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Amelia Kalagher of Port Angeles, left, and Jaedy Lee of Boston kayak near City Pier in Port Angeles on a clear day with Mount Baker off in the distance. Temperatures are forecast for the mid- to upper 60s for the rest of the week, with clouds moving in by Friday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Scenic kayaking

Amelia Kalagher of Port Angeles, left, and Jaedy Lee of Boston kayak near City Pier in Port Angeles on a clear day with Mount Baker… Continue reading

Amelia Kalagher of Port Angeles, left, and Jaedy Lee of Boston kayak near City Pier in Port Angeles on a clear day with Mount Baker off in the distance. Temperatures are forecast for the mid- to upper 60s for the rest of the week, with clouds moving in by Friday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Tear gas fills the air during protests in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 18, 2020. Questions posed by lawmakers, medical workers and experts about the safety of tear gas remain unanswered, even after more than a dozen U.S. senators asked a congressional watchdog to look into the issue. (Paula Bronstein/The Associated Press)

Senators decry lack of federal safety assessment of tear gas

In 2020, Black Lives Matter protesters were doused with tear gas, making them gasp for breath, their eyes feeling as if they… Continue reading

Tear gas fills the air during protests in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 18, 2020. Questions posed by lawmakers, medical workers and experts about the safety of tear gas remain unanswered, even after more than a dozen U.S. senators asked a congressional watchdog to look into the issue. (Paula Bronstein/The Associated Press)
The Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River is seen from the air near Colfax on May 15, 2019. The Biden administration has released two reports arguing that removing dams on the lower Snake River may be needed to restore salmon runs to historic levels in the Pacific Northwest. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)

White House: To help salmon, dams may need to be removed

The Biden administration on Tuesday released two reports arguing that removing dams on the lower Snake River may be needed to restore salmon… Continue reading

The Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River is seen from the air near Colfax on May 15, 2019. The Biden administration has released two reports arguing that removing dams on the lower Snake River may be needed to restore salmon runs to historic levels in the Pacific Northwest. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)

Would you take part in a mass ‘re-wedding’ if your plans were interrupted due to COVID-19 precautions?

Would you take part in a mass 're-wedding' if your plans were interrupted due to COVID-19 precautions?… Continue reading

  • Jul 12, 2022

Motorcyclist airlifted after hitting van

One person was airlifted to a hospital after a motorcycle collided with a car at milepost 2 on state Highway 112 east of Neah Bay.… Continue reading

Support given for Olympic Discovery Trail grant

Plan is to extend into Discovery Bay

Are you prepared in the event of a major disaster, such as a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake?

Are you prepared in the event of a major disaster, such as a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake?… Continue reading

  • Jul 11, 2022
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Top 5 ASC Medical Billing Companies for 2023

ASC medical billing companies are becoming more important these days, especially with the increasing healthcare costs, as well as the management of risk and compliance.… Continue reading

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Clallam County rejects levee project bid

Commissioners cite $13.8M cost

Man sentenced to jail on voyeurism charges

Incidents in Clallam, Jefferson counties; four counts dismissed

Pierce County candidate won’t be charged for shooting man

Republican Pierce County Council candidate Josh Harris will not be charged with any crimes following a shooting in which Harris… Continue reading

Threatened wild bees get help from researchers

Few creatures exist closer to the front lines of… Continue reading

A small plane crashed at the William R. Fairchild International Airport on Sunday afternoon. No one was hurt, a bystander said. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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No one hurt in plane crash

A small plane crashed at the William R. Fairchild International Airport on Sunday afternoon. No one was hurt, a bystander said.… Continue reading

A small plane crashed at the William R. Fairchild International Airport on Sunday afternoon. No one was hurt, a bystander said. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Will President Joe Biden’s executive order on abortion access provide the kind of access it’s intended to do?

Will President Joe Biden's executive order on abortion access provide the kind of access it's intended to do?… Continue reading

  • Jul 10, 2022

A GROWING CONCERN: Make the grass greener on your side of the fence

AS WE MOVE into the summer season, relaxing outside in our yard, sipping a drink or swinging in the hammock becomes a pastime. We Americans… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Jefferson County Commissioner, District 2, Heidi Eisenhour, cuts the ribbon to open a “Safe Routes to School” pathway to Chimacum Creek Primary School from Cedar Avenue in Port Hadlock on Wednesday. The project, funded with an $880,000.00 grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation, includes a new mile long sidewalk on Cedar Avenue, that had no walkable sidewalk, and a paved trail leading to the school which was previously a dirt strip and soon, covered bus stops.

A safe path created in Chimacum

Multi-use route for student, pedestrians, cyclists part of long-term project

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Jefferson County Commissioner, District 2, Heidi Eisenhour, cuts the ribbon to open a “Safe Routes to School” pathway to Chimacum Creek Primary School from Cedar Avenue in Port Hadlock on Wednesday. The project, funded with an $880,000.00 grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation, includes a new mile long sidewalk on Cedar Avenue, that had no walkable sidewalk, and a paved trail leading to the school which was previously a dirt strip and soon, covered bus stops.

Monkeypox spreads in King County

No cases seen on North Olympic Peninsula

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM,… Continue reading

A customer checks price tags as she shops at a retail store in Schaumburg, Ill., Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

U.S. retailers tempering hiring

Less consumer spending, higher labors costs among reasons

A customer checks price tags as she shops at a retail store in Schaumburg, Ill., Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Should the U.S. be doing more to get WNBA player Brittney Griner released from Russia?

Should the U.S. be doing more to get WNBA player Brittney Griner released from Russia?… Continue reading

  • Jul 8, 2022