Daily Update Newsletter

City awards $50,000 for Port Angeles BMX track improvements

City awards $50,000 for Port Angeles BMX track improvements

The city of Port Angeles has awarded $50,000 to the Lincoln Park BMX Association for improvements to the city-owned Lincoln Park BMX… Continue reading

City awards $50,000 for Port Angeles BMX track improvements

Volunteers sought to help plant trees at Salmon Creek

The North Olympic Salmon Coalition is seeking volunteers to plant native trees at Salmon Creek from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan.… Continue reading

University using robotic fleet in rising sea-level research

University using robotic fleet in rising sea-level research

Later this month, a University of Washington researcher will heave a half-million dollars’ worth of robotic sensors… Continue reading

  • Dec 27, 2017
  • By SANDI DOUGHTON Seattle Times
University using robotic fleet in rising sea-level research

Official: North Cascades grizzly bear recovery work halted

Work to restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades ecosystem has been stopped by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s office,… Continue reading

  • Dec 27, 2017
State official urges Secretary Zinke to abandon park fee increase

State official urges Secretary Zinke to abandon park fee increase

State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz is objecting to U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s proposal to increase entrance fees at national parks,… Continue reading

State official urges Secretary Zinke to abandon park fee increase

Teen injured in Port Angeles wreck improving at Seattle hospital

A Port Angeles teen who was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center after the minivan he was riding in crashed into a pole… Continue reading

Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News Greg Shield shoveled snow Christmas morning from the sidewalk in front of his house at Cedar and West Seventh streets in Port Angeles. About 5 inches fell in the neighborhood.

Peninsula blanketed in white Christmas; snowfall leads to slew of wrecks

North Olympic Peninsula residents were treated to a white Christmas, but the snowfall had its downside as it caused a bevy of… Continue reading

Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News Greg Shield shoveled snow Christmas morning from the sidewalk in front of his house at Cedar and West Seventh streets in Port Angeles. About 5 inches fell in the neighborhood.

Thieves spoil Christmas for some in Jefferson County

The spirit of taking rather than giving tainted Christmas Eve and Christmas Day for owners of a Port Townsend business and a… Continue reading

Pickleball enthusiasts donate more than $200,000 to city for courts

Pickleball enthusiasts donate more than $200,000 to city for courts

Members of the Sequim Picklers have presented the city of Sequim with a check for $217,700 to contribute to the construction of eight… Continue reading

Pickleball enthusiasts donate more than $200,000 to city for courts
District gaining on kitchen renovation, partial demolition at Sequim Community School

District gaining on kitchen renovation, partial demolition at Sequim Community School

The Sequim School District is slowly making progress toward renovating the district kitchen and demolishing the unused portions of the Sequim Community School… Continue reading

District gaining on kitchen renovation, partial demolition at Sequim Community School
Sequim Library shares stories with families, youths of all ages

Sequim Library shares stories with families, youths of all ages

Weekly story times for preschoolers, wigglers and babies resume on Wednesday, Jan. 3, at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. “Preschool Storytime” for ages… Continue reading

Sequim Library shares stories with families, youths of all ages
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: KC Spencer, Crescent basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: KC Spencer, Crescent basketball

Crescent’s KC Spencer had a game for the ages on Dec. 19 against Quilcene. Spencer scored 39 points on 11 for 22 shooting, including 7… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: KC Spencer, Crescent basketball

Snow-related collisions number in the dozens on Peninsula

North Olympic Peninsula law enforcement emergency personnel were hoping for a quieter Christmas Day after a Christmas Eve filled with dozens of… Continue reading

An aerial photo shows the completion of the Chicken Coop-Zaccardo Intersection Improvements Project, taken Dec. 15. (John Gussman)

Tribe finishes Chicken Coop, Highway 101 project

A U.S. Highway 101 safety project 10 years in the making — and five months in construction — is complete. The final touches… Continue reading

An aerial photo shows the completion of the Chicken Coop-Zaccardo Intersection Improvements Project, taken Dec. 15. (John Gussman)
Luminary display joins neighbors, generations in Port Angeles

Luminary display joins neighbors, generations in Port Angeles

A string of about 400 luminaries three blocks long marked a holiday path like lights on a snowy tree limb on Christmas… Continue reading

Luminary display joins neighbors, generations in Port Angeles
Donation pushes Sequim cancer center expansion fundraising past $500,000 mark

Donation pushes Sequim cancer center expansion fundraising past $500,000 mark

The Olympic Medical Center Foundation has presented $79,193 to Olympic Medical Center’s board of commissioners for the expansion of the OMC Cancer… Continue reading

Donation pushes Sequim cancer center expansion fundraising past $500,000 mark

Judge’s partial lifting of Trump ban gives refugees hope

After hearing heartbreaking stories of refugees who have struggled to reconnect with their families and listening to… Continue reading

Jefferson County eyes social media policy to allow department Facebook pages

Jefferson County is looking at delving into social media, an effort its county administrator says is more complicated than one might think.… Continue reading

Washington expands lawsuit against Comcast over service plan

Washington expands lawsuit against Comcast over service plan

The state of Washington has announced that it is expanding a lawsuit against cable and internet provider… Continue reading

Washington expands lawsuit against Comcast over service plan
ALL-PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Forks’ Cole Baysinger runs away with honor

ALL-PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Forks’ Cole Baysinger runs away with honor

It took some time for Forks senior Cole Baysinger to find his rightful position at tailback on the offensive side of the football… Continue reading

ALL-PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Forks’ Cole Baysinger runs away with honor