Port Angeles: Fund-raiser for public safety tribute set for Saturday

PORT ANGELES -- Tickets are still available for Celebration of America: A Tribute to Public Safety, scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday at Port Angeles High… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Official involved in Rayonier cleanup could be ousted

PORT ANGELES -- The federal official credited with initiating the cleanup effort at the former Rayonier pulp mill could be stripped of his authority next… Continue reading

Port Ludlow: Company plans to build hundreds of homes

PORT LUDLOW -- The new owners of Port Ludlow will build a dozen new houses this coming year, but have plans for hundreds more in… Continue reading

Sequim: Red tape, lack of assistance worry flood victims

SEQUIM -- Despite receding floodwaters, the Dungeness River continues to torment at least three property owners who lost acreage earlier this week to the raging… Continue reading

U.S. Highway 101 may reopen soon

ELDON -- Eldon Store clerk Michelle Kenning fielded telephone calls Thursday afternoon inquiring about the landslide that had closed U.S. Highway 101 near Lilliwaup earlier… Continue reading

And now, the cleanup begins

North Olympic Peninsula officials breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday as intermittent sunshine brought an end to several days of rain that caused flooding, washouts… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fugitive captured, now faces federal arms, drug charges

TACOMA -- A Port Angeles woman who has eluded police since a November drug bust was charged Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for… Continue reading

Port Hadlock: Health clinic closed

Jefferson County Health Department budget cuts have forced the closure of the Port Hadlock Family Planning Clinic and cutbacks in immunizations. The clinic in Shively… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Port commissioners prohibit tree planting at Kah Tai Lagoon

PORT TOWNSEND -- Port of Port Townsend commissioners formally decided Wednesday that no development of any kind will be allowed at Kah Tai Lagoon Park… Continue reading

Sequim: Fund established for flood victims

SEQUIM -- Neighbors have set up an account at a local bank for donations to assist a couple forced from their home Monday by the… Continue reading

Sequim: Walt Schubert elected mayor

SEQUIM -- The City Council unanimously selected Councilman Walt Schubert as the next mayor Wednesday. Schubert, 61, replaces Bill Thomas, who has served as mayor… Continue reading

Dungeness River sets flood record

SEQUIM -- Intense rains and heavy snow melt have led to a new flood-stage record on the Dungeness River. The river crested just before 9… Continue reading

Jefferson: Homes evacuated in Brinnon after swollen river dislodges propane tanks

The cumulative effect of warm rain and melted snow led to evacuations and road closures in south Jefferson County on Tuesday. Homes were evacuated after… Continue reading

Jefferson: Officials to discuss switching 9-1-1 authority

Jefferson County officials will discuss transferring 9-1-1 responsibilities from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office to a new agency Thursday. A 9 a.m. meeting set for… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Three questioned and released after being cleared in connection with gas station blaze

NEAH BAY -- Makah tribal officials are still investigating the source of a Saturday fire that destroyed the town's only gas station. Authorities have not… Continue reading

Peninsula: Rescued orca radios his ocean adieu

NEAH BAY -- The male orca rescued from Dungeness Bay near Sequim last week is apparently alive and well and heading south in the Pacific… Continue reading

Sequim: Kinkade Creek claims island home

SEQUIM -- A Kinkade Island family is homeless after their house broke apart and washed away Tuesday morning as heavy rains on the North Olympic… Continue reading

Blyn: Habitat restoration project under way

BLYN -- The first phase of the Jimmy Come Lately Creek restoration project began Monday as three buildings were torn down in a defunct log… Continue reading

Clallam: County to review request to change fire districts

A group of Freshwater Bay residents wants to switch fire districts, and Clallam County commissioners will consider their request Jan. 22. The residents say moving… Continue reading

Clallam: Salary schedule proposed for nonunion staff

Clallam County commissioners are considering three proposals to standardize salary increases for nonunion employees. County Administrator Dan Engelbertson proposed the salary schedule, saying it would… Continue reading