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Two Peninsula College courses get spring resets

CDL class expands; student paper returns

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office and Port Angeles Police Department responded to a report of a man threatening himself and others with a gun on Friday at the Monroe Street Estates RV Park in Port Angeles. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

UPDATE: Man, 72, booked after hours-long standoff in Port Angeles

A 72-year-old man remained in the Clallam County jail on Sunday after he was booked Friday night following hours of negotiation by… Continue reading

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office and Port Angeles Police Department responded to a report of a man threatening himself and others with a gun on Friday at the Monroe Street Estates RV Park in Port Angeles. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)
A semi jackknifed on the Hood Canal Bridge on Friday afternoon. The wreck blocked the bridge for seven hours. (Washington State Patrol)

UPDATE: Wreck blocks Hood Canal Bridge for seven hours

Traffic was backed up for miles after a semi truck jack-knifed mid-span on the Hood Canal Bridge, closing it in both directions for… Continue reading

A semi jackknifed on the Hood Canal Bridge on Friday afternoon. The wreck blocked the bridge for seven hours. (Washington State Patrol)
A power pole was knocked off its base in Sequim early Sunday morning. Repair took several hours. (Nicole Clark/Clallam County Public Utility District)

Man in custody after alleged Sequim rampage

A 34-year-old man is accused of a short but destructive rampage though part of downtown Sequim early Sunday morning that led to his… Continue reading

A power pole was knocked off its base in Sequim early Sunday morning. Repair took several hours. (Nicole Clark/Clallam County Public Utility District)
East Jefferson Rivals

GIRLS BASKETBALL: East Jefferson wins critical game at Vashon

Rivals in good position for postseason berth

East Jefferson Rivals
Port Townsend’s Anna Quinn will release her second novel, “Angeline,” in a public event this Tuesday. (Anna Quinn)

PT novelist launches ‘Angeline,’ a tale of hurt and healing

Launch party set for Tuesday

Port Townsend’s Anna Quinn will release her second novel, “Angeline,” in a public event this Tuesday. (Anna Quinn)

A GROWING CONCERN: Time to plant, can you dig it?

NO MATTER WHAT some varmint on Feb. 2 says, gardening is a never-ending cycle of planting and design, as things grow, are purchased, die, under-perform,… Continue reading

Dental piece found in body discovered at Lake Crescent.

BACK WHEN: The true crime story of a 1940 Peninsula murder

SOMETIMES THE TREASURES you come upon are quite interesting. A while back, I was looking through an old box of papers belonging to Dr. Harlan… Continue reading

Dental piece found in body discovered at Lake Crescent.

Bremerton fisherman found dead in Calawah River

A Bremerton man was found dead in the Calawah River near Forks. Clallam County Sheriff’s deputies found the body of Dennis De Leon,… Continue reading

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Clallam case basis of bill for Kimberly Bender’s law

Custodial sexual assaults would get stiffer sentences

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DOT projects listed

Here is a list of fish barrier projects and more detail on other construction planned on the Peninsula. • U.S. 101 Jefferson and Clallam counties… Continue reading

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

Grant to fund work skills program

Peninsula College has secured a $32,874 grant to fund a job skills program with Port Angeles-based custom boat builder, Brix Marine. The… Continue reading

Alexander March

Marsh retires from Navy after long career

Port Angeles High School graduate Alexander Marsh recently retired from the U.S. Navy. Marsh enlisted in the Navy after graduating high school in… Continue reading

Alexander March

Peninsula traffic delays ahead

Hood Canal Bridge weekend closures, other plans set this year

Sequim man sentenced for domestic violence assaults

A Sequim man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison after he was found guilty of domestic violence assaults.… Continue reading

STEVE MULLENSKY/FOR PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Denver Smyth and wife Marianne, both with Western Red Brewery in Poulsbo, purge the Rubys Are Forever ale of air before the start of the 17th Strange Brew Fest in Port Townsend on Friday and Saturday at the American Legion Hall in downtown. There are 26 breweries from around western Washington that will be serving their own unique versions of strange brews.

Strange Brew afoot in Port Townsend

Denver Smyth and wife Marianne, both with Western Red Brewery in Poulsbo, purge the Rubys Are Forever ale of air before the start of the… Continue reading

STEVE MULLENSKY/FOR PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Denver Smyth and wife Marianne, both with Western Red Brewery in Poulsbo, purge the Rubys Are Forever ale of air before the start of the 17th Strange Brew Fest in Port Townsend on Friday and Saturday at the American Legion Hall in downtown. There are 26 breweries from around western Washington that will be serving their own unique versions of strange brews.

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

Wellness forum series scheduled

Marsha Melnick will present “Exercise Your Brain With Music” at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Melnick’s presentation is part of WOW! Working on Wellness Radio… Continue reading