Western Wind’s new owner learns of trawler’s cocaine history

PORT TOWNSEND -- The man who bought the Western Wind at an auction says he's not a fisherman and wouldn't know the first thing about… Continue reading

Woman hospitalized after crash with Quilcene school bus

QUILCENE -- A local woman remained hospitalized Saturday in Seattle after sustaining injuries in a school bus-related crash Friday. Blanche L. Wallace, 75, was listed… Continue reading

Boat seized in historic cocaine bust finally sold

PORT TOWNSEND -- Almost two years after it was seized in the Strait of Juan de Fuca with 5,538 pounds of cocaine aboard, the fishing… Continue reading

New construction will offset most of Daishowa reassessment

PORT ANGELES -- New construction last year means the downward reassessment of Daishowa America Co. Ltd.'s paper mill won't increase the county portion of people's… Continue reading

Peace group rolls out anti-war signs on Clallam buses

The anti-Iraq war message hit the streets of Clallam County this week, with signs posted on the sides of Clallam Transit System buses. "The plan… Continue reading

Port Townsend ship riggers to reinforce Capital chandelier

PORT TOWNSEND -- Four representatives from Point Hudson-based Brion Toss Yacht Riggers will travel to Olympia next week to reinforce the state Capitol rotunda's five-ton… Continue reading

What happened in Daishowa tax case?

PORT ANGELES -- The method of assessing property value that caused Daishowa America Co. Ltd. to file a lawsuit against the county is widely used… Continue reading

$3 ferry fee appears dead

The North Olympic Peninsula's congressional delegation might have succeeded in stopping a $3 fee on international passenger ferries recently proposed by the U.S. Immigration and… Continue reading

Maritime security zones expanded to ferries

The U.S. Coast Guard, working under a higher terror alert, has extended a 500-yard security zone to ferries such as the private MV Coho and… Continue reading

Peninsula hospital commissioners briefed on Medicare fund proposals

President Bush's plan to modernize Medicare by spending $400 million over 10 years could curtail reimbursements to North Olympic Peninsula hospitals, a medical lobbyist told… Continue reading

Port Angeles, county reviewing sewer main options for Wal-Mart area

PORT ANGELES -- When it comes to Wal-Mart, the septic system problem is often right under your nose. County environmental health officials report Wal-Mart's septic… Continue reading

Port Townsend poet to take anti-war message to New York City

PORT TOWNSEND -- Local poet Sam Hamill wasn't too disappointed when First Lady Laura Bush canceled the symposium on Poetry and the American Voice. He'd… Continue reading

Rep. Dicks appointed to new homeland security committee

North Olympic Peninsula Congressman Norm Dicks is one of three Pacific Northwest members of Congress named Wednesday to a new House committee overseeing homeland security.… Continue reading

State Court of Appeals holds session in Sequim

SEQUIM -- The rules were a little different Wednesday for state Court of Appeals proceedings. As high school students filed in and out of a… Continue reading

Whatcha chewing on, Allie?

PORT TOWNSEND -- Elisa Halcomb thought her dog, Allie, was just chewing on a dirty stick Tuesday evening until she gave the object a kick.… Continue reading

Chimacum: Friends think teen who died after party might have tried to be too macho

CHIMACUM -- Stunned friends of Shane Thomas Luther are getting by with a little help from each other. Luther, 16, was found dead Saturday morning… Continue reading

Jefferson County: 11 ballots may be counted

There are at least six more ballots to be counted in Brinnon and Quilcene school elections, Jefferson County Elections Coordinator Karen Cartmel said Tuesday. But… Continue reading

Oldenkamp is Sequim’s Citizen of the Year

SEQUIM -- Gil Oldenkamp believes a person receives far more than he gives as a community volunteer. On Tuesday, Oldenkamp received honors for years of… Continue reading

Port Angeles considers Elwha sewer hook-up

The Port Angeles City Council could decide at its March 4 meeting how much it will charge the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe to hook up… Continue reading

Port Angeles inmate tied to alleged plot to assassinate his federal prosecutor

Months after he was charged with trying to explode a pipe bomb outside the Fairmount Motel, a Port Angeles man plotted to have the federal… Continue reading