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Three injured, drugs confiscated after high-speed chase near Port Townsend

Authorities seized 3 ounces of cocaine and three people were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center after a car fleeing deputies at 130… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles commission hopefuls talk about outreach

Port of Port Angeles commission hopefuls talk about outreach

Candidates for the Port of Port Angeles commission discussed outreach efforts during a League of Women Voters forum. Both challenger Michael Cobb… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles commission hopefuls talk about outreach
Jefferson Healthcare commission hopefuls tell of skills, goals at forum

Jefferson Healthcare commission hopefuls tell of skills, goals at forum

Candidates for the Jefferson Healthcare hospital commission talked about the skills they could bring to the job and their goals for the hospital… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare commission hopefuls tell of skills, goals at forum

Panel sets new public meeting on Port Townsend ethics code

A Port Townsend City Council ad hoc committee working on proposed changes to the city’s code of ethics has set another meeting,… Continue reading

Port Angeles police seek man who they say stole tourist’s shoes

Port Angeles Police Chief Brian Smith has requested the public’s help in finding a man who reportedly brandished pepper spray to steal… Continue reading

Bridge jumper identified; people close to him tell of mental health issues

Police on Thursday identified lifelong Clallam County resident Joseph Daniel Henry, 31, as the man who jumped to his death Wednesday afternoon… Continue reading

Lieutenant governor visits Clallam: More opportunities for students among topics discussed

Lieutenant governor visits Clallam: More opportunities for students among topics discussed

Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib heard from business and community leaders Wednesday of a need to create more opportunities for students in Clallam… Continue reading

Lieutenant governor visits Clallam: More opportunities for students among topics discussed
Housing measure debated: More forums planned for affordable housing measure on Nov. 7 ballot

Housing measure debated: More forums planned for affordable housing measure on Nov. 7 ballot

Proponents of Proposition 1, which would tax property owners for seven years to raise money for affordable housing projects, say that funds are… Continue reading

Housing measure debated: More forums planned for affordable housing measure on Nov. 7 ballot
Forks gains a police chief

Forks gains a police chief

The Forks Police Department now has a uniformed police chief for the first time in several years. Mike Rowley, who has worked for… Continue reading

Forks gains a police chief
Jake Oppelt exits race for Port Angeles City Council

Jake Oppelt exits race for Port Angeles City Council

Downtown business owner Jake Oppelt dropped out of the race for a Port Angeles City Council Position 2 seat Monday — just… Continue reading

Jake Oppelt exits race for Port Angeles City Council
Tasty crab celebrated at this weekend’s Port Angeles festival

Tasty crab celebrated at this weekend’s Port Angeles festival

Most people have never tasted fresh Dungeness crab, Scott Nagel laments. Rest assured, 15,000 to 16,000 pounds of that purple-tinged, sweet crab… Continue reading

Tasty crab celebrated at this weekend’s Port Angeles festival
Ready, set, go kosmik!: Kinetic Skulpture race jets off Saturday

Ready, set, go kosmik!: Kinetic Skulpture race jets off Saturday

Preparations for the Kinetic Skulpture Race are in full swing in Port Townsend, with volunteers setting up decorations for the weekend’s festivities.… Continue reading

Ready, set, go kosmik!: Kinetic Skulpture race jets off Saturday

Reorganized Port Townsend housing group hopes for local impact

With the election of 12 new board members Homeward Bound, previously known as the Olympic Housing Trust, is hoping to kick-start the organization… Continue reading

Overnight closure set for Hood Canal Bridge

The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed intermittently between 10 p.m. tonight and 4 a.m. Friday for construction work. Crews working for the… Continue reading

Port Angeles man identified after fall from bridge

Joseph Daniel Henry, 31, of Port Angeles, was identified by authorities this morning as the man whom witnesses told police jumped to… Continue reading

Fire damages Kala Point home; occupant goes to hospital

Fire damages Kala Point home; occupant goes to hospital

An unidentified elderly woman suffered minor injuries in a fire that heavily damaged her Kala Point home Wednesday afternoon, firefighters said. When… Continue reading

Fire damages Kala Point home; occupant goes to hospital
Clallam canvassing board to look into one case of potential 2016 voter fraud

Clallam canvassing board to look into one case of potential 2016 voter fraud

The Clallam County Canvassing board will review a potential case of voter fraud in the 2016 general election at a public meeting… Continue reading

Clallam canvassing board to look into one case of potential 2016 voter fraud
Kween Caption: Reigning Kinetic Kween and first year sculpture racer Lisa Doray of Port Townsend dances in the Uptown Street Fair with her team IPA. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

Kontestants ready for kinetic skulpture race this weekend

The annual Kinetic Skulpture Race brings in teams from Oregon, California and Washington, with some of them representing Port Townsend as they… Continue reading

Kween Caption: Reigning Kinetic Kween and first year sculpture racer Lisa Doray of Port Townsend dances in the Uptown Street Fair with her team IPA. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)
Witnesses tell police they saw man jump from Eighth Street bridge in Port Angeles

Witnesses tell police they saw man jump from Eighth Street bridge in Port Angeles

A man in his early 30s fell to his death from the western Eighth Street bridge over the Tumwater Truck Route on… Continue reading

Witnesses tell police they saw man jump from Eighth Street bridge in Port Angeles
Two-vehicle collision leaves man injured in Sequim

Two-vehicle collision leaves man injured in Sequim

A motorcyclist was to be airlifted to Harborview Medical Center on Tuesday after he was injured in a collision with a truck. The… Continue reading

Two-vehicle collision leaves man injured in Sequim