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Beef cattle feedlot settles with state in air pollution case

A company that operates a beef cattle feedlot in southeastern Washington has reached a settlement with the state over a… Continue reading

  • Apr 10, 2018
  • The Associated Press
For defenders and judges, comfort dogs in court do opposite

For defenders and judges, comfort dogs in court do opposite

As dogs and other animals are increasingly used in courts to comfort and calm prosecution witnesses,… Continue reading

  • Apr 10, 2018
  • By Dave Collins The Associated Press
For defenders and judges, comfort dogs in court do opposite
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ben Schneider, Port Angeles soccer

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ben Schneider, Port Angeles soccer

Port Angeles’ Ben Schneider has been battling a sore hip this season, but that didn’t stop him from scoring two goals Saturday in a friendly… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ben Schneider, Port Angeles soccer
About 25 kids on eighth-grade and U-18 squads from Luxembourg played in the Port Angeles Parks and Rec April Fool’sDay Tournament this weekend. Port Angeles High School coach Kasey Ulin (fourth from right, middle row), who playedprofessionally in Luxembourg, and his wife Bracey coached these kids in Luxembourg and helped make arrangements tobring them to Port Angeles to play. (Dave Logan /for Peninsula Daily News)

YOUTH BASKETBALL: Luxembourg teams compete in Port Angeles tourney

They came 5,000 miles to Port Angeles for the sights amd cuisine, but most of all for the basketball. And they walked… Continue reading

About 25 kids on eighth-grade and U-18 squads from Luxembourg played in the Port Angeles Parks and Rec April Fool’sDay Tournament this weekend. Port Angeles High School coach Kasey Ulin (fourth from right, middle row), who playedprofessionally in Luxembourg, and his wife Bracey coached these kids in Luxembourg and helped make arrangements tobring them to Port Angeles to play. (Dave Logan /for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles City Council looks to regain Tree City USA designation

Port Angeles City Council looks to regain Tree City USA designation

Port Angeles has lost its designation as a tree city and the City Council wants it back. Urban forester Ben Thompson of… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council looks to regain Tree City USA designation
New Jefferson PUD manager introduced to community at celebration

New Jefferson PUD manager introduced to community at celebration

Larry Dunbar had a great day. “Today was a wonderful day. I met so many pleasant people from the community,” Dunbar said… Continue reading

New Jefferson PUD manager introduced to community at celebration
Port Townsend residents learn options to fire district annexation

Port Townsend residents learn options to fire district annexation

City residents learned at a recent meeting that there is no clear cut road to fire district annexation and that the issue… Continue reading

Port Townsend residents learn options to fire district annexation
Workers’ radiation exposure halts nuke plant demolition

Workers’ radiation exposure halts nuke plant demolition

Seven decades after making key portions of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, workers at… Continue reading

  • Apr 9, 2018
Workers’ radiation exposure halts nuke plant demolition
SPORTS BRIEFS: Storm King, Crosscutters to hold tryouts

SPORTS BRIEFS: Storm King, Crosscutters to hold tryouts

The Olympic Crosscutters American Legion Single A Division baseball team will hold tryouts to expand its team for… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Storm King, Crosscutters to hold tryouts

EYE ON CLALLAM: Clallam board to discuss salaries

Clallam County commissioners will discuss a resolution establishing salaries and benefits for elected officials Monday. The work session will begin at 9 a.m. in the… Continue reading

Attempted burglary reported at VFW post in Forks

A safe at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9106 in Forks was too strong to pry open during an attempted burglary, Forks Police… Continue reading

Four-hour delays continue around Lake Crescent

Four-hour delays are scheduled Monday through Thursday on U.S. Highway 101 as it winds around Lake Crescent. The four-hour delays will… Continue reading

Port Townsend Summer Shelter hurdles push opening back to possibly May 1

Port Townsend Summer Shelter hurdles push opening back to possibly May 1

A valid conditional use permit and lack of funding were two obstacles standing in the way of operating this season’s Port Townsend… Continue reading

Port Townsend Summer Shelter hurdles push opening back to possibly May 1

Forks student to get new trial date on harassment charge

Kelvin Richard Banks, an expelled Forks High School student who allegedly threatened to kill a classmate last month, will get a new… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge closure canceled

SHINE – Work scheduled tonight on the Hood Canal Bridge has been canceled due to predictions of inclement weather. Work and closures scheduled Friday took… Continue reading

Hurricane Ridge Road project begins Monday

Hurricane Ridge Road project begins Monday

A weekday trip to Hurricane Ridge will take a bit longer than normal this year. Crews on Monday will begin a five-month,… Continue reading

Hurricane Ridge Road project begins Monday
Memorial service set for Biery, state and regional political strategist

Memorial service set for Biery, state and regional political strategist

A memorial service has been set for Nancy Biery, a strategist and consultant whose influence was felt in political circles across the… Continue reading

Memorial service set for Biery, state and regional political strategist
One-of-a kind collaboration expected to train health care workers on Peninsula

One-of-a kind collaboration expected to train health care workers on Peninsula

Peninsula College is teaming up with health care providers from Clallam and Jefferson counties in a wide-ranging $1 million effort funded by… Continue reading

One-of-a kind collaboration expected to train health care workers on Peninsula

Second trial to be scheduled for accused rapist

A second trial for accused rapist Martin C. Perez will be rescheduled next week because of witness unavailability. Perez, 40, is charged… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County to consider Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider approving a development agreement and development regulations for the Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort at 6 p.m. Monday.… Continue reading