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Forks man charged with drug endangerment

Officials: Hair tested from 18-month-old positive for meth

Wildfire danger high into October

Dry conditions will persist on Peninsula

The Big Hurt.

ADVENTURE SPORTS: Big Hurt returns to Port Angeles Sept. 23

Prepare for an unparalleled celebration of athleticism, camaraderie and sheer determination as The Big Hurt multisport weekend makes its return on Sept.… Continue reading

The Big Hurt.

OUTDOORS: Wild coho, Chinook closed in western Strait

Salmon fishing east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line in Marine Area 4 has been closed through Sept. 30, though wild coho west of the… Continue reading

Active crew members rescue loggerhead sea turtles that had become tangled in fishing gear during their 58-day counternarcotics patrol.

Coast Guard cutter Active returns to Port Angeles

Crew back from 58-day patrol that included counternarcotics

Active crew members rescue loggerhead sea turtles that had become tangled in fishing gear during their 58-day counternarcotics patrol.
Artist and writer Mo Walrath will give a lecture at Port Townsend’s Grover Gallery on Tuesday. (Diane Urbani/Northwind Art)

‘How I Hold You’ talk set for Tuesday

Maureen “Mo” Walrath, a weaver and writer, will give a lecture Tuesday titled “How I Hold You, How I Would Have Held… Continue reading

Artist and writer Mo Walrath will give a lecture at Port Townsend’s Grover Gallery on Tuesday. (Diane Urbani/Northwind Art)

Eatonville woman injured in collision

A Port Angeles man’s failure to yield led to a woman from Eatonville being sent to a Seattle hospital, according to the… Continue reading

Eric Johnson, maker of this photo, is among the photographers teaching classes this fall at Northwind Art School at Fort Worden. Details can be found at NorthwindArt.org on the Courses page. (Eric Johnson)

Northwind Art School offers classes

A full slate of new art workshops and courses — for youngsters and adults — is being rolled out at Northwind Art… Continue reading

Eric Johnson, maker of this photo, is among the photographers teaching classes this fall at Northwind Art School at Fort Worden. Details can be found at NorthwindArt.org on the Courses page. (Eric Johnson)
Port Angeles Police Chief Brian Smith.
Port Angeles Police Chief Brian Smith.

Electricity available at Hurricane Ridge

Visitor allotment increased; winter access more likely

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News 

Dayton Brown, from Sammamish, aims for the bull’s eye in the PNWAXE cage during THING music and arts festival on the Parade grounds of Fort Worden State Park on Friday. THING continues today and Sunday.

THING fling at Fort Worden

Dayton Brown, from Sammamish, aims for the bull’s eye in the PNWAXE cage during THING music and arts festival on the Parade grounds of Fort… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News 

Dayton Brown, from Sammamish, aims for the bull’s eye in the PNWAXE cage during THING music and arts festival on the Parade grounds of Fort Worden State Park on Friday. THING continues today and Sunday.

A GROWING CONCERN: Fall in love with show-stopping autumn plants

WE ARE NOW approaching the end of early late summer! In less than a week, September is upon us. The darkening days with cool nights… Continue reading

Annual Makah Days celebrates culture

Two more days of festivities will celebrate the Makah culture in Neah Bay during the 99th Annual Makah Days. The celebration began… Continue reading

Lauren Smith

Arrest made in Clallam Bay prisoner death

Olalla woman accused of controlled substances homicide

Lauren Smith

Clallam, Jefferson joins 22-county lawsuit

DSHS won’t treat severely mentally ill when charges are dropped

Photos by Anna Swanberg

Cutline: Teen mustang trainers Libby Swanberg (with Latte) and her sister Asha Swanberg, each broke the record for the attaining the highest selling prices ever — more than $10,000 each — earlier this month at the Mustang Yearlings/Washington Youth auction in Cle Elum.

HORSEPLAY: Swanbergs’ hard work nets BLM mustang auction records

LAST SATURDAY MY neighbor, Kris Phillips, shared how earlier this month she attended a Bureau of Land Management mustang auction in Cle Elum, where she… Continue reading

Photos by Anna Swanberg

Cutline: Teen mustang trainers Libby Swanberg (with Latte) and her sister Asha Swanberg, each broke the record for the attaining the highest selling prices ever — more than $10,000 each — earlier this month at the Mustang Yearlings/Washington Youth auction in Cle Elum.
Dr. Joshua Jones.

Joshua Jones leaving OMC

Last day is Nov. 1

Dr. Joshua Jones.
A canoe containing visitors to Nature Bridge at Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park makes its way past the dock at Lake Crescent Lodge on Thursday. The canoe was one of a pair plying the waters of the lake, mixing with a variety of other paddleboards and kayaks in the Barnes Point area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Lake exploration

A canoe containing visitors to Nature Bridge at Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park makes its way past the dock at Lake Crescent Lodge on… Continue reading

A canoe containing visitors to Nature Bridge at Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park makes its way past the dock at Lake Crescent Lodge on Thursday. The canoe was one of a pair plying the waters of the lake, mixing with a variety of other paddleboards and kayaks in the Barnes Point area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)