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Bail cut to $1 million for woman accused of attempted murder

Next court appearance set for Friday

Big Brass Yule Ball set in Port Townsend

The Big Brass Yule Ball is planned for Saturday. The Brass Screw Consortium and Olympic Peninsula Steam will host the ball, which… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson, right, dribbles past Olympic's Jackson Barrett on Tuesday night in Port Angeles.

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL: Riders running roughshod over league opponents

The Port Angeles boys basketball team got off to a somewhat sluggish start, but got a huge boost from its bench, going… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson, right, dribbles past Olympic's Jackson Barrett on Tuesday night in Port Angeles.

Cooke Aquaculture files appeal of DNR decision

Cooke Aquaculture Pacific, LLC has filed an appeal of the state Department of Natural Resources’ denial of its leases for steelhead farms in… Continue reading

Crown Paper Group announces new CEO

Port Townsend mill among company’s holdings

Water LIlies is among the pieces of art by David James Bellecci on display in Port Townsend.

David James Bellecci’s art on display

“Musings,” an exhibit of recent acrylics from Port Townsend-based painter and hair stylist David James Bellecci, continues through Dec. 31 at Uptown… Continue reading

Water LIlies is among the pieces of art by David James Bellecci on display in Port Townsend.

East Jefferson Fire Rescue to ask voters to approve levy lid lifts for EMS, fire

Measures to appear on Feb. 14 ballot

Health officials urge masking as respiratory illness rise

Without mitigation, more counties report more COVID than last year

Police: Alleged burglar returned to scene twice

An alleged burglar was reported by police to have pressed his luck not once but twice early Wednesday morning with the third… Continue reading

Port Angeles man surrenders after standoff

Domestic violence complaint escalates

Port Angeles Roughriders.

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles romps over Olympic

Port Angeles stymied Olympic offensively, limiting the Trojans from the floor in a 53-18 Olympic League girls basketball win Tuesday night. “Our defense… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders.
Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Santa, played by Beau Gibson, greets the children and their parents on the shores of Lake Crescent after his arrival by canoe to the Lake Crescent Lodge on Saturday. In the canoe is his paddler Cody Fisher and the elf on the shore is Vera Tambunan. The historic lodge on Barnes Point at Lake Crescent kicked off the season with holiday lights Saturday evening.
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Santa arrives at Lake Crescent

Santa, played by Beau Gibson, greets the children and their parents on the shores of Lake Crescent after his arrival by canoe to the Lake… Continue reading

Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Santa, played by Beau Gibson, greets the children and their parents on the shores of Lake Crescent after his arrival by canoe to the Lake Crescent Lodge on Saturday. In the canoe is his paddler Cody Fisher and the elf on the shore is Vera Tambunan. The historic lodge on Barnes Point at Lake Crescent kicked off the season with holiday lights Saturday evening.
Tony Genovese, left, of Port Townsend and Dave Rojcewicz of Petersberg, Alaska, stop to admire the Christmas decorations on a fir tree along the Larry Scott Trail. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Trail decorations

Tony Genovese, left, of Port Townsend and Dave Rojcewicz of Petersberg, Alaska, stop to admire the Christmas decorations on a fir tree along the Larry… Continue reading

Tony Genovese, left, of Port Townsend and Dave Rojcewicz of Petersberg, Alaska, stop to admire the Christmas decorations on a fir tree along the Larry Scott Trail. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Two Port Hadlock residents accused of burglary

Two Port Hadlock residents are accused of breaking into a home on Chicken Coop Road. Rachelle Wiley, 43, and Robert Koschnick, 37, were… Continue reading

Volunteer wreath maker Sarah Branham admires her work after weaving a bow that will become part of a decorative swag for sale at the non-profit Sprouting Hope Greenhouse operated by The Answer for Youth on Wednesday in Port Angeles. Swag, wreaths and other holiday items will be for sale at the greenhouse, 826 E. First St., as a benefit for the organization’s homeless and at-risk youth programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Weaving a bow

