Flower-lovers head for Sequim, Lavender Festival

SEQUIM - A man from the Southwest picked up a sock and asked its owner, Mary Jendrucko, if he could copy it. "I thought, if… Continue reading

Forks bilingual program offers summer school classes

FORKS - When Christine Ballard and Elena Velasquez, both bilingual teachers in the Quillayute Valley School District, began a summer school program six years ago,… Continue reading

Marine Science Center celebrates 25 years

PORT TOWNSEND - The Port Townsend Marine Science Center celebrated its 25th anniversary on Saturday at Fort Worden State Park with a "family reunion." The… Continue reading

‘Survivor’ hopefuls flout special skills at audition in Blyn

BLYN - Each person had 60 seconds to tout mental and physical toughness and express bald desire - and none among the hundreds seemed to… Continue reading

Benskin withdraws from Port of Port Townsend race

PORT TOWNSEND -Frank Benskin's sudden withdrawal from the Port of Port Townsend District 1 commissioner's race on Friday caught departing port Commissioner Bob Sokol by… Continue reading

Gala of 40,000 today, then new Tacoma Narrows Bridge opens Monday

Peninsula Daily News news sources After nearly five years, $700 million and more than 3 million hours of labor, the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge is… Continue reading

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One more lab test remains before Lake Leland might be reopened; Gibbs now under scrutiny for toxic algae

QUILCENE - Lake Leland last week showed no toxic levels of blue-green algae, but Jefferson County Environmental Health officials want to conduct one more water… Continue reading

Sequim Police Department conducting internal review on alleged conduct issues

SEQUIM - An internal investigation into allegations of unprofessional conduct at the Sequim Police Department has been under way for 3½ months and is in… Continue reading

Tribal canoes start paddle journey to North Olympic Peninsula and beyond

The first canoes from the Olympic Peninsula will leave Queets today, joined by more tribal craft as they follow the coast, the Strait of Juan… Continue reading

An old-style Viking boat with modern ecological concern

PORT TOWNSEND — General contractor and occasional boat builder Doug Milholland milks his latest creation for all its worth. Udderly Local happened when Organic Valley… Continue reading

Archaeological students check out wreckage site at Cape Alava

CAPE ALAVA - Five students from Central Washington University in Ellensburg are getting their feet wet in the field of archaeology. Literally wet, in fact.… Continue reading

Big Port Angeles bridges project may take less time

PORT ANGELES - When the two Eighth Street bridges close later this summer, it could be for a shorter time period than first anticipated. City… Continue reading

Nature’s unusual vandalism: Driftwood log damage closes Ediz Hook dock

PORT ANGELES - Damage from a driftwood log has closed the dock at the Ediz Hook boat launch until further notice. The damage happened just… Continue reading

New state contract will in effect cut duty time of Neah Bay rescue tug

NEAH BAY - Washington's northern Pacific coast and Strait of Juan de Fuca will get about six fewer weeks of protection this fall and winter… Continue reading

Revamped economic development council may help airport, job growth

PORT TOWNSEND - The privately operated Jefferson County Economic Development Council has approached Port of Port Townsend officials with a proposal to help attract aviation… Continue reading

Logging death ruled purely an accident

There was nothing that 23-year-old logger Shain Keys could have done to prevent his death Tuesday morning, a state investigator said Wednesday. The 10-inch hemlock… Continue reading

Owner of neon sign that caused bomb scare at post office comes forward

PORT ANGELES - The owner has claimed the portion of a neon sign that was suspiciously packaged and left unattended in the U.S. Post Office… Continue reading

Port Hadlock cyclist dies in freak collision

PORT HADLOCK - A 51-year-old man riding a motorized bicycle died Wednesday of injuries he sustained when the bike slammed into a piece of heavy… Continue reading

Power goes out in Sequim during hottest period

SEQUIM - During the hottest hour of the hottest day of the year so far, about 2,800 Clallam County Public Utility District No. 1 customers… Continue reading

PSE plans $5 million electricity substation for better reliability during stormy weather

CHIMACUM - Those who have gone winter days without electricity in the Tri-Area and Port Ludlow areas will soon have more reliable power service, Puget… Continue reading