Daily Update Newsletter

Shellfish harvest blocked on more beaches

The state Department of Health closed Port Townsend Bay, Kilisut Harbor and Mystery Bay beaches to recreational shellfish harvesting after shellfish samples… Continue reading

Walmart theft nets 45-day sentence for Forks woman

A Forks woman has been sentenced to 45 days in jail for taking more than $300 worth of merchandise from the Port… Continue reading

Gerald Neil Walkup of Port Angeles, 26, makes an initial appearance in Clallam County Superior Court Monday. (Jesse Major/PeninsulaDailyNews)

Two inmates charged with second-degree assault after alleged jailhouse beating

Two Clallam County jail inmates are charged with second-degree assault after they allegedly beat up another inmate, breaking his ribs. Gerald Neil… Continue reading

Gerald Neil Walkup of Port Angeles, 26, makes an initial appearance in Clallam County Superior Court Monday. (Jesse Major/PeninsulaDailyNews)
LEFTIES: South muscles past North in WCL All-Star Game

LEFTIES: South muscles past North in WCL All-Star Game

Lefties pitcher Nick Bonniksen got the start on the mound for the North Division side in the West… Continue reading

  • Jul 20, 2017
  • By Pierre LaBossiere Peninsula Daily News and Michael Carman Peninsula Daily News
LEFTIES: South muscles past North in WCL All-Star Game
Lawyer at hearing: Accused murderer wanted to die

Lawyer at hearing: Accused murderer wanted to die

He was in a Canadian prison 29 years ago, already serving a life sentence for murdering a Victoria, B.C. woman, when Tommy… Continue reading

Lawyer at hearing: Accused murderer wanted to die
Sequim Lavender Weekend expected to host thousands of visitors

Sequim Lavender Weekend expected to host thousands of visitors

If you’re looking for the full lavender experience, Sequim will be the place to be this weekend. Some 18 farms and nurseries will… Continue reading

Sequim Lavender Weekend expected to host thousands of visitors

Sequim Lutheran church exploring homeless shelter options

Members of Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church are considering options for a new homeless shelter on the… Continue reading

Sequim bicyclist hurt in collision on Highway 101 near Clallam-Jefferson border

A Sequim man was injured Tuesday when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a box truck on U.S. Highway 101 near… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Success ‘Bruin’ for UCLA-bound Kendall

LEFTIES: Success ‘Bruin’ for UCLA-bound Kendall

Kevin Kendall exchanged his cap and gown after graduating from La Mirada (Calif.) High School in late May for Port Angeles Lefties… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Success ‘Bruin’ for UCLA-bound Kendall

Retail marijuana ban considered for Joyce area

At the Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival in 2015, area residents were asked in a survey to list the issues they were most… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners expected to extend ordinance on structure size

Clallam commissioners expected to extend ordinance on structure size

Clallam County commissioners are expected to extend a temporary ordinance limiting structures in rural residential areas to 10,000 square feet. Meanwhile, county… Continue reading

Clallam commissioners expected to extend ordinance on structure size

Port Angeles School District board discusses waning enrollment at skills center

Waning student enrollment has always fated the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center for probation or closure, Port Angeles School Board member Sandy… Continue reading

Health expo set for women veterans

The North Olympic Peninsula Veteran Community Partnership will host a free one-day health expo for women veterans living in Clallam, Jefferson and… Continue reading

Six Peninsula wastewater treatment plants net state award

Six wastewater treatment plants on the North Olympic Peninsula have received awards for outstanding performance in 2016 from the state Department of Ecology. The award… Continue reading

Amendment to Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s gaming compact moving forward

An amendment to the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s gaming compact, which would allow the tribe to have another casino and for slot machines to… Continue reading

WILDER: Wilder Jr. comes back strong at Battle with pair of one-hitters

WILDER: Wilder Jr. comes back strong at Battle with pair of one-hitters

The Wilder Jr. boys recovered from a slow start at the Battle of the Bats at Bellarmine High School to bounce back with… Continue reading

WILDER: Wilder Jr. comes back strong at Battle with pair of one-hitters
LEFTIES: Lefties claw back to beat Knights

LEFTIES: Lefties claw back to beat Knights

The Lefties got down 6-4 early, but clawed back over the last three innings to eke out a hard-fought win over the… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Lefties claw back to beat Knights
Moves eyed for two of three Jefferson County Farmers Market Association sites

Moves eyed for two of three Jefferson County Farmers Market Association sites

The Jefferson County Farmers Market Association is considering moving two of its three markets, the Wednesday market in Port Townsend and the… Continue reading

Moves eyed for two of three Jefferson County Farmers Market Association sites
Founding member of Lonely H band remembered

Founding member of Lonely H band remembered

Nashville drummer and Port Angeles native Ben Eyestone, one of the founding members of the Lonely H band, has died at the… Continue reading

Founding member of Lonely H band remembered
Viola Penn Riebe, center, flanked by children, welcomed home with family and friends the Viola canoe during a ceremony at the Olympic Natural Resources Center in Forks. (Michael McNerney)

Canoe returned with ceremony to its homeland on West End

The Viola canoe has been returned to its homeland after 50 years.  In the culture of the Hoh, Quileute and other Northwest Tribes… Continue reading

Viola Penn Riebe, center, flanked by children, welcomed home with family and friends the Viola canoe during a ceremony at the Olympic Natural Resources Center in Forks. (Michael McNerney)