Arwyn Rice

Mick Dodge with his dog

Hoh Rain Forest is site of new National Geographic series; ‘The Legend of Mick Dodge’ starts tonight

FORKS — Who is Mick Dodge? Dodge — billed as “the barefoot sensei” — is a resident of the Hoh Rain Forest who, according to… Continue reading

Mick Dodge with his dog
Incoming Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce board members are

Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce honors business leaders at Monday gathering

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College President Luke Robins and Todd Gubler, manager of Lake Crescent Lodge, received awards for their contributions to the community Monday… Continue reading

Incoming Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce board members are

Teenager injured in Thursday crash in Port Angeles remains stable at Olympic Medical Center

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles teenager remained in stable condition Sunday at Olympic Medical Center, recovering from injuries received in a Thursday night wreck.… Continue reading

Teenager injured in Thursday crash in Port Angeles remains stable at Olympic Medical Center

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles teenager remained in stable condition Sunday at Olympic Medical Center, recovering from injuries received in a Thursday night wreck.… Continue reading

Dana Cordova holds her son Leland Neil Lammers

First baby of the year for North Olympic Peninsula born in Port Townsend on Wednesday

PORT TOWNSEND — It’s a boy! The first North Olympic Peninsula baby of 2014 was born at 10:12 a.m. at Jefferson Healthcare Hospital. Leland Neil… Continue reading

Dana Cordova holds her son Leland Neil Lammers
Deanna Price of Port Angeles

Hundreds take the chilly ‘polar bear’ plunge to welcome 2014

PORT ANGELES — The 2014 Port Angeles Polar Bear Plunge was picture-perfect for 150 courageous “polar bears” on New Year’s morning, the participants said. “It’s… Continue reading

Deanna Price of Port Angeles

Two hurt in wreck on U.S. Highway 101 near Carlsborg

CARLSBORG — Two Port Angeles residents were injured in a three-car wreck on U.S. Highway 101 west of Carlsborg on New Year’s Eve. Teya N.… Continue reading

Two hurt in wreck on U.S. Highway 101 near Carlsborg

CARLSBORG — Two Port Angeles residents were injured in a three-car wreck on U.S. Highway 101 west of Carlsborg on New Year’s Eve. Teya N.… Continue reading

Dana Cordova holds her son Leland Neil Lammers

First baby of the year for North Olympic Peninsula born in Port Townsend on Wednesday

PORT TOWNSEND — It’s a boy! The first North Olympic Peninsula baby of 2014 was born at 10:12 a.m. at Jefferson Healthcare Hospital. Leland Neil… Continue reading

Dana Cordova holds her son Leland Neil Lammers

Animal group steps in to aid in transportation of Forks dogs to new homes

GOLDEN VALLEY, Ariz. — A nationwide organization of volunteers is expected to help Guardians of Rescue with the care and transport of dogs that were… Continue reading

Animal group steps in to aid in transportation of Forks dogs to new homes

GOLDEN VALLEY, Ariz. — A nationwide organization of volunteers is expected to help Guardians of Rescue with the care and transport of dogs that were… Continue reading

Two dogs from the Olympic Animal Shelter in a kennel at the RUFFF sanctuary in Golden Valley

Distribution of former Olympic Animal Shelter dogs underway in Mojave Desert

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. — A national rescue organization that acquired dogs that once were housed in a Forks warehouse building began distributing some of the… Continue reading

Two dogs from the Olympic Animal Shelter in a kennel at the RUFFF sanctuary in Golden Valley
Polar bear dippers rush back out of the chilly waters of Port Angeles Harbor during the 2013 New Year's Day plunge at Hollywood Beach. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

New Year’s Day polar-bear plunges will go on without two founders [Corrected]

NEW YEAR'S DAY celebratory polar-bear plunges into the chilly waters of the North Olympic Peninsula will be short two key people Wednesday. But the events… Continue reading

Polar bear dippers rush back out of the chilly waters of Port Angeles Harbor during the 2013 New Year's Day plunge at Hollywood Beach. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Suspect in coffee stand tip-jar theft given away by unique clothing, arrested Monday

PORT ANGELES — An $8 theft of a coffee stand tip jar and “unusual” clothing resulted in the arrest of a transient near Olympic Medical… Continue reading

A dog from the Olympic Animal Shelter in a kennel at the RUFFF sanctuary in Golden Valley

Distribution of former Olympic Animal Shelter dogs underway Monday in Mojave Desert

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. — A national rescue organization that acquired dogs that once were housed in a Forks warehouse building began distributing some of the… Continue reading

A dog from the Olympic Animal Shelter in a kennel at the RUFFF sanctuary in Golden Valley
Dr. Dalen Sites

Health report on Olympic Animal Sanctuary dogs due today

FORKS — A full veterinary report on the 124 dogs — and one python — from the Olympic Animal Sanctuary will be complete today, said… Continue reading

Dr. Dalen Sites

Hefty price tag comes with updated high schools; two local districts to assess options

Two Clallam County school districts — Port Angeles and Sequim — are proposing plans to tear down and replace their high schools. There is a… Continue reading

Suspect in coffee stand tip-jar theft given away by unique clothing, arrested today

PORT ANGELES — An $8 theft of a coffee stand tip jar and “unusual” clothing resulted in the arrest of a transient near Olympic Medical… Continue reading

Harmony Erikson

Winning gingerbread houses on display now through Saturday at Aldrich’s Market

PORT TOWNSEND — A village of gingerbread houses will be on display at Aldrich's Market through Saturday. This year, the town marketplace received 14 entries… Continue reading

Harmony Erikson
Dr. Dalen Sites

Health report on Olympic Animal Sanctuary dogs due Monday

FORKS — A full veterinary report on the 124 dogs — and one python — from the Olympic Animal Sanctuary will be complete today, said… Continue reading

Dr. Dalen Sites