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Saturday, Sunday night bridge closures canceled

SHINE – Previously scheduled construction-related closures of the state Route 104 Hood Canal Bridge over the nights of Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22, have been… Continue reading

Governor, conference set in Port Townsend next week

Port Townsend will be in the spotlight next week as the governor holds a meeting at the Northwest Maritime Center and members… Continue reading

National park’s mules corraled near Madison Falls since Olympic Hot Springs Road closed

National park’s mules corraled near Madison Falls since Olympic Hot Springs Road closed

No, it isn’t a petting zoo or a stable for horse and pony rides. The barren of mules grazing near the… Continue reading

National park’s mules corraled near Madison Falls since Olympic Hot Springs Road closed
Interim Clallam County treasurer seeks post

Interim Clallam County treasurer seeks post

Interim Clallam County Treasurer Teresa Marchi wants to make her job more permanent. On Tuesday, Marchi announced her candidacy for the four-year… Continue reading

Interim Clallam County treasurer seeks post
This sequoia tree on the west side of Lions Park in Port Angeles is slated for removal because of damage it has caused to a nearby driveway and house foundation. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles Sequoia 105-feet tall poses danger, should come down, arborist says

A stately tree at Lions Park is slated for removal despite objections from a neighbor and other residents. The roots of the… Continue reading

This sequoia tree on the west side of Lions Park in Port Angeles is slated for removal because of damage it has caused to a nearby driveway and house foundation. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam deputy prosecutor eyes Jefferson chief prosecutor post

Clallam deputy prosecutor eyes Jefferson chief prosecutor post

Clallam County deputy prosecuting attorney James Kennedy has announced his intention to run for Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney. He aims to unseat… Continue reading

Clallam deputy prosecutor eyes Jefferson chief prosecutor post
$50,000 bail set for Sequim man on harassment charge following sting arrest

$50,000 bail set for Sequim man on harassment charge following sting arrest

Bail of $50,000 was set Monday for Net Nanny child-sex-sting defendant Clinton Roy Caldwell of Sequim on a charge of felony harassment… Continue reading

$50,000 bail set for Sequim man on harassment charge following sting arrest
Mark Nichols

Clallam prosecuting attorney seeks delay in his trial

Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols has asked a federal judge to delay his trial over sexual harassment allegations in part because he… Continue reading

Mark Nichols
Meeting with federal officials focuses on Elwha Water Facility impasse

Meeting with federal officials focuses on Elwha Water Facility impasse

Port Angeles city officials sat down with decision makers in the Department of the Interior and National Park Service for the first time… Continue reading

Meeting with federal officials focuses on Elwha Water Facility impasse

Officials: Port Angeles School District needs to reduce budget

Port Angeles School District officials concerned about going over budget this year and reduced income from local taxes next year said the… Continue reading

Marrowstone Island Citizens of the Year dinner set Wednesday

Marrowstone Island Citizens of the Year dinner set Wednesday

Nicole and Wayne Chimenti will be honored as the Marrowstone Island Citizens of the Year at a potluck dinner Wednesday. A 5:30 p.m.… Continue reading

Marrowstone Island Citizens of the Year dinner set Wednesday
Volunteers still needed for Saturday’s coast cleanup

Volunteers still needed for Saturday’s coast cleanup

A few beaches on the Pacific Coast and the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Thursday still lacked volunteers registered to clean them during the… Continue reading

Volunteers still needed for Saturday’s coast cleanup

Man charged in Pierce County after Net Nanny operation

State Patrol investigators have announced another arrest in the Net Nanny operation that targeted sexual predators, held last month in Jefferson County.… Continue reading

Port Angeles man accused of giving chase to trooper sentenced

A Port Angeles man accused of chasing a State Patrol trooper who gave him a traffic ticket last year pleaded guilty Wednesday… Continue reading

Olympic Discovery Trail jogger fights off assailants, deputies say

A woman was attacked while jogging with her dog on the Olympic Discovery Trail just east of Port Angeles on Sunday, the… Continue reading

Jesse Colin Young to hail ‘Dreamers’ in Port Angeles this Saturday

Jesse Colin Young to hail ‘Dreamers’ in Port Angeles this Saturday

Jesse Colin Young quit the road a decade ago. The singer-songwriter, known for his solo work and for his music with the… Continue reading

Jesse Colin Young to hail ‘Dreamers’ in Port Angeles this Saturday

Clallam County Board of Health hears details about housing crisis

The Clallam County Board of Health heard Tuesday that there is still much to be done to address the North Olympic Peninsula’s… Continue reading

Jefferson County commissioners settle public records act violation complaint

Jefferson County commissioners settle public records act violation complaint

Jefferson County commissioners have voted to settle a public records act violation complaint brought by Joseph D’Amico, owner and operator of Sequim-based… Continue reading

Jefferson County commissioners settle public records act violation complaint
Sam Hamill, poet, translator and a founding editor of Copper Canyon Press, dies at age 74

Sam Hamill, poet, translator and a founding editor of Copper Canyon Press, dies at age 74

Sam Hamill — a poet, translator and founding editor of independent publisher Copper Canyon Press — has died at the age of… Continue reading

Sam Hamill, poet, translator and a founding editor of Copper Canyon Press, dies at age 74
Jefferson PUD employee identified after death in single-vehicle wreck

Jefferson PUD employee identified after death in single-vehicle wreck

The State Patrol has identified the Jefferson County Public Utility District employee who died Monday morning following a one-vehicle wreck on state… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD employee identified after death in single-vehicle wreck