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Close encounter: NASA scientist studies space rock fallout in sanctuary

Close encounter: NASA scientist studies space rock fallout in sanctuary

There was something different about the meteorites that fell into the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary on March 7, a NASA scientist… Continue reading

Close encounter: NASA scientist studies space rock fallout in sanctuary

Fire district to place levy lid lift on November ballot

Voters in the Sequim area and a small part of East Jefferson County will consider this November a proposed levy lid lift for… Continue reading

Marine trades report to be presented Thursday

Marine trades report to be presented Thursday

The importance of the marine trades sector in Jefferson County and the region will be discussed Thursday at a public meeting at… Continue reading

Marine trades report to be presented Thursday
Red Lion Hotel in Port Angeles to get new owner

Red Lion Hotel in Port Angeles to get new owner

The largest hotel in Clallam and Jefferson counties is about to get a new owner but will keep its familiar name. The… Continue reading

Red Lion Hotel in Port Angeles to get new owner

Closures planned on Hood Canal Bridge tonight

SHINE – Late night and early morning drivers can expect intermittent closures of the Hood Canal Bridge tonight. Closures will be between 10 p.m. tonight… Continue reading

Famed Jamestown S’Klallam storyteller given national award

Famed Jamestown S’Klallam storyteller given national award

Elaine Grinnell’s talent for sharing the stories of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe has not gone unnoticed. She was one of four people across… Continue reading

Famed Jamestown S’Klallam storyteller given national award
Clallam County, Makah to ask state to fix Highway 112

Clallam County, Makah to ask state to fix Highway 112

The Clallam County commissioners and the Makah Tribe are preparing to send a letter to the state Department of Transportation asking it… Continue reading

Clallam County, Makah to ask state to fix Highway 112
Outspoken actor Danny Glover to be Port Townsend Film Festival special guest

Outspoken actor Danny Glover to be Port Townsend Film Festival special guest

Thanks to a staff member’s connection, actor-producer-social activist Danny Glover is to be the special guest at this year’s Port Townsend Film… Continue reading

Outspoken actor Danny Glover to be Port Townsend Film Festival special guest

Investigators suspect body found near Clallam Bay that of Victoria man

Investigators should determine by Monday if dental records from a missing 56-year-old Victoria-area, B.C., kayaker match those of a man whose body… Continue reading

Pyrotechnician David Chuljian sets firing mechanisms with his team as they prep on Wednesday afternoon for the fireworks display finale of the The Old School 4th of July at Fort Worden. By his count, Chilean said there are 232 large and medium-sized mortars and several smaller ones worth 15 minutes of booms and flash. He’s been lighting off fireworks, legally, for 35 years. (Jeannie McMacken/ Peninsula Daily News)

Pyrotechnican tells of work to prepare for fireworks shows

The man behind Wednesday night’s fireworks display, David Chuljian, has packed and shot his own fireworks for 35 years. His dad was… Continue reading

Pyrotechnician David Chuljian sets firing mechanisms with his team as they prep on Wednesday afternoon for the fireworks display finale of the The Old School 4th of July at Fort Worden. By his count, Chilean said there are 232 large and medium-sized mortars and several smaller ones worth 15 minutes of booms and flash. He’s been lighting off fireworks, legally, for 35 years. (Jeannie McMacken/ Peninsula Daily News)
Former Olympic rower pleads guilty to fraud

Former Olympic rower pleads guilty to fraud

A former Olympic rower who mysteriously disappeared for nearly 18 months has pleaded guilty to fraud. Harold Backer changed his plea Wednesday in… Continue reading

Former Olympic rower pleads guilty to fraud
Port levy gets little traction at Port Angeles, Forks meetings

Port levy gets little traction at Port Angeles, Forks meetings

The chance that voters across Clallam County will vote on a levy increase to fund improvements for John Wayne Marina gained little… Continue reading

Port levy gets little traction at Port Angeles, Forks meetings
Sequim residents urge port commissioners to keep marina public

Sequim residents urge port commissioners to keep marina public

In their third and final listening session Monday on the future of John Wayne Marina, Port of Port Angeles commissioners asked for —… Continue reading

Sequim residents urge port commissioners to keep marina public
Port Angeles man pulls suicidal woman on bridge to safety

Port Angeles man pulls suicidal woman on bridge to safety

A Port Angeles man who pulled a suicidal woman from the fence on the western Eighth Street Bridge is credited with saving… Continue reading

Port Angeles man pulls suicidal woman on bridge to safety

Bridge barriers construction to begin July 16 in Port Angeles

Construction of higher barriers on the two Eighth Street bridges is expected to start July 16 and be finished on or about… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles artist and pie judge Jeff Tocher, left, along with fellow judges Darren Westergard, coach of the Port Angeles Lefties, and John Brewer, community volunteer and former Peninsula Daily News publisher, taste samples of apple pie during Wednesday’s Independence Day "Pies on the Pier" contest.

Fourth of July celebrated with contests, games and concerts

The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual Fourth of July celebration kicked off Wednesday with a variety of activities and plenty… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles artist and pie judge Jeff Tocher, left, along with fellow judges Darren Westergard, coach of the Port Angeles Lefties, and John Brewer, community volunteer and former Peninsula Daily News publisher, taste samples of apple pie during Wednesday’s Independence Day "Pies on the Pier" contest.
As part of Port Townsend’s Old School 4th of July festivities at Fort Worden, Marine Veteran Bob Saring of Port Townsend is with nephew Chance McFarland in a World War II Navy Jeep that was restored by a member of the local American Legion. (Jeannie McMacken/Peninsula Daily News)

PHOTOS: Old School 4th of July in Port Townsend

By Jeannie McMacken Peninsula Daily News… Continue reading

As part of Port Townsend’s Old School 4th of July festivities at Fort Worden, Marine Veteran Bob Saring of Port Townsend is with nephew Chance McFarland in a World War II Navy Jeep that was restored by a member of the local American Legion. (Jeannie McMacken/Peninsula Daily News)

Body washes up on beach near Clallam Bay

Authorities continued their investigation Wednesday into the identity of a man whose body washed up on a beach 16 miles east of… Continue reading

Clallam deputies seek armed robbers

Clallam deputies seek armed robbers

James Harris brought his stepdaughter with him to work on the Fourth of July for company a day after two gun-wielding robbers… Continue reading

Clallam deputies seek armed robbers
Stage is set for Port Townsend Fourth of July celebration — thanks to a lot of effort

Stage is set for Port Townsend Fourth of July celebration — thanks to a lot of effort

Fort Worden’s parade grounds will be filled with games, music, vendors and food today, as well as 3,000 or so adults and… Continue reading

Stage is set for Port Townsend Fourth of July celebration — thanks to a lot of effort