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Controversy with state over water wells in Whatcom County

By The Associated Press BELLINGHAM — Conservative property-rights advocates are worried about proposed restrictions on wells they fear could mean the end of the rural… Continue reading

Dead candidate wins Aberdeen City Council seat

ABERDEEN — The Aberdeen City Council will have to elect a new member now that certified November election results show a dead candidate won a… Continue reading

Hearing mystery booms or distant rumblings?  Please let us know

Hearing mystery booms or distant rumblings? Please let us know

ANYONE ON THE North Olympic Peninsula hearing a new set of mystery booms and rumblings? For a possible news story, we'd like to hear from… Continue reading

Hearing mystery booms or distant rumblings?  Please let us know
Joe Cammack owner of Jim's Pharmacy in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Jim’s Pharmacy celebrates its 30th anniversary on Friday

PORT ANGELES — Few people on the North Olympic Peninsula haven't heard of Jim's Pharmacy in Port Angeles. Locally owned and operated at 424 E.… Continue reading

Joe Cammack owner of Jim's Pharmacy in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

New manager is named for area day cares

PORT ANGELES — Suzanna “Anna” Reardon has been hired as the new manager of BoBaggins Daycare Inc., which includes BoBaggins Daycare and Learning Center, Banbury… Continue reading

In this frame grab taken from enhanced video made by NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft

UPDATE: Comet ISON — or at least part of it — may have survived, experts say

Peninsula Daily News news services The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hold the obituary. Experts now think Comet ISON — or at least part of it… Continue reading

In this frame grab taken from enhanced video made by NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft
This image provided by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center shows an artists rendering on how a gamma ray burst occurs with a massive star collapsing and creating a black hole and beaming out focused and deadly light and radiation bursts. Astronomers and space telescopes in April 2013 saw the biggest and brightest cosmic explosion ever witnessed

‘Monster’ cosmic explosion capable of destroying Earth captured in distant galaxy

By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Astronomers call it the monster. It was the biggest and brightest cosmic explosion ever witnessed. Had it… Continue reading

This image provided by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center shows an artists rendering on how a gamma ray burst occurs with a massive star collapsing and creating a black hole and beaming out focused and deadly light and radiation bursts. Astronomers and space telescopes in April 2013 saw the biggest and brightest cosmic explosion ever witnessed
Comet ISON is shown in a three-minute time exposure taken last week from a 14-inch telescope at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama.  — NASA photo via The Associated Press

Comet heading toward sun for Thanksgiving Day: Will it disintegrate or not?

The Associated Press All eyes in the sky have pointed for months at a comet zooming toward a blisteringly close encounter with the sun. But… Continue reading

Comet ISON is shown in a three-minute time exposure taken last week from a 14-inch telescope at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama.  — NASA photo via The Associated Press

Judge in Seattle sets deadline for plans to protect whales from Navy sonar use

By The Associated Press SEATTLE — A federal judge has set an August deadline for the National Marine Fisheries Service to reassess how it will… Continue reading

Olympic tourism board seeks applicants to fill 3 vacancies

Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau, the tourism marketing agency for unincorporated Clallam County, is seeking to fill three positions on… Continue reading

Recount requested of SeaTac $15 minimum wage vote

By The Associated Press SEATTLE — An opposition group has announced it is requesting a recount of SeaTac's $15 minimum wage initiative. Common Sense SeaTac… Continue reading

This image provided by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center shows an artists rendering on how a gamma ray burst occurs with a massive star collapsing and creating a black hole and beaming out focused and deadly light and radiation bursts. Astronomers and space telescopes in April 2013 saw the biggest and brightest cosmic explosion ever witnessed

‘Monster’ cosmic explosion capable of destroying Earth captured in distant galaxy

By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Astronomers call it the monster. It was the biggest and brightest cosmic explosion ever witnessed. Had it… Continue reading

This image provided by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center shows an artists rendering on how a gamma ray burst occurs with a massive star collapsing and creating a black hole and beaming out focused and deadly light and radiation bursts. Astronomers and space telescopes in April 2013 saw the biggest and brightest cosmic explosion ever witnessed
Comet ISON is shown in a three-minute time exposure taken last week from a 14-inch telescope at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama.  — NASA photo via The Associated Press

Comet heading toward sun for Thanksgiving Day: Will it disintegrate or not?

The Associated Press All eyes in the sky have pointed for months at a comet zooming toward a blisteringly close encounter with the sun. But… Continue reading

Comet ISON is shown in a three-minute time exposure taken last week from a 14-inch telescope at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama.  — NASA photo via The Associated Press

In Memoriam — Dr. Dennis Wilcox. Services this Saturday.

PLEASE SEE BELOW (To view full screen, hit the button on the far right corner of the control panel. Hit ESC to return to normal… Continue reading

SeaTac $15 minimum wage initiative expected to see victory today

By Mike Baker The Associated Press SEATTLE — A campaign to set a $15 minimum wage in the city of SeaTac is poised for victory.… Continue reading

King County judge to determine fate of state charter school law

By Donna Gordon Blankinship The Associated Press SEATTLE — A judge soon will decide if the state’s new charter school law is an innovative tool… Continue reading

PDN website is back up after problems today

PDN website is back up after problems today

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS' website www.peninsuladailynews.com, the most heavily used website on the North Olympic Peninsula with more than 1.6 million pageviews monthly, went down for… Continue reading

PDN website is back up after problems today

URGENT: Port Angeles Food Bank’s Thanksgiving basket meals pickup Tuesday, not today

A photo caption on Page A5 of today's Peninsula Daily News gives the wrong day for pickups of Thanksgiving basket meals at the Port Angeles… Continue reading

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Seahawks cornerback Thurmond out four weeks over substance policy violation

Peninsula Daily News news sources Cornerback Walter Thurmond is facing a four-game suspension for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse (non-performance… Continue reading

Walter Thurmond Seahawks.com

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We're working on technical difficulties that hinder users from accessing part or all of our website today. There is no need to contact your Internet… Continue reading