Signed, peeled, delivered: Scout cabin project advances

PORT TOWNSEND -- The logs have been cut and peeled. The plans have been drawn up. The street vacations and easements have been ironed out,… Continue reading

Temperatures to remain high throughout week

Temperatures are expected to remain in the high 70s and mid-80s until the end of the week, the National Weather Service is predicting. Despite some… Continue reading

And the Arts in Action sand-sculpting winner is . . . / (video below)

PORT ANGELES -- Dan Belcher will take the first-place prize of $1,750 and Sculptors Choice prize of $500 in the North American Masters Invitational sand… Continue reading

Canoes to land Wednesday at Brinnon on Hood Canal for first time

BRINNON -- A few years ago, John Smith, a Skokomish woodcarver, suggested to Keith and Val Beck of Brinnon that their community host the Skokomish… Continue reading

Lacking funds, families wanting burial forced to cremate loved ones

More than two weeks after she died July 8, the refrigerated body of 60-year-old Linda Latimer is stored at a Port Angeles funeral home, waiting… Continue reading

New East Jefferson protocols for paramedics credited with saving life

PORT TOWNSEND -- Karen Nelson said she can't thank East Jefferson Fire-Rescue enough for what they have done for her family. "My father was the… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula to heat up, but not as much as Seattle area

A persistent high pressure system could make this week the hottest of the summer so far on the North Olympic Peninsula. The warm weather combined… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: ‘Cash for clunkers’ now in full swing

Peninsula Daily News news sources Got an old gas guzzler in the garage? North Olympic Peninsula car shoppers can take advantage of new government incentives… Continue reading

  • Jul 26, 2009
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Port Angeles dog park neighbors speak out after City Council vote

PORT ANGELES -- The idea of creating an off-leash dog area at Charles R. Willson Park may be dead in its tracks. After meeting with… Continue reading

Sequim Police Department gets two donations to aid K-9 Program

SEQUIM -- The Sequim Police Department recently received two donations in support of its K-9 Program. The Sequim Sunrise Rotary Club made a donation to… Continue reading

Younger pullers prove themselves ready for Tribal Canoe Journey

SEQUIM -- When you're tossed from a dug-out cedar canoe into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, when you help the rest of your family… Continue reading

Weather Service issues fire warning on Peninsula

The National Weather Service today issued a warning for lighting-created forest fires for much of the North Olympic Peninsula. The warning will last from 2… Continue reading

Activist Sheehan brings message to Peninsula

Cindy Sheehan is delivering a fresh message on how to make peace. The internationally known activist, called a "progressive hero" by some and "nuts" by… Continue reading

Gateway clock tower out of sync

PORT ANGELES -- What time is it? If you were to seek the answer to that question from The Gateway's clock tower, its hands would… Continue reading

Wood artisans to display their works Saturday

SEQUIM -- Ann Grover sees things in plain hunks of wood, and she's not afraid to talk about it. Her daughter pulled a charred piece… Continue reading

Clallam judge hears arguments on stay of execution for double-murderer on death row

PORT ANGELES -- No ruling was made today on a stay of execution for convicted Sequim double-murderer Darold Ray Stenson, who has been on death… Continue reading

Court ruling on trust funds a victory for Native Americans

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled today that the Interior Department must account for century-old land royalties… Continue reading

  • Jul 24, 2009
  • By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press Writer

Arising from the sand — sculpture to be taught

1Then come down to Port Angeles' Hollywood Beach from noon to 2 p.m. today and Saturday to be taught by a pro, artist Charlotte Kolff… Continue reading

Bonneville power to up rates by 7 percent

PORT ANGELES -- Bonneville Power Administration will charge its customers an additional 7 percent for power beginning Oct. 1, the Portland company announced Tuesday. What… Continue reading

Brewfest to raise money for local cancer victims

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jim Ferris has come up with a new way to help fight cancer: brew and barbecue. Ferris, the owner of Edensaw Woods… Continue reading