Missing man found dead in Ozette area; foul play not suspected

PORT ANGELES -- A 66-year-old man who went prospecting for gold Friday morning was found dead at about 2 p.m. Sunday on the West End… Continue reading

On the same track: Photo connects descendants of goat planters

PORT TOWNSEND -- It is an iconic Olympic Peninsula photograph: a group of men in front of a cedar-shingled shack, an elk carcass hanging from… Continue reading

PDN reporter begins fire training

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a series about training with the firefighters of East Jefferson Fire-Rescue, Jefferson County's largest fire protection district. East… Continue reading

Playfield rededicated with pickleball courts

PORT ANGELES -- Despite the cooler weather Sunday, pickleball players were out in full force during the rededication of the Elks Playfield. The playfield, at… Continue reading

Toxic algae keep some lakes closed for recreational use

PORT TOWNSEND -- The status of Jefferson County's Anderson, Gibbs and Leland lakes remains bleak since toxic blue-green algae keeps them closed to swimming and… Continue reading

Wildfire study highlights hazard on North Olympic Peninsula

PORT ANGELES -- One of the wettest counties in the state is also its most likely to suffer catastrophic loss of property in the event… Continue reading

Winery uncorks summer concert series

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Cellars will kick off its annual Saturday evening Summer Concert Series on Aug.1 -- and this year, the series is giving… Continue reading

Woman reaches out across the globe

SEQUIM ­ -- Staci Torres hopes to pour castoff goods into a well in Africa. A six-year resident of Sequim, Torres recently learned of Life… Continue reading

UPDATE: Missing man found dead near Hoko-Ozette Road

A 66-year-old man who went prospecting for gold Friday morning and hadn't been seen since was found dead today on the West End of the… Continue reading

Why the state is targeting at-home car washing in Port Angeles and elsewhere? (Scam, or save a salmon?)

Peninsula Daily News news sources It’s one of the great American summer pastimes: Pulling the car onto the driveway on a sun-drenched Saturday afternoon, lathering… Continue reading

  • Jul 12, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News News Services

More delays possible on Hood Canal Bridge (and how to sign up for text alerts about closures)

SHINE — The Hood Canal Bridge usually still takes about 30 minutes to open and close, as it did before the east-half construction work in… Continue reading

Another lightning photo from Port Angeles Harbor — special for Husky fans

PDN staff photographer Keith Thorpe shot this second view of lightning shortly after midnight early today. In this case, the view is looking northeast over… Continue reading

UPDATE: Lightning show wows Peninsula’s East End, but show’s over

Peninsula Daily News photographer Keith Thorpe captured these bolts of lightning east of Port Angeles Harbor around midnight Saturday. This photo image was made above… Continue reading

Port Angeles turns out to praise spruce-up volunteers

PORT ANGELES -- Organizers of an ongoing project to spruce-up downtown thanked their hundreds of volunteers during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at The Gateway on Saturday.… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Sotomayor puts on best face, but who is she?

By Larry Neumeister Associated Press Writer NEW YORK -- For weeks, Sonia Sotomayor has put on her best face, displaying a pleasant disposition that has… Continue reading

  • Jul 12, 2009
  • By Larry Neumeister Associated Press Writer

Ex-tire store being converted into tribal heritage attraction

PORT ANGELES -- The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe's Heritage Center will be a place of learning about both the presentand the past, say tribal members.… Continue reading

Lawn mower races and parade mark community’s celebration

PORT HADLOCK -- Some 50 lawn mowers revved their motors after a parade with 60 marching units at the 20th annual Hadlock Days celebration Saturday.… Continue reading

Plane misses runway at Diamond Point

No one appeared to be hurt after a Glassair I single-engine, two-seat plane missed the Diamond Point Airport landing strip and landed in a small… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman allegedly pulls gun on Wal-Mart customers

PORT ANGELES -- A 37-year-old woman was arrested after the Clallam County Sheriff's Department said she threatened several people with a handgun in the Wal-Mart… Continue reading

Prosecutors object to sealing documents in double-murder case

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office will challenge a ruling by Superior Court Judge Craddock Verser allowing for closed hearings and the… Continue reading