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Today's front page tailored for the PDN's readers in Clallam County. There's more inside that isn't online!

GOOD FRIDAY MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights, but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40… Continue reading

Today's front page tailored for the PDN's readers in Clallam County. There's more inside that isn't online!

State Supreme Court rules against Backpage.com in sex trafficking case

By Martha Bellisle The Associated Press SEATTLE — The website Backpage.com may not be immune from state liability law, and a lawsuit filed by three… Continue reading

A plane drops retardant on a fire Tuesday (Sept. 1) in Cottonwood Heights

UPDATED — Forest Service spends a record $243M last week on wildfires

The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service spent a record $243 million last week battling forest fires around the country, Agriculture Secretary… Continue reading

A plane drops retardant on a fire Tuesday (Sept. 1) in Cottonwood Heights
A plane drops retardant on a fire Tuesday (Sept. 1) in Cottonwood Heights

UPDATED — Forest Service spends a record $243M last week on wildfires

The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service spent a record $243 million last week battling forest fires around the country, Agriculture Secretary… Continue reading

A plane drops retardant on a fire Tuesday (Sept. 1) in Cottonwood Heights
This image is available as a poster. It is sold at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center bookstore in Port Angeles. Tyler Nordgren

Free stars and planets astronomy program at Hurricane Ridge tonight, Friday night and this weekend

JOHN GOAR IS finishing up this summer's free astronomy programs with telescopes at Hurricane Ridge, one of the best light-restricted “dark sky” sites on the… Continue reading

This image is available as a poster. It is sold at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center bookstore in Port Angeles. Tyler Nordgren
Today's front page tailored for the PDN's readers in Jefferson County. There's more inside that isn't online!

GOOD THURSDAY MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights, but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40… Continue reading

Today's front page tailored for the PDN's readers in Jefferson County. There's more inside that isn't online!
A tree is engulfed in flames during a controlled burn near a fire line outside of Okanogan on Saturday

UPDATED — Largest Washington wildfire is now 45 percent contained

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS The Associated Press OMAK — Firefighters are starting to get a handle on two giant wildfires burning in northcentral Washington. The… Continue reading

A tree is engulfed in flames during a controlled burn near a fire line outside of Okanogan on Saturday
Carnival at the Clallam County Fair Peninsula Daily News

Cast your ballot today! Pick your favorite in our County Fair Photo Contest

IT'S TIME TO pick your favorite photo taken at the Jefferson or Clallam county fairs! Voting is underway in our online County Fair Photo Contest.… Continue reading

Carnival at the Clallam County Fair Peninsula Daily News
Drought-related fishing restrictions, closures eased on rivers on North Olympic Peninsula, elsewhere in the state, where conditions have improved

Drought-related fishing restrictions, closures eased on rivers on North Olympic Peninsula, elsewhere in the state, where conditions have improved

EDITOR'S NOTE: — See related PDN outdoors column today: "OUTDOORS: Rainfall raises, reopens some Peninsula rivers to recreational fishing" — https://giftsnap.shop/article/20150902/NEWS/309029977 FROM STATE FISH AND… Continue reading

Drought-related fishing restrictions, closures eased on rivers on North Olympic Peninsula, elsewhere in the state, where conditions have improved
Today's front page tailored for the PDN's readers in Clallam County. There's more inside that isn't online!

GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights, but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40… Continue reading

Today's front page tailored for the PDN's readers in Clallam County. There's more inside that isn't online!
Carnival at the Clallam County Fair Peninsula Daily News

Cast your ballot today! Pick your favorite in our County Fair Photo Contest

IT'S TIME TO pick your favorite photo taken at the Jefferson or Clallam county fairs! Voting is underway in our online County Fair Photo Contest.… Continue reading

Carnival at the Clallam County Fair Peninsula Daily News
Bales of interdicted marijuana are stacked on the pier in San Diego in front of the Coast Guard cutter Adelie. The Adelie is based in Port Angeles. U.S. Coast Guard

Port Angeles-based Coast Guard crew intercepts 2,900 pounds of marijuana off California

By Coast Guard 13th District Public Affairs-Seattle and Peninsula Daily News staff PORT ANGELES — The crew of Port Angeles-based Coast Guard cutter Adelie interdicted… Continue reading

Bales of interdicted marijuana are stacked on the pier in San Diego in front of the Coast Guard cutter Adelie. The Adelie is based in Port Angeles. U.S. Coast Guard
InSitu operator Joseph Cooper prepares the ScanEagle drone for launch to surveil the Paradise Fire in Olympic National Park last week. InSitu

Drone tracks Paradise Fire’s hot spots in successful test flight

By Dominic Gates McClatchy News Service QUEETS — Officials fighting a forest fire in Olympic National Park say they successfully used a drone last week… Continue reading

InSitu operator Joseph Cooper prepares the ScanEagle drone for launch to surveil the Paradise Fire in Olympic National Park last week. InSitu
Walk on Water fun at the Jefferson County Fair. Jefferson County Fairgrounds

Cast your ballot for your favorite in our County Fair Photo Contest

IT'S TIME TO pick your favorite photo taken at the Jefferson or Clallam county fairs! Voting is underway in our online County Fair Photo Contest.… Continue reading

Walk on Water fun at the Jefferson County Fair. Jefferson County Fairgrounds
Today's front page tailored for the PDN's readers in Jefferson County. There's more inside that isn't online!

GOOD TUESDAY MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights, but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40… Continue reading

Today's front page tailored for the PDN's readers in Jefferson County. There's more inside that isn't online!
Walk on Water fun at the Jefferson County Fair. Jefferson County Fairgrounds

Cast your ballot for your favorite in our County Fair Photo Contest

IT'S TIME TO pick your favorite photo taken at the Jefferson or Clallam county fairs! Voting is underway in our online County Fair Photo Contest.… Continue reading

Walk on Water fun at the Jefferson County Fair. Jefferson County Fairgrounds
Today's front page tailored for the PDN's readers in Jefferson County. There's more inside that isn't online!

GOOD MONDAY MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights, but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40… Continue reading

Today's front page tailored for the PDN's readers in Jefferson County. There's more inside that isn't online!
An eel pout gasps for air on a beach at Potlatch State Park. — Seth Brook/Skokomish DNR

Southern Hood Canal marine life dying from low oxygen

Peninsula Daily News and news services UNION, Mason County — A lack of oxygen in southern Hood Canal is killing fish, crab and other marine… Continue reading

An eel pout gasps for air on a beach at Potlatch State Park. — Seth Brook/Skokomish DNR
A State Patrol trooper holds a state flag to be presented to the family as he stands near a portrait of Thomas Zbyszewski at a memorial service for three firefighters killed in a wildfire. The Associated Press

3RD UPDATE —Thousands mourn fallen firefighters at ceremonies Sunday

By The Associated Press WENATCHEE — Several thousand people gathered Sunday to honor three U.S. Forest Service firefighters killed battling wildfires in north-cental Washington. "They… Continue reading

A State Patrol trooper holds a state flag to be presented to the family as he stands near a portrait of Thomas Zbyszewski at a memorial service for three firefighters killed in a wildfire. The Associated Press
The barge after it tipped and dumped vehicles into Victoria harbor. British Columbia Ministry of Environment via AP

Barge tips, vehicles fall into Victoria harbor

By The Associated Press VICTORIA — A barge tipped in Victoria's harbor, dumping as many as 20 vehicles into the water on Friday. British Columbia's… Continue reading

The barge after it tipped and dumped vehicles into Victoria harbor. British Columbia Ministry of Environment via AP