BREAKING NEWS: Judge in Yakima stays Dec. 3 execution of Sequim man

YAKIMA — Federal and state judges have indefinitely delayed the execution of Darold Stenson for the 1993 shooting deaths of his wife and a business… Continue reading

Clallam outlines task ahead to save Port Angeles pool

PORT ANGELES -- Saving the life of Port Angeles' public pool could seem simple compared with designing the lifesaver. A group of pool-passionate people sought… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners declare a county financial emergency; move clears way for tax boost

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County commissioners declared a financial emergency and decided to use banked capacity for the 2009 county general fund to dodge an… Continue reading

No-shooting zone expanded in Jefferson

IRONDALE -- Hunters take note: There is a new spot in Jefferson County where the use of guns is now prohibited. County commissioners Monday unanimously… Continue reading

Face lift, new name brightens OlyCAP thrift store

PORT HADLOCK -- The newly remodeled Olympic Community Action Programs' thrift store no longer suffers from an identity crisis. The store at 10632 Rhody Drive,… Continue reading

Gas prices good news of the bad economy; how low will they go?

Experts are saying drivers can thank the struggling national economy for low gasoline prices, both nationally and close to home on the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

Harbor-Works authority created on the fast track

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second of a two-part series about the creation of the Harbor-Works Public Development Authority. The first installment, which appeared Sunday,… Continue reading

AWOL Marine went by ‘Nine’ at tree farm

PORT ANGELES -- When he saw Lance Hering's photograph in the Peninsula Daily News last Monday, Ken Nattinger of Port Angeles didn't recognize him. The… Continue reading

Death row killer from Sequim files plea for stay of execution

PORT ANGELES -- Attorneys for former Sequim resident Darold Ray Stenson, who faces execution for murder on Dec. 3, have filed an appeal for a… Continue reading

Fred Hill gravel mining plan taken to state Court of Appeals; foes fret over industrialization of Hood Canal

PORT TOWNSEND -- An assortment of groups opposed to a Fred Hill Materials gravel mining proposal has taken its case to the state Court of… Continue reading

Jefferson fire chief contract on board’s agenda Tuesday

The East Jefferson Fire Rescue board may offer a fire chief contract to one of its final candidates on Tuesday. Charles "Chuck" Tandy has been… Continue reading

Lawyers began talking in April as precursor to Harbor-Works authority

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of two stories in a two-part series about the creation of the Harbor-Works Public Development Authority. PORT ANGELES --… Continue reading

Marine AWOL in Port Angeles picked up by Corps, taken to California base

PORT ANGELES -- Lance Cpl. Lance Hering, who staged his death two years ago to avoid military service, arrived at a California brig Saturday evening… Continue reading

Chimacum schools to ask for tax levy

CHIMACUM -- Voters in the Port Hadlock, Chimacum and Port Ludlow areas will soon be asked to approve a two-year maintenance and operations levy and… Continue reading

Peninsula murderer set for lethal injection on Dec. 3

By Shannon Dininny The Associated Press WALLA WALLA -- A sturdy metal gurney, topped by a thin foam mattress and backboard, dominates the small chamber… Continue reading

  • Nov 22, 2008
  • By Shannon Dininny The Associated Press

Landing’s Restaurant padlocked in dispute with landlord

PORT ANGELES -- Landing's Restaurant, an anchor of downtown waterfront business, has been padlocked, and its operator does not expect it to reopen. Sandi Hartman,… Continue reading

Marines pick up AWOL member in Clallam County

PORT ANGELES — A Marine escort picked up Lance Cpl. Lance Hering at the Clallam County jail at 9:15 a.m. today to take the AWOL… Continue reading

One year after state pulled plug on larger car ferries, Port Townsend merchants still feel the toll

PORT TOWNSEND -- Thursday sailed by with wind gusts and choppy seas, taking the 50-car Steilacoom II ferry out of commission for two hours and… Continue reading

Pope Resources seeks to reassure group on plans for land after swap with state

CHIMACUM -- Residents expressed wariness of a proposed land swap of more than 4,000 acres of forest between the state Department of Natural Resources and… Continue reading

‘Twilight’ attracts daylong lines at theater where Edward and Bella watched movies in best-selling books

PORT ANGELES -- The historical Lincoln Theater, reputedly where the main characters in the best-selling "Twilight" series of books went to the movies, is where… Continue reading