Peninsula: Forks auction reaches $69,000 mark

FORKS -- The Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction at Bank of America hit $69,000 Sunday night after 880 items were auctioned off over a busy weekend.… Continue reading

Investigation into deadly hay continues

CHIMACUM -- State officials are continuing their investigation into how hay contaminated with a toxic weed poisonous to some livestock was sold to rancher Gerald… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Moviegoers rate Elwha Dam on big screen

PORT ANGELES -- Now playing at a theater near you: the Elwha Dam. Well, maybe not the whole dam, but enough that moviegoers at Deer… Continue reading

Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction continues today

FORKS -- With the bid for homemade wild blackberry pie starting at $50 and some items fetching more than $1,500, the Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction… Continue reading

Rescue of Iraqis a proud moment for Port Townsend family

PORT TOWNSEND -- A local family is beaming with pride after the crew of the frigate their son and grandson is serving aboard saved the… Continue reading

Sequim: Removal of crash debris illegal, officials now say

SEQUIM -- When Steve Windust and his brother retrieved landing gear from an Army Air Corps P-38 that crashed on Maynard Peak in 1943, they… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: “Falcon”” Christopher Boyce’s connection with the North Olympic Peninsula

When Custom agents stopped Ahmed Ressam of Algeria as he drove off the Coho ferry in December 1999 in a car loaded with explosives, they… Continue reading

Bug cuisine: Port Townsend biologist crawling to food success halfway around the world

Singaporeans will munch on scorpion scaloppini and crunch on grasshopper kabobs and crickets in orzo pasta next month. And they'll have a Port Townsend man… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Makah, federal government seek full court review of whaling ban

NEAH BAY -- The Makah and the U.S. government are seeking a full-panel review of a December decision by a federal appeals court that bars… Continue reading

Port Angeles: “Self help” homes for the low-income planned for west side

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Housing Authority officials have plans to launch a "self help housing" neighborhood on the city's west side. Pam Teitz, the… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Ethics board will investigate councilwoman, but not for conflict of interest

PORT TOWNSEND -- An investigation into whether City Councilwoman Freida Fenn violated Port Townsend's ethics code will start next Wednesday. On Thursday, a three-member board… Continue reading

Sequim: Detective’s results of probe into crash that killed 3 still pending

SEQUIM -- It will be three more weeks before results of the investigation into a New Year's Eve car crash that killed three people is… Continue reading

West End still hammered by winter storm; more wet weather on the way

Heavy rains continued to saturate the North Olympic Peninsula on Thursday, with Clallam County getting the brunt of the storm. National Weather Service forecasters in… Continue reading

Hey, Dad — look at me! Marine must wait in Kuwait before seeing new son in person

PORT ANGELES -- By now, Wendy Holt's husband probably knows he has a newborn son. But it could be several months before U.S. Marine Cpl.… Continue reading

Late sports result: Chelan 59, Port Townsend 38

The Port Townsend High School girls basketball team fell 59-38 to second-ranked Chelan late Wednesday in a first-round game at the state 2A tournament in… Continue reading

Parts of Peninsula pounded by winds, rains

Gusty winds and heavy rains knocked out power and caused localized flooding in Clallam and Jefferson counties Wednesday. Wind ripped through Forks and along U.S.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Ice arena proposal could be ready next month

PORT ANGELES -- Supporters of an ice rink and indoor tennis and soccer complex will begin presenting their proposal to the City Council and public… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Blue Heron Middle School hit by flulike virus

PORT TOWNSEND -- A flulike virus continues to hammer student attendance at Blue Heron Middle School. School officials say 63 of 415 students -- about… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Ferry schedule altered

Low tides and ebb currents have forced the cancellation of several ferry sailings between Port Townsend and Keystone this week. Washington State Ferries will cancel… Continue reading

Carlsborg board discusses community needs

CARLSBORG -- Two years of work by the Carlsborg Community Advisory Council outlining infrastructural needs and associated financing received a quiet response from an audience… Continue reading