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An aerial photo shows the wreckage of Bernhoft’s Cessna 182 in a wooded area near Quilcene. (KOMO-News)

Two Sequim residents and two children killed in plane crash

Federal officials on Saturday scoured a Thorndyke Creek ravine where an eyewitness reported that a small aircraft “just dropped from the sky” Thursday… Continue reading

An aerial photo shows the wreckage of Bernhoft’s Cessna 182 in a wooded area near Quilcene. (KOMO-News)
Carla Parke and Jon Bernhoft

Friends of Sequim pilot, fiancee mourn

Sequim Sunrise Rotary members, friends and family are searching for answers as they mourn the loss of longtime Sequim pharmacist and pilot Jon… Continue reading

Carla Parke and Jon Bernhoft

Contributions to Peninsula Home Fund always welcome

a safety net for local residents when they suddenly face an emergency situation and can’t find help elsewhere — continues… Continue reading

Gingerbread houses on display in Port Townsend

Gingerbread houses on display in Port Townsend

The last of 10 entries into the Port Townsend annual Gingerbread House Contest are now on display, with judging for the best… Continue reading

Gingerbread houses on display in Port Townsend

Prosecutors await test results in Port Angeles pedestrian death

The Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is awaiting DNA test results on a trail of blood drops leading to the body of… Continue reading

Red-naped Sapsucker — Sally Harris

Rare red-naped sapsucker photographed near Sequim

Sally Harris had her camera focused on a Stellar’s Jay when she saw a flash of red out of the corner of her… Continue reading

Red-naped Sapsucker — Sally Harris

Federal investigators headed to Dabob Bay crash site

A team from the National Transportation Safety Board was headed this afternoon to the Dabob Bay-area site of a plane crash where… Continue reading

Forks council joins call for new Elwha bridge, new alignment

Forks council joins call for new Elwha bridge, new alignment

The Forks City Council has joined the chorus of those who are asking the state to replace the battered U.S. Highway 101… Continue reading

Forks council joins call for new Elwha bridge, new alignment
$10,000 donation to help start Pennies for Quarters’ tiny houses plan for veterans

$10,000 donation to help start Pennies for Quarters’ tiny houses plan for veterans

An anonymous $10,000 donation to Pennies for Quarters is getting the ball rolling for the soon-to-be nonprofit. The organization’s goal is to… Continue reading

$10,000 donation to help start Pennies for Quarters’ tiny houses plan for veterans
Autopsy: 2½-year-old boy died of blunt-force trauma to the head

Autopsy: 2½-year-old boy died of blunt-force trauma to the head

A 2½-year-old boy allegedly killed last month by a Forks woman who was caring for him died of blunt-force trauma to the… Continue reading

Autopsy: 2½-year-old boy died of blunt-force trauma to the head
Jon Gray of Sequim stands in his attic with boxes of Star Wars toys he’s collected since the mid-1990s. He buys two of each action figure with the goal to keep one in box and a second to display. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Carlsborg man’s ‘Star Wars’ collection likely one of the biggest on Peninsula

Jon Gray remembers his first action figures well from the original 1977 “Star Wars: A New Hope.” His mom, Liisa, returned from a trip and… Continue reading

Jon Gray of Sequim stands in his attic with boxes of Star Wars toys he’s collected since the mid-1990s. He buys two of each action figure with the goal to keep one in box and a second to display. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Fake tree key to makeover: Method commonly used to disguise cell towers, consultant says

Disguising a radio-cellphone tower as a 150-foot Douglas fir is just one route the wireless industry takes these days to mollify concerns over… Continue reading

Judge: Olympic National Park right to repair cabins

Judge: Olympic National Park right to repair cabins

Olympic National Park had the authority to repair five historic structures in its wilderness area, a federal judge has ruled. A… Continue reading

Judge: Olympic National Park right to repair cabins
More than 100 expected cold plunge in Nordland

More than 100 expected cold plunge in Nordland

More than 100 people are expected to welcome in the New Year with a chilly dip off the dock in Nordland for the… Continue reading

More than 100 expected cold plunge in Nordland
Three polar bear plunges offered in Clallam County

Three polar bear plunges offered in Clallam County

It’s about the excitement, exhilaration and energy you get from taking the plunge on New Year’s Day, organizers of Clallam County’s polar… Continue reading

Three polar bear plunges offered in Clallam County
Prospective veterinarian from Sequim dies in wreck

Prospective veterinarian from Sequim dies in wreck

Family members are mourning the loss of a Sequim woman who died on a slick Eastern Washington road. Washington State University student Jessica… Continue reading

Prospective veterinarian from Sequim dies in wreck
Bail set for man accused of setting fire to home while others inside

Bail set for man accused of setting fire to home while others inside

Bail for a man accused of setting fire to his own home while two others were inside was set at $20,000 in… Continue reading

Bail set for man accused of setting fire to home while others inside
Teri Nomura, center, recipient of American Association of University Women of Port Townsend’s Woman of Excellence award, poses with AAUW PT co-presidents Jean Stastny, left, and Lynn Meyer, right. (AAUW PT)

AAUW Port Townsend chooses 2017 Woman of Excellence

Teri Nomura, a local real estate agent and long-time advocate for affordable housing, has been chosen the 2017 Woman of Excellence by… Continue reading

Teri Nomura, center, recipient of American Association of University Women of Port Townsend’s Woman of Excellence award, poses with AAUW PT co-presidents Jean Stastny, left, and Lynn Meyer, right. (AAUW PT)
Monologues sought for winter festival at Peninsula College

Monologues sought for winter festival at Peninsula College

Straight from the heart and onto the stage: This is the first-ever festival of monologues, written by and for the people of… Continue reading

Monologues sought for winter festival at Peninsula College
Deadline nears for Port Townsend Arts Commission award nominations

Deadline nears for Port Townsend Arts Commission award nominations

The Port Townsend Arts Commission is having a final call for nominations for its Angel of the Arts award, a tradition since… Continue reading

Deadline nears for Port Townsend Arts Commission award nominations