Arwyn Rice

Travis Nicolaysen's Facebook page went viral after a news story was picked up by The Associated Press.

Port Angeles Facebook fugitive now a man of the world

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles felon who found his name splattered across the Internet after a story about his brazen post-police-chase Facebook postings went… Continue reading

Travis Nicolaysen's Facebook page went viral after a news story was picked up by The Associated Press.

Public response to Lincoln Park redesign heartens port

PORT ANGELES — The highest priorities after the proposed clear-cutting of most of the trees at Lincoln Park are making sure there is money to… Continue reading

Port Angeles Friday night football in danger

PORT ANGELES — If something isn’t done soon at Civic Field, Friday night high school football games will be a thing of the past, boosters… Continue reading

Port Angeles police want to hear from anyone having knowledge of Travis A. Nicolaysen's whereabouts.

Port Angeles man posts to Facebook while on lam

By Arwyn Rice Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man who escaped from police last week as they sought to detain him… Continue reading

Port Angeles police want to hear from anyone having knowledge of Travis A. Nicolaysen's whereabouts.

Port Angeles composites facility’s workers vote to join union

PORT ANGELES — Employees at Angeles Composite Technologies Inc. in Port Angeles have voted to join the International Association of Machinists. The decision at an… Continue reading

A search team made up of Port Angeles police Officer Kevin Miller

Police search for Port Angeles man who eluded them

PORT ANGELES — Police continued to look Thursday for a man wanted on a felony warrant whose sighting prompted a multiagency search Wednesday. Travis A.… Continue reading

A search team made up of Port Angeles police Officer Kevin Miller
Amber Steim

First-degree murder charge to be added in vehicular death case

PORT ANGELES — A hearing to add a charge of first-degree murder with extreme indifference to the charges against Amber Steim, accused of killing a… Continue reading

Amber Steim
Patty McManus

Fowl play: ‘Mystery booms’ solved in Sequim

DUNGENESS — On Monday and Tuesday, residents near the Dungeness River were shaken by a series of booms that lasted nearly 24 hours. The area… Continue reading

Patty McManus
As the sound of alarm bells fills the air

Westport workers put out fire, clean up spill

PORT ANGELES — A Westport Shipyard building was briefly evacuated Wednesday morning because of a small chemical spill and fire. Westport employees extinguished the fire… Continue reading

As the sound of alarm bells fills the air
The Buzz owner Deb Ferguson

Coffee shop customers buzzing about closures [ *** GALLERY *** ]

SEQUIM — Customers of The Buzz coffee shop were buzzing Tuesday: Their hive is about to be shut down, and they plan to fight for… Continue reading

The Buzz owner Deb Ferguson

Big ‘losers’ to be honored at ceremony

PORT ANGELES — About 125 contestants will learn Friday who lost the highest percentage of body weight at the Olympic Weight Loss Challenge awards ceremony.… Continue reading

Peninsula College interim President Brinton Sprague speaks at the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce meeting on Monday. Seated at left is chamber President Brian Kuh. Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News

Junior colleges safe from new budget cuts

PORT ANGELES — There is no official state budget yet, but the Legislature is indicating that there will be no cuts this year in the… Continue reading

Peninsula College interim President Brinton Sprague speaks at the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce meeting on Monday. Seated at left is chamber President Brian Kuh. Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News
"Mother Earth" is a 4-foot statue that was reportedly taken from a property on O'Brien Road

Thieves pinch Gaia statue from yard

PORT ANGELES — Thieves seem to be attracted to Gabrielle Glasen's artwork. For the third time in two years, one of Glasen's art pieces has… Continue reading

"Mother Earth" is a 4-foot statue that was reportedly taken from a property on O'Brien Road
Tony Cortani

Attendance up, expo organizers say

SEQUIM — Attendance was up by about 10 percent at the North Peninsula Building Association's 15th annual Building, Remodeling and Energy Expo, FaLeana Wech, executive… Continue reading

Tony Cortani
The cutter Active recently finished up 94 days of maintenance in dry dock in Seattle. Coast Guard Lt. Andrew Grantham is shown with the Active in Port Angeles Wednesday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Cutter prepares to deploy on new mission

PORT ANGELES — The Active — the North Olympic Peninsula's largest Coast Guard cutter — is scheduled to deploy soon, only weeks after completing three… Continue reading

The cutter Active recently finished up 94 days of maintenance in dry dock in Seattle. Coast Guard Lt. Andrew Grantham is shown with the Active in Port Angeles Wednesday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Snow joke: Ski season’s over at Hurricane Ridge

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The Hurricane Ridge Ski and Snowboard Area officially closed for a shortened season Sunday, but no one was there to enjoy… Continue reading

Bomb squad neutralizes device in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles apartment building was evacuated for several hours Wednesday as State Patrol bomb squad members worked to remove an incendiary… Continue reading

Port Angeles mayor asks students for help keeping Hurricane Ridge open

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Mayor Cherie Kidd returned to her alma mater Thursday to ask for students’ help in saving the Hurricane Ridge winter… Continue reading

Port Angeles School District fills two positions

PORT ANGELES — Two vacant positions at the Port Angeles School District were filled this week, and a third opened as the district prepares for… Continue reading

Members of a committee to come up with improvements to the auditorium/performing arts center at Port Angeles High School include

Performing a miracle: Group working on auditorium upgrades

PORT ANGELES — The high school auditorium is a bit elderly and needs help to fully enter the 21st century, according to a new group… Continue reading

Members of a committee to come up with improvements to the auditorium/performing arts center at Port Angeles High School include