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City Council members and Jefferson County commissioners vowed during a joint meeting last week to collaborate on critical issues of economic development, land use and water planning in what could be a first step toward political unity.

When I first picked up a copy of The Magic Rabbit at the local library I was blown away by the artwork.

Peninsula Daily News PORT TOWNSEND - Competitive comedy is no laughing matter. Sixteen comedians from the U.S. and Canada will converge on Port Townsend on Wednesday, another stop in the 30th annual Seattle International Standup Comedy Competition.

When a client asked if she was sad to move the Port Townsend Food Bank from the home it has had for three years, Director Shirley Moss answered without hesitation.

Herb Beck, the longest-serving commissioner on any port board in the state, was losing to challenger Leif Erickson in tonight's tally of Port of Port Townsend ballots in the general election.

Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division will shut down service on Port Townsend-Keystone route beginning Wednesday night and until Friday morning to rebuild one of the 50-car ferry Steilacoom II's auxiliary generators.

Three murders. Two jurisdictions. One suspected serial killer. A cold case that spans three decades and 8000 miles.

Michael J. Fenter, a Port Townsend boat builder alleged to be living a double life as a bank robber, is expected to enter a plea in federal court next Friday, after an arraignment scheduled this week was postponed.

Three murders. Two jurisdictions. One serial killer. It's a theory fast-gaining strength after homicide detectives in the Northwest reopened some missing person cases from the 1970's. But local police aren't the only ones uncovering new evidence.

Glenn Allan Bagley moved to the Philippines shortly after the disappearance of his ex-wife. In 1973, 23-year-old Althea Blankenship and her son Jeffrey disappeared.

Michael J. Fenter, a Port Townsend man accused of robbing a Tacoma bank and under investigation in three other bank robberies, is expected to enter a plea in federal court Friday.

Ferry service on the Port Townsend to Keystone route has been canceled until repairs to the Steilacoom II are complete, and that means no more ferries today.

Leif Erickson, a candidate for the Port of Port Townsend commssion, said he has corrected a failure to identify a sponsor on campaign materials that prompted a former port commissioner to file a complaint with the state Public Disclosure Commission.

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A 21-year-old man visiting from China attacked and injured two Jefferson Transit bus drivers Sunday afternoon at Haines Place Park and Ride and was being held Monday for mental evaluation at a Bremerton institution.

PORT TOWNSEND Kateen Fenter's world turned upside down the day the FBI informed her that her husband of 20 years was in custody in Tacoma on charges of bank robbery.

Ron Ramey/The Herald A tunnel takes bikers under a road on the Larry Scott Memorial Trail in Port Townsend.

The city sidewalks now have federal funding for a much needed face lift -- or at least a lift of the lids.

A city of Port Townsend and Northwest Maritime Center proposal for 10 mooring buoys to tie up visiting boats along downtown's waterfront has Port of Port Townsend officials and a shoreline hotel owner concerned about Quincy Dock expansion for future boat and seaplane moorage.

Heavy rains have alleviated the worries of the city's water resource department.