Jefferson County News

Firefighters spent several hours and more than 3,600 gallons of water on knocking down a relatively small brush fire Thursday morning that was "probably human-caused," Clallam County Fire District 3 Lt.

Commissioners from Jefferson County Fire District 2, covering Quilcene, and Jefferson County Fire District No.

Post offices will be closed Saturday, and there will be no regular mail delivery.

For the first time in its 52-year history, United Good Neighbors will reduce the amount of money it will give to service agencies in the area.

An 88-year-old man suffering a heart attack was the first to benefit from new protocols for paramedics in East Jefferson County.

A search for a man who went missing Saturday morning in Quilcene ended when rescuers found him dead in a wooded area near the house in which he was staying.

The Port Townsend City Council and Board of Jefferson County Commissioners have agreed to establish a list of parcels that could be developed for affordable housing.

Philip Sax prepares a tray of calzones to go into his wood-fired oven in the Jefferson County town of Coyle.

If you want a say in the future growth of Naval Base Kitsap Bangor, now is the time to do it.

When David Rose, the host of "Washington's Most Wanted" television show, heard that the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office had started a "Most Wanted" section on its Web site, he checked it out.

A ruling by the Jefferson County Hearing Examiner may soon regulate how many bullets can be fired on the property of Security Services Northwest.

Although this year's fireworks will continue as planned, the Sunrise Rotary Club announced that it will not fund next year's show, citing financial constraints.

Jefferson County Public Utility District and Puget Sound Energy are poised to begin formal discussions about the public utility taking on PSE's facilities to provide community-owned electric service to county customers.

Washington's Most Wanted is kicking off a new partnership this week, with the Jefferson County Sheriff's office, to find this unregistered sex offender.

By Jeff Chew Peninsula Daily News NORDLAND -- The Jamestown S'Klallam and Port Gamble S'Klallam tribes say that federal, state and county government representatives involved in the protection of Marrowstone Island's Mystery Bay have forsaken the enforcement needed to protect tribal shellfish beds in the bay, a direct threat to their treaty rights.

The unemployment rate on the North Olympic Peninsula dropped last month while it was on the rise statewide.

Authorities said a naked intruder startled a woman in her home west of Denver, then fled in a sheet to another home where he was discovered wearing women's clothing.

Two Olympic Peninsula tribes say federal, state and county officials have failed to protect tribal shellfish beds in Marrowstone Island's Mystery Bay in violation of treaty rights.

Jefferson County's Sheriff's Office and Prosecuting Attorney's office have begun working a bit closer together in a new joint community policing effort.

The attorney representing residents opposed to a 252.6-acre master-planned development at Black Point and Pleasant Harbor Marina improvements -- the Brinnon Group -- said Tuesday that he and his clients will consider appealing a Thurston County judge's decision rendered Friday.