Peninsula Daily News

Athletes compete at senior games; events end today

PORT ANGELES -- A total of 524 athletes from at least eight states and British Columbia have been competing this weekend in contests from swimming… Continue reading

BREAKING NEWS/UPDATE: Motorcycle fatality at Lairds Corner; Highway 101 reopened

State officials have ended a traffic alert for U.S. Highway 101 at the junction with state Highway 112 — known locally as Lairds Corner —… Continue reading

Results of Port Angeles city survey

PORT ANGELES — The results of a citywide survey to help the City Council determine 2011 funding priorities was issued today. The survey was developed… Continue reading

Teen dies at family’s campsite

BEAVER — Clallam County sheriff's detectives are investigating the death of a 13-year-old girl who was found by her family to be unresponsive and not… Continue reading

Lake Mills to be closed at sundown Monday

See animation on how the Glines Canyon Dam will be removed: http://interactive-earth.com/resources/science-visualizations/7-glines-canyon-dam-removal-process.html ------------------ OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Lake Mills will be closed to recreational boating,… Continue reading

Music, motorcycles and more on Peninsula this weekend

Music, workshops, car and motorcycle shows and a school-supplies giveaway are among the activities offered on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. PORT ANGELES School… Continue reading

Olympic National Park forest fires still smoldering

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- The Hopper fire near the Staircase campground remained at about 385 acres Thursday, and the White fire in the Quinault Valley… Continue reading

Volunteers sought for Dream Playground spruce-up Friday

PORT ANGELES -- Nine volunteers, with perhaps some of their spouses, have signed up for the annual spruce-up and maintenance at the Dream Playground on… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau chief to join governor’s delegation to China

PORT ANGELES -- The executive director of the Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau will go to China in September. Diane Schostak will travel with Gov. Chris… Continue reading

Reform of water management focus of Ecology forum

OLYMPIA -- The state Department of Ecology will launch an online forum on water management reform Monday. Ecology will launch the Water Smart Washington Online… Continue reading

Ag zoning proposal prompts ‘listening session’ in Clallam County

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Planning Commission seeks feedback on plans to amend county zoning code provisions regarding agriculture. The commission has scheduled a… Continue reading

Joyce General Store burglarized

JOYCE — Clallam County sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man who broke into the Joyce General Store and stole about $190 in coins and… Continue reading

No charges in shooting of Sequim dog

SEQUIM -- No charges will be filed in connection with an incident in which a mastiff-pit bull terrier dog was shot and later died after… Continue reading

From here to there (and back again): More from U.S. resume trek across the Strait (***Gallery***)

PORT ANGELES -- Four times these summer days, the 341-foot MV Coho provides a bridge between America and Canada in an intricate choreography of loading… Continue reading

Veteran law enforcement administrator named Sequim police chief

SEQUIM -— City Manager Steve Burkett today announced the appointment of Bill Dickinson, former SeaTac and Burien police chief, as Sequim's new top law enforcment… Continue reading

Let’s Move Outside program for kids comes to Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park has become one of 36 national parks offering Let’s Move Outside Junior Ranger activities. Let’s Move Outside, a new program from the… Continue reading

Port Angeles chamber seeks new marketing slogan

PORT ANGELES — Aug. 31 is the deadline to submit suggestions for a new marketing slogan for the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce. The… Continue reading

Outdoor community concerts this week on Peninsula

Pack up a picnic dinner, grab your lawn chair or a blanket -- and don't forget your sunglasses if it's sunny, or a wool coat… Continue reading

Ferry route name change now official; it’s Port Townsend-Coupeville

COUPEVILLE -- The name change is now in print. Washington State Ferries' fall schedule refers to the Port Townsend-Coupeville route. For years, it was the… Continue reading

Jefferson County counts 85 more ballots; no changes in primary rankings

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County auditor counted an additional 85 ballots Friday, and reported that results of the District 3 commissioner's race and the… Continue reading