Peninsula Daily News

Peninsula Glob Blog: Discussion on the Gulf spill and the video at right

VIDEO IMAGES OF plumes of oil gushing into the water at a furious pace, hour after hour and day after day, continues on major TV… Continue reading

Car shows, fly-in among variety of activities for weekend

A Lonely H farewell, car shows, a healing ceremony and a fly-in are among the varied events offered this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

SPORTS: Eighteen-team softball tournament set for Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- The 17th annual Larson Invitational returns to Port Angeles this weekend, bringing men's slowpitch softball players from throughout Western Washington along with… Continue reading

Jamestown canoe welcome canceled because of bad weather

The Come Ashore ceremony planned at Jamestown today has been canceled because of bad weather this morning. Participants in the 2010 Tribal Canoe Journey to… Continue reading

Candidates forums slated in Clallam County this month

The League of Women Voters of Clallam County will host three forums involving primary candidates and a ballot measure in Port Angeles and Sequim this… Continue reading

BPA picks Port Angeles for pilot project on power demand

PORT ANGELES -- Bonneville Power Administration has selected Port Angeles for a $370,000 cost-sharing pilot project for residential demand response. Demand response is a method… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman dies in car crash

SEQUIM — A Port Angeles woman died this morning after her car crashed into a tree. Natasha Wiechert Rutherford, 24, was driving westbound on U.S.… Continue reading

Harbor-Works board plans ‘serious meetings’ on site

PORT ANGELES -- Harbor-Works Executive Director Jeff Lincoln says he plans to have "serious meetings" over the next several weeks as the public development authority… Continue reading

Neah Bay Coast Guard aids injured crew member

NEAH BAY -- Personnel from Coast Guard Station Neah Bay transferred an injured crew member from the Navy research-vessel Atlantis off the coast of the… Continue reading

Port Ludlow sailing yacht rescued in Pacific by Coast Guard

LAPUSH — The Coast Guard is escorting a distressed sailing yacht from Port Ludlow to shore from the Pacific Ocean approximately 40 miles west of… Continue reading

Neah Bay-based Coast Guard aids injured Navy crew member

NEAH BAY -- Personnel from Coast Guard Station Neah Bay transferred an injured crew member from the Navy research-vessel Atlantis in the Pacific Ocean this… Continue reading

Supreme Court justice with Peninsula roots profiled by bar magazine

OLYMPIA -- The July issue of the Washington State Bar News features state Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens in its Q&A profile column, "Briefly About… Continue reading

First canoes to North Olympic Peninsula arrive in Brinnon today

BRINNON -- The first contingent of canoes participating in the annual Tribal Canoe Journey to reach a North Olympic Peninsula beach is expected to arrive… Continue reading

SPORTS: North Olympic 10U softball team captures state championship

HOQUIAM -- The North Olympic 10U Junior Babe Ruth softball team captured the state championship by pounding Ellensburg 25-13 on Sunday. The 10U team joins… Continue reading

SPORTS: Wilder Baseball Team claims fourth place at 12-team tournament

CLACKAMAS, Ore. -- Wilder Baseball Team finally ran out of gas at the prestigious Clackamas, Ore., 12-team tournament Sunday at Clackamas High School. After winning… Continue reading

Update: First canoes on a North Olympic Peninsula beach arrive Monday

BRINNON — The first contingent of canoes participating in the annual Tribal Canoe Journey to reach a North Olympic Peninsula beach is expected to arrive… Continue reading

Motorist alert: Highway 19 work to slow traffic between Chimacum, airport starting 7 a.m. Monday

CHIMACUM -- East Jefferson County motorists are advised to avoid state Highway 19 from Chimacum to Airport Road at Jefferson County International Airport on Monday… Continue reading

Port Townsend real estate office closes, putting up to 18 out of work

PORT TOWNSEND -- Sequim real estate broker Dan Erickson pulled his real estate interests out of East Jefferson County on Friday, closing the Port Townsend… Continue reading

SPORTS: Junior Babe Ruth wins two state championships, another near

HOQUIAM -- The North Olympic Junior Babe Ruth softball program won two state championships Friday and Saturday. Another team is one win away from a… Continue reading

SPORTS: Wilder Baseball Team remains perfect in Oregon tournament

CLACKAMAS, Ore. -- It's finally cooled down for Wilder Baseball Team at the 12-team Clackamas, Ore., tournament but Wilder remains hot as it cruises into… Continue reading