News
Settlement reached in Port Ludlow timber harvest issue
PORT LUDLOW — After months of negotiations, Jefferson County and Port Ludlow Associates have approved a settlement agreement…
News
Consider Home Fund for last-minute Christmas gifts
It is a wonderful time of the year — Christmas.
Politics
Kilmer looks at road ahead for Elwha River bridge, water infrastructure
PORT ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer expects an infrastructure push from the federal government as President-elect Donald…
News
Growler operations resume
NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND — Naval Air Forces directed EA-18 Growler and F/A-18 Super Hornet squadrons to…
Politics
Four Washington electors pick candidate other than Clinton
OLYMPIA — For the first time in four decades, members of the Electoral College in Washington state have…
Politics
Trump cruises to Electoral College victory despite protests
WASHINGTON, D.C. — There were many protesters but few faithless electors as Donald Trump won the Electoral College…
News
Ship named after astronaut John Glenn at Indian Island
NAVAL MAGAZINE INDIAN ISLAND — The USNS John Glenn, named for the recently deceased astronaut, made its first…
Crime
Trial set in burglaries; Little League loses $5,000 in gear, electronics
PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Hadlock man charged with burglarizing the East Jefferson Little League office faces a…
Sports
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Quilcene girls get defensive in win over Clallam Bay
By Michael Carman and Pierre LaBossiere
Letters to the Editor
LETTER: I feel safer now that Trump is in office, reign of Obama is over
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News
Gov. Inslee proposes carbon tax, with most revenue to fund schools
SEATTLE — Gov. Jay Inslee will try to convince lawmakers in the upcoming session to do something voters…
News
Retiring Jefferson County emergency management director attends last J-PREP meeting
PORT TOWNSEND — Robert “Bob” Hamlin attended his last meeting as the director of the Jefferson County Department…
News
Peninsula salmon enhancement projects receive more than $2.3 million in grant funds
OLYMPIA – More than $2 million has been awarded to North Olympic Peninsula projects by the Washington Salmon…
News
NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles vet clinic collecting Toys for Tots … and other items
PORT ANGELES — Blue Mountain Animal Clinic, 2972 Old Olympic Highway, is joining the U.S. Marine Corps in…
News
Navy to resume EA-18, F/A-18 flight operations
NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND — Naval Air Forces directed EA-18 Growler and F/A-18 Super Hornet squadrons to…
Life
BIRD WATCH: Company for the holidays, both feathered and family
GUESTS DURING THE holidays can also be Christmas gifts, especially when one is a favorite cousin from Florida.
Life
BACK WHEN: The early years of Josephine Yarr
ON THE EVE of her 100th birthday, when a Port Townsend Leader reporter asked Chimacum’s Josephine Yarr what…