Visitors to the newly-expanded Elwha River Casino walk through the gaming area after it was officially opened on Wednesday on the Lower Elwha Klallam Reservation west of Port Angeles. (KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS)

Elwha Casino expanded

Chairwoman: COVID raised costs, delayed reopening

Visitors to the newly-expanded Elwha River Casino walk through the gaming area after it was officially opened on Wednesday on the Lower Elwha Klallam Reservation west of Port Angeles. (KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS)

GoFundMe campaign started for missing hiker family

BRINNON – A GoFundMe campaign has been started to help the family of an Olympia man who has been missing from the Ranger Hole Trailhead… Continue reading

Hurricane Ridge open sometime this summer

No dates or cause of lodge fire determined as yet, park says

Manager: McKinley struggling to fill positions

Internship, temporary posts available

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The cannon blast at noon on Thursday signaled the start of the 710 -ile leg of the 2023 Race2Alaska from Victoria’s Inner Harbour to Ketchikan, Alaska. Thirty-one boats, using sails, paddles or oars, left did a Le Mans type start from Government Street above the Harbour to their boats before the start of the race which got going in Port Townsend on Monday.

Race to Alaska leaves Victoria

Journey to Ketchikan, Alaska begins

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The cannon blast at noon on Thursday signaled the start of the 710 -ile leg of the 2023 Race2Alaska from Victoria’s Inner Harbour to Ketchikan, Alaska. Thirty-one boats, using sails, paddles or oars, left did a Le Mans type start from Government Street above the Harbour to their boats before the start of the race which got going in Port Townsend on Monday.
Jessica Rutz has received a BEE award from Olympic Medical Center.

Rutz recognized with OMC BEE award

Jessica Rutz has received a BEE award from Olympic Medical Center. The award, for Being Excellent Everyday, was presented by Daryl Wolfe, the center’s CEO,… Continue reading

Jessica Rutz has received a BEE award from Olympic Medical Center.

Students to graduate in ceremonies

Many North Olympic Peninsula high schools will celebrate commencement this weekend. • Seaview Academy, which provides online instruction through Port Angeles School District, will begin streaming… Continue reading

Trooper delivers baby on roadside in Discovery Bay

A couple on their way to Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend had to make an unexpected stop across from the Discovery… Continue reading

FILE - Former President Donald Trump listens as he speaks with reporters while in flight on his plane after a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, in Waco, Texas, March 25, 2023, while en route to West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump says he is charged over classified documents

First federal indictment of an ex-president

  • Jun 8, 2023
  • By Eric Tucker Jill Colvin and Michael Balsamo The Associated Press
FILE - Former President Donald Trump listens as he speaks with reporters while in flight on his plane after a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, in Waco, Texas, March 25, 2023, while en route to West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

DOT cancels tonight’s Hood Canal Bridge closure

SHINE – A Hood Canal Bridge closure originally set for tonight has been canceled. The lighting improvement project on the bridge was completed ahead of… Continue reading

Weekly flight operations scheduled

There will be field carrier… Continue reading

Boy airlifted to Seattle after being hit by truck

Unidentified youth still undergoing treatment as of Wednesday

Community Baby Shower to aid expectant parents, caregivers on Saturday

The Clallam & Jefferson County Perinatal Mental Health Task Force will host a free event for new and expecting families on Saturday.… Continue reading

DOT ‘didn’t anticipate’ size of Tuesday backup

Port Angeles traffic halted for hours

Gov. Jay Inslee rides across the Johnson Creek Railroad Trestle Foot Bridge on the Olympic Discovery Trail east of Sequim on Wednesday. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy honored Inslee as its 2023 Rail-Trail champion during an event at Red Cedar Hall in Blyn following Inslee's 27-mile ride from Port Angeles. (Jesse Major/Rails-to-Trails Conservancy)

Inslee presented award for trails advocacy

Bike group cites governor’s support

Gov. Jay Inslee rides across the Johnson Creek Railroad Trestle Foot Bridge on the Olympic Discovery Trail east of Sequim on Wednesday. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy honored Inslee as its 2023 Rail-Trail champion during an event at Red Cedar Hall in Blyn following Inslee's 27-mile ride from Port Angeles. (Jesse Major/Rails-to-Trails Conservancy)

Port of Port Angeles directors resigns

Director of Operations to serve in interim

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Jill Zarzeczny of Port Angeles, left, and her children, Althea Zarzeczny, 4, and Lupine Zarzeczny, 9, look for marine life beneath the sand during Tuesday's low tide at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles. The minus 2.99 tide qualified as one of the lowest of the year with tides of minus 2.53 at La Push, minus 2.70 at Makah Bay, minus 2.55 at Seiku, minus 2.74 at Crescent Bay, minus 3.08 at Dungeness, minus 3.42 at Port Townsend and minus 3.82 at Dabob Bay. Similar low tides are forecast for the rest of the week across the North Olympic Peninsula.

Lowest tides on Peninsula

Jill Zarzeczny of Port Angeles, left, and her children, Althea Zarzeczny, 4, and Lupine Zarzeczny, 9, look for marine life beneath the sand during Tuesday’s… Continue reading

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Jill Zarzeczny of Port Angeles, left, and her children, Althea Zarzeczny, 4, and Lupine Zarzeczny, 9, look for marine life beneath the sand during Tuesday's low tide at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles. The minus 2.99 tide qualified as one of the lowest of the year with tides of minus 2.53 at La Push, minus 2.70 at Makah Bay, minus 2.55 at Seiku, minus 2.74 at Crescent Bay, minus 3.08 at Dungeness, minus 3.42 at Port Townsend and minus 3.82 at Dabob Bay. Similar low tides are forecast for the rest of the week across the North Olympic Peninsula.
The North Olympic Library System is hosting a series of open houses to showcase its new bookmobile.

Bookmobile open houses scheduled

The North Olympic Library System is hosting a series of open houses to showcase its new bookmobile. Visitors may tour the bookmobile,… Continue reading

The North Olympic Library System is hosting a series of open houses to showcase its new bookmobile.
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Clallam restarts search for county administrator

HR director has filled spot for four years

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