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One of the first snows of the current storm occurred in Kitsap County. Send us your North Olympic Peninsula storm photos to moderator@peninsuladailynews.com and we'll post it. Be sure to tell us where and when you took the photo. KOMO-TV

URGENT WEATHER BULLETINS: Heavy winds, foul conditions expected to subside around noon

The National Weather Service on Sunday and today issued a blizzard warning for higher elevations of the North Olympic Peninsula, coupled with a high-wind warning… Continue reading

One of the first snows of the current storm occurred in Kitsap County. Send us your North Olympic Peninsula storm photos to moderator@peninsuladailynews.com and we'll post it. Be sure to tell us where and when you took the photo. KOMO-TV
The Royal British Columbia Museum soon will be unveiling a major expansion of its 6.6-acre property. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Royal B.C. Museum plans major expansion, high rise

Peninsula Daily News news sources VICTORIA — The Royal British Columbia Museum, just two blocks east of the MV Coho ferry dock, expects to unveil… Continue reading

The Royal British Columbia Museum soon will be unveiling a major expansion of its 6.6-acre property. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Vote, vote, vote in PDN's Christmas lights contest

Vote, vote, vote in PDN’s Christmas lights contest

By Sugarplum Mary Chief Elf, Sweet Treats Division, Santa's Workshop and Peninsula Daily News correspondent 'TIS THE SEASON to be jolly and deck the walls… Continue reading

Vote, vote, vote in PDN's Christmas lights contest
The calm before the storm: Image of Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park from the park's webcam. National Park Service

Get ready for rough weather on the North Olympic Peninsula, waters around it [Updated]

A series of warnings and advisories have been issued by the National Weather Service to prepare North Olympic Peninsula residents for a storm approaching later… Continue reading

The calm before the storm: Image of Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park from the park's webcam. National Park Service
President's pot comments prompt call for policy to end confusion

President’s pot comments prompt call for policy to end confusion

By PAUL ELIAS The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — President Barack Obama says he won't go after pot users in Colorado and Washington, two states… Continue reading

President's pot comments prompt call for policy to end confusion
Vote, vote, vote in PDN's Christmas lights contest

Vote, vote, vote in PDN’s Christmas lights contest

By Sugarplum Mary Chief Elf, Sweet Treats Division, Santa's Workshop and Peninsula Daily News correspondent 'TIS THE SEASON to be jolly and deck the walls… Continue reading

Vote, vote, vote in PDN's Christmas lights contest
The teal relates to the coastal flood watch. The lavender calls for mountain snow. Heaviest winds are expected in the tan areas as well as in the pink areas in the Pacific and Salish Sea. National Weather Service

Get ready for some rough weather [UPDATES with wind, flood warnings, more]

A series of warnings and advisories have been issued by the National Weather Service to prepare North Olympic Peninsula residents for a storm approaching late… Continue reading

The teal relates to the coastal flood watch. The lavender calls for mountain snow. Heaviest winds are expected in the tan areas as well as in the pink areas in the Pacific and Salish Sea. National Weather Service

President’s pot comments prompt call for policy to end confusion

By PAUL ELIAS The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — President Barack Obama says he won’t go after pot users in Colorado and Washington, two states… Continue reading

Vote, vote, vote in PDN's Christmas lights contest

Vote, vote, vote in PDN’s Christmas lights contest

By Sugarplum Mary Chief Elf, Sweet Treats Division, Santa's Workshop and Peninsula Daily News correspondent 'TIS THE SEASON to be jolly and deck the walls… Continue reading

Vote, vote, vote in PDN's Christmas lights contest

Border Patrol to stop language translation for local law enforcement

By Manuel Valdes The Associated Press SEATTLE — U.S. Border Patrol agents will no longer serve as interpreters when local law enforcement agencies request language… Continue reading

Frank Donnelly

Marine Corps Reserve program needs toys for oldest, youngest

PORT ANGELES — Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program volunteers in Clallam County are scrambling to meet a steady rise in requests for toys,… Continue reading

Frank Donnelly
A woman waits to hear about her sister

Up-to-the-minute coverage of the school tragedy in Connecticut

NEWTOWN, Conn. — A gunman killed 27 people, including 18 children, at an elementary school morning, an official said, in what was one of the… Continue reading

A woman waits to hear about her sister
Vote, vote, vote in PDN's Christmas lights contest

Vote, vote, vote in PDN’s Christmas lights contest

By Sugarplum Mary Chief Elf, Sweet Treats Division, Santa's Workshop and Peninsula Daily News correspondent 'TIS THE SEASON to be jolly and deck the walls… Continue reading

Vote, vote, vote in PDN's Christmas lights contest

WEEKEND — Other area events on North Olympic Peninsula

Events tied to the holiday season continue across the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. Below and throughout this section is an array of things to… Continue reading

Border Patrol to stop language translation for local law enforcement

By Manuel Valdes The Associated Press SEATTLE — U.S. Border Patrol agents will no longer serve as interpreters when local law enforcement agencies request language… Continue reading

Is your new 'smart' TV spying on you?  This and other technical tidbits (including imaginary tweets from the Pope)

Is your new ‘smart’ TV spying on you? This and other technical tidbits (including imaginary tweets from the Pope)

Security hole in Samsung smart TVs could let hackers spy on you. A Maltese computer security firm says Samsung "smart" TVs can be hacked. If… Continue reading

Is your new 'smart' TV spying on you?  This and other technical tidbits (including imaginary tweets from the Pope)
Less than 2 days left — send your photos for PDN's Christmas lights contest

Less than 2 days left — send your photos for PDN’s Christmas lights contest

By Kris Kringle Peninsula Daily News correspondent DO YOU THINK you have the most amazing Christmas lights display on the North Olympic Peninsula? Peninsula Daily… Continue reading

Less than 2 days left — send your photos for PDN's Christmas lights contest
Rich Ciccarone meets with clients in the OlyCAP/Home Fund office in Port Townsend in 2010

A helping hand behind the PDN Peninsula Home Fund

EDITOR'S NOTE — Nonprofit Olympic Community Action Programs — OlyCAP — is the No. 1 emergency-care agency in Jefferson and Clallam counties. OlyCAP also oversees… Continue reading

Rich Ciccarone meets with clients in the OlyCAP/Home Fund office in Port Townsend in 2010
Enter PDN's Christmas lights photo contest

Enter PDN’s Christmas lights photo contest

By Kris Kringle Peninsula Daily News correspondent DO YOU THINK you have the most amazing Christmas lights display on the North Olympic Peninsula? Peninsula Daily… Continue reading

Enter PDN's Christmas lights photo contest
Enter PDN's Christmas lights photo contest

Enter PDN’s Christmas lights photo contest

By Kris Kringle Peninsula Daily News correspondent DO YOU THINK you have the most amazing Christmas lights display on the North Olympic Peninsula? Peninsula Daily… Continue reading

Enter PDN's Christmas lights photo contest