Aug. 5; Quilts of Valor sew day in Port Townsend

North Olympic Peninsula Quilts of Valor will host its Summer Sew Day quilting party from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The… Continue reading

Clallam PUD to raise rates through 2028

In-house construction, low-interest loans

Primary election ballots due today

Drop box locations are open until 8 p.m.

Two $1,000 scholarships awarded

The Port Angeles Garden Club has awarded $1,000 scholarships to two local students. Port Angeles High School graduate Joseph Hill plans to… Continue reading

Port Angeles firefighter Paul Johnston sprays water onto a burning house at 730 E. Fourth St. on Saturday morning. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Cause of Port Angeles house fire still unknown

No one was hurt in a fire that set ablaze a house at 730 E. Fourth St. in Port Angeles on Saturday… Continue reading

Port Angeles firefighter Paul Johnston sprays water onto a burning house at 730 E. Fourth St. on Saturday morning. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Cougar attacks a child in park

Minor injuries reported; Lake Angeles area evacuated; animal being tracked

Motorcyclist airlifted to Seattle hospital after crash

A Seattle motorcyclist was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center after he crossed the centerline on U.S. Highway 101 south of Forks and crashed… Continue reading

Firefighters with Clallam County Fire District 3 investigate a plane crash in Agnew on Saturday. Its passengers were transported with minor injuries to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Plane crashes into Agnew neighborhood

Couple transported to hospital with minor injuries

Firefighters with Clallam County Fire District 3 investigate a plane crash in Agnew on Saturday. Its passengers were transported with minor injuries to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Primary ballots due Tuesday on Peninsula and statewide

Election has three contests in both counties; one in Clallam only

Temporary traffic signal to be installed

Delays expected for culvert replacement project near Quilcene

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Aberdeen sailor’s burial slated for Tahoma National Cemetery

Radioman Third Class Frank Samuel Hoag Jr., of Aberdeen, will be interred at Tahoma National Cemetery at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8.… Continue reading

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Riley the Border Collie demonstrates the alert position to indicate he’s found something - in this case a training set of human teeth - during a presentation the the Port Angeles Nor’Wester Rotary at Joshua’s Restaurant on Friday. Riley works for the Canine Forensics Foundation in Sequim which helps clients find archeological human remains across the nation and the world. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)

From Sequim to the South Pacific, this company uses dogs to find human remains

Canine Forensics Foundation trains dogs for archaeological detection

Riley the Border Collie demonstrates the alert position to indicate he’s found something - in this case a training set of human teeth - during a presentation the the Port Angeles Nor’Wester Rotary at Joshua’s Restaurant on Friday. Riley works for the Canine Forensics Foundation in Sequim which helps clients find archeological human remains across the nation and the world. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)

Grants aid food bank, firefighters

Federal funding provides $256,000

Help available for veterans, survivors to get PACT Act benefits

Veterans or their survivors can get help submitting paperwork for claims under the Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 from Disabled American Veterans service officers in… Continue reading

Eran Kennedy is the new publisher for Peninsula Daily News, Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum.

New publisher steps in for Olympic Peninsula News Group

Ward starts own venture; Kennedy takes the reins

Eran Kennedy is the new publisher for Peninsula Daily News, Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum.

Railroad Bridge to close briefly

The Dungeness Railroad Bridge is closing — briefly. The Dungeness River Nature Center will close the east side spans and historic railroad trestle… Continue reading

Members of the BANDALOOP vertical dance troupe practice a routine on the side of the Field Arts & Events Hall in Port Angeles on Wednesday. The group will take part in the venue’s official grand opening celebration this weekend with three free public performances on Saturday at noon, 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. For more about the grand opening weekend, see Page A4. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Field Hall reflections

Members of the BANDALOOP vertical dance troupe practice a routine on the side of the Field Arts & Events Hall in Port Angeles on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Members of the BANDALOOP vertical dance troupe practice a routine on the side of the Field Arts & Events Hall in Port Angeles on Wednesday. The group will take part in the venue’s official grand opening celebration this weekend with three free public performances on Saturday at noon, 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. For more about the grand opening weekend, see Page A4. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County eyes grazing lease

Clallam County officials hope to renew a lease agreement with Straitside Ranch for cattle grazing at the north end of Robin Hill… Continue reading

Dearth of child care barrier to holding job

State provides support but providers are scarce