Hood Canal Bridge overnight closures begin Saturday

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

Allen Fletcher.

Human remains identified as Port Townsend man

Allen Fletcher disappeared in 2013 while captaining a boat from Edmonds to Bellingham

Allen Fletcher.

Neah Bay woman rescued from burning mobile home

No one was seriously injured in a fire on Bayview Avenue across from the marina that destroyed a mobile home and two… Continue reading

Trike races in the 3- and 4-year-old class make a dash for the finish line during the Rhody Festival Trike Races on Water Street in downtown Port Townsend on Wednesday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Trike races

Trike races in the 3- and 4-year-old class make a dash for the finish line during the Rhody Festival Trike Races on Water Street in… Continue reading

Trike races in the 3- and 4-year-old class make a dash for the finish line during the Rhody Festival Trike Races on Water Street in downtown Port Townsend on Wednesday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Esprit Gala hosts two public events

The Esprit Gala is hosting two events open to the public this weekend. Esprit Gala is the Pacific Northwest’s largest transgender convention.… Continue reading

Jefferson County seeks comment on park fee increases

Jefferson County is seeking public comment on proposed Parks and Recreation Department fee increases and changes to the county’s fee policies. It… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council approves pay raise

Proposal for annual increase removed

Road work to close portions of Race, Eighth in Port Angeles

Work on the Race Street improvement project will necessitate the closure of portions of Race and Eighth streets from 5 p.m. today… Continue reading

Sunday fire victim identified

The victim of Sunday night’s mobile home fire west of Port Angeles has been identified as 89-year-old John L. Kahler, the homeowner.… Continue reading

Law enforcement agencies respond Tuesday afternoon to a standoff at Lopez Avenue and Vine Street in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles man arrested after seven-hour standoff

Domestic disturbance report sparks effort

Law enforcement agencies respond Tuesday afternoon to a standoff at Lopez Avenue and Vine Street in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson considers raising fees in parks

Updates could be made with resolutions

Hoax call a shock, Port Angeles schools chief says

Brewer: Sixth-grade band will continue

Hood Canal Bridge closure extended

The overnight closures of the Hood Canal Bridge will be extended to include Thursday night, from 11 a.m. through 4 a.m. Friday. The… Continue reading

Body found at site of fire

Investigators with Clallam County Sheriff’s Office and Clallam County Fire District 3 have found a body at the site of a fire… Continue reading

Hopefuls file for office on first day

Port of Port Angeles only contested position

Verbal permission to use from Diegos mother Lorena - photo by Lilly Schneider

Diego Murray, on left, accepts the Fairbank Award for Youth Environmental Action from Richard Tucker, executive director of the Jefferson Land Trust.

Fairbank award given to Eaglemount teen

Diego Murray is the first recipient of Jefferson Land Trust’s Fairbank Award for Youth Environmental Action. Murray, a resident of Eaglemount, was… Continue reading

Verbal permission to use from Diegos mother Lorena - photo by Lilly Schneider

Diego Murray, on left, accepts the Fairbank Award for Youth Environmental Action from Richard Tucker, executive director of the Jefferson Land Trust.
Newly crowned 2023 Rhody Festival Queen Melody Douglas performs her first official act by declaring the start of the Rhododendron Festival during a coronation at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in March. Holding the proclamation is 2022 Princess Hailey Hirschel. Looking on are 2022 princess Bridgette Palmer, left, and 2023 princess Paige Covia. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend Rhody Fest offers five days of activities

Races, contests, grand parade and annual run planned

Newly crowned 2023 Rhody Festival Queen Melody Douglas performs her first official act by declaring the start of the Rhododendron Festival during a coronation at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in March. Holding the proclamation is 2022 Princess Hailey Hirschel. Looking on are 2022 princess Bridgette Palmer, left, and 2023 princess Paige Covia. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Elderly man missing after structure fire

An elderly man is missing following a structure fire Sunday night west of Port Angeles. Crews from three fire agencies remained on… Continue reading

Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty, from left, Princess Paige “Skylar” Krzyworz, Prince Fred Cameron, Princess Anne Marie Barni and Queen Pepper Reymond preside over the festival from their float in Saturday’s Grand Parade. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty, from left, Princess Paige “Skylar” Krzyworz, Prince Fred Cameron, Princess Anne Marie Barni and Queen Pepper Reymond preside over the festival from their float in Saturday’s Grand Parade. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)