Tragedy hits Sequim family again

SEQUIM -- Less than two weeks after a plane crash claimed the life of a 9-year-old relative, the Triplett family has been stunned by a… Continue reading

West End: Makah diabetes program gets grants

NEAH BAY -- The Makah diabetes program has been awarded three grants totaling $11,500 for a retina clinic next month. The grants, from three pharmaceutical… Continue reading

Clallam: Route to Olympic Hot Springs closed

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic National Park officials have closed the route to Olympic Hot Springs following a trail washout that stranded 10 hikers and a… Continue reading

Clallam: Sheriff presents staffing proposals

PORT ANGELES -- Sheriff Joe Hawe updated county commissioners Monday on proposals to fund three officer positions. Hawe is seeking support for two recreational officers… Continue reading

Clallam: Transit chief speaks out on parking proposals

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam Transit System's general manager voiced concerns Monday about the city parking advisory committee's proposed solutions to downtown parking lost to the… Continue reading

Jefferson: County antes $5,000 to ward off parking fee at fort

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners unanimously agreed Monday to donate $5,000 toward an effort aimed at keeping Fort Worden State Park free of parking… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Official gives straight talk about transportation

PORT ANGELES -- When state voters resoundingly defeated Referendum 51 in November, the state Department of Transportation's big wheels started spinning. Randall Hain, Transportation's Olympic… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port signs interim graving yard pact with state

PORT ANGELES -- Port of Port Angeles commissioners signed an agreement Monday allowing the state Department of Transportation to begin using 22.45 acres of waterfront… Continue reading

Sequim: 13 vie for 108th Irrigation Festival crown

SEQUIM -- Thirteen young women are honing their personal and performance skills as they compete to be queen and royalty of the 108th Sequim Irrigation… Continue reading

Sequim: Finalists named for citizen of year award

SEQUIM -- Pat McCauley, Gil Oldenkamp and Emily Westcott have been selected as finalists for the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce's annual citizen of the… Continue reading

Clallam: Sheriff initiates new animal control policy

PORT ANGELES -- Nuisance complaints about barking or vicious dogs are now matters that must be settled -- except when an animal is killed or… Continue reading

PENINSULA FANS FAVOR BUCS IN SUPER BOWL CONTEST

PORT ANGELES -- The Oakland Raiders were getting hammered, and that was just fine with most of the football fans watching the game at the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School panel to discuss property tax issue

Port Angeles School Board members tonight will discuss the tax settlement between Daishowa America Co. Ltd. and Clallam County. The settlement is expected to change… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Shipbuilder thanks backers

Stas Margaronis, president of Santa Maria Shipping LLC and its subsidiary, Liberty Shipbuilding, says he "thanks Port Angeles and the Port Commission for the opportunity… Continue reading

Clallam: Longtime sponsor speaks out about Kalakala restoration effort

PORT ANGELES -- In the recent effort to bring the historic ferry Kalakala back to Port Angeles, one voice has been missing. Bill Zynda, who… Continue reading

Clallam: Report says meth-lab count up in last year

BY EMELINE COKELET The number of reported methamphetamine labs in the state decreased for the first time last year since 1995, but Clallam County is… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City Council retreat mulls “underground” fate

LAKE SUTHERLAND -- A possible resolution to the future of the Port Angeles underground emerged from Saturday's Port Angeles City Council retreat held at Mayor… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fire displaces residents

PORT ANGELES -- Two people were temporarily displaced from their homes Friday when a bed caught fire inside a Lauridsen Boulevard house. Kathleen Young, 35,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: School Board to discuss tax levy rate

PORT ANGELES -- The news hit like a bombshell last week: A lawsuit settlement could shift up to $1 million in taxes to homeowners and… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Workers may help schools on city time

PORT ANGELES -- City employees could be allowed to volunteer in Port Angeles schools for up to one hour per week under a proposal endorsed… Continue reading