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Port Angeles has a new parade route this year starting on North Cedar Street, creating a loop along Marine Drive to Front Street and back to Valley Road. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Celebrations to dazzle for the Fourth of July

Celebrations will explode all over Clallam County today on the Fourth of July. The Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce’s Fourth of July all-day celebration will… Continue reading

Port Angeles has a new parade route this year starting on North Cedar Street, creating a loop along Marine Drive to Front Street and back to Valley Road. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County celebrations fete the Fourth

Celebrations in Jefferson County today will mark the Fourth of July. The third annual “Old School” 4th of July will be from 4 p.m. to… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD plans next tree trimming project

Jefferson County Public Utility District crews soon will trim trees along Beaver Valley Road, Rhody Drive to Ness Corner Road and all… Continue reading

Whidbey Island aircraft operations set for five days this week at outlying field

There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field night to… Continue reading

U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Benjamin Berg, left, and Cmdr. Christofer German share a moment of levity during a ceremony Friday shifting command of the cutter Active, in the background, from Berg to German at Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Command changes for Coast Guard’s Active

The cutter Active has a new commander. Coast Guard Cmdr. Christofer German relieved Cmdr. Benjamin Berg as commanding officer of the 210-foot-long… Continue reading

U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Benjamin Berg, left, and Cmdr. Christofer German share a moment of levity during a ceremony Friday shifting command of the cutter Active, in the background, from Berg to German at Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Cantwell sets town hall meetings; free tickets required for the themed discussions

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell plans three town hall meetings in Seattle this week. Cantwell, D-Mountlake Terrace, will host town halls Wednesday, Friday and… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Coast Guard crew rescues PA teen girl; Clallam County Sheriff’s Office achieves reaccreditation

A U.S. Coast Guard crew from Port Angeles helped a 17-year-old girl after she fell 100 feet while hiking near the… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Twice-monthly luncheon meetings are held on the first Monday at noon at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555 Otto… Continue reading

Hiker reported lost found after three hours

A hiker’s three-hour detour worried his friends and family when they returned to their vehicle and he was nowhere to be found.… Continue reading

Marrowstone Island barn burns

Marrowstone Island barn burns

Engulfed in flames, a large barn on Marrowstone Island was beyond saving when firefighters arrived. No one was injured in the Friday… Continue reading

Marrowstone Island barn burns
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Peninsula goes star-spangled for Fourth of July

Forks’ Independence Day celebration continues today while other communities on the North Olympic Peninsula prepare for full days of activities Tuesday, the Fourth of July.… Continue reading

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Quinault fete Chief Taholah Days

Chief Taholah Days, the Quinault Indian Nation’s biggest celebration of the year, continues today through Tuesday. Chief Taholah Days commemorates the signing of… Continue reading

A chain-reaction wreck on state Highway 104 blocked the highway for nearly three hours and sent seven people to a hospital. (Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue)

Wreck blocks Highway 104, sends seven to hospital

PORT LUDLOW— A chain-reaction wreck involving four vehicles and 10 occupants blocked both lanes of state Highway 104 for about three hours Friday afternoon, according… Continue reading

A chain-reaction wreck on state Highway 104 blocked the highway for nearly three hours and sent seven people to a hospital. (Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue)

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend hearing examiner public hearings set

Two Port Townsend city hearing examiner public hearings are on the docket Friday. The hearings will be on the second floor of historic City Hall,… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: County to consider memorandum of understanding with housing authority

The three Clallam County commissioners will discuss a memorandum of understanding with the Peninsula Housing Authority for a $901,200 Opportunity Fund grant for the first… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee signs a new two-year state operating budget Friday at the Capitol in Olympia. The budget was approved by the Legislature earlier in the day, just in time to avert a partial government shutdown. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press

Governor signs $43.7 budget deal, averting partial state government shutdown

With less than an hour to spare, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a new two-year $43.7… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee signs a new two-year state operating budget Friday at the Capitol in Olympia. The budget was approved by the Legislature earlier in the day, just in time to avert a partial government shutdown. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press

Burn bans go into effect Saturday

Seasonal burn bans go into effect across the North Olympic Peninsula on Saturday. The bans against outside burning, except for recreational fires, will stay in… Continue reading

Mora Road expected to be open this weekend, allowing access to Rialto Beach

Mora Road repairs are expected to be completed today, with the road open to provide access to Rialto Beach by Saturday… Continue reading

Three hurt in Chimacum wreck

Three people were injured in a single-vehicle collision after the driver said he fell asleep and drifted off Center Road on Thursday morning,… Continue reading

Voice Works participants lift voices for concerts this weekend

Public performances cap Centrum’s annual Voice Works workshop this weekend. The first is a free performance from noon to 1 p.m. today… Continue reading