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  • Jun 3, 2023
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Overnight closures of Hood Canal Bridge begin Tuesday

The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed to vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians overnight for three days beginning Tuesday. Contractors for the state Department… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The Port Angeles Red Lion Hotel and adjoining 48º North Waterfront Restaurant, shown Friday, are working on plans to expand and upgrade the current facilities, which will include incursion into the existing parking lot -- a proposal that would have an effect on the annual Port Angeles Crab Festival.

Port Angeles city seeks Red Lion expansion comments

Plans won’t affect CrabFest this year but will in future

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The Port Angeles Red Lion Hotel and adjoining 48º North Waterfront Restaurant, shown Friday, are working on plans to expand and upgrade the current facilities, which will include incursion into the existing parking lot -- a proposal that would have an effect on the annual Port Angeles Crab Festival.
The study area is highlighted between Port Angeles Harbor and Marine Drive.

Port of Port Angeles to test for log yard contamination

Public comment period closes July 3

The study area is highlighted between Port Angeles Harbor and Marine Drive.

Port of Port Angeles to test for log yard contamination public comments accepted

Comments can be submitted online, by email or by U.S. Postal Service during the comment period from June 1 to July 3, 2023. The state… Continue reading

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Serenity House, Jefferson burn ban on county agendas

Govenment meetings across North Olympic Peninsula

Tamara Galvin, facilities manager for the Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles, watches as Rocky, the center’s black rockfish, explores his new viewing tank. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Feiro Marine Life Center replaces tank for rockfish

City lodging tax pays for project

Tamara Galvin, facilities manager for the Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles, watches as Rocky, the center’s black rockfish, explores his new viewing tank. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Blaine Zechenelly receives the Washington Volunteer EMS Responder of the Year award on May 20 at the Washington State Fire Fighters’ Association’s (WSFFA) 100th anniversary conference in Wenatchee. (Clallam County Fire District 3)

Dungeness man named state’s top Volunteer EMS Responder

Zechenelly honored for emergency, pandemic prep

Blaine Zechenelly receives the Washington Volunteer EMS Responder of the Year award on May 20 at the Washington State Fire Fighters’ Association’s (WSFFA) 100th anniversary conference in Wenatchee. (Clallam County Fire District 3)

Port Angeles school board talks budget and class sizes

New high school bell schedule for 2024-25

Boats in the 2019 Race to Alaska compete for a $10,000 prize in a route that takes them from Port Townsend to Ketchikan, Alaska, but organizers say the race is more about the experience than the money. (Drew Malcolm via Northwest Maritime Center)

Race to Alaska sets sail Monday

Participants to use human, wind power

Boats in the 2019 Race to Alaska compete for a $10,000 prize in a route that takes them from Port Townsend to Ketchikan, Alaska, but organizers say the race is more about the experience than the money. (Drew Malcolm via Northwest Maritime Center)
Goby McCaffrey, 3, does his best Spiderman act in his battery-powered Spider-Mobile with his parents, Teresa and Travis McCaffrey of Port Angeles, while strolling the Esplanade on the Port Angeles waterfront on Wednesday. The family was on a springtime stroll and the youngster had insisted on superhero regalia. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Superhero stroll in Port Angeles

Goby McCaffrey, 3, does his best Spiderman act in his battery-powered Spider-Mobile with his parents, Teresa and Travis McCaffrey of Port Angeles, while strolling the… Continue reading

Goby McCaffrey, 3, does his best Spiderman act in his battery-powered Spider-Mobile with his parents, Teresa and Travis McCaffrey of Port Angeles, while strolling the Esplanade on the Port Angeles waterfront on Wednesday. The family was on a springtime stroll and the youngster had insisted on superhero regalia. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Rescuers in Jefferson County assist a woman on Wednesday who went looking for a hiker reported missing on Monday. The woman was injured attempting to cross the Duckabush River and transported to Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend. (Brinnon Fire Department)

Woman rescued in her search for hiker

Sporadic drone flights still checking area

Rescuers in Jefferson County assist a woman on Wednesday who went looking for a hiker reported missing on Monday. The woman was injured attempting to cross the Duckabush River and transported to Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend. (Brinnon Fire Department)
Matthew Sacks, left, and Levi Smith of Brandsen Co. from Portland, Ore., lay one of the layers on the new stage floor at the Field Arts and Events Hall in downtown Port Angeles. There will be a total of six layers of materials for the high-tech stage floor. The venue, which will seat 500, will begin to host performances when it opens at the end of July. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Field Hall floor installation

Matthew Sacks, left, and Levi Smith of Brandsen Co. from Portland, Ore., lay one of the layers on the new stage floor at the Field… Continue reading

Matthew Sacks, left, and Levi Smith of Brandsen Co. from Portland, Ore., lay one of the layers on the new stage floor at the Field Arts and Events Hall in downtown Port Angeles. There will be a total of six layers of materials for the high-tech stage floor. The venue, which will seat 500, will begin to host performances when it opens at the end of July. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County OKs fenced beer garden during fair rodeo

PORT ANGELES – Clallam County commissioners have unanimously approved a beer garden at this summer’s Clallam County Fair, which is set from Aug. 17-20. The… Continue reading

Fish barrier work begins near Port Ludlow

PORT LUDLOW ­— Crews contracted with the state Department of Transportation have begun building a two-lane bypass roadway around the work zone on state Highway… Continue reading

Smoke billows from a garage 71 S. Benson Road near Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Garage fire near Port Angeles

Smoke billows from a garage at 71 S. Benson Road near Port Angeles on Wednesday.… Continue reading

Smoke billows from a garage 71 S. Benson Road near Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Olympic Angels provides support, mentors for youth in foster care

Jefferson County program expanding into Clallam County

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Quilcene schools superintendent resigns

Frank Redmon moving to Pennsylvania

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Sequim postpones hearing on food trucks

Staff: State protocols must be completed

A helicopter from the Coast Guard station in Port Angeles assists in the rescue. (Clallam County Sheriff’s Office)

Unidentified man rescued from beach after falling 60 feet

Taken to Harborview; his condition was unknown on Tuesday

A helicopter from the Coast Guard station in Port Angeles assists in the rescue. (Clallam County Sheriff’s Office)