Peninsula: Martin Luther King Jr. Day events set

Local events today in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day: * Olympic National Park will be open, and the park's Visitor Center will show… Continue reading

PORT TOWNSEND: BUDGET REDUCTION WOULD HIT STUDENTS

PORT TOWNSEND -- In 2002, more than 700 high school, junior high and elementary school students came from around the state for intensive workshops in… Continue reading

“Thunderboats” will roar to life on Port Angeles Harbor

PORT ANGELES -- A piston-powered unlimited light hyrdoplane skips along the surface of Port Angeles Harbor. Its roostertail sprays high into the air as the… Continue reading

165-foot crane moves into place in Port Townsend Bay

PORT TOWNSEND -- Six men and a 165-foot-tall crane will spend the next month performing maintenance work at the Port Townsend and Keystone ferry terminals.… Continue reading

Last-ditch attempt to bring Kalakala back to Port Angeles?

PORT ANGELES -- Local supporters of the art-deco ferry Kalakala, which once called Port Angeles home, are floating a new idea to bring the ailing… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School basketball boys lose to Shelton

SHELTON -- The Port Angeles High School boys basketball team lost 48-47 to Shelton in a Narrows League game Friday night. Scott Helpenstell led the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Community bulb-planting Monday

PORT ANGELES -- Volunteer bulb planters will be greeted by a canopy tent on the Red Lion Hotel parking lot Monday morning. That's when professional… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port urged to look again at shipbuilder’s proposal

PORT ANGELES -- The company that wants to build a shipbuilding facility on the waterfront should be given another look, according to Lynn Mattix, the… Continue reading

Sequim: Dumping of junk vehicle angers Clallam deputy

SEQUIM -- Whoever left a junk car loaded with car parts and other garbage in the middle of a county road overnight Thursday could be… Continue reading

Inmates resume hunger strike at Clallam Bay prison

CLALLAM BAY -- Some inmates at Clallam Bay Corrections Center have resumed a hunger strike, saying they are dissatisfied with a privilege system in their… Continue reading

Piece of Peninsula in orbit aboard space shuttle Columbia

A small chunk of Olympic National Park is orbiting Earth today aboard the space shuttle Columbia. The Columbia lifted off Thursday morning from Kennedy Space… Continue reading

Police investigate Sequim vandalism

SEQUIM -- Tires have been punctured and car windows smashed during two separate rashes of vandalism this week. Police Sgt. Sheri Crain estimates damage at… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Coast Guard canceling pier lease

The U.S. Coast Guard has notified the city of Port Angeles of its intent to cancel its $30,000 lease at City Pier for mooring the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: group compiles potential solutions to parking shortage

PORT ANGELES -- Parking Advisory Committee members were urged Thursday afternoon to prioritize solutions to the downtown parking shortage expected when the Gateway Transportation Center… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Shipbuilder looking elsewhere, says Port “not interested”

PORT ANGELES -- The Port of Port Angeles "clearly is not interested" in hosting a California-based shipping company's proposed manufacturing facility, the firm's president said… Continue reading

Trip of the Week: Seeking elk also provides views of Dungeness Valley

SEQUIM -- A journey through the Sequim-Dungeness Valley searching for the local herd of elk is a fun way to spend an hour or an… Continue reading

Four Jefferson County residents injured in two separate crashes

Four Jefferson County residents were injured in two separate wrecks Wednesday in Port Ludlow and Port Townsend. The unrelated crashes took place at the intersection… Continue reading

Olympic National Park’s No. 2 suddenly No. 1

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Just two months after Sue McGill assumed Olympic National Park's No. 2 post, she'll become No. 1 -- at least temporarily.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Health care officials resume push for fluoridating water

PORT ANGELES -- A group of public health officials and medical professionals has restarted a campaign to fluoridate the city's water. The group contends the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Orchestra director to receive national honor

The director of Port Angeles High School and Roosevelt Middle School orchestras, Ron Jones, has been chosen to receive the National Federation Interscholastic Music Association… Continue reading