Peninsula Daily News

Discount on advance tickets for Juan de Fuca Festival

PORT ANGELES -- For the first time, the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts is offering a significant discount on full passes to the… Continue reading

Both lanes of Highway 112 outside Neah Bay now open after mudslide

NEAH BAY — Both lanes of state Highway 112 that blocked access to Neah Bay reopened Thursday evening after state crews and a Port Angeles… Continue reading

Ballots for Feb. 8 special election in mail to Clallam County voters

Voters should receive ballots in the mail soon for the Feb. 8 special election. The Clallam County Auditor's Office has mailed to registered voters a… Continue reading

Jefferson County voters receiving ballots for Feb. 8 special election

Voters should receive ballots in the mail soon for the Feb. 8 special election. The Jefferson County Auditor's Office has mailed a total of 21,700… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles boys swimming team wins league dual-meet title by swamping North Kitsap; other prep reports

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles boys swimming team swamped North Kitsap to capture the Olympic League dual-meet championship Thursday at William Shore Memorial Pool.… Continue reading

Talks, shows, other events this weekend on Peninsula

A "Day of Diversity" in Forks, an exhibit focusing on historic barns and farms in Sequim and a presentation on the hazards of oil spills… Continue reading

SPORTS: Frazier home run leads North Olympic 14U to victory

LYNDEN — Mariah Frazier cured the North Olympic 14U softball tournament team’s heat aversion with one swing of the bat on Sunday. Down 4-3 to… Continue reading

Victim’s mother shows compassion as teen sentenced for Halloween candy theft

PORT ANGELES -- A 17-year-old boy has been sentenced to between 103 and 129 weeks in juvenile prison for stealing candy from a trick-or-treater on… Continue reading

‘Cheer’ for Sequim by voting online

SEQUIM -- The city of Sequim is urging all to cheer for Sequim. Reader's Digest magazine is running a campaign called "We Hear You America,"… Continue reading

Dump trucks busy clearing mudslide debris on state Highway 112 near Neah Bay

NEAH BAY -- About 200 dump-truck loads of mud and debris had been removed from a mudslide on state Highway 112 as of Wednesday afternoon.… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend sweeps archrival Chimacum in boys and girls basketball; other prep reports

CHIMACUM --Experience won out over youth as the young Chimacum girls basketball team battled veteran archrival Port Townsend in nonleague action Wednesday night. The Port… Continue reading

Environmental groups appeal Port Angeles paper mill’s biomass project to state

PORT ANGELES -- Six environmental groups have appealed a permit for Nippon Paper Industries USA's biomass energy project to the state Shorelines Hearings Board. The… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles girls basketball team pounds Olympic; Port Townsend and Sequim boys both win and other prep reports

PORT ANGELES -- Jessica Madison scorched the nets for 30 points and the Port Angeles girls basketball team had its best game of the year… Continue reading

Actors who visited LaPush among celebs slated at ‘Twilight’ convention in Seattle

SEATTLE -- The Forks phenomenon Twilight will be the focus of a fan convention in Seattle this weekend. Although no North Olympic Peninsula fans are… Continue reading

Organizers preparing for homeless counts in Clallam, Jefferson counties

Homeless providers and community volunteers will spread out across both Clallam and Jefferson counties later this month to count the number of unsheltered people living… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College men’s basketball team shocks No. 2-ranked Whatcom 83-75

PORT ANGELES -- DeShaun Freeman had four monster dunks to spark the Peninsula College men's basketball team to a crucial win over NWAACC No. 2-ranked… Continue reading

Hurricane Ridge open, no park fee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- All facilities are open today at Hurricane Ridge, while entrance fees are waived for that and other destinations in the national… Continue reading

Mudslide removal on Highway 112 to begin; one-lane access to Neah Bay established

NEAH BAY -- Contractors spent Sunday transporting equipment and staging it for the removal of 300 to 400 truckloads of mud that had blocked access… Continue reading

Peninsula volunteers offering service in Dr. King’s memory

Volunteers across the North Olympic Peninsula are doing good for others in service dedicated to the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. today. Today's holiday… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula College men win in Seattle

SEATTLE ­-- Baskets were hard to come by for the Peninsula College men's basketball team Saturday. Thanks to the Pirates' defensive effort, however, they were… Continue reading