Detective Sgt. Jason Greenspane is something of an institution in town. In 1995, he donned his Port Townsend Police ...

Polls closed promptly at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and the first batch of ballots has been tallied for the Nov. 4 general election. Of ...

Many people, including conservatives, independents and liberals, are uneasy about what’s happening in our country right now. Thousands of federal workers have lost their jobs. Hundreds of … ...

Kay Wojt Wilson passed away on March 23, 2025, in Bremerton. Born October 31, 1938, in Leavenworth, Washington, Kay’s life was marked by a deep commitment to community, education, and music. … ...

A Jefferson County Superior Court judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the city of Port Townsend from clearing the Evans Vista homeless encampment. The order restricts all … ...

The Leader logo · Facebook · X (formerly Twitter) · BlueSky · LinkedIn · Email · Print · Port Townsend Mayor David Faber fields questions at the council meeting held outside the encampment near the ...

The Leader was not Port Townsend’s first newspaper. In 1859 the fewer than 200 literate souls in Port Townsend read the Port Townsend Register. As the town grew so did the papers: The North West, The ...

RSVP’s requested - [email protected]. Share pictures & memories at Remember Well As shelters reach capacity and reports of animal cruelty persist, one local rescue is turning to Halloween to ...

An attempted weekend traffic stop for speeding in Port Ludlow led to a flight from the law, in which a 70-year-old suspect shrugged off pepper spray, brandished a shotgun and was ultimately tracked … ...