Leah Leach

The Elwha River mouth

Elwha River mouth grows as sediment creates new habitat, estuaries

PORT ANGELES — Sediment once locked behind two dams has built some 70 acres of new estuary at the mouth of the Elwha River since… Continue reading

The Elwha River mouth
Ken Kidder of Duluth

Glines Canyon overlook opens — see the free-flowing Elwha River and former Lake Mills

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — One of the Glines Canyon overlooks is now open. Olympic National park opened the overlook, which has 10 parking spaces, on… Continue reading

Ken Kidder of Duluth
Lisa and Tom Martin

New owners of Olympic Cellars plan to add food and beer, but standbys will remain

PORT ANGELES — The new owners of Olympic Cellars, the home of Working Girls wines, plan to build on a good thing. Lisa and Tom… Continue reading

Lisa and Tom Martin

Sequim schools seek input on proposed bond, construction

SEQUIM — Sequim School District officials are seeking public comment on proposed building projects at a series of forums that begin this Wednesday. The School… Continue reading

Port Townsend School District expected to make board selection today

PORT TOWNSEND — A week ago, the Port Townsend School District had no takers for an appointed position on the School Board. Today, the School… Continue reading

Free swimming at Port Townsend city pool resumes Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — Monthly free swimming sessions at Mountain View Pool, the city’s only public pool, return this Sunday with longer hours and more features.… Continue reading

Hear the 9-1-1 tape: Dispatcher only lifeline for terrified woman at Port Angeles slaying [**Warning: Audio can be disturbing**]

ADVISORY: The audio tape excerpted at right might be disturbing to some people. User caution is advised. PORT ANGELES — Terrified and hysterical, Rebecca Messinger… Continue reading

Olympia man who wanted to meditate found dead after fall into Duckabush River; possible suicide

BRINNON — An Olympia man who had received some upsetting "medical news" asked a friend to take him to his favorite spot in the woods,… Continue reading

Free swimming at Port Townsend city pool resumes Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — Monthly free swimming sessions at Mountain View Pool, the city’s only public pool, return this Sunday with longer hours and more features.… Continue reading

UPDATED — Olympia man who wanted to meditate found dead after fall into Duckabush River; possible suicide

BRINNON — An Olympia man who had received some "upsetting medical news" asked a friend to take him to his favorite spot in the woods,… Continue reading

Body of Olympia man pulled from Duckabush River

BRINNON — The body of a 66-year-old Olympia man, who authorities think might have committed suicide, was pulled from the Duckabush River about 4 miles… Continue reading

Free swimming at Port Townsend city pool resumes Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — Monthly free swimming sessions at Mountain View Pool, the city’s only public pool, return this Sunday with longer hours and more features.… Continue reading

Free swimming at Port Townsend city pool resumes Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — Monthly free swimming sessions at Mountain View Pool, the city’s only public pool, return this Sunday with longer hours and more features.… Continue reading

Hood Canal beaches closed from Dabob to Mason County because of high levels of toxin

BRINNON — A portion of Hood Canal shoreline never before closed to recreational shellfish harvesting due to the potentially deadly paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin is… Continue reading

Hood Canal beaches closed from Dabob to Mason County because of high levels of toxin

BRINNON — A portion of Hood Canal shoreline never before closed to recreational shellfish harvesting due to the potentially deadly paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin is… Continue reading

Ecology issues preview of water quality standards, fish-consumption rates (Corrected)

EDITOR'S NOTE This has been corrected to show that the new cancer risk standard in the proposed rule would be one in one hundred thousand… Continue reading

Standing on the deck of the support boat Isle of Shoals back in Port Angeles

Cold water? No problem for trio of swimmers across Strait in the 56-60 age range

PORT ANGELES — The worst part of the 12.5-mile swim across the Strait of Juan de Fuca was the cold. But even to the very… Continue reading

Standing on the deck of the support boat Isle of Shoals back in Port Angeles
Standing on the deck of the support boat Isle of Shoals back in Port Angeles

UPDATED — Cold water? No problem for trio of swimmers across Strait in the 56-60 age range

PORT ANGELES — The worst part of the 12.5-mile swim across the Strait of Juan de Fuca was the cold. But even to the very… Continue reading

Standing on the deck of the support boat Isle of Shoals back in Port Angeles
A kayaker watches over one of the three swmmers who was en route to Vancouver Island from the North Olympic Peninsula. Chris Simmons

They did it! Swimmers reach Vancouver Island after 12-mile swim from Peninsula

VANCOUVER ISLAND — They made it. Three Bainbridge Island men — one 60 and two others in their late 50s — on Friday swam across… Continue reading

A kayaker watches over one of the three swmmers who was en route to Vancouver Island from the North Olympic Peninsula. Chris Simmons
A kayaker watches over one of the three swmmers who are en route today to Vancouver Island from the North Olympic Peninsula. Chris Simmons

THIRD UPDATE — Swimmers arrive on Vancouver Island after 12-mile swim from Peninsula

VANCOUVER ISLAND — They made it. Three Bainbridge Island men — one 60 and two others in their late 50s — swam today across the… Continue reading

A kayaker watches over one of the three swmmers who are en route today to Vancouver Island from the North Olympic Peninsula. Chris Simmons