Peninsula Daily News

SPORTS: Fall sports set to start at Port Angeles High School

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles High School officials are encouraging students to prepare now for participation in fall sports. Activity participation documents are available online… Continue reading

Free admission to Olympic National Park this weekend

PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park and more than 100 other national parks that usually charge entrance fees will be offering free admission this weekend.… Continue reading

Watch for meteors in the northeast sky beginning tonight

If it isn’t cloudy, look to the sky for the annual Perseid meteor shower. The best time to watch for meteors will be from the… Continue reading

SPORTS: North Olympic out of Babe Ruth World Series in Va.

VARINA, Va. -- The North Olympic 16U softball team didn't get the breaks it needed Sunday. Thus, the compilation of all-stars will spend the rest… Continue reading

Police say man who robbed Fairmount market in custody in Chehalis

PORT ANGELES -- A man police believe robbed the Fairmount Grocery Store at gunpoint in April is being held on unrelated charges on the Chehalis… Continue reading

Quilcene man sentenced for theft of high-end maple trees

TACOMA -- A Quilcene man was sentenced in federal district court Tuesday to 18 months in prison for his part in the theft of maple… Continue reading

Last two clues announced for Guess the Guest contest

PORT TOWNSEND -- The final two clues have been announced in a contest to guess the identity of the 11th annual Port Townsend Film Festival's… Continue reading

No comment from public on Port Angeles schools budget

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles School District is preparing to vote on a $38.97 million budget for the 2010-2011 school year Aug. 23 after… Continue reading

Why it’s so foggy this summer

Why has it been so foggy this summer? Port Angeles native Scott Sistek, a staffer for the PDN's news partner, KOMO, in Seattle and an… Continue reading

Port Angeles drug return program celebrates first anniversary

PORT ANGELES -- The free Clallam County Prescription Drug Return Program collected more than 90 boxes of unused prescription drugs during its first year of… Continue reading

National Parks’ photo contest now accepting entries

The National Park Service's 11th annual national historic landmark photo contest is under way and open to professional and amateur photographers. The contest, “Imaging Our… Continue reading

Clallam EDC maps focus areas following economic summit

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam Economic Development Council's board of directors has approved five areas of focus which had been discussed at last May's Economic… Continue reading

Enjoy outdoor concerts this week

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

Forum set on water policy for Wednesday in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Get ready to talk water. An educational forum, "Managing Our Water," will be from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke's… Continue reading

Marmot monitors nearing end of training in Olympic National Park

PORT ANGELES -- Teams of volunteer "citizen scientists" are completing their training as part of a volunteer project to study population size and distribution of… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Hollywood Beach high on dirty-water list for 2009

Hollywood Beach on the Port Angeles waterfront had the second-dirtiest water in Washington state of those monitored for fecal bacteria in 2009, according to a… Continue reading

A little rain fails to water down Joyce Daze

JOYCE -- It may have rained on Joyce's parade but that didn't dampen the enthusiasm of those at the 28th annual Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry… Continue reading

Nippon Paper plans $71 million ‘green energy’ cogeneration project in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Nippon Paper Industries USA plans a $71 million "green energy" cogeneration plant for its Port Angeles mill. The project includes a new… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles barely hanging on at softball World Series

VARINA, Va. -- The North Olympic 16U softball team is hanging on by a thread at the Babe Ruth World Series tournament. The Port Angeles… Continue reading

Update: Highway 101 cleared after five-car wreck

PORT ANGELES — A five-car wreck briefly blocked both lanes of U.S. Highway 101 near the intersection with Barr Road this morning. Reporter Tom Callis… Continue reading