Firefighters put out 5-acre Belgian Fire

The Belgian Fire, a 5-acre wildland fire which claimed two structures and saw many evacuate their homes, has been extinguished and 100 percent… Continue reading

Jefferson County library to host community conversation

Jefferson County will continue its Community Conversations series from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. The next meeting will be at the… Continue reading

Joseph Wilson, left, and Kevin Streett.

Jefferson PUD names new general manager

Wilson comes with 30 years of experience

Joseph Wilson, left, and Kevin Streett.

Navy security exercises set for next week

Naval Magazine Indian Island will conduct harbor security training exercises from about 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Training activities… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center CEO says Medicaid cuts will hit hard

Darryl Wolfe tells board entire state will feel impact

Firefighters from Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue oversee a brush fire Wednesday in the area of Baker Farm Road. (Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue)

Woman airlifted to hospital following bicycle crash

U.S. Highway 101 was closed for about 45 minutes as paramedics and EMTs from Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue responded to a remote section… Continue reading

Firefighters from Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue oversee a brush fire Wednesday in the area of Baker Farm Road. (Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue)

Budget goals discussed at Port Angeles council meeting

Ideas sorted into short- and long-term goals

Chimacum drainage district is reactivated

Next steps are to appoint an interim board, adopt assessment system

A helicopter joins the firefighting effort Tuesday afternoon at the Belgian Fire near Brinnon. (Brinnon Fire Department)

Belgian fire under control

Firefighters remained on scene Wednesday

A helicopter joins the firefighting effort Tuesday afternoon at the Belgian Fire near Brinnon. (Brinnon Fire Department)

Two injured, one deceased in plane crash in Olympic National Park

One person is dead and two others are injured after a small plane crashed in a remote area of Olympic National Park,… Continue reading

Electronics recycling event set for Saturday

The Port Angeles Noon Rotary will host an electronics recycling event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at State Farm Insurance,… Continue reading

Lane closure set Wednesday for art installation

The southbound lane of Race Street in Port Angeles from Park Avenue to Lauridsen Boulevard will be closed from 6 p.m. to… Continue reading

Beachgoers look for a spot on the sand on Sunday afternoon at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend. Mount Rainier looms in the distance. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Summer sand

Beachgoers look for a spot on the sand on Sunday afternoon at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend. Mount Rainier looms in the distance.… Continue reading

Beachgoers look for a spot on the sand on Sunday afternoon at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend. Mount Rainier looms in the distance. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Ballots for Aug. 5 primary election to be mailed today

Hospital commission, Port Angeles, Port Townsend city council races to be determined

Clallam County Democrats to host candidate forums

The Clallam County Democrats will host a series of candidate forums ahead of the August primary election. The hybrid forums will be… Continue reading

Drought conditions may require trucks to bring water to West End

Clallam Bay/Seiku and Island View water systems are under stage 3 and stage 4 drought alerts, Clallam County PUD 3 commissioners were told.… Continue reading

First Fed accused in Ponzi scheme

Resignations came amid $107M lawsuit

Port Angeles to host forum on Rayonier cleanup

Special meeting scheduled for Tuesday

Firefighters work to contain a wildland fire on Tuesday afternoon near Brinnon. “Go now” evacuation orders were given from Jefferson County’s Emergency Operations Center. (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)

Evacuation orders given in Brinnon-area fire

Several areas near Brinnon were being asked to evacuate due to a wildland fire, and a no-fly zone was in effect for drones.… Continue reading

Firefighters work to contain a wildland fire on Tuesday afternoon near Brinnon. “Go now” evacuation orders were given from Jefferson County’s Emergency Operations Center. (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)
Kennedy Reynolds, 2, takes a look at a row of lavender plants with her mother, Chelsea Reynolds of Port Angeles, during a Saturday outing to B & B Family Lavender Farm west of Sequim. The farm will be a participant in this weekend’s Lavender Weekend, a celebration of all things lavender in Sequim and across the Dungeness Valley. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Fields of lavender

Kennedy Reynolds, 2, takes a look at a row of lavender plants with her mother, Chelsea Reynolds of Port Angeles, during a Saturday outing to… Continue reading

Kennedy Reynolds, 2, takes a look at a row of lavender plants with her mother, Chelsea Reynolds of Port Angeles, during a Saturday outing to B & B Family Lavender Farm west of Sequim. The farm will be a participant in this weekend’s Lavender Weekend, a celebration of all things lavender in Sequim and across the Dungeness Valley. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)