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Trails still closed after cougar attack in park

Trackers haven’t found animal, officials say

Firefighters work to contain a brush fire on the south side of U.S. Highway 101 near Deer Park on Monday. (Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue)

Brush fire burns about 1.5 acres near Deer Park

Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue crews contained a brush fire that burned about 1.5 acres south of U.S. Highway 101 near Deer Park Loop… Continue reading

Firefighters work to contain a brush fire on the south side of U.S. Highway 101 near Deer Park on Monday. (Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue)
Port Angeles' Julio Vasquez hits a fly ball in the second inning Sunday against the Bellingham Bells at Civic Field in Port Angeles. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Lefties fall in 10 innings in last game of year

Port Angeles snaps losing streak with Saturday victory

Port Angeles' Julio Vasquez hits a fly ball in the second inning Sunday against the Bellingham Bells at Civic Field in Port Angeles. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
More than 900 cyclists from the U.S. and Canada took on the Ride the Hurricane Challenge up Hurricane Ridge Road on Sunday morning, including unicyclist Chris Hoy. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

WEEKEND PHOTOS: Hillclimbs and ballgames on the Olympic Peninsula

Kaden Miller of the Port Angeles 12U All-Stars pitches against the Mudcats on Saturday during the 24th annual Dick Brown Youth Baseball tournament held at… Continue reading

More than 900 cyclists from the U.S. and Canada took on the Ride the Hurricane Challenge up Hurricane Ridge Road on Sunday morning, including unicyclist Chris Hoy. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Blackberry pie contest winners, from left, Rachel Rice of Joyce (second place, adult), Audry Rice, 11, of Joyce (third place, youth), Janice Harsh of Port Angeles (third place, adult), Haylie Tenneson, 11, of Port Angeles (first place, youth), Tamara Stephens, Clackamas, Ore. (first place, adult) and Ariana Varholla, 15, of Sequim (second place, youth) display their pies and ribbons at the end of judging on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Blackberry pie contest winners, from left, Rachel Rice of Joyce (second place, adult), Audry Rice, 11, of Joyce (third place, youth), Janice Harsh of Port… Continue reading

Blackberry pie contest winners, from left, Rachel Rice of Joyce (second place, adult), Audry Rice, 11, of Joyce (third place, youth), Janice Harsh of Port Angeles (third place, adult), Haylie Tenneson, 11, of Port Angeles (first place, youth), Tamara Stephens, Clackamas, Ore. (first place, adult) and Ariana Varholla, 15, of Sequim (second place, youth) display their pies and ribbons at the end of judging on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

OMC Foundation announces $500,000 program contribution

Scholarship fund aims to increase health care workers

State seeking comment for northern spotted owl

Input could keep it on endangered list

The charred remains of a pair of mobile homes sit on Saturday at the Emerald Mobile Home & RV Park in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Travel trailers burn at Port Angeles facility

Firefighters extinguished blazes in two travel trailers at Emerald Mobile Home & RV Park on Saturday morning, the Port Angeles Fire Department… Continue reading

The charred remains of a pair of mobile homes sit on Saturday at the Emerald Mobile Home & RV Park in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Two hurt in Brinnon wreck; one still in serious condition

An Elma woman pulled out into U.S. Highway 101 traffic from a parking lot and hit a car driven by a Port Angeles… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Port Townsend’s Centrum Acoustic Blues Festival presented Justin Golden as an opening act for special guest Bobby Rush in a solo acoustic concert on Wednesday at McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden State Park. Rush joined the Acoustic Blues artist faculty on Tuesday to teach a harmonica clinic during the 2023 Acoustic Blues Workshop and to tell stories to the registered participants of the workshop. The festival continues today with the Acoustic Blues Showcase at 1:30 p.m. and Saturday Blues in the Clubs at 6:30 p.m. For more information, see https://centrum.org/events-calendar.
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Blues in Port Townsend

Port Townsend’s Centrum Acoustic Blues Festival presented special guest Bobby Rush in a solo acoustic concert on Wednesday at McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden State… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Port Townsend’s Centrum Acoustic Blues Festival presented Justin Golden as an opening act for special guest Bobby Rush in a solo acoustic concert on Wednesday at McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden State Park. Rush joined the Acoustic Blues artist faculty on Tuesday to teach a harmonica clinic during the 2023 Acoustic Blues Workshop and to tell stories to the registered participants of the workshop. The festival continues today with the Acoustic Blues Showcase at 1:30 p.m. and Saturday Blues in the Clubs at 6:30 p.m. For more information, see https://centrum.org/events-calendar.
United States' Alex Morgan reacts after a missed shot at goal during the Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Sweden and the United States in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Scott Barbour)

WOMEN’S WORLD CUP: U.S. women knocked out by Sweden

The United States played its best game of this Women’s World Cup and it wasn’t good enough to stop the two-time reigning… Continue reading

  • Aug 6, 2023
  • By Anne M. Peterson The Associated Press
  • World Cup
United States' Alex Morgan reacts after a missed shot at goal during the Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Sweden and the United States in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Scott Barbour)

A GROWING CONCERN: Summer days aren’t lazy in the garden

IT’S MIDSUMMER (AUG. 1-10), a benchmark for you and the garden. Mid-mid of any season is a critical period. Work done then will yield a… Continue reading

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BACK WHEN: Washington couple responded to life’s calling

WHAT IS YOUR life’s calling? Whatever it may be, that calling makes your life meaningful. People who answer their life’s call do not care about… Continue reading

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"The Secret," from Cusco, Peru, appears in photographer Brian Goodman's show opening Sunday at the Old Alcohol Plant. photo by Brian Goodman

Black and white photo show opens Sunday

Peru, Israel, Gabriola Island, B.C. and many other locations appear in Port Townsend photographer Brian Goodman’s show opening this Sunday. Goodman invites… Continue reading

"The Secret," from Cusco, Peru, appears in photographer Brian Goodman's show opening Sunday at the Old Alcohol Plant. photo by Brian Goodman

Clallam sheriff seeks grant for tactical robot

Commissioners to consider request

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive… Continue reading

Four hurt in wreck at 104/Center Road

Four people were taken to a hospital after a Port Angeles driver crossed the centerline and slammed into an oncoming car at state… Continue reading

Free outdoor concerts on Peninsula next week

Free outdoor summer concerts are scheduled on the North Olympic Peninsula next week. The season’s free concerts are on Tuesdays in Sequim through Aug. 29,… Continue reading

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Friends group donates $150k to library expansion

Consider the Friends of Sequim Library officially behind the renovation and expansion project of the Sequim Library. Group members gathered on July 26… Continue reading

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Jazz on the Lawn offered free on Monday

The Thirteenth Annual Jazz on the Lawn concert on the Port Angeles campus of Peninsula College will be at noon Monday. The… Continue reading