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Bigfoot -- aka Kepler Stanley-Hunt of Port Townsend -- appeared recently with his family's Tesla on McCurdy Point Road. More Bigfoot sightings are forecast as the Taming Bigfoot 2021: Recovering Greener challenge gets underway. photo by Laura Tucker

Contest aims to lighten carbon footprint

Participants to register by Jan. 21; competition begins Feb. 1

Bigfoot -- aka Kepler Stanley-Hunt of Port Townsend -- appeared recently with his family's Tesla on McCurdy Point Road. More Bigfoot sightings are forecast as the Taming Bigfoot 2021: Recovering Greener challenge gets underway. photo by Laura Tucker
Capitol police officers stand outside of fencing that was installed around the exterior of the Capitol grounds, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 in Washington. The House and Senate certified the Democrat's electoral college win early Thursday after a violent throng of pro-Trump rioters spent hours Wednesday running rampant through the Capitol. A woman was fatally shot, windows were bashed and the mob forced shaken lawmakers and aides to flee the building, shielded by Capitol Police. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Capitol siege by pro-Trump mob forces questions, ousters

The violent siege of the Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters forced painful new… Continue reading

  • Jan 7, 2021
  • By Lisa Mascaro and Matthew Daly The Associated Press
Capitol police officers stand outside of fencing that was installed around the exterior of the Capitol grounds, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 in Washington. The House and Senate certified the Democrat's electoral college win early Thursday after a violent throng of pro-Trump rioters spent hours Wednesday running rampant through the Capitol. A woman was fatally shot, windows were bashed and the mob forced shaken lawmakers and aides to flee the building, shielded by Capitol Police. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Coronavirus

Peninsula confirms 19 more cases by noon Thursday

Health officers: Most related to holiday gatherings

Pedestrian remains in critical condition after being struck by vehicle

A pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle Tuesday night on U.S. Highway 101 east of Port Angeles remained in critical condition… Continue reading

DC National Guard stands outside a mostly quiet Capitol, Thursday morning, Jan. 7, 2021 in Washington, as workers place security fencing in place. The House and Senate certified the Democrat's electoral college win early Thursday after a violent throng of pro-Trump rioters spent hours Wednesday running rampant through the Capitol. A woman was fatally shot, windows were bashed and the mob forced shaken lawmakers and aides to flee the building, shielded by Capitol Police. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

The latest: Pelosi wants Capitol police chief to resign

Congress confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner before dawn today, hours after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump… Continue reading

  • Jan 7, 2021
  • The Associated Press
DC National Guard stands outside a mostly quiet Capitol, Thursday morning, Jan. 7, 2021 in Washington, as workers place security fencing in place. The House and Senate certified the Democrat's electoral college win early Thursday after a violent throng of pro-Trump rioters spent hours Wednesday running rampant through the Capitol. A woman was fatally shot, windows were bashed and the mob forced shaken lawmakers and aides to flee the building, shielded by Capitol Police. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Attempted murder charged in stabbing

Injured Port Angeles woman, 81, in critical condition

D.C. actions condemned by local political leaders

Jefferson GOP chief questions election results

Power restored on Peninsula after massive outages

West End loses power Tuesday night

Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. (J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated Press)

Chaos in Capitol: Riots over election

Mob breaks into Capitol

  • Jan 6, 2021
  • By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker and Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press
  • National News
Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. (J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated Press)
Coronavirus

Health officers: New state plan ties Peninsula from advancing

Clallam, Jefferson counties fortunes combined with Kitsap, Mason success

Clallam County commissioners approve lodging tax grants

Visitors Bureau, ODT, BMX among recipients

A landslide blocks safe passage along the Spruce Railroad Trail. Olympic National Park officials said that heavy rain was the cause. (Photo courtesy of Noel Carey)

Landslide closes portion of Spruce Railroad Trail

Debris between tunnels on 10-mile Lake Crescent hike

A landslide blocks safe passage along the Spruce Railroad Trail. Olympic National Park officials said that heavy rain was the cause. (Photo courtesy of Noel Carey)
Cherish Cronmiller is the executive director for Olympic Community Action Programs. She announced this week OlyCAP has received more than $11 million from a state Department of Commerce grant to go toward the Seventh and Hendricks affordable housing project. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)

Olympic Community Action Programs awarded $11.3 million for affordable housing

Complex will have child care, support services

Cherish Cronmiller is the executive director for Olympic Community Action Programs. She announced this week OlyCAP has received more than $11 million from a state Department of Commerce grant to go toward the Seventh and Hendricks affordable housing project. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend police chief hopefuls to meet public

Questions may be submitted until Thursday

Sewer overflow spills into Port Ludlow Bay

Residents urged to stay out of the water

Coronavirus

North Olympic Peninsula COVID-19 cases cross 1,000 mark on Tuesday

Olympic Medical Center cuts back on surgeries

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a news conference Tuesday at the Capitol in Olympia. Inslee said some COVID-19 restrictions in Washington will be eased beginning next week and the state will change its reopening plan to move from a county-based oversight system to one focused on regions. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)
Coronavirus

Governor announces new COVID-19 reopening plan

North Olympic Peninsula tied to Kitsap, Mason counties

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a news conference Tuesday at the Capitol in Olympia. Inslee said some COVID-19 restrictions in Washington will be eased beginning next week and the state will change its reopening plan to move from a county-based oversight system to one focused on regions. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)
Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Bethany McKim, infant room teacher at Sequim’s Little Explorers Early Learning Center, cares for 7-month-old Oisin last month. Owners of the center said they’ve had difficulty hiring during the pandemic, and that has led to limited hours.

Child care openings, staffing remain struggles for Clallam County providers

Staffing shortages have increased, stakeholders say

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Bethany McKim, infant room teacher at Sequim’s Little Explorers Early Learning Center, cares for 7-month-old Oisin last month. Owners of the center said they’ve had difficulty hiring during the pandemic, and that has led to limited hours.
Jefferson Community Foundation CEO Siobhan Canty is the American Association of University Women's 2021 Woman of Excellence. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Foundation CEO named Woman of Excellence

Siobhan Canty selected by American Association of University Women

Jefferson Community Foundation CEO Siobhan Canty is the American Association of University Women's 2021 Woman of Excellence. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles man accused of stabbing elderly woman in neck

Woman, 81, flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle