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Goats culled from park

Demanding terrain, hazardous air conditions from wildfire smoke and torrential rain, snow and wind impacted Olympic National Park’s ground-based mountain goat… Continue reading

Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News From left, Kokopelli Grill owner Michael McQuay and general manager Brian Jennings prepare to close to dine-in to comply with Gov. Jay Inslee's recent update to COVID-19 restrictions.
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New restrictions in effect today

Restaurants back to curbside service

Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News From left, Kokopelli Grill owner Michael McQuay and general manager Brian Jennings prepare to close to dine-in to comply with Gov. Jay Inslee's recent update to COVID-19 restrictions.
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County cases reach record-high numbers

Clallam reports 16 cases in single day; Jefferson jumps into category for high risk

A crane was staged by Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. last week at the former Rayonier pulp mill site in Port Angeles, where it will begin removing deck panels from a giant pier. (Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.)

Old dock at Rayonier site about to come down

Work this week to address public safety concerns

A crane was staged by Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. last week at the former Rayonier pulp mill site in Port Angeles, where it will begin removing deck panels from a giant pier. (Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Clallam County commissioners, from center left, Bill Peach, Mark Ozias and Randy Johnson take part in an interview with ABC correspondent Zohreen Shah as cameraman Glenn Aust films the proceeding on Friday at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles.
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As Clallam goes, so goes the nation in choosing next president

National news crew visits to ask why

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Clallam County commissioners, from center left, Bill Peach, Mark Ozias and Randy Johnson take part in an interview with ABC correspondent Zohreen Shah as cameraman Glenn Aust films the proceeding on Friday at the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles.
A sign for curbside pickup is shown outside the Cascadia Grill, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in downtown Olympia, Wash. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Sunday that beginning Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, indoor dining will not be allowed and that restaurants and bars will be limited to to-go service and outdoor dining with tables seating no more than five people. Restrictions and limitations were also announced for gyms, grocery stores, and other businesses as the state continues to combat a rising number of coronavirus cases. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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New COVID-19 restrictions on dining, gyms

Retail, grocery stores face new 25 percent capacity

A sign for curbside pickup is shown outside the Cascadia Grill, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in downtown Olympia, Wash. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Sunday that beginning Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, indoor dining will not be allowed and that restaurants and bars will be limited to to-go service and outdoor dining with tables seating no more than five people. Restrictions and limitations were also announced for gyms, grocery stores, and other businesses as the state continues to combat a rising number of coronavirus cases. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Peninsula counties record 13 more cases

Jefferson may reach high-risk category Monday

Man gets four years in stabbing incident

Altercation took place on ferry in September

Forks probe halted with no arrests

Silence stymies investigation into tourist harassment

Chef Troy Murrell with Bayside Housing and Services, left, hands a hot meal to Janna Hall on Sunday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds campground in Port Townsend. Hall, who has bipolar disorder, said she has been homeless in Port Townsend for eight years and currently lives in a tent at the fairgrounds. Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News

Nonprofits ramp up outreach

Homeless camped at fairgrounds since summer

Chef Troy Murrell with Bayside Housing and Services, left, hands a hot meal to Janna Hall on Sunday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds campground in Port Townsend. Hall, who has bipolar disorder, said she has been homeless in Port Townsend for eight years and currently lives in a tent at the fairgrounds. Nicholas Johnson/Peninsula Daily News

Permanent solution elusive

After months of camping, inevitable eviction looms. In May, Olympic Community Action Programs (OlyCAP) temporarily secured 25 campsites at the Jefferson County… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Dr. Allison Berry Unthank, Clallam County public health officer, speaks during Friday's COVID-19 briefing at the county courthouse in Port Angeles.
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Virus accelerates on Peninsula

Travel, large gatherings unsafe

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Dr. Allison Berry Unthank, Clallam County public health officer, speaks during Friday's COVID-19 briefing at the county courthouse in Port Angeles.

Clallam County adopts mining laws, updates code for compliance

Commissioners say balance needed for rights, environment

Friends of Fort Worden project lead and board member Bill Appleton, left, stands with local contractor Ty Hodge in front of the nearly completed restored guard shack that used to stand at the entrance of Fort Worden State Park when it was still used by the military. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Fort Worden guard shack on path to restoration

Upgraded structure could be used for events, information

Friends of Fort Worden project lead and board member Bill Appleton, left, stands with local contractor Ty Hodge in front of the nearly completed restored guard shack that used to stand at the entrance of Fort Worden State Park when it was still used by the military. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

MAT clinic hearing to include tribe’s appeal

Objections over ‘community concern’

Sequim School District mum about two administrators on leave

Officials decline to disclose information

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and his wife, Trudi, rehearse in the governor's office as they prepare to make a statewide televised address on COVID-19, which health officials have warned is accelerating rapidly throughout the state, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Gov. Jay Inslee urges public to forego holiday gatherings

‘We are in as dangerous a position today as we were in March’

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and his wife, Trudi, rehearse in the governor's office as they prepare to make a statewide televised address on COVID-19, which health officials have warned is accelerating rapidly throughout the state, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Larry Owen, 97, stands outside the St. Andrew's Place Assisted Living Community in Port Angeles on Friday.

B-17 crew chief recalls World War II

Specialist has family ties to Peninsula

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Larry Owen, 97, stands outside the St. Andrew's Place Assisted Living Community in Port Angeles on Friday.
a structure fire we had on Oxenford Rd. just after Midnight yesterday.

Treacherous fire shoots flames 50 feet high in Joyce

Midnight explosions lit the sky 10 miles west of Port Angeles last weekend when a suspected wood stove-chimney fire ignited fuel, fertilizer and… Continue reading

a structure fire we had on Oxenford Rd. just after Midnight yesterday.

Major storm headed for Pacific Northwest

A major storm carrying high winds, drenching rain and heavy snow is headed for the Pacific Northwest, according to weather… Continue reading

  • Nov 12, 2020
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