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Magnitude 4.3 earthquake rattles Puget Sound

Epicenter just east of Port Hadlock; impact felt from Seattle to Victoria

WSDOT: Elwha River Bridge girders to be set later this fall

Olympic Hot Springs Road cut-ins slated for up to 9 days in ’24

The young Brakenstein, a father/daughter team of Reed Lacy and Emily Lacy-Nichols from Corvallis, Ore., makes it to the finish line in the mud bog at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds during the Port Townsend Kinetic Skulpture and Race on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Pushing through the mud

The young Brakenstein, a father/daughter team of Reed Lacy and Emily Lacy-Nichols from Corvallis, Ore., makes it to the finish line in the mud bog… Continue reading

The young Brakenstein, a father/daughter team of Reed Lacy and Emily Lacy-Nichols from Corvallis, Ore., makes it to the finish line in the mud bog at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds during the Port Townsend Kinetic Skulpture and Race on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County sheriff seeks missing surfboard, post driver

Items reported stolen from Lake Sutherland home in September

Creative district meetings set in Port Townsend

Input sought from artists, residents

Region 6 WDFW Lt. Kit Rosenberger wrote, “from a young age I have always enjoyed fishing and hunting. I saw the intrinsic value of our state’s natural resources and wanted to make sure it is conserved for the future. My mother recently showed me a school project from second grade class she had saved where we had to write about what we wanted to be when we grew up. I had written all the way back in second grade about how I wanted to be a ‘Game Warden.’” (Emily Matthiessen /Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Fish and Wildlife officers patrol waters

Each day on… Continue reading

Region 6 WDFW Lt. Kit Rosenberger wrote, “from a young age I have always enjoyed fishing and hunting. I saw the intrinsic value of our state’s natural resources and wanted to make sure it is conserved for the future. My mother recently showed me a school project from second grade class she had saved where we had to write about what we wanted to be when we grew up. I had written all the way back in second grade about how I wanted to be a ‘Game Warden.’” (Emily Matthiessen /Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PA man faces child sex charges, will appear in court on Friday

Judge grants five-year, 1,000-foot no-contact order for alleged victim

Wreck fatality story published in error

A story about a fatal crash was published erroneously on Saturday. The wreck on Palo Alto Road in Sequim occurred in October 2022.… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD approves 2024 budget

Decision made to not increase property tax

FILE - A U.S. Coast Guard boat and Kitsap, Wash., County Sheriff boat search an area, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, near Freeland, Wash., on Whidbey Island north of Seattle where a chartered floatplane crashed the day before, killing 10 people. On Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane to crash. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File)

Failure of single component caused seaplane crash

Ten died in wreck off Whidbey Island

FILE - A U.S. Coast Guard boat and Kitsap, Wash., County Sheriff boat search an area, Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, near Freeland, Wash., on Whidbey Island north of Seattle where a chartered floatplane crashed the day before, killing 10 people. On Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane to crash. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File)

Streamfest to highlight natural resources next Saturday

Festival to be Oct. 14 at Peninsula College

John Fitzgerald Barcellos, 59, of Sequim appears in Clallam County Superior Court on Sept. 29 where he was charged with 10 felonies. (Photo screen capture)

Trial set for Sequim man charged with 10 felonies

Charges include assaulting deputy, attempting to hit children with car

John Fitzgerald Barcellos, 59, of Sequim appears in Clallam County Superior Court on Sept. 29 where he was charged with 10 felonies. (Photo screen capture)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival-goers, from left, Shannon Johnson and Krista Campbell, both of Victoria, and Tammi Donison of Saanich, B.C., enjoy crab dinners while adorned with crustacean hats during Friday's opening day. The three-day festival, which continues today and Sunday, features a variety of seafood, music and other activities in downtown Port Angeles.

Up for crabs in Port Angeles

Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival-goers, from left, Shannon Johnson and Krista Campbell, both of Victoria, and Tammi Donison of Saanich, B.C., enjoy crab dinners while… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival-goers, from left, Shannon Johnson and Krista Campbell, both of Victoria, and Tammi Donison of Saanich, B.C., enjoy crab dinners while adorned with crustacean hats during Friday's opening day. The three-day festival, which continues today and Sunday, features a variety of seafood, music and other activities in downtown Port Angeles.

CrabFest to mark end of era

This weekend to be last near City Pier

U.S. Navy veteran Brent Brant of Port Hadlock gets a haircut from Susan Gile, owner of Benny’s Barbershop in Sequim, during Thursday’s Port Angeles Stand Down at the Clallam County Fairgrounds. The event was designed to provide direct services and connect veterans to a variety of assistance organizations, as well as offer clothing, medical services and a meal. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Veterans services

U.S. Navy veteran Brent Brant of Port Hadlock gets a haircut from Susan Gile, owner of Benny’s Barbershop in Sequim, during Thursday’s Port Angeles Stand… Continue reading

U.S. Navy veteran Brent Brant of Port Hadlock gets a haircut from Susan Gile, owner of Benny’s Barbershop in Sequim, during Thursday’s Port Angeles Stand Down at the Clallam County Fairgrounds. The event was designed to provide direct services and connect veterans to a variety of assistance organizations, as well as offer clothing, medical services and a meal. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

City of Port Townsend proclaims Banned Book Week

Book bans rare in Washington state, on North Olympic Peninsula

Joe Donisi, an engineer with the Clallam County Road Department, gives details on the four options of the lower Dungeness levee at a public meeting in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Dungeness levee options are presented

Commissioners taking public comments on variations until Tuesday

Joe Donisi, an engineer with the Clallam County Road Department, gives details on the four options of the lower Dungeness levee at a public meeting in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Port Angeles Deputy Mayor Brendan Meyer, right, speaks to a meeting of the Port Angeles Kiwanis Club Thursday alongside his opponent, Kalli Mae Jones, who’s challenging Meyer for his Position 7 seat on the Port Angles City Council. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

Hopefuls debate best path for Port Angeles

Meyer, Jones discuss homelessness, housing

Port Angeles Deputy Mayor Brendan Meyer, right, speaks to a meeting of the Port Angeles Kiwanis Club Thursday alongside his opponent, Kalli Mae Jones, who’s challenging Meyer for his Position 7 seat on the Port Angles City Council. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

Low housing availability limits international students at college

Homestay program one way to ease lack

Crews from Bothel-based Grand Event Rentals assemble tent sections on Wednesday that will house parts of this weekend’s 22nd annual Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival in downtown Port Angeles. The three-day event features a wide variety of seafood, music and other activities on the Port Angeles waterfront. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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CrabFest sets up

Crews from Bothel-based Grand Event Rentals assemble tent sections on Wednesday that will house parts of this weekend’s 22nd annual Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival… Continue reading

Crews from Bothel-based Grand Event Rentals assemble tent sections on Wednesday that will house parts of this weekend’s 22nd annual Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival in downtown Port Angeles. The three-day event features a wide variety of seafood, music and other activities on the Port Angeles waterfront. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)