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Anderson Lake open for fishing with warning signs erected on banks

Anderson Lake is open for fishing — but with a warning. Tests on two consecutive samples taken from the lake — on Nov.… Continue reading

Beach restoration: Limited access provided for area east of the Elwha River mouth

Beach restoration: Limited access provided for area east of the Elwha River mouth

A soft opening of the Beach Lake Conservation Area east of the Elwha River mouth is planned Saturday. Coastal Watershed Institute (CWI)… Continue reading

Beach restoration: Limited access provided for area east of the Elwha River mouth
Tree lightings, Santa arrivals set this weekend in Jefferson County

Tree lightings, Santa arrivals set this weekend in Jefferson County

Holiday decorating is in full swing in anticipation of this weekend’s events in the county, including the arrival of Santa on Saturday… Continue reading

Tree lightings, Santa arrivals set this weekend in Jefferson County

Search and rescue equipment stolen

The Port Angeles Police Department is investigating after someone stole more than $20,000 worth of search and rescue equipment from the Clallam… Continue reading

Discovery Bay woman, search dog to look for cremains in California

Discovery Bay woman, search dog to look for cremains in California

Discovery Bay resident Lynne Angeloro and her search dog Berkeley, a border collie, will head to California for a month to help… Continue reading

Discovery Bay woman, search dog to look for cremains in California

Lawsuit claims Clallam County violated Growth Management Act

Clallam County officials will discuss mineral resource lands in the coming weeks after property owners filed legal action against the county alleging… Continue reading

Winds and waves dock ferry, down power lines

Winds and waves dock ferry, down power lines

High winds kept the Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry at the dock and brought down limbs and power lines Monday in Jefferson and Clallam counties. The National… Continue reading

Winds and waves dock ferry, down power lines

Woman sentenced for illegal elk hunt near Forks

A Quileute tribal member has been sentenced on three criminal charges related to illegally hunting a nine-point bull elk on private West End… Continue reading

Sequoia in Port Angeles Lions Park to be cut down

Sequoia in Port Angeles Lions Park to be cut down

A majestic sequoia that graces Lions Park in Port Angeles will be removed next month, much to the dismay of those who… Continue reading

Sequoia in Port Angeles Lions Park to be cut down

Two charged after summer gun theft from Clallam County Sheriff’s Office employees

Two people accused in the theft of firearms from the home of two Clallam County Sheriff’s Office employees over the summer have… Continue reading

DNR: Timber volume projected to increase for Jefferson in 2019

The state Department of Natural Resources timber volume projections for 2019 shows the largest increase is slated for Jefferson County. A volume… Continue reading

Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry sailings possibly canceled for the day

Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry sailings possibly canceled for the day

Washington State Ferries has announced that due to severe winds and rough seas forecast for the remainder of Monday, it is possible… Continue reading

Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry sailings possibly canceled for the day

Port Angeles City Council considers 2019 budget

Port Angeles is “financially strong” going into 2019 with a balanced, sustainable budget that maintains healthy reserves, the City Council was told.… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council approves 1 percent tax increase

The Port Angeles City Council has approved a 1 percent property tax levy increase for 2019. Council members voted 6-0 Tuesday —… Continue reading

Port Townsend seeks public input on city manager search

City officials have started the process of finding a replacement for David Timmons, the first and only city manager Port Townsend has… Continue reading

Fire at Sunrise Meats in Port Angeles halts work

Fire at Sunrise Meats in Port Angeles halts work

Firefighters from the Port Angeles Fire Department and Clallam Fire District No. 2 prevented a fire from causing major damage at Sunrise… Continue reading

Fire at Sunrise Meats in Port Angeles halts work
‘Pasajera’ alights in Port Townsend for two performances

‘Pasajera’ alights in Port Townsend for two performances

If flamenco dance, song and guitar are siblings, their grandparents are Gypsies, Jews, Arabs, Spanish Andalusians and Africans. They were travelers, people… Continue reading

‘Pasajera’ alights in Port Townsend for two performances
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus (portrayed by Joe Borden and his wife, Tawana Borden, arrive by fire truck at Centennial Place in downtown Sequim during festivites on Saturday to kick off the holiday season. Holiday-goers were serenaded with Christmas music and youngsters were given the opportunity to reveal their gift wishes to the Jolly Old Elf.

Thanksgiving weekend sales steady on Peninsula

Retailers across the North Olympic Peninsula reported steady sales Thanksgiving weekend. “Black Friday was absolutely crazy; it was a madhouse in here,” said Susan Erdmann,… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus (portrayed by Joe Borden and his wife, Tawana Borden, arrive by fire truck at Centennial Place in downtown Sequim during festivites on Saturday to kick off the holiday season. Holiday-goers were serenaded with Christmas music and youngsters were given the opportunity to reveal their gift wishes to the Jolly Old Elf.
<strong>Diane Urbani de la Paz/</strong>Peninsula Daily News                                Jack Hopkins has begun a new life at Highland Commons in Port Angeles.

Home Fund gives Forks man a home

Jack Hopkins didn’t see this good thing coming. An Army veteran, a… Continue reading

<strong>Diane Urbani de la Paz/</strong>Peninsula Daily News                                Jack Hopkins has begun a new life at Highland Commons in Port Angeles.

Drier climate predicted for Northwest

The Fourth National National Climate Assessment report released Friday predicts that the Northwest will become drier and lose many of its subalpine trees to insects… Continue reading