The search for a missing pilot and plane near Queets who went missing March 6 is expected to continue this week.
Search-and-rescue responders were called in early last week after state officials …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 3/13/23 |
The Port Townsend Police Department has released its 2023 crime report, displaying a decrease in calls for service with a slight increase in total criminal cases for the year.
Reviewing crime from …
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 355 calls for service between Friday, Feb. 24 and Friday, March 3.
At 10:41 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28 in Chimacum, a caller reported finding an …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 3/12/23 |
The man charged last month for allegedly stabbing a Port Townsend woman had previously been arrested for strangling the same woman in March 2022.
John Lewis Allen remains in custody in Jefferson …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 3/10/23 |
A 43-year-old Hansville man has been charged with making death threats and possession of a stolen firearm after he allegedly started shooting a .45-caliber pistol at a bonfire party on Marrowstone …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 3/10/23 |
The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 166 calls between Friday, Feb. 24, and Thursday, March 2. Below are selected reports.
At 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, an assault was reported …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 3/10/23 |
A message of hope and blessings for environmental defenders were lifted up by Tribal leaders on Saturday, March 4.
Elders from the Jamestown S’Klallam and Chemakum Tribes met with Lummi …
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Derek Firenze
dfirenze@ptleader.com | 3/10/23 |
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 355 calls for service between Friday, Feb. 24 and Friday, March 3.
At 12:24 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, a man called 911 to say he was lost and stuck …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 3/10/23 |
The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 161 calls between Friday, Feb. 17, and Thursday, Feb. 23. Below are selected reports.
At 9:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, a cannabis shop in the …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 3/9/23 |
Residents, lawmakers, and business owners on the Olympic Peninsula have raised fears over the multi-weekend closures of the Hood Canal Bridge this summer, and now the city of Port Townsend will add …
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James Sloan
jsloan@ptleader.com | 3/9/23 |
Tree-huggers and cutters met in a noisy confrontation on the Elwha River over the weekend.
Protesters rallying against logging in the Elwha River Watershed restoration project faced off against …
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Derek Firenze
dfirenze@ptleader.com | 3/9/23 |
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 355 calls for service between Friday, Feb. 24 and Friday, March 3.
At 9:53 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 in Quilcene, a caretaker reported a possible …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 3/9/23 |