Wash state is near bottom of list for ferry funds

By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press Writer Washington state, which has the nation's largest ferry system, applied for more than $56 million in a new… Continue reading

  • Jul 14, 2009
  • By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press Writer

Georgia man rescued off cliff on island near LaPush

LAPUSH — A 22-year-old Georgia man was plucked off a 150-foot cliff on Little James Island near LaPush today by a helicopter crew from the… Continue reading

Officials complain about border policy

Peninsula Daily News News Services BOISE, Idaho — Officials from the United States and Canada say the American northern border policy shaped by concerns about… Continue reading

  • Jul 14, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News News Services

Olympic on Forbes’ top 10 list of best national parks

Forbes Traveler has released its list of the top 10 national parks, and Olympic is on it. Click to this link for the list and… Continue reading

Navy plans hearing on tidal energy

CHIMACUM -- The U.S. Navy conducts an open house Wednesday on a proposed tidal energy kinetic hydropower system demonstration project in Admiralty Inlet, offshore of… Continue reading

New jobless figures: Clallam steady, Jefferson improves slightly

Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press Clallam County's unemployment rate held steady in June, and Jefferson County's job picture brightened a little, according to… Continue reading

  • Jul 14, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press

Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce rides to crab festival’s rescue

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce and a newly formed nonprofit organization will keep the Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival alive.… Continue reading

Cadavers still kept in Carlsborg; facility zoned for storage, owner says

SEQUIM -- Jason Linde, owner of Linde Family Funeral Service of Sequim, said he is still storing cadavers at his refrigerated facility in Carlsborg Industrial… Continue reading

Clallam County judge to rule on Stenson stay of execution

PORT ANGELES -- While lawyers for convicted Sequim double-murderer Darold Ray Stenson prepare to appeal last week's Thurston County Superior Court ruling that lethal injection… Continue reading

Deer Park underpass instead of overpass?

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County is moving its $7.5 million Deer Park safety improvement project underground. Rather than building an overpass east of the intersection… Continue reading

Dream weavers: Artists prepare for studio tour

11Cynthia Thomas, the sculptor of this two-visaged beast, hopes you'll come to her lair and decide for yourself. Another bear, alongside the metal "Bob the… Continue reading

Harbor-Works presents budget to port commissioners, requests funding

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles Harbor-Works Development Authority presented its budget, including a $500,000 funding request, to the Port of Port Angeles commissioners at… Continue reading

Jefferson County OKs extra funding for trail

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners on Monday allowed county Road Department officials to exceed a $15,000 limit above just compensation to negotiate acquisition of… Continue reading

Man rescued from Coyle-area blufftop hung upside down for hours

COYLE -- A helicopter operating in a hastily cleared blufftop area overlooking Tabook Bay hoisted to safety a 46-year-old man who had dangled upside down… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: The importance of family meals together

By Rebecca Hagelin HOW OFTEN DOES your family have dinner together? That simple question often evokes an answer of "Ummmmmm . . ." What used… Continue reading

  • Jul 14, 2009
  • By Rebecca Hagelin

Port agrees to letter of intent with plywood mill group

PORT ANGELES -- Port of Port Angeles commissioners on Monday voted to take another step toward helping the shuttered plywood mill reopen. The Port of… Continue reading

Port Townsend School Board nears move on Mountain View

PORT TOWNSEND -- A decision on the future of Mountain View Elementary School campus is imminent. A public hearing Monday night saw mostly positive support… Continue reading

Sherwood clinic in Sequim to close

SEQUIM -- Sherwood Medical Center will close its doors in September, when the Sequim practice that serves 6,000 will lose its temporary lease with Olympic… Continue reading

State leader talks about budget to Port Angeles chamber

PORT ANGELES -- After a year of budget cuts, Rep. Lynn Kessler, D-Hoquiam, on Monday told a group of Port Angeles business people she was… Continue reading

Man plucked off cliff by helicopter

QUILCENE -- A Coast Guard helicopter from Air Station Port Angeles lifted a 46-year-old man off a cliff near Quilcene late Sunday night. The man… Continue reading