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Free, family-friendly concerts continue today on Peninsula

Grab your lawn chair or a blanket, and bring your sunglasses if it's sunny or a coat if it's chilly, and head to one of… Continue reading

Lightning crashes down over the Strait of Juan de Fuca as the ferry MV Coho

More lightning show over the Strait, but it appears over for North Olympic Peninsula [**GALLERY and VIDEO**]

The National Weather Service today indicated that the unusual lightning over and around the North Olympic Peninsula the past two nights has run its course… Continue reading

Lightning crashes down over the Strait of Juan de Fuca as the ferry MV Coho

Fish return to Elwha River

By Phuong Le The Associated Press PORT ANGELES — Scientists knew ocean-going fish would eventually return to the Elwha River west of Port Angeles, once… Continue reading

Glines Canyon Dam as of July 9. ONPwebcam viewable at www.peninsuladailynews.com

VIDEO — 3, 2, 1 . . . Watch as explosives rip Glines Canyon Dam on Elwha River

By The Associated Press CONTINUING THROUGH July 31, explosives are being used to lower the concrete wall of Glines Canyon Dam, once 210 feet high.… Continue reading

Glines Canyon Dam as of July 9. ONPwebcam viewable at www.peninsuladailynews.com
Glines Canyon Dam as of July 9. ONPwebcam viewable at www.peninsuladailynews.com

VIDEO — Fire in the hole! Watch as explosives rip Glines Canyon Dam on Elwha River

By The Associated Press CONTINUING THROUGH July 31, explosives are being used to lower the concrete wall of Glines Canyon Dam, once 210 feet high.… Continue reading

Glines Canyon Dam as of July 9. ONPwebcam viewable at www.peninsuladailynews.com

REMINDER: Check your computer; malware may knock thousands off Internet on Monday

By LOLITA C. BALDOR The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Despite repeated alerts, tens of thousands of Americans may still lose their Internet service Monday unless… Continue reading

REMINDER: Check your computer; malware may knock thousands off Internet on Monday

By LOLITA C. BALDOR The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Despite repeated alerts, tens of thousands of Americans may still lose their Internet service Monday unless… Continue reading

A new approach on leukemia brings glimpses of the future

By The New York Times News Service IN THE FIRST of a three part series, Gina Kolata of The New York Times takes readers to… Continue reading

Mass. man pays off mortgage with pennies

By The Associated Press MILFORD, Mass. — A Massachusetts man who pledged to make the last mortgage payment on his home with pennies has fulfilled… Continue reading

Nick Hall The Associated Press

UPDATED — Body of park ranger recovered from Mount Rainier after delays

The Associated Press LONGMIRE — After two weeks of delays due to weather and avalanche danger, the body of a Mount Rainier National Park ranger… Continue reading

Nick Hall The Associated Press

$500,000 allocated for tsunami debris removal (and who to phone if you find hazardous debris)

By The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire is releasing $500,000 from her emergency fund to address costs associated with potential debris washing up… Continue reading

Gruff goats shut popular Olympic National Forest trail

Peninsula Daily News news sources HOODSPORT — Reports of aggressive mountain goats have prompted Olympic National Forest officials to close a popular trail on Mount… Continue reading

In this July 2008 photo

2nd UPDATE — Aggressive mountain goats prompt closure of popular Olympic National Forest trail

Peninsula Daily News news sources HOODSPORT — Reports of aggressive mountain goats have prompted Olympic National Forest officials to close a popular trail on Mount… Continue reading

In this July 2008 photo
Reflections on the Fourth of July: The American debate

Reflections on the Fourth of July: The American debate

EDITOR'S NOTE: See accompanying fact box, at lower right. TODAY WE CELEBRATE one Independence Day, though, with so many versions of America, it's hard to… Continue reading

Reflections on the Fourth of July: The American debate

Fourth of July, high noon of the year

HERE WE ARE, high noon in the year 2011 — a little past it, actually. July 2 is the middle day of an ordinary year,… Continue reading

Olympic National Forest  (Click to enlarge)

UPDATED — Popular Olympic National Forest trail closes because aggressive mountain goats pose threat

Peninsula Daily News news sources HOODSPORT — Several reports of aggressive mountain goats have prompted Olympic National Forest officials in Mason County to close a… Continue reading

Olympic National Forest  (Click to enlarge)
Beloved actor Andy Griffith dies at 86

Beloved actor Andy Griffith dies at 86

By Martha Waggoner The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Andy Griffith, who made homespun Southern wisdom his trademark as the wise sheriff in “The Andy… Continue reading

Beloved actor Andy Griffith dies at 86

Some Eastern Washington forests in trouble. Health hazard warning planned

By The Associated Press OLYMPIA — State Public Lands Commissioner Peter Golmark plans to issue a forest health hazard warning for parts of eastern Washington,… Continue reading

Bill Gates and Microsoft CEO make $100,000 contributions to support gay marriage

By RACHEL LA CORTE The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer and co-founder Bill Gates have each donated $100,000 to the campaign… Continue reading

The family of Nick Hall is escorted from Friday's memorial service in the Jackson Visitor Center in Mount Rainier National Park. The ranger's mother

Mount Rainier ranger’s body remains on mountainside; his ‘inner strength’ cited at memorial service

The Associated Press ASHFORD — A chaplain at the memorial service for a Mount Rainier National Park ranger who fell to his death during a… Continue reading

The family of Nick Hall is escorted from Friday's memorial service in the Jackson Visitor Center in Mount Rainier National Park. The ranger's mother