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Time for you to decide: Best of Peninsula 2014 voting is underway

Time for you to decide: Best of Peninsula 2014 voting is underway

IT'S TIME AGAIN to vote for Best of the Peninsula 2014 in separate Clallam County and Jefferson County polling! For the third straight year, all… Continue reading

Time for you to decide: Best of Peninsula 2014 voting is underway
UPCOMING:  North Olympic Peninsula Voter Guide for the Aug. 5 primary election

UPCOMING: North Olympic Peninsula Voter Guide for the Aug. 5 primary election

Ballots for the all-mail primary election are mailed out in Jefferson and Clallam counties on Wednesday, arriving in most registered voters' mailboxes this coming Thursday.… Continue reading

UPCOMING:  North Olympic Peninsula Voter Guide for the Aug. 5 primary election
John Goar with two of his telescopes. Olympic Astronomical Society

WEEKEND: Stargazer hikes, free astronomy programs, at Hurricane Ridge

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, July 11. PORT ANGELES — For the fifth consecutive summer, John Goar is leading a free astronomy program… Continue reading

John Goar with two of his telescopes. Olympic Astronomical Society

Fallen tree blocking Highway 112 between Sekiu and Neah Bay

We are advised by the state Department of Transportation that a tree has fallen onto state Highway 112 at Milepost 7 — between Sekiu and… Continue reading

3rd UPDATE — Sheriff: Man steals car, leads chase from Forks, uses Taser on deputy ( * fixes name, age of suspect *)

3rd UPDATE — Sheriff: Man steals car, leads chase from Forks, uses Taser on deputy ( * fixes name, age of suspect *)

By Peninsula Daily News sources EDITOR'S NOTE — The name and age of the person arrested have been corrected; they were wrong in initial law… Continue reading

3rd UPDATE — Sheriff: Man steals car, leads chase from Forks, uses Taser on deputy ( * fixes name, age of suspect *)
Bonus sections in today's PDN — still only 75 cents

Bonus sections in today’s PDN — still only 75 cents

Today's Friday/Saturday PDN is almost like a Sunday newspaper! — First, there's your guide to Sequim Lavender Weekend — everything you need to know to… Continue reading

Bonus sections in today's PDN — still only 75 cents
John Goar with two of his telescopes. Olympic Astronomical Society

WEEKEND: Free astronomy program slated at Hurricane Ridge starting tonight (Friday)

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, July 11. PORT ANGELES — For the fifth consecutive summer, John Goar is leading a free astronomy program… Continue reading

John Goar with two of his telescopes. Olympic Astronomical Society
PDN's front page for today's Jefferson County readers. There's more inside that isn't online!

Check out today’s PDN Page 1! (And activate your access to 24/7 local news coverage)

WHEN YOU GET home delivery of the Peninsula Daily News, the digital comes free. Subscribers to the print PDN (Sunday through Friday or Friday/Sunday only)… Continue reading

PDN's front page for today's Jefferson County readers. There's more inside that isn't online!
Firefighters

Evacuation orders issued for central-state wildfire

The Associated Press YAKIMA — A wildfire burning near Entiat grew to nearly 16 square miles Thursday, and residents of 109 homes in the area… Continue reading

Firefighters

Gov. Inslee urges sharpening state water-quality rules with high fish-consumption rate proposal

By Phuong Le The Associated Press SEATTLE — Gov. Jay Inslee has proposed toughening the state’s clean water rules by setting a fish-consumption rate that… Continue reading

LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Fusion of tune flavors for music lovers

EVEN THOUGH THE days are getting shorter bit by tiny bit after the recent summer solstice, there are still plenty of venues with outdoor music… Continue reading

State Supreme Court: Police officer didn’t have right to search container found on suspect

By Phuong Le The Associated Press SEATTLE — A Centralia police officer was justified when he frisked a cyclist during a traffic stop, but he… Continue reading

Time for you to decide: Best of Peninsula 2014 voting is underway

Time for you to decide: Best of Peninsula 2014 voting is underway

IT'S TIME AGAIN to vote for Best of the Peninsula 2014 in separate Clallam County and Jefferson County polling! For the third straight year, all… Continue reading

Time for you to decide: Best of Peninsula 2014 voting is underway
PDN's front page for today's Clallam County readers. There's more inside that isn't online!

Check out today’s PDN Page 1! (And activate your access to 24/7 local news coverage)

WHEN YOU GET home delivery of the Peninsula Daily News, the digital comes free. Subscribers to the print PDN (Sunday through Friday or Friday/Sunday only)… Continue reading

PDN's front page for today's Clallam County readers. There's more inside that isn't online!

LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Fusion of tune flavors for music lovers

EVEN THOUGH THE days are getting shorter bit by tiny bit after the recent summer solstice, there are still plenty of venues with outdoor music… Continue reading

Time for you to decide: Best of Peninsula 2014 voting is underway

Time for you to decide: Best of Peninsula 2014 voting is underway

IT'S TIME AGAIN to vote for Best of the Peninsula 2014 in separate Clallam County and Jefferson County polling! For the third straight year, all… Continue reading

Time for you to decide: Best of Peninsula 2014 voting is underway
The Associated Press

4 in 10 US households use cellphones only — no landline

By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press ATLANTA — More American households are ditching their old telephones: 4 out of 10 only use cellphones, a government… Continue reading

The Associated Press

Agitated Angus: Police shoot cow that tosses officer, stomps on patrol car

The Associated Press MOUNT VERNON — Police in Mount Vernon killed an agitated Angus cow that rampaged through town, tossing a police officer into the… Continue reading

People walk past the building housing Main Street Marijuana in Vancouver

Changes to marijuana laws not likely to stop with Washington — who will be next?

By Jonathan J. Cooper The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. — Advocates seeking more lenient marijuana laws have no intention of stopping with Colorado and Washington.… Continue reading

People walk past the building housing Main Street Marijuana in Vancouver
PDN's front page for today's Jefferson County readers. There's more inside that isn't online!

Check out today’s PDN Page 1! (And activate your access to 24/7 local news coverage)

WHEN YOU GET home delivery of the Peninsula Daily News, the digital comes free. Subscribers to the print PDN (Sunday through Friday or Friday/Sunday only)… Continue reading

PDN's front page for today's Jefferson County readers. There's more inside that isn't online!