Woman pleads guilty in fatal crash

PORT ANGELES -- Engre Louise Brown, 28, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and was sentenced to 12 years in prison Wednesday after potential jurors said… Continue reading

Woman who caused fatal head-on collision pleads guilty

PORT ANGELES -- Engre Louise Brown, 28, pleaded guilty today to vehicular homicide and was sentenced to 12 years in prison in the Oct. 7… Continue reading

Congress votes to allow guns in Olympic, other national parks

By Matthew Daly The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- In a stinging defeat for gun-control advocates, Congress has voted to allow people to carry loaded guns… Continue reading

  • May 20, 2009
  • By Matthew Daly The Associated Press

Man who suffered burns says it wasn’t a lighter fluid tag game

PORT ANGELES -- A 22-year-old Port Angeles resident who received second- and third-degree burns to the face and right hand said today a night of… Continue reading

Sales tax exemption for hybrids ends soon

The Associated Press OLYMPIA -- The state's sales tax exemption for most hybrid cars will end in a few months. The sales tax exemption for… Continue reading

  • May 20, 2009
  • The Associated Press

Port Angeles high-tech group invents ‘Twitter’ game

PORT ANGELES — Multi Axis Games has launched Tweet Lord, an online game played through Twitter, at www.tweetlord.com. “We are excited to launch our free… Continue reading

‘Twilight’ set on North Olympic Peninsula reaches Cannes Film Festival

The Associated Press CANNES, France — Robert Pattinson put some bite into the celebrity sightings at the Cannes Film Festival. The British actor, who shot… Continue reading

  • May 20, 2009
  • The Associated Press

Pay frozen for legislators, other elected officials in state government

The Associated Press TACOMA — The state Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials has voted to freeze pay the next two years. The commission… Continue reading

  • May 20, 2009
  • The Associated Press

Sequim city public works without a director

SEQUIM -- Sequim's busy Public Works Department is temporarily without a leader in the wake of interim director Bill Bullock's resignation. "Good opportunities came up,"… Continue reading

Port Angeles pool saved by voters by 2-1 margin

PORT ANGELES -- Voters have saved the pool. By a 2-to-1 majority in ballots counted Tuesday night, voters approved the creation of a metropolitan park… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge opening party tentatively set for June 6 — even if bridge isn’t reopened

PORT TOWNSEND -- Gov. Chris Gregoire and dignitaries from across the North Olympic Peninsula are invited to a Hood Canal Bridge bash tentatively set for… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Tougher auto emissions standards, better gas mileage

By Jennifer Loven The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The White House-forged auto emissions deal among long-warring states, carmakers and environmentalists is the most dramatic evidence… Continue reading

  • May 20, 2009
  • By Jennifer Loven The Associated Press

Bus sign decision delayed

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson Transit Authority Board debated First Amendment issues and pared down language in a public service bus signs policy Tuesday but delayed… Continue reading

Huizinga, Schubert to seek re-election to Sequim council

SEQUIM -- Bill Huizinga says he is tired of "pushing the wet noodle" that is the Sequim City Council. "The hardest thing to learn on… Continue reading

Little plans to run for Port Angeles council

PORT ANGELES -- Larry Little plans to run for City Council in November. Four City Council positions will be on the November ballot. Little, executive… Continue reading

Two announce candidacy for Port Townsend schools

PORT TOWNSEND -- Two women have declared their intent to run for positions on the Port Townsend School Board. Holley Carlson, 44, and Jennifer James-Wilson,… Continue reading

Unemployment dips slightly in county

PORT ANGELES -- Unemployment dipped slightly on the North Olympic Peninsula and held steady across the state, but experts say it's too early to tell… Continue reading

Another Whittaker ascends Mount Everest

Peninsula Daily News news sources SEATTLE -- A Seattle-based team lead by veteran mountaineer Ed Viesturs that includes a relative of noted Port Townsend mountaineer… Continue reading

  • May 19, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News News Sources

Port Angeles pool measure passes 2 to 1

PORT ANGELES — Voters have approved the creation of a metropolitan park district to fund the William Shore Memorial Pool. The vote was 6,484 for… Continue reading

Risky business: ‘Lighter tag’ among youth

By Jon C. Bugher Fire Chief, Clallam County Fire District No. 2 Clallam County Fire District No. 2 responded to a subject with serious burns… Continue reading

  • May 19, 2009
  • By Jon C. Bugher Fire Chief, Clallam County Fire District No. 2