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Fate of massive Port Townsend tree in the air after portion damages vehicles, wires

Fate of massive Port Townsend tree in the air after portion damages vehicles, wires

A beloved Monterey cypress tree in the uptown district, said to be 150 years old, will be examined by an arborist this… Continue reading

Fate of massive Port Townsend tree in the air after portion damages vehicles, wires
Port Angeles staff to tell of plans for Lincoln Street upgrade at open house

Port Angeles staff to tell of plans for Lincoln Street upgrade at open house

The city of Port Angeles will host an open house to share preliminary concepts for safety improvements to Lincoln Street on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Port Angeles staff to tell of plans for Lincoln Street upgrade at open house
Interim port director glad to return home to Port Townsend

Interim port director glad to return home to Port Townsend

Saying that he’s now returned home, Jim Pivarnik has settled in at the helm of the Port of Port Townsend as interim… Continue reading

Interim port director glad to return home to Port Townsend
Teacher aims to add Oxford House in Port Angeles

Teacher aims to add Oxford House in Port Angeles

An elementary school teacher who has seen the effects of addiction firsthand is renovating a home so that recovering drug addicts can… Continue reading

Teacher aims to add Oxford House in Port Angeles
Port Townsend man plans to trek across United States in cause of mental health

Port Townsend man plans to trek across United States in cause of mental health

Bryan Jacobsen is searching for some answers. Most people would take a walk in the woods or a short hike to the… Continue reading

Port Townsend man plans to trek across United States in cause of mental health
In this file photo, the execution chamber at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla is shown with the witness gallery behind glass at right. Washington state’s Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty violates its Constitution. Thursday’s ruling makes Washington the latest state to do away with capital punishment. They ordered that people currently on death row have their sentences converted to life in prison. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

State justices toss out death penalty

Washington’s Supreme Court struck down the state’s death penalty Thursday, ruling that it had been used… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2018
  • By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press
In this file photo, the execution chamber at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla is shown with the witness gallery behind glass at right. Washington state’s Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty violates its Constitution. Thursday’s ruling makes Washington the latest state to do away with capital punishment. They ordered that people currently on death row have their sentences converted to life in prison. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Port Townsend Yacht Club offers marine trades scholarships

A Port Townsend Yacht Club program aims to help those looking to learn maritime skills. Applications for the club’s 2019 scholarship awards… Continue reading

Sentence given after fatal abuse: No jail time for Michelle Ward

Sentence given after fatal abuse: No jail time for Michelle Ward

A trained child care provider accused of failing to report her mother’s fatal abuse of 2½-year-old family member Isaac Ward Martinez was… Continue reading

Sentence given after fatal abuse: No jail time for Michelle Ward
Legislative seat incumbent, challenger discuss guns, taxes, Kavanaugh

Legislative seat incumbent, challenger discuss guns, taxes, Kavanaugh

Two candidates for state Legislature had different takes on measures involving guns and taxes at a general election forum, where they also… Continue reading

Legislative seat incumbent, challenger discuss guns, taxes, Kavanaugh
Sheriff’s Office to recommend assault charge against man shot near Joyce

Sheriff’s Office to recommend assault charge against man shot near Joyce

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office continued to investigate Tuesday a shooting west of Joyce that sent one man to a Seattle hospital Monday.… Continue reading

Sheriff’s Office to recommend assault charge against man shot near Joyce
Blue Heron Middle School students pedal in a new curriculum in Port Townsend

Blue Heron Middle School students pedal in a new curriculum in Port Townsend

Blue Heron Middle School students are learning how to operate bicycles safely through a program that gets them outside to discover local… Continue reading

Blue Heron Middle School students pedal in a new curriculum in Port Townsend

Jefferson, Clallam county commisioners head to D.C.

The White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs will host approximately 100 state and local elected officials from Washington and Oregon on Thursday,… Continue reading

Human Resources director named interim Clallam County administrator

The Clallam County commissioners have appointed Human Resources Director Rich Sill as the county’s interim county administrator when Jim Jones retires from… Continue reading

Peninsula College awarded $2.2 million federal grant

Peninsula College awarded $2.2 million federal grant

Peninsula College announced Monday it will receive a $2.2 million grant from the federal Department of Education that officials say will enhance… Continue reading

Peninsula College awarded $2.2 million federal grant
Jefferson County proclaims Indigenous Peoples Day

Jefferson County proclaims Indigenous Peoples Day

The second Monday in October was unanimously proclaimed Indigenous Peoples Day in Jefferson County by the county commissioners during Monday’s meeting. Lower… Continue reading

Jefferson County proclaims Indigenous Peoples Day
Emergency workers at the scene of a fatal wreck on U.S. Highway 101 near Brinnon on Sunday afternoon. (Washington State Patrol)

Port Townsend woman killed in Brinnon wreck

A 72-year-old Port Townsend woman driving northbound on U.S. Highway 101 died Sunday afternoon after an Oregon driver traveling southbound crossed the centerline,… Continue reading

Emergency workers at the scene of a fatal wreck on U.S. Highway 101 near Brinnon on Sunday afternoon. (Washington State Patrol)
Initiative 1639 seeks to curb gun violence

Initiative 1639 seeks to curb gun violence

Voters in Washington state will decide the fate of an initiative that seeks to curb gun violence… Continue reading

Initiative 1639 seeks to curb gun violence
Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney incumbent Michael Haas, left, and challenger James Kennedy met at a candidates forum to discuss their experience and positions on the judicial system. (Jeannie McMacken/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County prosecuting attorney, challenger wrangle at forum

Jefferson County prosecuting attorney Michael Haas and challenger James M. Kennedy sparred over experience and office turnover during a League of Women Voters/American… Continue reading

Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney incumbent Michael Haas, left, and challenger James Kennedy met at a candidates forum to discuss their experience and positions on the judicial system. (Jeannie McMacken/Peninsula Daily News)

Sequim motorcyclist arrested at gunpoint after high speed chase

A Sequim man was arrested at gunpoint last week after he allegedly drove a motorcycle at speeds of more than 110 mph… Continue reading

Kinetic contraptions compete today in Port Townsend

Kinetic contraptions compete today in Port Townsend

The road, sand and mud kourses of Port Townsend’s 36th Kinetic Skulpture Race are today. Human-powered contraptions will move up and down… Continue reading

Kinetic contraptions compete today in Port Townsend