Arwyn Rice

A group of Twilight character look-alikes gather in front of the Forks Visitors Center for a photograph during 2013's Stephenie Meyer Days celebration. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Forks gets Twilight sparkle for Stephenie Meyer Days this weekend

FORKS — This town embraces the Twilight theme for the 2014 Stephenie Meyer Days festival this weekend, which will include events organized by the fans… Continue reading

A group of Twilight character look-alikes gather in front of the Forks Visitors Center for a photograph during 2013's Stephenie Meyer Days celebration. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Maj. Scott Ramsey

Port Angeles Salvation Army food supplies running low; donation drive set Saturday at downtown Safeway

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Salvation Army is running low on food and is seeking donations of canned and nonperishable goods Saturday. Donations have… Continue reading

Maj. Scott Ramsey
A group of Twilight character look-alikes gather in front of the Forks Visitors Center for a photograph during 2013's Stephenie Meyer Days celebration. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Forks gets Twilight sparkle for Stephenie Meyer Days starting today

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Sept. 12. FORKS — This town embraces the Twilight theme for the 2014 Stephenie Meyer Days this weekend,… Continue reading

A group of Twilight character look-alikes gather in front of the Forks Visitors Center for a photograph during 2013's Stephenie Meyer Days celebration. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Gems, rocks to roll into downtown Port Angeles on Saturday, Sunday

PORT ANGELES — Rocks of every type and color, and information about how to make beautiful objects with them, will be rolled out this weekend… Continue reading

Maj. Scott Ramsey

Port Angeles Salvation Army food supplies running low; donation drive set Saturday at downtown Safeway

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Salvation Army is running low on food and is seeking donations of canned and nonperishable goods Saturday. Donations have… Continue reading

Maj. Scott Ramsey

Three accused of violating honors system at Sequim dairy

SEQUIM — Stealing milk money — or milk — doesn't pay in Sequim, deputies said. Three people have been accused of stealing milk or money… Continue reading

Red flag fire warning in effect Thursday, Friday for most of Western Washington

The National Weather Service issued Wednesday a red flag warning for the majority of Western Washington for Thursday and Friday. The red flag warning —… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles commissioners approve rewritten lease policy

PORT ANGELES — Port of Port Angeles commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved a policy increasing commissioner oversight of leases and detailing procedures for how property leases… Continue reading

Kelly Hall

Missing hiker turns up ‘extremely well’ after taking longer route because of alpine fog

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Stymied by fog and clouds high in the Olympic Mountains last week, Kelly Hall lost his trail in the mile-high Grand… Continue reading

Kelly Hall
Kelly Hall

2nd UPDATE — Missing hiker reports to Elwha Ranger Station southwest of Port Angeles, safe and unharmed, after getting lost

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A hiker who was missing for nearly four days in Olympic National Park reached safety Monday — 20 miles west of… Continue reading

Kelly Hall

Two arrested in heroin-delivery case in Blyn

BLYN — Law enforcement officers seized more than 61 grams of suspected heroin,more than 8 grams of methamphetamine, and more than $10,000 in cash Sunday… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula region of the Porsche Club of America members Alex Raphael of Port Orchard

Visitors hope this won’t be last of Arts in Action

PORT ANGELES — With sand versions of Poseidon and a mermaid guarding the festival at the center of City Pier, the 49th annual Arts in… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula region of the Porsche Club of America members Alex Raphael of Port Orchard
Kelly Hall

Search for missing hiker intensifies in Olympics south of Sequim

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Searchers had no clues to the location of a missing hiker in Olympic National Park as the sun dropped low on… Continue reading

Kelly Hall
WEEKEND: Final Arts in Action is this weekend in Port Angeles

WEEKEND: Final Arts in Action is this weekend in Port Angeles

EDITOR'S NOTE — Read the Peninsula Daily News special supplement on Arts in Action (shown at right) by clicking: http://issuu.com/peninsuladailynews/docs/aia2014?e=1313114/9104942 PORT ANGELES — Welcome to… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Final Arts in Action is this weekend in Port Angeles
Sand sculptors Lisa Donze of Olympia

WEEKEND: Final Arts in Action set this weekend in Port Angeles

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Sept. 5. PORT ANGELES — The final Arts in Action festival begins today. The three-day celebration at and… Continue reading

Sand sculptors Lisa Donze of Olympia

Internet outage hits North Olympic Peninsula and beyond

A major Internet outage affected residents and businesses from Forks to Port Townsend, as well as others at least throughout the Olympic Peninsula. Both CenturyLink… Continue reading

Law enforcement officers and Forks Fire Department personnel gather at the Forks Ambulance headquarters across from the Forks hospital Sunday evening. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

‘Chaotic’ night in Forks ends up being ‘a whole lot of nothing’

FORKS — It was a wild night on the West End. Police sirens wailed, officers from several agencies converged and social media speculations raged after… Continue reading

Law enforcement officers and Forks Fire Department personnel gather at the Forks Ambulance headquarters across from the Forks hospital Sunday evening. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Law enforcement officers and Forks Fire Department personnel gather at the Forks Ambulance headquarters across from the Forks hospital Sunday evening. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

‘Chaotic’ night in Forks ends up being ‘a whole lot of nothing’

FORKS — It was a wild night on the West End. Police sirens wailed, officers from several agencies converged and social media speculations raged after… Continue reading

Law enforcement officers and Forks Fire Department personnel gather at the Forks Ambulance headquarters across from the Forks hospital Sunday evening. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
Elwha River dam removal videographer/photographer John Gussman captures the moment at 4:12 p.m. Tuesday that the final piece of Glines Canyon Dam was made into rubble. Copyright &Copy; 2014

UPDATED — Only debris left to clean up as Elwha River is free to travel its own path [ **WITH VIDEO ** ]

CORRECTION: This story has been corrected since its original transmission to reflect that sediment released from the dam removals has emptied into the Strait of… Continue reading

Elwha River dam removal videographer/photographer John Gussman captures the moment at 4:12 p.m. Tuesday that the final piece of Glines Canyon Dam was made into rubble. Copyright &Copy; 2014

OUR FAILING SCHOOLS, PART 2: Three Peninsula schools instructed to restructure after failing to meet benchmarks

Second of two parts Three North Olympic Peninsula public schools have been told they need major reorganization after failing to meet federal testing standards for… Continue reading