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High winds knock out power to areas of Clallam, Jefferson

High winds created problems across the North Olympic Peninsula on Sunday, knocking down trees and cutting power to residents in the area.… Continue reading

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State sets preferred alternative for marbled murrelet protection

The state Board of Natural Resources has selected a preferred alternative for the long-term conservation of the marbled murrelet. The board voted 5-1… Continue reading

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Application for Marrowstone marijuana facility denied

Application for Marrowstone marijuana facility denied

The Jefferson County hearing examiner has denied an application for a recreational marijuana business that proposed a 10,000-square-foot growing and processing facility on… Continue reading

Application for Marrowstone marijuana facility denied
Four children celebrate adoption into forever families

Four children celebrate adoption into forever families

Wiggly children tugged at the red and blue balloons floating around the courtroom in anticipation. Soon, Wyatt Johnson, 7, Connor Reynolds, 9,… Continue reading

Four children celebrate adoption into forever families

Lake Crescent highway closure set today

U.S. Highway 101 will be closed at the rock scaling zone from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today for paving. Paving through… Continue reading

Port Angeles city staff selects preferred alternative of shared-use concept for Race Street

A shared-use path for pedestrians, bicyclists and other trail users has been selected as the preferred design alternative for the new-look Race… Continue reading

Port Angeles man pleads guilty to weapons, drug, assault charges

Port Angeles man pleads guilty to weapons, drug, assault charges

A Port Angeles man who led deputies on a pursuit in April that led to one of Clallam County’s largest methamphetamine and… Continue reading

Port Angeles man pleads guilty to weapons, drug, assault charges
Flowers lean against the rail of the east Eighth Street bridge from which a Port Angeles High School student jumped to her death Monday. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles high school student dies following jump from bridge

A 15-year-old Port Angeles High School sophomore jumped to her death at about 8 a.m. Monday from the Eighth Street bridge over… Continue reading

Flowers lean against the rail of the east Eighth Street bridge from which a Port Angeles High School student jumped to her death Monday. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)
Heroic actions of Medal of Honor recipient recounted

Heroic actions of Medal of Honor recipient recounted

More than 100 community members, local veterans and members of the Army and Navy stationed in the Puget Sound gathered at the Gardiner… Continue reading

Heroic actions of Medal of Honor recipient recounted
Defending freedom: Marine Corps veteran urges telling of military history

Defending freedom: Marine Corps veteran urges telling of military history

The annual regional Veterans Day ceremony in a Port Angeles Coast Guard hangar rarely coaxes crowd interjections. But on Saturday, mumbles of… Continue reading

Defending freedom: Marine Corps veteran urges telling of military history
‘Queen Mary’ tells of Korean War experience

‘Queen Mary’ tells of Korean War experience

Among her fellow Korean War veterans, she’s affectionately known as “Queen Mary.” At 90 years old, Mary Reid attracts quite the attention… Continue reading

‘Queen Mary’ tells of Korean War experience
Security staff considered for new system at Jefferson County Courthouse

Security staff considered for new system at Jefferson County Courthouse

Plans to implement tighter security at the Jefferson County Courthouse are moving forward, and with all the equipment ordered, county staff now… Continue reading

Security staff considered for new system at Jefferson County Courthouse
Supreme Court: More work to do on education funding

Supreme Court: More work to do on education funding

The state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that while lawmakers have made progress in a multi-year effort… Continue reading

Supreme Court: More work to do on education funding
Plea nixed in toddler death case; attorney to argue for trial delay

Plea nixed in toddler death case; attorney to argue for trial delay

Accused murderer Ramona Ward rejected a plea offer Wednesday in connection with the blunt-force-trauma death of a 2½-year-old boy, setting the stage… Continue reading

Plea nixed in toddler death case; attorney to argue for trial delay

Port Townsend council OKs loan extension for Homeward Bound

The Port Townsend City Council has approved a payment deadline extension for the Homeward Bound Olympic Housing Trust that gives the organization… Continue reading

Prosecuting attorney: Suicide on rise in Clallam County

Prosecuting attorney: Suicide on rise in Clallam County

Suicides have more than doubled in Clallam County so far in 2017 compared to all of 2016, Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney-Coroner Mark… Continue reading

Prosecuting attorney: Suicide on rise in Clallam County

Pre-annexation agreement to be before council next year

The Port Townsend City Council has directed city staff to begin negotiating a pre-annexation memorandum that would change the governance and taxing… Continue reading

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office closes investigation into Okumoto death

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office closes investigation into Okumoto death

The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office has closed its investigation into the disappearance of Stanley K. Okumoto, whose remains were found floating Nov.… Continue reading

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office closes investigation into Okumoto death
Jefferson commissioners approve $494,000 in lodging tax funds

Jefferson commissioners approve $494,000 in lodging tax funds

The Jefferson County commissioners approved $494,343 in lodging tax funds to a number of local organizations including the Jefferson County Historical Society,… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners approve $494,000 in lodging tax funds
High winds knock out power, cause wreck on North Olympic Peninsula

High winds knock out power, cause wreck on North Olympic Peninsula

A low pressure system that moved across Vancouver Island on Monday brought power outages to the North Olympic Peninsula and likely caused a wreck near… Continue reading

High winds knock out power, cause wreck on North Olympic Peninsula