Port Townsend: Jefferson General Hospital program may face competition

Jefferson General Hospital administrators are worried competition from a private hospice provider will prompt the elimination of an 18-year hospital program. Jefferson General Home Health… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Woman continues her mission in West Africa

PORT TOWNSEND -- Carley Rae doesn't spout scripture -- she lives it. She believes dearly in her calling to serve residents of West Africa as… Continue reading

Sequim: Police start car theft prevention program

SEQUIM -- A new voluntary automobile theft prevention program is being introduced by the Police Department. "The purpose is two-fold," said Officer Rick Wallace, coordinator… Continue reading

The Darrick Meneken outdoors column

Reports are coming in slowly from the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca, which opened to salmon fishing Wednesday. It's still too early to tell… Continue reading

Trip of the Week: Visiting the living room of the region’s resident killer whales

PORT TOWNSEND -- You're in their living room, so you must behave. That means you shut down your engine, float for awhile and keep watch… Continue reading

Discovery Bay: Woman killed, Sequim pair critically hurt in head-on crash

DISCOVERY BAY -- An 83-year-old Marysville woman was killed and an elderly couple from Sequim were critically injured Wednesday in a two-car head-on collision on… Continue reading

Forks: Three face attempted murder charges related to stabbing death

FORKS -- Clallam County prosecutors have charged three Mexican nationals with attempted murder in the first degree in connection with a July 21 knife fight… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Entrepreneur proposes power plant

A former Port Angeles resident has proposed building a small hydroelectric plant in the Seven Lakes Basin of Olympic National Park. John Worthington of Seattle… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Outstanding Peninsula Coast Guard personnel recognized at luncheon

PORT ANGELES -- The Coast Guard began its watch in Port Angeles 139 years ago Wednesday, and it hasn't left since. That persistence was celebrated… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Touring Chinese students to visit Saturday

Peninsula College will host 56 students and six chaperones from the Autonomous Region of Guangxi, China, starting Saturday. The members of the Guangxi Student Study… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Longtime Democrat weighing write-in candidacy against Sandoval

PORT TOWNSEND -- Leola Armstrong says she is strongly considering a write-in campaign against Michelle Sandoval for Port Townsend City Council. Armstrong, long active in… Continue reading

Port Townsend: NASA launch of craft containing local parts delayed again

Thick clouds prevented NASA from launching the Genesis solar probe Wednesday on the first U.S. mission to return extraterrestrial samples since the Apollo moon landings,… Continue reading

Sequim: Dungeness River cited in salmon-recovery study

Protection and restoration of the Dungeness River is necessary for salmon recovery, a new private study says. The national nonprofit conservation group Trust for Public… Continue reading

Sequim: House partially burned

SEQUIM -- A rental home suffered $30,000 worth of damage in fire at 9:35 p.m. Tuesday. The fire burned parts of the back porch and… Continue reading

Victoria: Provincial leaders gather for annual conference

The leaders of Canada's 13 provinces and territories are in Victoria to begin Canada's 42nd annual Premiers Conference today. The annual event is being held… Continue reading

Clallam: Special election filing opens today

A special three-day election filing period opens today for six public offices that attracted no candidates during the regular filing period last week. Those positions… Continue reading

Forks: Coast Guard, city officials clash over proposed station closure

FORKS -- City officials are convinced the Coast Guard has already decided to close Station Quillayute River. And a special meeting Tuesday between Coast Guard… Continue reading

Jefferson: Special election filing opens today

A special three-day election filing period opens today for eight public offices that attracted no candidates during the regular filing period last week. Those positions… Continue reading

Peninsula: It’s August, and height of fire season

Paul Hampton of Forks is back from the fire lines in Eastern Washington, as are most of the other firefighters who were sent to battle… Continue reading

Peninsula: Salmon fishing opens today in the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Hatchery coho and pink salmon may both be found swimming in waters from Low Point, west of the Elwha River mouth, to Port Townsend. Defined… Continue reading