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Brian Gadzuk, 56, clears out the trunk of his Jeep to make space for a new air conditioning unit in the parking lot at McLendon Hardware in Renton on Sunday. The Pacific Northwest is bracing for a major heat wave, with temperatures forecast to top 100 degrees in some places this week as climate change fuels longer hot spells in a region where such events were historically uncommon. (Kori Suzuki/The Seattle Times via AP)

Heat wave to hit Pacific Northwest a year after deadly event

The Pacific Northwest is bracing for a major heat wave, with temperatures forecast to top 100 degrees in some places this week… Continue reading

  • Jul 26, 2022
  • By Claire Rush The Associated Press/Report for America
  • Regional News
Brian Gadzuk, 56, clears out the trunk of his Jeep to make space for a new air conditioning unit in the parking lot at McLendon Hardware in Renton on Sunday. The Pacific Northwest is bracing for a major heat wave, with temperatures forecast to top 100 degrees in some places this week as climate change fuels longer hot spells in a region where such events were historically uncommon. (Kori Suzuki/The Seattle Times via AP)

Jefferson County Commissioners approve no-shooting zone

Majority of residents wrote in petition about dangerous activities

National hotline created for mental health crisis assistance

Similar to 9-1-1, 9-8-8 seeks to aid in mental health emergencies

A great blue heron keeps a keen eye out for prey while standing on a stump at Chinese Gardens in the North Beach neighborhood of Port Townsend. Herons are only one of the many water fowl that can be seen at the lagoon year round. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Standing watch

A great blue heron keeps a keen eye out for prey while standing on a stump at Chinese Gardens in the North Beach neighborhood of… Continue reading

A great blue heron keeps a keen eye out for prey while standing on a stump at Chinese Gardens in the North Beach neighborhood of Port Townsend. Herons are only one of the many water fowl that can be seen at the lagoon year round. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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The Kiwi Racing team of Chris and Katie Munro maneauvers through the Extreme Sports Park course during a qualifying round on Saturday

SPRINT BOAT RACING: Kiwi Racing unlimited team wins third straight at ESP

Chris and Katie Munro of New Zealand continued their dominance at the Extreme Sports Park, winning their third straight unlimited class championship… Continue reading

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The Kiwi Racing team of Chris and Katie Munro maneauvers through the Extreme Sports Park course during a qualifying round on Saturday

Graffiti sparks Port Angeles City Council discussion

Letter from visitor highlights racial slur

Several of the 50 registered pocket yachts were on display during the Port Townsend Pocket Yacht Palooza at the Northwest Maritime Center First Fed Waterfront Commons on Saturday. Billed as the largest exhibit of small craft in North America, the one-day show attracts small, trailerable boats from around Puget Sound. Any boat of 20 feet or less could be considered a pocket yacht. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Pocket Yacht Palooza

Several of the 50 registered pocket yachts were on display during the Port Townsend Pocket Yacht Palooza at the Northwest Maritime Center First Fed Waterfront… Continue reading

Several of the 50 registered pocket yachts were on display during the Port Townsend Pocket Yacht Palooza at the Northwest Maritime Center First Fed Waterfront Commons on Saturday. Billed as the largest exhibit of small craft in North America, the one-day show attracts small, trailerable boats from around Puget Sound. Any boat of 20 feet or less could be considered a pocket yacht. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Lefties' third baseman BY Choi, tags out Yakima Valley baserunner Spencer Shipman who wandered too far off third. Choi took the snap throw from catcher Danny Briones. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Yakima pitching handcuffs Lefties

The Port Angeles Lefties got great pitching all weekend against the Yakima Valley Pippins. The Pippins’ pitching was simply better in a… Continue reading

Lefties' third baseman BY Choi, tags out Yakima Valley baserunner Spencer Shipman who wandered too far off third. Choi took the snap throw from catcher Danny Briones. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend woman runs stop sign, lands in tree

A Port Townsend woman was airlifted to a Seattle hospital after she allegedly sped through an intersection and came to rest in… Continue reading

Sequim School Board leaders eye revenue increase for 2022-23

General fund could see bump of almost $1 million next year

“Island hopper” safety personnel race to the Starts & Stripes boat after driver Burt Roberts and navigator Nichole Heaton left the Extreme Sports Park track and crashed nose-first through a safety fence on Saturday during sprint boat races in Port Angeles. The crew was apparently uninjured in the incident and the boat was later trailered back to the pits. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Sprint boat rescue

“Island hopper” safety personnel race to the Starts & Stripes boat after driver Burt Roberts and navigator Nichole Heaton left the Extreme Sports Park track… Continue reading

“Island hopper” safety personnel race to the Starts & Stripes boat after driver Burt Roberts and navigator Nichole Heaton left the Extreme Sports Park track and crashed nose-first through a safety fence on Saturday during sprint boat races in Port Angeles. The crew was apparently uninjured in the incident and the boat was later trailered back to the pits. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Tickets on sale now for three-day Departure Festival at Lake Leland

Attendance limited to 1,200 as COVID-19 restrictions ease

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Lance Cpl. Holly Rowan, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, lays a ceremonial wreath at a Wreaths Across America event at Sequim View Cemetery on Dec. 19, 2020.
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Lance Cpl. Holly Rowan, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, lays a ceremonial wreath at a Wreaths Across America event at Sequim View Cemetery on Dec. 19, 2020.

A GROWING CONCERN: Give your garden more flower power

WE HAVE JUST now passed over into mid-summer. In fact, today is day four of early, mid-summer. With that said, we are already more than… Continue reading

Deputies: Car prowls likely connected to recent burglaries

By Brian Gawley Peninsula Daily News Clallam County Sheriff Office deputies are treating a wave of recent car prowls between Sequim and Port Angeles as… Continue reading

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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

In-person meeting 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive (off U.S. Highway 101) in east Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Clallam Fire District 4 firefighters remove a truck from a tree on Wednesday.

Firefighters conduct unusual rescue

Clallam Fire District 4 firefighters removed a truck from a tree at the intersection of state Highway… Continue reading

Clallam Fire District 4 firefighters remove a truck from a tree on Wednesday.

Forums available online

The three forums are of Legislative District 24 races for Position 1 and Position 2 representatives; Jefferson County sheriff’s race, and the race for Jefferson… Continue reading