Update: Southbound traffic lightens on U.S. 101 in Mason County

HOODSPORT -- Traffic slowdowns on U.S. 101 reportedly have eased late this afternoon after going-home traffic off the North Olympic Peninsula caused a backup of… Continue reading

13,000 pounds of food

PORT TOWNSEND -- Postal carriers in East Jefferson County collected more than 13,000 pounds of nonperishable food for food banks in the 2009 Stamp Out… Continue reading

Bunker remnant of military presence at Fort Worden

Most are concrete gun emplacements that housed weapons never fired at enemy ships and became obsolete with the advent of the airplane in World War… Continue reading

Canadian performer stopped at border

PORT ANGELES -- Ivonne Hernandez, one of the performers brought in for "Oh Canada Day" on Sunday for the Juan de Fuca Festival of the… Continue reading

Last day! Today’s Juan de Fuca Festival schedule

The Peninsula Daily News is proud to be the principal sponsor of the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts in Port Angeles this Memorial… Continue reading

Memorial Day ceremonies set today

Under U.S. flags waving in the wind, band music, speeches and moments of silence, today will honor the men and woman who have died in… Continue reading

Mystery structure a Navy remnant

QUILCENE -- John Austin has found something a little different in the Quilcene area woods. By foot, his discovery is well off the beaten path.… Continue reading

Port Angeles spring spruce up continues

PORT ANGELES -- The project to spruce up downtown is getting back on track after being offset by several days of bad weather over the… Continue reading

Postal carriers stamp out hunger

PORT ANGELES -- Josie Gilbeck needed a forklift to unload the mountain of food collected by Port Angeles-area postal carriers in the Stamp Out Hunger… Continue reading

Sand sculptors will depict ‘Wonders of the World’

PORT ANGELES -- "Wonders of the World" is the theme that sand sculptors will follow at this summer's Arts in Action festival on Port Angeles'… Continue reading

What? The Hood Canal Bridge is closed . . . really?

Peninsula Daily News news sources SHINE -- Jamie Swife says many people haven't gotten the word that the Hood Canal Bridge is closed. "So many… Continue reading

  • May 24, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News News Sources

‘I was very sad because I was losing a very good friend’

SEQUIM -- The morning after her friend Linda Fleming died, Ginger Peterhansen went to The Vintage, the senior apartment complex where Fleming had lived. She… Continue reading

Choosing when to die called ‘brave’ act by cancer victim’s friend

SEQUIM -- When Linda Fleming, faced with mounting pain from terminal cancer, made the decision to end her life at the age of 66, she… Continue reading

Go hear some tunes! Today’s Juan de Fuca Festival schedule

The Peninsula Daily News is proud to be the principal sponsor of the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts in Port Angeles this Memorial… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center board member Smith resigns

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center board member Gary Smith has resigned, effective next Sunday. Smith has been working in the Marshall Islands during an… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Wilder named state Dealer of the Year

PORT ANGELES -- Dan Wilder Sr. has been recognized by the Washington State Auto Dealers Association with its Robert P. Mallon Dealer of the Year… Continue reading

Shepherds’ Fest to fete wool on Monday

SEQUIM -- Soft, fleecy animals, plus woolly hats, rugs, scarves and shawls will be abundant Monday, Memorial Day during the annual Shepherds' Festival at the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Chimacum goes to state final four in baseball again

CASTLE ROCK -- The Chimacum baseball team advanced to the final four of the Class 1A state tournament for the second time in three years… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles clinches state tournament berth

TACOMA -- Port Angeles clinched its first-ever trip to the fastpitch state tournament after a 2-2 weekend at the Class 3A Bi-District Tournament. The Roughriders… Continue reading

SPORTS: School records fall as Sequim girls shine at district track, field championships

The Sequim girls were on fire at the Class 2A West Central District track and field championships this holiday weekend. Two school records fell as… Continue reading