Arwyn Rice

Robert Sanders

Vandals shoot out glass at more Clallam Transit stops

PORT ANGELES — A months-long vandalism spree continued last weekend, when bus shelter windows were shot out along U.S. Highway 101, and car windows reportedly… Continue reading

Robert Sanders
Tamanowas Rock

Jamestown S’Klallam tribe buys sacred site of Tamanowas Rock

CHIMACUM — After decades of work to preserve Tamanowas Rock, the ancient tribal site is now legally in the hands of the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe,… Continue reading

Tamanowas Rock

UPDATE: Sequim elk posing no threat to U.S. 101 at moment

UPDATE THIS MORNING: Tim Cullinan, Wildlife Program Coordinator, provided the following update: Late yesterday morning, the elk crossed West Sequim Bay Road and continued moving… Continue reading

Sequim elk moving across roads again

SEQUIM — The Dungeness herd of Roosevelt Elk are on the move again. The herd on Tuesday night crossed U.S. Highway 101 for the second… Continue reading

Stevie Martinez-Cruz of Port Angeles holds new daughter

Clallam’s first baby of 2013 beats due date by a week

PORT ANGELES — A baby girl who beat her scheduled due date by a week was the first reported birth in Clallam County in 2013,… Continue reading

Stevie Martinez-Cruz of Port Angeles holds new daughter
Drew and Annie Spindler

Jefferson baby reported to be Peninsula’s first of 2013

PORT TOWNSEND — A baby girl born at Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend was reportedly the first baby born in 2013 on the North… Continue reading

Drew and Annie Spindler
A crowd rushes into the water Tuesday morning from Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Polar bear plunge in Port Angeles draws hundreds

PORT ANGELES — The water was cold, but the air was colder at Tuesday's Port Angeles Polar Bear Plunge, where near-glassy water and a clean… Continue reading

A crowd rushes into the water Tuesday morning from Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Lisa Smith

Mother’s grief inspires her to serve others in need

PORT ANGELES — A grieving mother who was helped by others is now offering her support to those who mourn their children. When The Compassionate… Continue reading

Lisa Smith

Police follow some leads in Port Angeles car robbery

PORT ANGELES — Police on Monday were still trying to track down the man who robbed a woman at knifepoint Saturday night and stole her… Continue reading

Polar bear plunges for the brave and the hardy

The New Year will start with a splash on the North Olympic Peninsula, with at least four options for those hardy enough to begin 2013… Continue reading

A researcher checks the large dock that washed up near LaPush. Washington State Fish and Wildlife

Dock believed from tsunami shows no invasive marine species

LAPUSH — Scientists say they have found no biological invaders on samples of 30 species of marine life taken from a dock that washed up… Continue reading

A researcher checks the large dock that washed up near LaPush. Washington State Fish and Wildlife

Sequim elk well south of U.S. Highway 101

SEQUIM — The Dungeness herd of Roosevelt elk has moved into the hills and as of Thursday was “hanging out” well south of U.S. Highway… Continue reading

A researcher checks the large dock that washed up near LaPush. Washington State Fish and Wildlife

Dock believed from tsunami shows no invasive marine species

LAPUSH — Scientists say they have found no biological invaders on samples of 30 species of marine life taken from a dock that washed up… Continue reading

A researcher checks the large dock that washed up near LaPush. Washington State Fish and Wildlife

Sequim elk well south of U.S. Highway 101

SEQUIM — The Dungeness herd of Roosevelt elk has moved into the hills and as of Thursday was “hanging out” well south of U.S. Highway… Continue reading

NOAA warns large ships to avoid sanctuary

PORT ANGELES — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is asking ships of 400 gross tons or greater to stay farther away voluntarily from part… Continue reading

School lunch is getting a healthy makeover

SEQUIM — School lunches, long the butt of jokes for sitcoms and stand-up comedians, don’t look much like many parents remember from their own school… Continue reading

Community Christmas meals scheduled in Jefferson, Clallam counties

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will include free public meals and brunches for the community. In Port Ludlow, from 9 a.m. to noon today, the… Continue reading

Neah Bay to use Title I award to train teachers

NEAH BAY — Neah Bay Elementary School will use a $5,000 state “Title I Distinguished School” award to train teachers in the use of technology… Continue reading

Tsunami debris film to return to Peninsula

A documentary film that documents a trio of kayakers taking a survey of debris from the March 2011 Japan tsunami that has washed up on… Continue reading

Ivy Mathison has placed ornaments honoring children killed in the Newtown

Port Angeles family’s big yard display pays tribute to Connecticut school victims

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles family who knows from experience what it’s like to lose a child has created a front-yard Christmas tree memorial… Continue reading

Ivy Mathison has placed ornaments honoring children killed in the Newtown