

PORT TOWNSEND -- It was originally the YMCA building. Then it was a hotel, an auto parts store and twice an antiques store. But Heron's… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Sen. Murray visits Jefferson County Democrats at Fort Worden

PORT TOWNSEND -- U.S. Sen. Patty Murray visited Port Townsend afternoon to speak at a fund-raiser for the Jefferson County Democratic Party at Fort Worden… Continue reading

Coast Guard stages rescue drill in front of hundreds in Port Angeles

The kayaker treaded water. Brightly colored smoke rose nearby from his signal flare. About 500 feet in the air, an orange and white HH-C5A Dolphin… Continue reading

Lake Crescent: 73-year mystery of missing car may be solved

LAKE CRESCENT -- Has a 73-year-old mystery involving the disappearance of a Forks-area couple finally been solved? Divers in Lake Crescent believe they have found… Continue reading