Tribal Canoe Journey: Paddle to Suquamish

PORT ANGELES -- Hand-carved cedar canoes -- lots of them -- will spend 10 days navigating the waters of the North Olympic Peninsula later this… Continue reading

Weekend festivals draw thousands to North Olympic Peninsula

Lavender Festival and Quileute Days organizers were pleasantly surprised with the droves of attendees this past weekend. Sequim Lavender Festival Executive Director Scott Nagel said… Continue reading

Death penalty may come into play in Quilcene double killings

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has until Aug. 14 to decide if prosecutors will pursue the death penalty in the murder… Continue reading

More Jefferson County employees to be idled

PORT TOWNSEND -- With building permit revenues running about $250,000 short of projections during the harsh recession of 2009, three more Jefferson County Department of… Continue reading

Accused rapist returned to Jefferson County after 16 years on the lam

PORT TOWNSEND -- A man charged with the rape of a minor in 1993 is finally going to receive his day in court after 16… Continue reading

Rayonier CEO to discuss funding request from Harbor-Works in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Will Rayonier Inc. give $500,000 to the Port Angeles Harbor-Works Development Authority? That's one of the issues that will be addressed in… Continue reading

New skipper takes over command of Port Townsend-based cutter

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Coast Guard Cutter Osprey has a new skipper. At a change of command ceremony Friday morning, Master Chief Petty Officer John… Continue reading

Noted former Port Angeles pastor dies at 84

PORT ANGELES -- The Rev. Kenneth Duane Dooley, former pastor at First United Methodist and Congregational Church in Port Angeles, has died at his home.… Continue reading

Quileute Days’ ‘Twilight’ guest helps to set record attendance

LaPUSH -- Tired, hungry and little jet-lagged, Solomon Trimble signed every last autograph and posed for dozens of pictures with "Twilight" fans wearing a Hollywood… Continue reading

Republicans picket against Obama’s health care reform plans in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Thirty-seven people expressed their opposition to health-care reforms proposed by President Barack Obama by demonstrating Friday at Fifth and Peabody streets. The… Continue reading

Surprised protesters see first-hand operations of Border Patrol at Peninsula bus stop

DISCOVERY BAY -- Protesters of U.S. Border Patrol bus boardings in search of illegal immigrants got a surprise Saturday afternoon: Border Patrol officers showed up… Continue reading

Vive le Sequim: Lavender Festival visitors enjoy the aroma and happiness — final day today

SEQUIM -- It feels like the south of France, except she was greeted with cheers in American English, got to hang out with Dad and… Continue reading

State Patrol reducing airplane hours, pilots

Peninsula Daily News News Services OLYMPIA — Tough budget times are prompting the Washington State Patrol to reduce the number of pilots and flight hours… Continue reading

  • Jul 18, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News News Services

‘Twilight’ actor Trimble comes to LaPush

LAPUSH -- In the "Twilight" movie, Solomon Trimble, playing Sam Uley, is a man of few words, but his presence cannot be missed. After all,… Continue reading

State to inventory tidelands in Jefferson and Clallam counties

Washington Department of Natural Resources has launched an effort to inventory state-owned tidelands that the agency manages to determine if private owners are illegally encroaching… Continue reading

Deportations up 10 percent in Pacific Northwest

Peninsula Daily News News Services SEATTLE — Federal officials say deportations from Washington, Oregon and Alaska are up by nearly 10 percent from a year… Continue reading

  • Jul 17, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News News Services

Olympic National Park entry fees waived this weekend

PORT ANGELES -- All entry fees at Olympic National Park will be waived Saturday and Sunday. The move is part of an effort by the… Continue reading

Sequim to bloom with Lavender Fest (with printable map)

SEQUIM ­ -- This could be the year when locals from Port Townsend and Forks, Port Angeles and Chimacum rise up and rediscover: There's a… Continue reading

Great array of North Olympic Peninsula events for a sunny weekend

Take advantage of free admission to the Olympic National Park on Saturday and Sunday. Also, make room in your schedule for two annual events --… Continue reading

Ambulance fees set to increase

PORT ANGELES -- A ride in a Port Angeles ambulance may cost more by summer's end, but such a move should leave the pocket books… Continue reading