FEMA awards grants for equipment to North Olympic Peninsula fire departments

Fire departments across the North Olympic Peninsula have received thousands of dollars in federal grants for equipment. The grants were awarded through the Federal Emergency… Continue reading

High wind, flood watches issued for Olympic Peninsula

The first snow of the season that fell across much of the North Olympic Peninsula by midday Sunday has given way to warmer temperatures and… Continue reading

Port Angeles veteran’s Pearl Harbor memorabilia to be donated to Seattle museum

SEATTLE - Memorabilia from Port Angeles resident Lee Embree, who snapped the first known photographs of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7,… Continue reading

Two Peninsula projects included in unusual gift catalog

SEQUIM - Surrounded as we are by worthy causes - people in need, a polluted planet, struggling wildlife - one can feel overwhelmed. And at… Continue reading

Family friends gathered at Sequim house of Knievel son mourn death of daredevil icon Evel

SEQUIM - A tightly knit group of Knievel family friends was already packing boxes at Robbie Knievel's North Olympic Peninsula home on Friday when the… Continue reading

Marine imposter sentenced to four months of home confinement

A Joyce man who had falsely claimed to be a wounded Marine veteran with a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star was sentenced to four… Continue reading

Olympic National Park landscape architect’s ornament hangs on White House tree

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK - Jack Galloway's three-dimensional, hand-painted depiction of the park he has worked in for 17 years is hanging on the official White… Continue reading

Snow falls on both edges of the Peninsula — and some lower elevations in the midsection

A day that started with icy roads and ended with snow kept North Olympic Peninsula emergency workers and road maintenance crews busy Saturday. Snow accumulation… Continue reading

With clear vision, Denny Garrett’s life holds new promise — thanks to Peninsula Home Fund

By Timothy L. Hockett, For Peninsula Daily News EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of articles on the Peninsula Home Fund. Make your… Continue reading

  • Dec 2, 2007
  • By Timothy L. Hockett, For Peninsula Daily News

Light it up! Tell us about your holiday lights and displays

Homeowners and businesses in Jefferson and Clallam counties: Now is the time for the Peninsula Daily News' 2007 Great North Olympic Holiday Lights Roundup! From… Continue reading

Northwest Public Radio upgrading its Forks translator

FORKS - The two-year-old radio translator that broadcasts Northwest Public Radio on the West End is being upgraded to a radio station to provide broader… Continue reading

Robin Hill Farm County Park offers a getaway between Port Angeles and Sequim

AGNEW - As eastern Clallam County sprouts subdivisions like Scotch broom in the spring, 195 acres of pasture and forest become increasingly precious. Robin Hill… Continue reading

Governor signs two property tax relief bills after quick session

By Curt Woodward, The Associated Press OLYMPIA - Gov. Chris Gregoire signed two property tax relief bills into law Thursday night, after the Democrat-dominated Legislature… Continue reading

  • Nov 30, 2007
  • By Curt Woodward, The Associated Press

Investigators still eye arson as cause of Forks office fire

FORKS - A Clallam County sheriff's investigator says arson can't be ruled out as the cause of last Friday's fire at the Department of Health… Continue reading

Port Angeles wins donated inflatable building

PORT ANGELES - An inflatable "Bubble" field house, proposed to house three indoor tennis courts and an indoor soccer field, was awarded to the Clallam… Continue reading

Port Townsend businesses feel squeeze of car ferry loss

PORT TOWNSEND - For the first time in eight years, Joanne Saul is working as a waitress in her own places not because she wants… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council action to raise property tax stands

PORT TOWNSEND - The state Legislature's reinstatement of a tax cap on Thursday leaves Port Townsend City Council's decision Tuesday to raise property taxes through… Continue reading

Boat Haven project dominates 2008 Port of Port Angeles budget

PORT ANGELES - Phase one of the two-year $6 million Port Angeles Boat Haven renovation project is the most prominent item in a 2008 Port… Continue reading

Fire chief who oversaw agency mergers in Jefferson County takes position in California

PORT TOWNSEND - East Jefferson Fire-Rescue Chief Mike Mingee has resigned to take a job as the fire chief of a department in Santa Barbara… Continue reading

Forks fire can’t spoil foster kids’ Christmas

FORKS - Hey, Grinch, you missed us! If anything could be salvaged from the charred rubble of the state Department of Social and Health Services… Continue reading