FORKS — The state Department of Licensing offices in Forks and Port Townsend are staying open for business. The state said in January that it… Continue reading

Last chance for Forever stamps at 42 cents — postal rates rise Monday

The Associated Press The price of a first-class stamp is set to jump again Monday, meaning you might want to stock up on 42-cent Forever… Continue reading

  • May 10, 2009
  • The Associated Press

Kitsap Bank acquisition of troubled Westsound creates Peninsula’s second-largest banking operation, president says

Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press First, the most important news -- all local deposits at Westsound Bank branches in Sequim, Port Angeles and… Continue reading

  • May 10, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press

Sea otters, resilient against virus, growing in population

The North Olympic Peninsula's sea otters show signs of having been exposed to pathogens that are killing other sea mammals, but they don't seem to… Continue reading

Boats hit the water to open Port Townsend’s spring-summer season

PORT TOWNSEND -- It's unknown just exactly how long it's been going on, but all know that on the second Saturday of May, the Port… Continue reading

Crowds flock to featured Sequim Irrigation Festival events

SEQUIM -- Joe Borden, chairman of the Sequim Irrigation Festival, said the closure of the Hood Canal Bridge the day before the first day of… Continue reading

Highway 101 traffic along Hood Canal up 77 percent

Traffic on U.S. Highway 101 around Hood Canal increased from some 3,000 vehicles per day to about 5,310 daily after the floating bridge over the… Continue reading

Big derrick barge plucks million-pound iron truss off Hood Canal Bridge

SHINE -- The largest derrick barge on the West Coast lifted the Hood Canal Bridge's 512-ton old west truss with little more than a rev… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula radar in Obama budget

Peninsula Daily News News Services LAPUSH — President Obama’s proposed 2010 budget includes $7 million for a Doppler weather-radar system to improve forecasting of storms… Continue reading

  • May 9, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News News Services

Finding gold on the Olympic Peninsula

Peninsula Daily News News Sources In a new book, "Olympic Peninsula Gold: Where to Find Gold on The Peninsula," author Dan Youra documents the history… Continue reading

  • May 9, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News News Sources

Five community heroes honored

PORT TOWNSEND — Five community heroes will be honored on Tuesday (May 12) with the Jefferson County Heart of Service award for 2009. The recipients… Continue reading

Date set to begin work on park roads

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Construction is expected to begin mid-July on the Graves Creek Road in the Quinault Valley, with the road to reopen to… Continue reading

Don’t rain on this parade

SEQUIM -- One May parade day about five years back, "the skies opened up." So recalled Alice Beebe, organizer of the Irrigation Festival's giant procession.… Continue reading

For teen, it’s on with the show

SEQUIM -- If you're thirsty for a happy ending right about now, the Irrigation Festival is prepared to deliver twice over. The story begins with… Continue reading

Government regulators have seized Bremerton-based Westsound Bank — which has branches in Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Sequim — and sold it to Kitsap Bank.… Continue reading

Two finalists chosen for Port Angeles superintendent post

PORT ANGELES -- The School Board will pick either Jane Pryne of Tucson, Ariz., or Ray Terry of Beaver, Utah as the Port Angeles School… Continue reading

Covarrubias murder trial set for July 6

PORT ANGELES -- Robert Gene Covarrubias leaned forward into the microphone to make sure his words were clear. "Not guilty, your honor," he told Clallam… Continue reading

Inaugural Port Townsend expo draws more than 1,000

PORT TOWNSEND -- More than 1,000 people jammed into the Port Townsend Aero Museum on Thursday for the first All Chamber Business Expo. "It has… Continue reading

Slain Forest Service officer awarded Medal of Honor

Forest Service Officer Kristine Fairbanks, who died in the line of duty near Sequim in September, will be posthumously awarded the state's highest law enforcement… Continue reading

Class cooks up meal for Port Townsend School Board

PORT TOWNSEND -- Homegrown salad was displayed in perfect presentation. The scent of chicken and mushroom broth wafted throughout the classroom and the "real" chocolate… Continue reading