Driver comes forward in wake of deadly motorcycle crash

PORT ANGELES - A woman who believes she may have been driving the Toyota involved in the fatal collision Monday that killed Donald Niel Davison… Continue reading

Enforcement of Port Townsend helmet law may be delayed

PORT TOWNSEND - Enforcement of a city bicycle helmet law could be pushed another 18 months into the future to give the city more time… Continue reading

Highway 101 traffic safety project ends state funding, but local volunteers will continue corridor effort

PORT ANGELES - A highway safety project that was borne out of a series of fatal wrecks officially ended Tuesday in the wake of two… Continue reading

No attempt at sales tax increase for Clallam law enforcement this year

PORT ANGELES - Clallam County's top criminal-justice officials took two hours Tuesday to agree they need more money - but only two minutes to decide… Continue reading

Sawdust explosion starts fire in factory’s dust collector

CARLSBORG - A sawdust explosion and subsequent fire drew a crowd to Mervin Manufacturing's snowboard factory Tuesday morning. No one was injured in the blaze,… Continue reading

25 gallons of diesel spilled along U.S. 101

DISCOVERY BAY - About 25 gallons of diesel fuel spilled Monday from a damaged semi-truck's fuel tank near U.S. Highway 101, requiring an emergency cleanup… Continue reading

Daughters of Norway maintain folk tradition across Peninsula

PORT TOWNSEND - On Sunday night, the action is in Port Angeles. On Monday night, it moves to Poulsbo. On Friday, the Daughters of Norway's… Continue reading

Port Townsend police getting a half-dozen patrol cars

PORT TOWNSEND - Some Port Townsend police cars will soon have a new look. Six all-white 2007 Ford Crown Victoria models arrived Monday that will… Continue reading

Power failure hits PDN’s main plant for most of day

PORT ANGELES – A power outage crippled the main plant of the Peninsula Daily News for most of Monday, paralyzing its press and freezing its… Continue reading

State Patrol seeks witnesses to motorcycle fatality; unrelated motorcycle crash only two hours later

PORT ANGELES - State troopers are looking for witnesses who watched a car change lanes on U.S. Highway 101's Morse Creek "S" curve and strike… Continue reading

Climate report says North Olympic Peninsula good grape growing land for wine

PORT ANGELES - We're young, warm and willing to sweat. And that makes the North Olympic Peninsula a viable place for vineyards, according to Greg… Continue reading

Colorado man dies in wreck near Brinnon

BRINNON - A Colorado man died after the small car he was driving slammed into a motor home on U.S. Highway 101 near Brinnon Friday… Continue reading

Missing wallaby found safe and sound

JOYCE - Pebbles the wallaby's days of being on the lam are over. The 1½ year old pregnant red-necked wallaby - which had punched a… Continue reading

Steel walls of ill-fated graving yard to come out this summer

PORT ANGELES - The harbor front bluffs will echo with the clanging of pile drivers this summer as they extract the walls of the former… Continue reading

Donors stand up for new DAV van

PORT ANGELES - The Disabled American Veterans has received numerous offers to donate to buying a new van to transport vets to medical appointments in… Continue reading

Lost wallaby seen, but she’s still loose

JOYCE - A neighbor caught a glimpse of a lost wallaby on Thursday, but it escaped before its owner was notified. "One person, a neighbor,… Continue reading

Port Angeles firm wins first prize in business competition

PORT ANGELES - The Remediators Inc. won $4,000 Thursday in the Entrepreneur Challenge business plan competition, which was open to new businesses and business concepts… Continue reading

Rescue tug makes a last rescue

NEAH BAY - In a dramatic finale to a busy season, the rescue tug Gladiator escorted a crude-oil-laden tanker Thursday into the Strait of Juan… Continue reading

State’s highest gas price stings Clallam Bay dealer, too

Dave Weir, manager of Al's Mini Mart in Clallam Bay, is not sure he will have any gasoline to offer his customers in a week.… Continue reading

$3,950 monthly rent clouds plans for new Peninsula visitors center

SHINE - High rent could sink plans to relocate the Olympic Peninsula Gateway Visitors Center to the intersection of Teal Lake Road and state Highway… Continue reading