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Activist arrested after sequoia felled pleads not guilty

Activist arrested after sequoia felled pleads not guilty

A tree activist who was arrested while protesting the early-morning cutting of the long-debated Lions Park sequoia last week has pleaded not… Continue reading

Activist arrested after sequoia felled pleads not guilty
Inaugural season of Port Angeles ice skating rink closes in the black

Inaugural season of Port Angeles ice skating rink closes in the black

The Port Angeles Winter Ice Village will close for the season today, having exceeded organizers’ expectations for first-year attendance and community support.… Continue reading

Inaugural season of Port Angeles ice skating rink closes in the black

Port Angeles chamber to honor community contributors

The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced its finalists for its 2018 Citizen of the Year and five other awards.… Continue reading

Lions Park sequoia felled in Port Angeles

Lions Park sequoia felled in Port Angeles

A sequoia tree in Port Angeles’ Lions Park that became the focus of intense debate was cut to the ground Thursday morning,… Continue reading

Lions Park sequoia felled in Port Angeles

Annexation on special election ballot for fire district

Voters will decide if the city of Port Townsend will be annexed into the East Jefferson Fire Rescue District during a special… Continue reading

New book details Peninsula media history

New book details Peninsula media history

A history of Clallam and Jefferson counties as seen through the eyes of those who wrote it is offered in retired journalist… Continue reading

New book details Peninsula media history

West End 9-1-1 service out today

CenturyLink reported an outage of land-line-based 9-1-1 and some general phone service over land lines Wednesday afternoon in Clallam County’s West End and… Continue reading

Port Angeles Polar Bear Dip a chilling experience for PDN reporter

Port Angeles Polar Bear Dip a chilling experience for PDN reporter

It helped, before jumping in Tuesday morning, that Port Angeles Harbor’s water, albeit moderately polluted, was warmer than the air temperature of… Continue reading

Port Angeles Polar Bear Dip a chilling experience for PDN reporter
Making a splash: Plunge a mystery to some jumping into Mystery Bay

Making a splash: Plunge a mystery to some jumping into Mystery Bay

For the past 25 years on Marrowstone Island, something comes over people on New Year’s Day. They are driven to jump into Mystery… Continue reading

Making a splash: Plunge a mystery to some jumping into Mystery Bay
Clearing the backlog: Clallam code enforcement officers using more tools

Clearing the backlog: Clallam code enforcement officers using more tools

Clallam County is working through its multi-year backlog of code enforcement cases after bolstering its code enforcement program during the past year.… Continue reading

Clearing the backlog: Clallam code enforcement officers using more tools

Two more southern resident orcas predicted to die by summer

Two more southern resident orcas are ailing and probably will be dead by summer, according to an expert on the… Continue reading

Law enforcement continues sifting for clues to Port Angeles triple shooting

Law enforcement continues sifting for clues to Port Angeles triple shooting

The investigation into the killing of a father, his son and the son’s girlfriend continued Wednesday as detectives searched the scene for… Continue reading

Law enforcement continues sifting for clues to Port Angeles triple shooting
Formal funeral cortege to wend through Port Townsend to honor officer

Formal funeral cortege to wend through Port Townsend to honor officer

A formal police funeral is planned at noon Friday to honor Dave Winegar, Port Townsend Reserve police officer and Jefferson County Network… Continue reading

Formal funeral cortege to wend through Port Townsend to honor officer
PHOTO: An honorable family moment in Port Angeles courtroom

PHOTO: An honorable family moment in Port Angeles courtroom

Incoming Clallam County Superior Court Judge Brent Basden is helped with his judge’s robe by his children Nathan, 12, Hannah, 15, Daniel, 17, and Emily,… Continue reading

PHOTO: An honorable family moment in Port Angeles courtroom
Female victim in Port Angeles triple homicide identified

Female victim in Port Angeles triple homicide identified

A welfare check on New Year’s Eve led to the discovery of a gruesome scene at 52 Bear Meadow Road where investigators… Continue reading

Female victim in Port Angeles triple homicide identified
Recently elected Jefferson County officials sworn in

Recently elected Jefferson County officials sworn in

Jefferson County Superior Court Judge Keith Harper administered the oath of office Monday afternoon to elected county officials in front of a… Continue reading

Recently elected Jefferson County officials sworn in

Attorney to attend all Clallam County commissioners meetings starting this month

Clallam County commissioners will have a prosecuting attorney’s office lawyer at the table for all meetings beginning this month. It will allow… Continue reading

Water tank, storage biggest single expense in Forks city budget

Workers are toiling inside an empty 750,000-gallon city water tank in a $2 million infrastructure improvement project that highlights Forks’ 2019 budget. Money… Continue reading

Recent storms feed snowpack in Olympic Mountains

Recent storms feed snowpack in Olympic Mountains

The new year will begin with a near-normal snowpack in the Olympic Mountains. Thanks to a series of recent storms, Olympic snowpack… Continue reading

Recent storms feed snowpack in Olympic Mountains
Debris continues to litter Port Angeles’ Lincoln Park after windstorm

Debris continues to litter Port Angeles’ Lincoln Park after windstorm

The city parks department is still in “cleanup mode” after a windstorm knocked down at least eight trees in Lincoln Park on… Continue reading

Debris continues to litter Port Angeles’ Lincoln Park after windstorm