Entertainment
Health fair, roller derby, chili cook-off offered this weekend on North Olympic Peninsula
And other events on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Volunteer hospice to offer volunteer training, education next month … and other items
News events across the North Olympic Peninsula.
News
Wooden Boat Foundation to present awards tonight in Port Townsend
The community spirit award will go to Ted Pike posthumously for his volunteer work while Tad Roberts will…
News
Short-term rental code goes before Port Townsend planning commission tonight
The board will conduct a public hearing at 6:30 p.m.
Politics
State back in court over education funding case
The state and the group that’s suing it are grappling over whether the state has complied with the…
Politics
Washington attorney general seeks legislation banning assault weapons
Bob Ferguson said Wednesday he’ll ask lawmakers to introduce a bill next year to prohibit the sale of…
Opinion
PAT NEAL: Americans work hard for ‘the dream’
The Labor Day campout was just another example of the shrinking middle class: no au jus with our…
News
Invasive crab species discovered in Washington’s inland waters
The European green crab, which can eat clams, shellfish and young salmon, has been found in Westcott Bay,…
News
U.S. judge: Government can keep killing salmon-eating birds in Columbia basin
Groups say that hydroelectric dams pose the greatest threat to the fish and that it’s unnecessary to reduce…
News
Registration is open for fall beach cleanup set for Sept. 17
Forty seaside hikes are available for more volunteers who want to comb North Olympic Peninsula beaches for debris…
News
Upgrade eyed for BMX bike track at H.J. Carroll Park in Chimacum
Organizers are expected to present their proposal at a meeting in Port Townsend today.
News
Great Strait Sale to go on this weekend despite state Highway 112 closure
Chairwoman Sande Balch says the 61-mile community sale is still on for Saturday amid culvert work near Pysht.
News
NEWS BRIEFS: AAUW Port Townsend to launch kickoff meeting Sept. 17 … and other items
News events across the North Olympic Peninsula.
News
Secret railroad inspection data frustrates Spokane officials
Railroads’ bridge inspection reports aren’t public documents, but a federal bill gave officials the right to request public…
News
Last of public schools on Peninsula open their doors for fall
Quilcene and Brinnon students begin a new school year today.
Opinion
FROM A WRITER’S NOTEBOOK: Love for life? Look to the birds
My good friend mentioned marriage counseling. I enviably thought of robins’ relationship.
News
Body of woman is found on trail near Gardiner
Authorities do not suspect foul play, and an autopsy is planned.
News
Man on marathon mission runs in Olympic National Park
Bill Sycalik is commemorating the National Park Service centennial with runs in every national park.
Politics
State Supreme Court to hear school funding debate starting Wednesday
The hearing marks the latest development in the McCleary case — a 2012 ruling that said the Legislature…
News
Civil War re-enactors give insight on history at Fort Worden for holiday weekend
The gathering in Port Townsend detailed weaponry, tactics and tools for spectators.