Arwyn Rice

Franklin Elementary School spared with rise in student level

PORT ANGELES — Franklin Elementary School will be spared for now. The October district enrollment report, presented to the Port Angeles School Board at Monday’s… Continue reading

Police: Two bank buildings shot at in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Two Port Angeles banks were hit in apparent “drive-by shootings,” according to the Port Angeles Police Department. No people were known to… Continue reading

Mayor Cherie Kidd

Port Angeles officials clip cable to begin citywide Internet service

PORT ANGELES — Residents can step outside their homes with smartphones, tablets or laptops and go online through a new city Internet network nicknamed “The… Continue reading

Mayor Cherie Kidd
A temporary fence has been erected around the area where work on a $3.9 million esplanade will take place in Port Angeles. Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

Work begins on Port Angeles waterfront face-lift

PORT ANGELES — The first phase of the $3.9 million waterfront esplanade began Monday, as crews closed off the western half of Railroad Avenue. Traffic… Continue reading

A temporary fence has been erected around the area where work on a $3.9 million esplanade will take place in Port Angeles. Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

Forks Heritage Days start Wednesday, honor logging industry

FORKS — Forks may be better known for its connection to the Twilight series of novels and movies, but it has not forgotten its ties… Continue reading

Jim Keffer of Sammamish

More than 2,000 visit rock, gem show in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Shiny, sparkly and simply stunning, the stars of the Nature's Treasures Rock, Gem and Jewelry Artisans Show attracted plenty of groupies this… Continue reading

Jim Keffer of Sammamish

Sequim High celebrates homecoming

SEQUIM — Sequim High School’s homecoming week begins today, as students welcome Sequim alumni back to cheer for their alma mater. The Homecoming theme this… Continue reading

The sculpture "Gandy Dancer" lies on its side

Waterfront project, city Wi-Fi to start today in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The city of Port Angeles will move firmly into the 21st century, as public art displays are coming down this week in… Continue reading

The sculpture "Gandy Dancer" lies on its side

‘Explosive’ potential for fire danger on West End, in East Jefferson

The National Weather Service has issued a red-flag warning for the West End of the North Olympic Peninsula as well as the southern portion of… Continue reading

Clallam County jail inmate dies in Seattle hospital

PORT ANGELES — An inmate who was found unconscious on the floor of her cell at the Clallam County jail last week has died, and… Continue reading

Air Force retiree tapped for Sequim council seat

SEQUIM — Dennis Smith, an Air Force retiree who has lived in Sequim for just over three years, will be sworn into office Monday to… Continue reading

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Rock stars: Giant emeralds to be raffled at gem show

PORT ANGELES — Two emeralds as big as fists will be raffled off this weekend at the Nature's Treasures Rock, Gem and Jewelry Artisans Show… Continue reading

Thomas Ellison holds a 1
Mario Hackney

$1,000 reward offered for information on fugitive

PORT ANGELES — North Olympic Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a fugitive who has been sought… Continue reading

Mario Hackney

Power outage affects eastern Clallam County

SEQUIM — More than 14,000 Clallam County Public Utility District customers lost electrical power at about 9:30 a.m. Monday, but most were back on the… Continue reading

Lori McKenna of Enumclaw dances with her dog

Dancing dogs strut their stuff in Sequim

SEQUIM — Sequim's dog park at Carrie Blake Park is known as a place where dogs can play. But last weekend, dogs were also dancing,… Continue reading

Lori McKenna of Enumclaw dances with her dog
The William Shore Memorial Pool marks its 50th anniversary with synchronized swimming

Port Angeles pool fetes 50th anniversary

PORT ANGELES — More than 100 swim enthusiasts attended William Shore Memorial Pool's 50th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday. “I learned to swim in this pool.… Continue reading

The William Shore Memorial Pool marks its 50th anniversary with synchronized swimming

Two head-on collisions hurt six in Clallam, Jefferson

Six people were injured in two unrelated head-on collisions in Clallam and Jefferson counties Saturday and Sunday, resulting in three people taken to Olympic Medical… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School students stage protest over ‘rights infringement’

PORT ANGELES — About 20 Port Angeles High School students staged a sit-in Thursday morning at the school's flagpole, protesting school policies they said infringe… Continue reading

Tsunami debris cleanup plan depends on volunteers

Nearly one year after the first debris from Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami washed up on the West End’s ocean shoreline, the state has released… Continue reading

Peninsula College head sees niche for programs

PORT ANGELES — Community colleges are uniquely prepared to create workers with the skills employers need, Peninsula College President Luke Robins told about 80 members… Continue reading