Port users begin writing port security plan for Peninsula

PORT ANGELES -- Port users began the process of developing a security plan required to conduct international commerce after July 1, 2004. During a meeting… Continue reading

Boaters cause concerns for orcas on Hood Canal

Some Hood Canal residents are worried that boat traffic could be disrupting the hunting patterns of killer whales visiting their long waterway. The number of… Continue reading

Clallam Bay: County emergency required for Clallam River work, state official says

CLALLAM BAY -- Residents can open the mouth of the sand-gorged Clallam River -- as long as shoreline habitat is not damaged, a Washington Department… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula units operate on higher alert

Like other agencies and installations throughout Washington state, Peninsula Coast Guard units and the State Patrol moved quickly to increase security over the weekend after… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Roughriders sending three wrestlers to regionals

Port Angeles High School is sending three wrestlers to the regional championships this coming weekend. Julio Garcia, Nick Borchers and Cory Looney all finished in… Continue reading

Port Townsend peace activist reports from Baghdad

Anna Bachmann says from Baghdad that she's "radicalized" and prepared to go to jail to stop a war against Iraq. For the past three weeks,… Continue reading

Daishowa America’s parent merges with former rival in Japan; little effect on Port Angeles operations

The merger of Daishowa America Co. Ltd.'s parent company and Nippon Unipac Holding Co. will be completed April 1, creating the largest paper-making company in… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge work starts later this year

CHIMACUM -- Preparations for renovation of the Hood Canal Bridge are coming together. Repair work will begin later this year, and the plan for the… Continue reading

Keeping an eye on eagles

PORT TOWNSEND -- Every morning for the past seven years, Bob Capener has put on his jacket and cap, picked up his binoculars and driven… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center remodeling projects to start this year

PORT ANGELES -- The first in a series of $12 million in remodeling projects at Olympic Medical Center is expected to begin this year. The… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend gets a boat

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port of Port Townsend has purchased a used 20-foot utility boat. Executive Director Larry Crockett said the boat will allow the… Continue reading

Sunday Showcase: Port Angeles missing-person case revived 33 years later — with high-tech FBI equipment

PORT ANGELES -- Bertha Louise Burke was 29 years old and a mother of three when she disappeared on a Friday night in early 1970.… Continue reading

Explore Olympic National Park on snowshoes

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Snowshoeing at Hurricane Ridge offers winter visitors to Olympic National Park an enjoyable way to explore the magic of snow. Although… Continue reading

FBI search for missing woman turns up empty

Port Angeles police have renewed their search for a local woman who was reported missing nearly 33 years ago from her Port Angeles home. Bertha… Continue reading

Forks reviewing cable television options

FORKS -- Citing increasing rates and alleged substandard service, city officials are looking into expanding cable television opportunities for residents. Bellevue-based Millennium Digital Media currently… Continue reading

Good news for PT Paper workers

Salaried Port Townsend Paper employees will be reimbursed for the 10 percent pay cut they took for three months last year. In total, about $130,000… Continue reading

Peninsula Spotlight: Nightspots add pole dancing, other contests to provide zest

By Laura Rosser From pole dancing at Oh! Gallagher's to garbage can racers at Delaney's Other Side, entertainment in Port Angeles is taking a little… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2003
  • LAURA ROSSER

Proposed water quality rules could include stormwater tome

PORT ANGELES -- Proposed water quality standards could inadvertently result in voluminous stormwater control guidelines becoming part of state law, their opponents say. Barbara Kitchens,… Continue reading

PT ethics board member to seek independent advice

PORT TOWNSEND -- An ethics board member reviewing a complaint against Councilwoman Freida Fenn is seeking independent legal advice on how the board should proceed.… Continue reading

Sequim man’s space-junk theory grows

SEQUIM -- Maybe investigators should call in David Briggs to help determine if the shuttle Columbia collided with space junk before disintegrating over Texas last… Continue reading