Exclusive: Relative of missing couple surprised by Lake Crescent story

RAYMOND -- Imagine picking up a newspaper and reading about your uncle's parents -- thought to have drowned more than 70 years ago in a… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Car found in Lake Crescent isn’t missing couple’s Chevy

Lake Crescent is holding on to its 72-year-old mystery of what happened to Russell and Mildred Warren. An old car discovered at the bottom of… Continue reading

Peninsula: Unemployment rises in Clallam, Jefferson counties

October unemployment figures for the North Olympic Peninsula remained lower than the same period last year despite the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. But while the… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Authority wants parcel for affordable-housing project

PORT TOWNSEND -- A six-acre tract could be used for affordable housing instead of a park if Jefferson County commissioners deed the parcel to the… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Councilwoman-elect to step down from county planning board

PORT TOWNSEND -- City Council member-elect Michelle Sandoval said Tuesday she will resign from the Jefferson County Planning Commission when she takes office in January.… Continue reading

Quileute hope development brings more tourists to LaPush

LAPUSH -- At the end of state Highway 110, where the late afternoon sun casts its shadow across James Island and First Beach, the Quileute… Continue reading

Sequim: Firm wins $2.34 million contract

SEQUIM -- DelaBarre & Associates Inc. has been awarded a $2.34 million contract to continue providing support services for federal Small Business Innovation Research conferences.… Continue reading

KPLY mill returns — and it’s smokeless

PORT ANGELES -- No more billows of steam from KPLY's towering smokestack? The plywood mill returned to full operation Monday after being down for a… Continue reading

Market slump may force layoffs at KPLY plywood mill

PORT ANGELES -- If market conditions don't improve between now and Thanksgiving, 35 employees at KPLY Inc. could be laid off. The announcement was made… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Divers check out mystery cars in Lake Crescent

Scuba divers examined two cars beneath the waters of Lake Crescent on Monday, trying to solve a 72-year-old mystery involving the disappearance of a Bogachiel… Continue reading

Peninsula: Kessler sees “mixed blessing” in being full-fledged House majority leader

Rep. Lynn Kessler will lead the new Democratic majority in the state House of Representatives next session, and she sees that as a "mixed blessing"… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Coast Guard stops, boards ferry

The Coast Guard stopped and boarded the MV Coho about halfway through the ferry's 8:20 a.m. sailing to Victoria on Monday. Officials at the Coast… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Special dispatches from Japan

To readers of peninsuladailynews.com: Ten Port Townsend High School students are visiting Ichikawa, Japan, which will officially become Port Townsend's sister city once documents are… Continue reading

Peninsula: Agency on Aging turns 25

The agency formed to help "aging" people, marks its 25th year this week. The Olympic Area Agency on Aging, based in Port Hadlock and serving… Continue reading

Port Angeles: More Guardsmen not likely for PA airport

PORT ANGELES -- The state National Guard is "not likely" to add personnel to William R. Fairchild International Airport, according to airport manager Jeff Robb.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Speaker honors GI’s on Veterans Day

PORT ANGELES -- The soldiers now serving in Afghanistan share a "common thread" with all those who came before them, said retired Army Chief Warrant… Continue reading

Brinnon: Fire district candidates separated by two votes

BRINNON -- Only two votes separate candidates vying for the Position No. 2 seat on the Fire District No. 4 board. After late-arriving, mail-in ballots… Continue reading

Jefferson: County departments directed to cut budgets by up to 2.5%

PORT TOWNSEND -- The passage of Initiative 747 is prompting Jefferson County Administrator Charles Saddler to direct county department heads to cut their budgets. Saddler… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Daishowa mill to restart Monday

PORT ANGELES -- While Daishowa America officials are heralding Monday's restart of the Ediz Hook pulp mill, KPLY Inc. officials are mum about that mills… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Hannan’s lead in Port commissioner race almost insurmountable

Bill Hannan has beaten Corby Somerville for Port of Port Angeles commissioner. Hannan's lead widened from 305 ballots to 535 in vote counting Friday afternoon.… Continue reading