Recreational fishing curtailed by low water levels

Historically low river levels have prompted the closure of recreational fishing in most rivers and streams of Olympic National Park. The… Continue reading

Broadband, opioid funds before county boards

Government meetings across North Olympic Peninsula

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, right, visits the jetty renovation project at Point Hudson with Port of Port Townsend Executive Director Eron Berg. Half of the funds for the $14.1 million project came from a $7 million Economic Development Administration grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Cantwell is Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Sen. Maria Cantwell visits Port of Port Townsend’s jetty project

Replacement received $7M in federal EDA funding

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, right, visits the jetty renovation project at Point Hudson with Port of Port Townsend Executive Director Eron Berg. Half of the funds for the $14.1 million project came from a $7 million Economic Development Administration grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Cantwell is Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles council acts on religous housing for unhoused

The Port Angeles City Council has voted unanimously to waive conditional use permit fees for religious organizations building temporary housing for homeless… Continue reading

UPDATE: Water main break repaired; many advised to boil water

Pipe that broke Saturday morning fixed Wednesday night

Attempted murder trial pushed to March 2023

Attorneys continue to seek mental health professionals to evaluate a Sequim man’s mental state after he allegedly attempted to kill his neighbor… Continue reading

Broken wreckage of the cabin cruiser Eudora is hoisted by helicopter from the beach on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Wednesday as a crew hired by the state Department of Natural Resources gathers pieces of the shipwrecked vessel. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Boat salvaged from beach

Natural Resources department plans to finish work today

Broken wreckage of the cabin cruiser Eudora is hoisted by helicopter from the beach on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Wednesday as a crew hired by the state Department of Natural Resources gathers pieces of the shipwrecked vessel. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Lorna Smith.

Eleanor Stopps Award presented

Environmentalist Lorna Smith honored for decades of efforts

Lorna Smith.
A crew from Bothel-based Grand Event Rentals erects a dining tent in the parking lot of the 48 Degrees North restaurant along the Port Angeles waterfront on Wednesday. The tent will serve as the focal point for food and entertainment for this weekend’s three-day Port Angeles Crab Festival, which begins Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Festival preparation

A crew from Bothel-based Grand Event Rentals erects a dining tent in the parking lot of the 48 Degrees North restaurant along the Port Angeles… Continue reading

A crew from Bothel-based Grand Event Rentals erects a dining tent in the parking lot of the 48 Degrees North restaurant along the Port Angeles waterfront on Wednesday. The tent will serve as the focal point for food and entertainment for this weekend’s three-day Port Angeles Crab Festival, which begins Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Sequim forum to feature candidates for DCD, county commissioner

In a forum described as having no moderator, no timekeeper, no agendas and “no baloney,” 101 Independents United will feature candidates for Clallam… Continue reading

In this image provided by Portland General Electric, windmills and solar panels line a renewable energy facility in Lexington, Ore., on May 24, 2022. The facility combines solar power, wind power and massive batteries to store the energy generated there. The Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facilities was commissioned Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, and is the first utility-scale plant of its kind in North America. (Sarah Hamaker/Portland General Electric via The Associated Press)

Wind-solar-battery ‘hybrid’ plant first in U.S.

Project commissioned in small Oregon town

In this image provided by Portland General Electric, windmills and solar panels line a renewable energy facility in Lexington, Ore., on May 24, 2022. The facility combines solar power, wind power and massive batteries to store the energy generated there. The Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facilities was commissioned Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, and is the first utility-scale plant of its kind in North America. (Sarah Hamaker/Portland General Electric via The Associated Press)
Betsy Reed Schultz, head of the Captain Joseph Foundation, sits in the library of the Captain Joseph House in Port Angeles as the respite home for Gold Star families prepares for its first guests this weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Captain Joseph House to welcome its first families

Respite center first in nation of its kind

Betsy Reed Schultz, head of the Captain Joseph Foundation, sits in the library of the Captain Joseph House in Port Angeles as the respite home for Gold Star families prepares for its first guests this weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County to hire addiction counselor for needle exchange

Move is part of pilot project to link clients with services

Quilcene Bay is currently closed to shellfish harvesting

Beach the latest in Jefferson County to be closed due to PSP

Commissioners’ chambers locked down

Homeless man in neckerchief unarmed

As flower-cutting season gives way to pumpkin selection, Kaya Mindlin of Port Townsend picks dahlias and statice at Wilderbee Farm just outside the city. Fall temperatures are expected to remain in the mid to upper 60s this week with an increasing chance of a few showers by the weekend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

Fall scenery

As flower-cutting season gives way to pumpkin selection, Kaya Mindlin of Port Townsend picks dahlias and statice at Wilderbee Farm just outside the city. Fall… Continue reading

As flower-cutting season gives way to pumpkin selection, Kaya Mindlin of Port Townsend picks dahlias and statice at Wilderbee Farm just outside the city. Fall temperatures are expected to remain in the mid to upper 60s this week with an increasing chance of a few showers by the weekend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

Jeffco commissioners approve new building lot regulations

Change could lead to more development in substandard lots