Peninsula Daily News

Peninsula grocery workers approve contract

North Olympic Peninsula workers at Safeway, Albertsons and QFC groceries approved a contract during voting last week. The 635 workers' contracts with Allied Employers expired… Continue reading

Rains close roads, trigger warnings

The heavy rain that began Saturday has resulted in several highway closures and warnings. The Clallam County Sheriff's Office has issued the following this morning:… Continue reading

SPORTS: How Peninsula teams fared at Fife wrestling tourney

FIFE -- The Port Angeles wrestling team had eight wrestlers score points to take second out of 13 teams at Fife behind Sunnyside. It was… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay wins basketball tourney . . . plus other prep results

AUBURN -- The Neah Bay boys basketball team continued its perfect start to the season after claiming the Muckleshoot Winter Tipoff this weekend. The Red… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles boy swimmers place third

TACOMA -- The Port Angeles boys swim team took third out of six teams at the Flacon Relays at Foss High School on Saturday. "It… Continue reading

Bazaars, music highlight events this weekend on Peninsula

Holidays bazaars galore are scheduled across the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. But that's not all that's going on. Among the entertainment in Port Angeles… Continue reading

Sand sculpture championship shortfall in Federal Way won’t dry up Port Angeles event

The sand sculpture shows will go on in both Federal Way and Port Angeles, despite a more than $48,000 shortfall in the four-week World Championship… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles dunks Bremerton in boys swimming; Quilcene boys basketball win first league game; other prep reports

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles qualified for five district events while dominating Bremerton in an Olympic League boys swimming meet Thursday. Tyler Burke led the… Continue reading

State Highway 112 mudslides cleared

SEKIU -- The state Department of Transportation cleared two mudslides off state Highway 112 this week. A mud- and rock slide that prompted the closure… Continue reading

Dicks officially named top Democrat on Appropriations Committee

U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks, whose 6th Congressional District includes the North Olympic Peninsula, has been tapped to become the ranking Democrat on the powerful committee… Continue reading

Forest biomass supply research team chosen

OLYMPIA -- The state Department of Natural Resources has selected a research team to study forest biomass supply in a project that is the first… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Sequim cruises to win over Peninsula High

SEQUIM -- Sequim senior Nick Camporini let the game come to him Wednesday night. He was rewarded handsomely. So, too, was the Sequim boys basketball… Continue reading

ACTI of Port Angeles to expand, won’t move away

PORT ANGELES -- Angeles Composites Technologies Inc. today announced an expansion of 50,000 square feet and about 50 jobs in 2011 -- which could be… Continue reading

Car wrecked while two debate who should drive

BRINNON ­-- A disagreement about who should drive led to a Mercedes too damaged for anyone to drive it, State Patrol said. Michelle Seton, 35,… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s Mobilisa settles lawsuit against it

PORT TOWNSEND -- Security technology company Intellicheck Mobilisa of Port Townsend and Eid Passport of Portland, Ore., have settled an antitrust and false advertising lawsuit… Continue reading

Power restored to most after massive outage on West End

FORKS — Most of those who lost electrical power after lightning knocked out a transformer in Forks this evening were back in service by 7:45… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Sequim girls snap 43-game losing streak with win over Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- After two years of losing, the Sequim girls basketball team finally got to celebrate. Leading from start to finish in their second… Continue reading

Slide closes one lane of Highway 112 near Neah Bay

NEAH BAY — A mud and rock slide prompted the closure of the eastbound lane of state Route 112 at Milepost 5 between Neah Bay… Continue reading

Alleged drunken driver makes appearance in federal court

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK-- A Bainbridge Island man made an initial appearance in federal court Monday on potential charges of vehicular assault, while the driver of… Continue reading

Port Angeles motorcyclist undergoes surgery

SEATTLE -- A Port Angeles motorcyclist was undergoing surgery much of the day Monday for injuries he suffered in a collision with a car on… Continue reading