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Nature backpacks for children available at North Olympic Library System

The North Olympic Library System now has nature backpacks designed for toddlers and pre-schoolers available for checkout. Each backpack contains a magnifying… Continue reading

New study says decrease in salmon threatens killer whales

Southern Resident killer whales have not had enough food for several years, which could affect their already small numbers, according to a study… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: The rivers’ babies are disappearing

Looking at a baby salmon, it’s hard to believe that something not much bigger than a mosquito larvae could have such a tremendous impact on… Continue reading

Shooting ban area hearing to be set

Neighbors can ask to join if interested

State justices blast racist questioning by prosecutor

The state Supreme Court has unanimously overturned a man’s conviction for assaulting police officers, blasting a series of racist remarks by the prosecutor… Continue reading

Two workers killed after trench collapses in Shoreline

Two workers were killed after a trench collapsed in Shoreline and the slope was too unstable to recover their bodies Monday so efforts… Continue reading

US Coast Guard encourages safe whale-watching practices

The Coast Guard has kicked off Operation Be Whale Wise to encourage the public to practice safe whale-watching this summer in the Pacific… Continue reading

Summer Michaud-Skog

Author to discuss her book ‘Fat Girls Hiking’

Summer Michaud-Skog will talk about her new book “Fat Girls Hiking: An Inclusive Guide to Getting Outdoors at Any Size or Ability”… Continue reading

Summer Michaud-Skog
Wilder Senior's Landon Seibel looks back at the umpire as he is called safe at second base as Lakeside BR's Ethan Babauta puts the tag on Seibel on Sunday in the Dick Brown Memorial Tournament semifinal. Wilder Senior won 15-5 to advance to the championship game, which was won by WBC Colts Black. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

DICK BROWN TOURNAMENT: Wilder Senior second at tournament

Rally comes up just short in seventh inning

Wilder Senior's Landon Seibel looks back at the umpire as he is called safe at second base as Lakeside BR's Ethan Babauta puts the tag on Seibel on Sunday in the Dick Brown Memorial Tournament semifinal. Wilder Senior won 15-5 to advance to the championship game, which was won by WBC Colts Black. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Brian Iverson works on a blown glass creation. (Port Townsend Gallery)

Gallery turns spotlight on blown glass, landscapes

Brian Iverson, Susan Hazard featured in July

Brian Iverson works on a blown glass creation. (Port Townsend Gallery)
Brandon Elliott, right, of Port Angeles, ate 7 1/2 hot dogs to win a contest Monday next to the Wharf in downtown Port Angeles. Richard Wright, left, of Port Angeles finished second and K.T. Nall of Santa Barbara, Calif., placed third. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Hot dogs, apple pie highlight Fourth of July

Contest winners take home cash as part of festivities

Brandon Elliott, right, of Port Angeles, ate 7 1/2 hot dogs to win a contest Monday next to the Wharf in downtown Port Angeles. Richard Wright, left, of Port Angeles finished second and K.T. Nall of Santa Barbara, Calif., placed third. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Hurricane Coffee to open second location in Dungeness River Nature Center

Hurricane Coffee opened a second retail location Tuesday in the the Dungeness River Nature Center at 1943 W. Hendrickson Road. The new location,… Continue reading

Port Angeles Lefties.

LEFTIES: Port Angeles swept by league power Corvallis; returns home for most of July

The Port Angeles Lefties return home to play 18 games at Civic Field this month and are likely glad to be out… Continue reading

Port Angeles Lefties.

New state laws affect guns, hospital costs

License plate fees also go up in measures that went into place Friday

North Olympic Library System to hold Discovery Club

The North Olympic Library System’s Summer Reading Program will host Steam Stations at all its branches this week. Participants will be able… Continue reading

Visitors get a look at the Dungeness River Nature Center’s 3-D Dungeness River watershed table relief map. The center hosts open houses this week. (John Gussman/Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe)

Open house days set at Dungeness River Nature Center

Hurricane Coffee Co. opens second location at center

Visitors get a look at the Dungeness River Nature Center’s 3-D Dungeness River watershed table relief map. The center hosts open houses this week. (John Gussman/Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe)
A motor home in the 11000 block of Rhody Drive burns early Thursday morning. (East Jefferson Fire Rescue)

Blaze burns motor home on Rhody Drive in Chimacum

A motor home burned on the 11000 block of Rhody Drive on Thursday. East Jefferson Fire Rescue (EJFR) firefighters were alerted to the… Continue reading

A motor home in the 11000 block of Rhody Drive burns early Thursday morning. (East Jefferson Fire Rescue)