Arwyn Rice

Smoke billows from a storage battery room at The Landing mall on the Port Angeles waterfront as firefighters determine the best way to extinguish the smoky fire that forced evacuation of the large commercial building. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Smoky fire at The Landing prompts evacuations; batteries for wind-power system in flames [**VIDEO**]

PORT ANGELES — Power storage batteries caught fire at The Landing mall Wednesday, triggering an evacuation of between 50 and 100 people from the waterfront… Continue reading

Smoke billows from a storage battery room at The Landing mall on the Port Angeles waterfront as firefighters determine the best way to extinguish the smoky fire that forced evacuation of the large commercial building. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles Fire Department Capt. Keith Bogues

BREAKING NEWS: Fire at The Landing centered on power storage room below restaurant

PORT ANGELES — A power storage battery unit caught fire at The Landing mall, and was still burning at 2 p.m. with no estimate of… Continue reading

Port Angeles Fire Department Capt. Keith Bogues
Sam Phillips

Clallam fire chief sent to Oregon wildfires

A Clallam County fire chief was deployed Tuesday to help manage the safety of firefighters at a major fire in Oregon as part of a… Continue reading

Sam Phillips

Diamond Point flying team takes over flyover for Port Angeles Fourth of July Parade

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Fourth of July Parade’s traditional start with a flyover Thursday will be preserved, thanks to a group of pilots… Continue reading

Fourth of July celebrations across North Olympic Peninsula

Fourth of July celebrations across North Olympic Peninsula

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been corrected to reflect that the first community photo in Sequim is at 2:30 p.m. Thursday instead of at 10:45… Continue reading

Fourth of July celebrations across North Olympic Peninsula
Fourth to be feted across Peninsula this week (corrected)

Fourth to be feted across Peninsula this week (corrected)

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been corrected to reflect that the first community photo in Sequim is at 2:30 p.m. Thursday instead of at 10:45… Continue reading

Fourth to be feted across Peninsula this week (corrected)
McKenzie Ginther

Peninsula heat spell to evaporate by Fourth of July

An early summer heat wave on the North Olympic Peninsula broke Monday for West End communities, and it is expected to end today for most… Continue reading

McKenzie Ginther

Port commissioner candidates lively at Sequim forum

SEQUIM — A forum Sunday pitted the three candidates for the Port of Port Angeles District 1 commissioner position against each other, and blame for… Continue reading

Students line up at an assembly earlier this month to say goodbye to Lisa Navarro

Forks principal bids farewell, leaves for Arizona teaching position

FORKS — Lisa Navarro, principal of Forks Elementary School, will officially bid the school goodbye Sunday. Navarro, who has served as principal at the 480-student… Continue reading

Students line up at an assembly earlier this month to say goodbye to Lisa Navarro

Student cellphone privacy issue sparks Port Angeles School Board debate

PORT ANGELES — A parent’s concern about electronic privacy sparked a debate among Port Angeles School Board members about viewing student cellphone content. Board members… Continue reading

Good walking shoes are recommended for a visit to Linda and Bob Beatty's hillside garden

WEEKEND: Sequim gardens abloom for Petals & Pathways tour

SEQUIM — The last garden listed on the ticket for Saturday's 20th annual Petals & Pathways Sequim Home Garden Tour is a secret Eden, a… Continue reading

Good walking shoes are recommended for a visit to Linda and Bob Beatty's hillside garden
Todd Dewey of Port Angeles is a cast member on History Channel's "Ice Road Truckers." His first episode premiered Sunday night.

Peninsula man featured on History Channel series

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man has joined the cast of “Ice Road Truckers,” the hit History Channel series showcasing truckers who risk their… Continue reading

Todd Dewey of Port Angeles is a cast member on History Channel's "Ice Road Truckers." His first episode premiered Sunday night.
Emergency personnel attend to Jake Bonifazio

One injured, one facing charges after Taylor Cutoff rollover

SEQUIM — One person was injured in a one-vehicle rollover wreck Saturday on U.S. Highway 101 at Taylor Cutoff Road, and charges that the driver… Continue reading

Emergency personnel attend to Jake Bonifazio

Survivor of head-on crash in Sequim in serious condition

Peninsula Daily News SEQUIM — Bernard Emmert, 70, of Sequim was listed in serious condition Sunday at Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles a day… Continue reading

Christoper Loper of Yelm is attended to by emergency personnel Saturday night in Quilcene as his Harley-Davidson motorcycle lies in the middle of U.S. Highway 101. Margaret McKenzie/Peninsula Daily News

Two motorcyclists hurt in Quilcene wreck

QUILCENE — Two motorcyclists were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Saturday after a collision with a car in Quilcene. Christopher S. Loper,… Continue reading

Christoper Loper of Yelm is attended to by emergency personnel Saturday night in Quilcene as his Harley-Davidson motorcycle lies in the middle of U.S. Highway 101. Margaret McKenzie/Peninsula Daily News
Christoper Loper of Yelm is attended to by emergency personnel Saturday night in Quilcene as his Harley-Davidson motorcycle lies in the middle of U.S. Highway 101. Margaret McKenzie/Peninsula Daily News

Two motorcyclists hurt in Quilcene wreck

QUILCENE — Two motorcyclists were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Saturday after a collision with a car in Quilcene. Christopher S. Loper,… Continue reading

Christoper Loper of Yelm is attended to by emergency personnel Saturday night in Quilcene as his Harley-Davidson motorcycle lies in the middle of U.S. Highway 101. Margaret McKenzie/Peninsula Daily News
Emergency personnel attend to Jake Bonifazio

One injured, one facing charges after Taylor Cutoff rollover

SEQUIM — One person was injured in a one-vehicle rollover wreck Saturday on U.S. Highway 101 at Taylor Cutoff Road, and charges that the driver… Continue reading

Emergency personnel attend to Jake Bonifazio
Two members of the Jefferson County Master Gardeners preview one of seven home gardens on today's Port Townsend Secret Garden Tour. Tickets are required to find the locations of the gardens on the tour.

Tour to showcase beautiful, bountiful gardens in Port Townsend today (June 22)

PORT TOWNSEND — Seven Port Townsend “secret gardens” are on display for the public today (Saturday, June 22). Organizers hope the tour will both delight… Continue reading

Two members of the Jefferson County Master Gardeners preview one of seven home gardens on today's Port Townsend Secret Garden Tour. Tickets are required to find the locations of the gardens on the tour.

CLALLAM: School districts face ‘big cloud’ if state budget not passed soon, officials say

Public school districts in Clallam County are facing a “big cloud” on the horizon as the state Legislature wrangles over the budget, education officials say.… Continue reading

JEFFERSON: Three school districts might not be able to pay bills because of state budget lag

Three Jefferson County school districts will struggle to pay their bills in July if the state Legislature fails to pass a budget, according to state… Continue reading