Nordland exposure slated in Marrowstone plunge

NORDLAND -- They flock to this Marrowstone Island village each New Year's Day to drop their clothes, jump off the dock into bone-chilling waters and… Continue reading

Port Townsend broker killed in SUV crash recalled as thoughtful, kind

PORT TOWNSEND -- John Harvey Doney III, who died Monday night when his sport utility vehicle crashed in Beaver Valley, was remembered as a kind… Continue reading

Regulatory approval of PSE sale not seen as affecting Jefferson PUD power study

OLYMPIA -- State regulators have approved the proposed sale of Puget Sound Energy, which provides electrical power to most of East Jefferson County, for $7.4… Continue reading

FEDERAL PROSECUTORS APPEAL CASE AGAINST TERRORIST CAUGHT IN PORT ANGELES

Peninsula Daily News news sources SEATTLE -- The U.S. Attorney's Office today appealed the 22-year sentence imposed on convicted terrorist Ahmed Ressam, who was captured… Continue reading

  • Dec 30, 2008
  • Peninsula Daily News news sources

HIGH WINDS FORECAST ON PENINSULA TONIGHT

High-wind warnings and advisories have been issued by the National Weather Service for the North Olympic Peninsula. A warning was issued for the West End:… Continue reading

  • Dec 30, 2008
  • National Weather Service

Ink on contract: Port Townsend ferry construction starts next week

PORT TOWNSEND -- Washington State Ferries' chief executive on Monday signed a "notice to proceed," giving Todd Pacific Shipyards the official go-ahead to start work… Continue reading

Lighthouse association driver doesn’t let weather stop her from taking supplies out on Dungeness Spit

SEQUIM -- Not much stops Patty Stone from doing her job. Following what seems to be a code similar to the U.S. Postal Service's "neither… Continue reading

Officer under internal police investigation in Sequim

SEQUIM -- A Sequim police officer who took a military flare-like device to work is the subject of an internal investigation, Lt. Sherri Crain said… Continue reading

PORT TOWNSEND MAN IN FATAL WRECK IDENTIFIED

CHIMACUM — A 66-year-old Port Townsend man was killed in a single-car crash on state Highway 19 near Embody Road about 5 miles south of… Continue reading

Port Townsend organizations put muscle into United Good Neighbors

PORT TOWNSEND -- When the owners of Port Townsend Athletic Club heard that United Good Neighbors of Jefferson County was having trouble raising dollars to… Continue reading

PSE ACQUISITION BY CANADIAN INVESTORS APPROVED

The Associated Press OLYMPIA — State regulators have approved the sale of Puget Sound Energy for $7.4 billion to a group of investors from Canada… Continue reading

  • Dec 30, 2008
  • The Associated Press

Road ice slow to melt away; more windy weather forecast

A slow defrost on the North Olympic Peninsula has cleared much of the ice off the low-lying roads, but slippery conditions persist in the morning… Continue reading

When tragedy struck, PDN Peninsula Home Fund was there

EDITOR'S NOTE -- For 19 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the "hand up, not a handout" Peninsula Home… Continue reading

Daughters of Norway celebrate Christmas — after Christmas

CHIMACUM -- For centuries, it was a tradition in rural northern European communities -- when younger children came of age, they left home to cross… Continue reading

Forest board revises owl rules

PORT ANGELES -- It's too early to tell what impact a new rule easing logging restrictions will have on northern spotted owl habitat on the… Continue reading

Owls on Peninsula under pressure

PORT ANGELES -- The northern spotted owl is being driven off its territory by a larger, more aggressive cousin, say wildlife biologists. The barred owl… Continue reading

Port Townsend prepares for First Night festivities on New Year’s Eve

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Historical Society's director hopes the second annual First Night will be nothing but first rate. The historical society-sponsored fundraising event… Continue reading

Spring to bring three new stores to Sequim

SEQUIM -- Recession or no, Sequim is to have ravioli, rubber and more car parts come spring. The Bell Street Bakery, a giant Discount Tire… Continue reading

WIND ADVISORY ENDS

The National Weather Service on Monday night ended a wind advisory for the lowland communities of the North Olympic Peninsula. The Weather Service forecast: Tonight:… Continue reading

  • Dec 29, 2008
  • UPDATE 8:30 p.m.

Former port Commissioner Beil vows to take contract question to state auditor

PORT ANGELES -- The contract that allowed former Port of Port Angeles Deputy Executive Director David Hagiwara to collect more than $200,000 in buyout money… Continue reading