Man charged with murder in Yarr deaths in hospital

PORT TOWNSEND -- Michael J. Pierce, who is charged with the double homicide of Patrick and Janice Kay Yarr of Quilcene, remained in a hospital… Continue reading

Port Angeles police investigate tire slashings on 27 cars

PORT ANGELES -- Tires on at least 27 cars were slashed last week during an overnight spree, Port Angeles Deputy Chief Brian Smith said. Police… Continue reading

‘Icons in timber industry’: Yarrs mourned by 700 after log truck procession

PORT TOWNSEND -- Horns blaring, a convoy of about 100 log trucks paraded Saturday afternoon from Chimacum to a memorial service at the Jefferson County… Continue reading

5 children, father found dead in Pierce County

The Associated Press ORTING -- Police say five children between 7 and 16 years old and their father have been found dead. The Pierce County… Continue reading

  • Apr 4, 2009
  • The Associated Press

Highway, college project survive House cuts

The budget ax will miss the widening project for U.S. Highway 101 between Port Angeles and Sequim, the construction of Maier Hall at Peninsula College… Continue reading

Irrigation fest royalty braves wind to unveil float

SEQUIM -- The water will fall, the mushrooms will spin and the royalty will wear butterfly wings, once the wind calms down. As the 114th… Continue reading

Oil tanker in Port Angeles for repair

PORT ANGELES -- A 780-foot oil tanker arrived in Port Angeles Harbor Wednesday evening to have a 4-inch crack in its main deck repaired. The… Continue reading

Police investigate rash of Port Angeles tire slashings

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles Police Department is investigating a wave of tire slashings that occurred late Thursday and early today in Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Port Angeles home fire extinguished

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles firefighters extinguished a fire in a home at 120 E. 10th St. this morning. The fire began at about 9… Continue reading

Clallam Bay prison gets new leader

CLALLAM BAY -- Ron Fraker, who started work at Clallam Bay Corrections Center as a correctional officer, was named the superintendent of the 850-inmate prison… Continue reading

Peninsula hospitals link up for Hood Canal Bridge closure

PORT ANGELES -- The North Olympic Peninsula's three hospital districts have teamed up to form a call center for patients in need of a specialist… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Senate Democrats study state income tax, but Gregoire says no

By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press OLYMPIA -- The notion of a state income tax, long politically taboo, is officially being considered by top… Continue reading

  • Apr 3, 2009
  • By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press

Port Hadlock man a national hero

PORT HADLOCK -- A 21-year-old man who rushed into a burning building to save a Chimacum woman from the fire 11 months ago has been… Continue reading

Some of fence to come down from around The Gateway center

PORT ANGELES -- Most of the fencing around The Gateway will be brought down this morning, but the $14.7 million downtown transit center won't be… Continue reading

State’s execution team resigns after Sequim man files lawsuit

Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press WALLA WALLA -- Four people designated to administer lethal injections to death-row inmates at the Washington State Penitentiary… Continue reading

  • Apr 3, 2009
  • Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press

Tribe asks to expand reservation; Hoh members testify in D.C.

Members of the Hoh tribe testified in Washington, D.C., on Thursday on Congressional legislation that would allow them to expand their reservation in West Jefferson… Continue reading

Tsunami sirens to chime on Monday

Tsunami alert sirens will play gentle Westminster chimes on the North Olympic Peninsula during a test on Monday. The 10 seconds of chimes, followed by… Continue reading

Gateway fencing to come down Friday — but Port Angeles transit center won’t open yet

PORT ANGELES -- Most of the fencing around The Gateway will be brought down Friday morning, but the $14.7 million downtown transit center won't be… Continue reading

Trial postponed for man accused of shooting deputy

PORT ANGELES -- The attempted murder and assault trial of a Silverdale man accused of shooting a sheriff's deputy has been indefinitely postponed. Scott Lincoln… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula’s hospitals to team when Hood Canal Bridge out

The North Olympic Peninsula’s three hospital districts have teamed up to form a call center for patients in need of a specialist during the six-week… Continue reading