Alltel Corp. executives declined to say Wednesday whether they would pursue a hostile takeover of CenturyTel Inc. after the communications provider rejected its $6.1 billion… Continue reading
The Associated Press LONGMIRE -- Melting glacier water continued to strip debris from a flank of Mount Rainier on Wednesday, sending car-sized boulders downstream and… Continue reading
CENTER -- An antique plane will return to its Oregon home on land instead of the air this week after an emergency landing in a… Continue reading
Citing recent dry conditions, Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest officials jointly instituted a ban on open fires, effective today. "With the number of… Continue reading
Unemployment last month on the North Olympic Peninsula improved slightly in Jefferson County, but rose 0.4 percent in Clallam County. Jefferson County posted a 5.1… Continue reading
Clallam County on Tuesday banned shellfish harvesting from the mouth of the Dungeness River east to Discovery Bay because of dangerous toxins. The announcement was… Continue reading
PORT ANGELES -- Port commissioners anticipate holding an executive session next week to select a new executive director from three finalists, interim director Clyde Boddy… Continue reading
The Port Angeles School District has officially hired Gary Cohn as superintendent. Cohn's annual salary for the first year of the three-year contract will be… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- When Norm Dicks last visited Jefferson County in November, the congressman helped break ground for the renovation of the Port Townsend Marine… Continue reading
SEQUIM -- Public opinions differed Tuesday during an open house on what is best for the revitalization of downtown Sequim. But a majority of the… Continue reading
An elderly man inexplicably drove his pickup into the Hoh River near Allen's Bar in western Jefferson County on Monday. Donald Macomber, 74, of Chehalis… Continue reading
PORT ANGELES -- New Peninsula College President Thomas Keegan says he wants the North Olympic Peninsula community help him develop a vision for the school.… Continue reading
When Bonneville Power Administration announced a 46 percent wholesale rate increase for electricity in late June, many consumers thought that was the extent of looming… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- The city is facing a $20 million cost to maintain its water system, City Manager David Timmons told the Port Townsend Chamber… Continue reading
PORT TOWNSEND -- The Tides Inn Manager Simon Lee was both distraught and relieved Monday. A fire had broken out at the 1807 Water St.… Continue reading
PORT ANGELES -- The shooting death of Rosa Hammer has left many questions for law enforcement officials and family and friends of Ms. Hammer. A… Continue reading
SEQUIM -- Residency remained the major issue Monday as the City Council took action to approve a city Planning Commission ordinance. Future commissions will be… Continue reading
A third public open house on the Downtown Revitalization Project and the redesign of North Sequim Avenue will be held today in the Sequim Community… Continue reading
PORT ANGELES --Saturday's third annual Airport Day and Fly In will be a "hands on" experience for many North Olympic Peninsula youngsters. It will be… Continue reading
PORT HADLOCK -- Jefferson County forest landowners and managers will be applying herbicides on their property by helicopter in the coming weeks. Exact dates have… Continue reading
