Grief counselor attends road workers affected by death of flagger

BEAVER — Lakeside Industries is bringing in counselors for employees who knew Lynette Marie Anderson of Beaver to help them cope with the loss of… Continue reading

Mock battles, children’s games, and 24 tall ships on parade in Victoria on Thursday

VICTORIA — Two dozen tall ships will sail into Victoria's Inner Harbour for the Victoria Tall Ships Society festival Thursday through Sunday, which is expected… Continue reading

No trail, no way, say Spruce Street property owners in Sequim

SEQUIM — A freeway, the clip-clop of hooves, a Taj Mahal: Back off. So went the outcry Monday night from a quartet of Spruce Street… Continue reading

Petitions seeking vote on switching East Jefferson electricity to PUD submitted

PORT TOWNSEND — A citizens' group turned in to the auditor's office on Tuesday the 2,152 signatures it had gathered on a petition seeking to… Continue reading

Plants will be ready for Sequim Lavender Festival, growers say

SEQUIM — If your life is lavender, you learn not to fret. So said Barbara Hanna, owner of Lost Mountain Lavender, one of the chilliest… Continue reading

Port Angeles officer test-drives a Segway around downtown

PORT ANGELES — The first day of the city's two-week tryout of a Segway Personal Transporter "went really well," said Port Angeles Police Officer Duane… Continue reading

Tall ship’s grounding caused ‘just a little ding’ — so it’s off to Victoria festival today

PORT TOWNSEND — Twenty-nine hours after the schooner Adventuress went aground Monday in the San Juan Islands, tension turned to joy and relief when a… Continue reading

Adventuress expected to return to Port Townsend today, get hauled out of water for inspection

FRIDAY HARBOR — Port Townsend's 95-year-old gaff-rigged schooner Adventuress, which ran aground Monday in the San Juan Islands, was expected to return home today to… Continue reading

Clallam County moves closer to sewers for Carlsborg

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County edged closer to building a Carlsborg wastewater treatment and reuse system Monday, signing its side of an agreement with the… Continue reading

Man critically injured by backhoe

LAPUSH — A Sequim-area man was in critical condition after he was struck by a backhoe on a construction site Monday morning. Loren Winters, 41,… Continue reading

Man who rushed into burning house recognized with awards — and some medical expense money

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County's latest hero was recognized for his bravery Monday night as well as some funds for his medical expenses. One month… Continue reading

Sequim concert series starts tonight

SEQUIM — Tonight kicks off the summer's first weekly Sequim Music & Movie in the Park. Deadwood Revival, a local band specializing in old-time folk… Continue reading

Sequim’s Pioneer Park has a past that controls its future

SEQUIM — As the search continues for a new City Hall site, at least one woman has looked to a spot on the main street,… Continue reading

West End flagger killed in highway construction accident near Brinnon

BRINNON — A construction flagger was killed Monday when she was struck by a construction dump truck on U.S. Highway 101. The flagger was identified… Continue reading

BREAKING NEWS: Tall ship from Port Townsend runs aground; all aboard evacuated

Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press PORT TOWNSEND -- The 95-year-old Adventuress, a 133-foot gaff-rigged schooner based in Port Townsend, ran aground today in… Continue reading

  • Jun 23, 2008
  • Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press

BREAKING NEWS: Flagger killed on U.S. Highway 101

BRINNON -- A construction flagger reportedly was killed today on U.S. Highway 101 at Canal View Street south of Brinnon in Jefferson County. The flagger… Continue reading

A movie star makes a fashionably late entrance

PORT ANGELES — It might have been a few days late, but the HMS Bounty made a movie star's fashionable appearance at Port Angeles Harbor… Continue reading

Kala Point Republican happy to serve as alternate convention delegate

KALA POINT — When asked if she wanted an opportunity to represent Jefferson County at the Republican National Convention, Anne Burkart said she jumped at… Continue reading

One man injured in Chimacum wreck

CHIMACUM — A Port Townsend man was injured in a one-vehicle wreck about 2 miles south of Chimacum at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday night. William… Continue reading

Port Angeles police to try electric scooter for downtown patrol

PORT ANGELES — The city's downtown resource officer soon could be patrolling the streets on a battery-powered scooter called a Segway. One of the Segway… Continue reading