Volunteer wreath maker Sarah Branham admires her work after weaving a bow that will become part of a decorative swag for sale at the non-profit… Continue reading

Volunteer wreath maker Sarah Branham admires her work after weaving a bow that will become part of a decorative swag for sale at the non-profit Sprouting Hope Greenhouse operated by The Answer for Youth on Wednesday in Port Angeles. Swag, wreaths and other holiday items will be for sale at the greenhouse, 826 E. First St., as a benefit for the organization’s homeless and at-risk youth programs. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday

Help needed to honor veterans

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Louisa Monger of Port Angeles, right, shows off a handmade wreath she was purchasing at tables staffed by members of the Port Angeles High School Choir, including seniors, from left, Kaelyn Herringer, Rayna Mathison and Grace Possinger, on Saturday at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain in downtown Port Angeles. The wreath sale was a benefit to help fund a spring trip to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York with members of the school’s choir, orchestra and band. Leftovers from Saturday’s sale, along with a bake sale and silent auction, will be available during the school’s holiday concert at 7 p.m. tonight at the Port Angeles Performing Arts Center, 304 E. Park Ave. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Choir fundraiser

Louisa Monger of Port Angeles, right, shows off a handmade wreath she was purchasing at tables staffed by members of the Port Angeles High School… Continue reading

Louisa Monger of Port Angeles, right, shows off a handmade wreath she was purchasing at tables staffed by members of the Port Angeles High School Choir, including seniors, from left, Kaelyn Herringer, Rayna Mathison and Grace Possinger, on Saturday at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain in downtown Port Angeles. The wreath sale was a benefit to help fund a spring trip to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York with members of the school’s choir, orchestra and band. Leftovers from Saturday’s sale, along with a bake sale and silent auction, will be available during the school’s holiday concert at 7 p.m. tonight at the Port Angeles Performing Arts Center, 304 E. Park Ave. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam 4-H clubs schedule meetings

The Washington State University Clallam County Extension has announced the 2023 meeting schedules for 4-H livestock clubs. The following clubs will meet… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS An excavator picks up woody debris for loading onto a nearby truck for disposal on Tuesday at the site of the former aquaculture site near the boat ramp on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles. The Ediz Hook Shoreline Restoration project, conducted by Western Marine Construction, Inc. in conjunction with the Navy Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Northwest, is designed to return a section of shoreling on the harborside section of the hook to its former condition with the removal of an area formerly used for maintining fish pens in Port Angeles Harbor.
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Ediz Hook restoration

An excavator picks up woody debris for loading onto a nearby truck for disposal on Tuesday at the site of the former aquaculture site near… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS An excavator picks up woody debris for loading onto a nearby truck for disposal on Tuesday at the site of the former aquaculture site near the boat ramp on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles. The Ediz Hook Shoreline Restoration project, conducted by Western Marine Construction, Inc. in conjunction with the Navy Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Northwest, is designed to return a section of shoreling on the harborside section of the hook to its former condition with the removal of an area formerly used for maintining fish pens in Port Angeles Harbor.
In honor of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, about 75 people paraded up Harrison Street in Port Townsend toward St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church on Monday afternoon. The police-escorted procession marked the day on which Roman Catholics believe the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego, an indigenous man, in 1531. Mary, known as Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico, is the patron saint of that country and “the Mother of us all,” according to a handout at the parish. St. Mary Star of the Sea, the only Catholic church in Jefferson County, celebrates Sunday masses in Spanish and in English. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

In honor of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, about 75 people paraded up Harrison Street in Port Townsend toward St. Mary Star of… Continue reading

In honor of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, about 75 people paraded up Harrison Street in Port Townsend toward St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church on Monday afternoon. The police-escorted procession marked the day on which Roman Catholics believe the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego, an indigenous man, in 1531. Mary, known as Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico, is the patron saint of that country and “the Mother of us all,” according to a handout at the parish. St. Mary Star of the Sea, the only Catholic church in Jefferson County, celebrates Sunday masses in Spanish and in English. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)