Ex-WSU star quarterback Ryan Leaf arrested at Blaine port of entry

By The Associated Press Former NFL and Washington State University quarterback Ryan Leaf is in custody in Whatcom County on drug and burglary charges out… Continue reading

  • Jun 17, 2009
  • The Associated Press

Actor from first ‘Twilight’ movie to attend Quileute Days next month

LAPUSH -- Solomon Trimble, who played Sam Uley in the movie "Twilight," will attend Quileute Days on July 17-19. Trimble, who is Mascalero Apache and… Continue reading

Carlsborg sewer system envisioned for completion in 2012

CARLSBORG -- Carlsborg could have a wastewater treatment and reuse system up and running by the middle of 2012, according to a pre-draft sewer facilities… Continue reading

Clallam Treasurer’s Office probe will take several more weeks

PORT ANGELES ­-- A special state audit of the Clallam County Treasurer's Office that began June 4 will take at least three more weeks and… Continue reading

Group shows support for Dosewallips Road plan; expected foes are no-shows

BRINNON -- A group of about 20 Brinnon residents gathered Tuesday afternoon at the river-damaged end of Dosewallips Road in Olympic National Forest to show… Continue reading

Jobless rates in Clallam, Jefferson defy state, decrease during May

The unemployment rate on the North Olympic Peninsula dropped last month while it was on the rise statewide. Clallam County's unemployment rate dropped from 10.6… Continue reading

Man sentenced to two months in prison for ordering tree with eagle’s nest cut down

DIAMOND POINT -- An Elma man was sentenced Tuesday to two months in prison for paying to have a tree housing a bald eagle nest… Continue reading

P-51 Mustang ‘best made during war’ — Sequim pilot recalls flying WWII plane that will visit Port Angeles

SEQUIM -- Hal Burch doesn't need to spend $2,200 to fly aboard a P-51 Mustang when the Wings of Freedom tour makes its biennial stop… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Movement to legalize marijuana heats up

The Associated Press The savage drug war in Mexico. Crumbling state budgets in need of new tax money. Weariness with current drug policy. The election… Continue reading

  • Jun 17, 2009
  • The Associated Press

SPORTS: Crumb named Peninsula College women’s hoops coach

PORT ANGELES -- Alison Crumb was selected as Peninsula College's new head women's basketball coach, following the resignation of Julie Stewart on June 2. Crumb,… Continue reading

Still time to sell at PDN’s giant garage/yard sale

A GIANT GARAGE and yard sale billed as a "shopper's paradise" ­-- so big it's both inside and outside at the Clallam County Fairgrounds on… Continue reading

Vintage warplanes touch down on Peninsula for three days starting today

PORT ANGELES -- Airplane lovers, history buffs and anyone who looks up will see a blast of the American past this week as the Wings… Continue reading

Jobless picture brightens on North Olympic Peninsula

Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press The unemployment rate on the North Olympic Peninsula dropped last month while it was on the rise statewide.… Continue reading

  • Jun 16, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press

Half-day free kindergarten option still there, Port Angeles School Board president says

PORT ANGELES -- The discussion about how the fee-based full-day kindergarten at Port Angeles School District will work is far from over, says Steve Baxter,… Continue reading

How do their gardens grow? Expansive to intimate, exotic to native

PORT TOWNSEND -- Two things you need to know about Saturday's Secret Garden Tour: One, have a plan, and two, pace yourself. Planning and pacing… Continue reading

Inner Mystery Bay to stay open to commercial shellfishing, state official says

NORDLAND -- A state Department of Health official assured his audience that the inner waters of Mystery Bay would remain open to commercial shellfish harvests,… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Obama issues doctors stern pitch for health fix

BY STEVEN R. HURST Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama told a sometimes hostile audience of American doctors that they must join him… Continue reading

  • Jun 16, 2009
  • BY STEVEN R. HURST Associated Press Writer

Rotary’s ‘Black Tie’ program helps marginal students make the grade

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles Rotary Club will host a midday fundraiser Wednesday to promote its new program to help marginal high school students… Continue reading

Stolen money from Clallam treasury much more than $1,500, sheriff reveals

PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County Treasurer's Office employee currently under criminal investigation allegedly stole far more than the $1,500 needed to file a charge… Continue reading

Wilderness plan tops Olympic National Park agenda, superintendent says

PORT TOWNSEND -- A wilderness management plan is at the top of Olympic National Park's list of issues, the park's superintendent said Monday. The park… Continue reading