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TED Talks offered by Unitarian Fellowship

Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will host “TED Talks: Facing Depression” from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday. The free program is in… Continue reading

A massive landslide between Clallam Bay and Sekiu was created by this week’s storms. (Washington State Department of Transportation)
A massive landslide between Clallam Bay and Sekiu was created by this week’s storms. (Washington State Department of Transportation)

State seeks more than $38 billion from opioid distributors

After rejecting a half-billion-dollar settlement, Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday took the state’s case against the nation’s three biggest drug distributors to… Continue reading

At the table where they first conceived their organization, Dying Matters Guild cofounders Carrie Andrews, left, Sarah Seltzer and Rhonda Hull talk about this weekend’s “Death, Grief and Ancestors” activities in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

‘Death, Grief & Ancestors’ event open to public

Weekend of activities planned in Port Townsend

At the table where they first conceived their organization, Dying Matters Guild cofounders Carrie Andrews, left, Sarah Seltzer and Rhonda Hull talk about this weekend’s “Death, Grief and Ancestors” activities in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Peninsula College men's basketball coach Donald Rollman conducts a drill during a recent practice. With 10 experienced players returning to a 16-player roster, the Pirates look to compete for a North Region title.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men and women loaded for 2021-22 season

Women have homegrown talent, men return deep roster

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Peninsula College men's basketball coach Donald Rollman conducts a drill during a recent practice. With 10 experienced players returning to a 16-player roster, the Pirates look to compete for a North Region title.
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Accused triple-murderer Dennis Bauer reacts to the appearance of accused co-conspirator Ryan Ward in Clallam County Superior Court on Wednesday.

Murder witness takes stand

Woman says she was sexually assaulted

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Accused triple-murderer Dennis Bauer reacts to the appearance of accused co-conspirator Ryan Ward in Clallam County Superior Court on Wednesday.
Shawn Kidwell, an employee of Ice-America, a California-based company that rents portable ice rinks, applies water on Tuesday to the refrigerated surface of a temporary rink that will be the highlight of the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Peninsula ice skating rink to open

Six-week season begins Friday

Shawn Kidwell, an employee of Ice-America, a California-based company that rents portable ice rinks, applies water on Tuesday to the refrigerated surface of a temporary rink that will be the highlight of the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Forks' Dalton Kilmer leaps for a pass during an October game with Napavine. Kilmer was one of numerous Spartans named to the Class 2B Southwest District North Division All-League Team this week.
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Forks' Dalton Kilmer leaps for a pass during an October game with Napavine. Kilmer was one of numerous Spartans named to the Class 2B Southwest District North Division All-League Team this week.

Sentenced murderer stays mum at trial

Triple-murderer Ryan Warren Ward appeared in Clallam County Superior Court in shackles Wednesday, belligerent over being called to testify in his alleged… Continue reading

University of Washington in better shape for rebuild

The decision to select Jimmy Lake as Chris Petersen’s successor at Washington was a nod to continuity. The Huskies had rejoined the national… Continue reading

Kallie Ann LeTellier testifies Tuesday at Dennis Bauer’s triple-murder trial. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)

Testimony about drugs allowed in trial

Eye-witness takes murder trial stand

Kallie Ann LeTellier testifies Tuesday at Dennis Bauer’s triple-murder trial. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)
Jeanné Sparks, pictured at a recent Tale Spinners event, will cohost the Out Loud Story Slam at Sequim's Olympic Theatre Arts Center this Friday. (Photo courtesy Out Loud Story Slam)
Jeanné Sparks, pictured at a recent Tale Spinners event, will cohost the Out Loud Story Slam at Sequim's Olympic Theatre Arts Center this Friday. (Photo courtesy Out Loud Story Slam)
The Peninsula College men's basketball team will begin its season at home Saturday with an exhibition game against BC Prep.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula College basketball begins this weekend

The Peninsula College women’s soccer team just won the NWAC championship Sunday and the school is turning right around and quickly beginning… Continue reading

The Peninsula College men's basketball team will begin its season at home Saturday with an exhibition game against BC Prep.

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office seeks volunteers for auxiliary patrol team

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office is seeking volunteers for its Olympic Discovery Trail Patrol Auxiliary team. The bicycle-mounted team… Continue reading

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer escorts multiple people who were evacuated from their residences during a flood near Forks, WA, Monday, Nov. 15. The crew evacuated a total of 10 people, including several children, after receiving a request for assistance from Clallam County emergency responders. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Sector Columbia River)
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer escorts multiple people who were evacuated from their residences during a flood near Forks, WA, Monday, Nov. 15. The crew evacuated a total of 10 people, including several children, after receiving a request for assistance from Clallam County emergency responders. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Sector Columbia River)
Author Ward Serrill and his dog Dolly Parton, 7, share a moment at the Starlight Room, where Serrill will give readings of  his new memoir, "To Crack the World Open: Solitude, Alaska and a Dog Named Woody." Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Author tells true wilderness tale

Like a wild creek in early spring, “To Crack the World Open: Solitude, Alaska and a Dog Named Woody” carried me swiftly into Ward Serrill’s… Continue reading

Author Ward Serrill and his dog Dolly Parton, 7, share a moment at the Starlight Room, where Serrill will give readings of  his new memoir, "To Crack the World Open: Solitude, Alaska and a Dog Named Woody." Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
The Port Angeles Garden Club has awarded its fall Green Thumb award to Angie and Doug Graff. Pictured, from left to right, are Mary Kelsoe, Janet Russell, Angie Graff, Pam Ehtee and Mary Jacoby.

Fall Green Thumb award winners named

The Port Angeles Garden Club has awarded its fall Green Thumb award to Angie and Doug Graff. The Graffs received the award for excellence in… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Garden Club has awarded its fall Green Thumb award to Angie and Doug Graff. Pictured, from left to right, are Mary Kelsoe, Janet Russell, Angie Graff, Pam Ehtee and Mary Jacoby.
Washington State Department of Transportation bridge inspectors Jim Patton, left, and Mitch Stone examine the bridge supports of the U.S. Highway 101 bridge over the Elwha River on Tuesday after it was closed Monday amid concerns about possible storm damage to the footings. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Flooded roadways cut off West End

Jefferson PUD restores power to thousands

Washington State Department of Transportation bridge inspectors Jim Patton, left, and Mitch Stone examine the bridge supports of the U.S. Highway 101 bridge over the Elwha River on Tuesday after it was closed Monday amid concerns about possible storm damage to the footings. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam Mosaic and Clallam County Parent to Parent will present “Concerned Citizens: Meet Linda Middleton” at 3 p.m. Thursday.

Free parent seminar set for Thursday

Clallam Mosaic and Clallam County Parent to Parent will present “Concerned Citizens: Meet Linda Middleton” at 3 p.m. Thursday. A link to… Continue reading

Clallam Mosaic and Clallam County Parent to Parent will present “Concerned Citizens: Meet Linda Middleton” at 3 p.m. Thursday.