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Skills center options to be heard at Port Angeles School Board meeting tonight

Options ranging from closure of the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center to operating as a satellite campus of the Bremerton skills center… Continue reading

Port Angeles School Board to consider budget tonight

The Port Angeles School Board will discuss changes to the 2017-18 budget in light of legislative action when it meets today. The… Continue reading

Public to meet two who hope to replace Jefferson County Library director

The Jefferson County Library will host two open houses to give the public an opportunity to meet the final candidates for the… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council candidates debate fluoridation, opioids, trees

Port Angeles City Council candidates debate fluoridation, opioids, trees

Three candidates for a Port Angeles City Council Position 2 seat staked out positions on water fluoridation, opioid use and Lincoln Park… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council candidates debate fluoridation, opioids, trees

Forum to air primary candidate views tonight in Chimacum

Candidates for the Chimacum School Board and Jefferson Healthcare hospital commission will answer questions from the community at an open forum tonight. Hosted… Continue reading

Washington state Capitol in lockdown as police respond

The Washington State Patrol said troopers and other officers are responding to an incident at the state Capitol campus in Olympia. Patrol spokesman… Continue reading

  • Jul 12, 2017

Sheriff’s Office: Shot fired at PUD building in Hadlock likely unintentional

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has said it is unlikely that a shot fired at the Jefferson County Public Utility District building… Continue reading

Port Angeles man arrested after supermarket parking lot stabbing

A 24-year-old Port Angeles man was arrested Monday morning after a man was stabbed in the abdomen at the Lincoln Street Safeway… Continue reading

Brush fire, garage blaze keep Clallam firefighters busy

Brush fire, garage blaze keep Clallam firefighters busy

Clallam Fire District No. 2 responded to two fires, one along the Elwha River and the other located in a garage and… Continue reading

Brush fire, garage blaze keep Clallam firefighters busy

Water ruling debate holds up state capital budget

All might seem quiet now that the state Legislature has passed and Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a two-year operating budget. While the… Continue reading

Names provided of two of three bodies found in Olympic National Park

Two of three bodies that were discovered in Olympic National Park last weekend have been identified by authorities. A man whose body… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge closures set for tonight into Sunday

SHINE – The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic several times tonight, with each closure lasting for up to 90 minutes. The… Continue reading

Two more bodies discovered in Olympic National Park in addition to one believed to be Krull

Olympic National Park officials recovered the bodies of three people in three different areas of the park over Independence Day weekend.… Continue reading

Official: Body recovered from Olympic National Park likely missing hiker

Official: Body recovered from Olympic National Park likely missing hiker

A hiker has found a body in Olympic National Park that officials believe is likely missing hiker Zach Krull. The unidentified… Continue reading

Official: Body recovered from Olympic National Park likely missing hiker

Peninsula legislators stake out positions on state education funding

Sen. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Sequim, and Rep. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, voted against the basic education funding plan passed Friday by the… Continue reading

Mark Nichols

Nichols denies sexual harassment, investigation agrees

Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols denies that he sexually harassed or retaliated against a former office manager. An independent investigation backs… Continue reading

Mark Nichols

Jefferson PUD seeks to return to hydrant maintenance

The Jefferson County Public Utility District is looking for new ways to work with local government and fire districts to ensure that… Continue reading

Puffin cruises to circle Protection Island

Puffin cruises to circle Protection Island

The Port Townsend Marine Science Center is bringing back its annual Puffin Cruises beginning Saturday. The cruises will run every Saturday night… Continue reading

Puffin cruises to circle Protection Island

Hood Canal Bridge closures set for tonight into Friday

SHINE – The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic several times tonight, with each closure lasting for up to an hour. The… Continue reading

Gerald Neil Walkup of Port Angeles, 26, at an earlier appearance in Clallam County Superior Court. (JesseMajor/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles man who bailed out on drug and weapons charges returns to jail

A 26-year-old Port Angeles man who posted $200,000 bond on drug and weapons charges in May is back in jail. Gerald Neil… Continue reading

Gerald Neil Walkup of Port Angeles, 26, at an earlier appearance in Clallam County Superior Court. (JesseMajor/Peninsula Daily News)