Daily Update Newsletter

Wednesday Farmers Market set to start in Port Townsend this week

Wednesday Farmers Market set to start in Port Townsend this week

The Wednesday Farmers Market in Port Townsend opens for the season this week “because once a week is not enough,” according to… Continue reading

Wednesday Farmers Market set to start in Port Townsend this week

Horse trailer, vehicle parking area planned for Spruce Railroad Trail’s start

A horse trailer and vehicle parking area will be constructed near the east end of the Spruce Railroad Trail at Lake Crescent,… Continue reading

Trial date moved for Port Angeles man charged with shooting at police

Trial date moved for Port Angeles man charged with shooting at police

A Port Angeles man charged with shooting at law enforcement officers at a busy intersection 13 months ago has a new trial… Continue reading

Trial date moved for Port Angeles man charged with shooting at police

Sequim man gets 7-year sentence for firearm assaults

Keith Roberson of Sequim has been sentenced to seven years plus one day on two counts of assault in the second degree,… Continue reading

WILDER BASEBALL: Wilder Juniors’ bats go wild on the road

The Wilder Junior team went on an offensive rampage on the road this weekend, winning three games in southern Washington by a combined… Continue reading

Human power takes the early lead in Race to Alaska’s second leg

Human power takes the early lead in Race to Alaska’s second leg

With light southerly winds and a northern current, the first day of the Race to Alaska’s second leg went to human power,… Continue reading

Human power takes the early lead in Race to Alaska’s second leg
Green crab count rises to 72 on Dungeness Spit

Green crab count rises to 72 on Dungeness Spit

Trapping efforts continue at Graveyard Spit on the Dungeness Spit as federal and state resource managers continue to find the invasive European green… Continue reading

Green crab count rises to 72 on Dungeness Spit
Early admission offered those who buy Taste of Port Townsend tickets by today

Early admission offered those who buy Taste of Port Townsend tickets by today

Taste of Port Townsend, an annual event celebrating area food and drink, is coming up Thursday and this year, the Port Townsend… Continue reading

Early admission offered those who buy Taste of Port Townsend tickets by today
Saturday ceremonies award diplomas to graduating seniors

Saturday ceremonies award diplomas to graduating seniors

Graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2017 continued Saturday on the North Olympic Peninsula. Commencement ceremonies were held for Forks, Clallam Bay, Chimacum and Quilcene… Continue reading

Saturday ceremonies award diplomas to graduating seniors
Jail superintendent retires after 37 years with Clallam County Sheriff’s Office

Jail superintendent retires after 37 years with Clallam County Sheriff’s Office

A much-decorated Clallam County Sheriff’s Office employee is retiring after 37 years of service. Jail Superintendent Ron Sukert’s last day will be… Continue reading

Jail superintendent retires after 37 years with Clallam County Sheriff’s Office
Firefighter tackle roof fire in Port Angeles

Firefighter tackle roof fire in Port Angeles

A spark from burning cardboard ignited the roof of a Port Angeles home Sunday afternoon. Shaughn Mellor, one of the renters at… Continue reading

Firefighter tackle roof fire in Port Angeles
LEFTIES: Port Angeles completes three-game sweep of Sweets

LEFTIES: Port Angeles completes three-game sweep of Sweets

The Port Angeles Lefties began a sweep against Walla Walla with some spectacular pitching and ended it with some loud offense. The… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Port Angeles completes three-game sweep of Sweets
Pasternack signed to five-year deal with symphony

Pasternack signed to five-year deal with symphony

As the Port Angeles Symphony prepares for the start of its new fiscal year July 1, the nonprofit orchestra’s board of directors… Continue reading

Pasternack signed to five-year deal with symphony
Henry Veitenhans, right, regales fellow graduating seniors Gannon Short, Rosemary D’Andrea and Helena Stafford, from left, with tales of his harrowing adventure while crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca in gale-force winds during Thursday’s Race to Alaska. The 17-year-old senior entered the race as his senior project. He arrived in Victoria on Friday morning, after having put in for shelter about a mile from Victoria Harbor, then made his way back to Port Townsend to attend Friday’s graduation. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

First Peninsula class of 2017 graduations held

The first of the North Olympic Peninsula’s class of 2017 high school graduations were held Friday. Diplomas were awarded to graduating seniors at Neah Bay… Continue reading

Henry Veitenhans, right, regales fellow graduating seniors Gannon Short, Rosemary D’Andrea and Helena Stafford, from left, with tales of his harrowing adventure while crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca in gale-force winds during Thursday’s Race to Alaska. The 17-year-old senior entered the race as his senior project. He arrived in Victoria on Friday morning, after having put in for shelter about a mile from Victoria Harbor, then made his way back to Port Townsend to attend Friday’s graduation. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Kilmer talks federal budget, Paris accord in Olympic Peninsula News Group interview

Kilmer talks federal budget, Paris accord in Olympic Peninsula News Group interview

Democrats and Republicans in Congress should hash out their own budget rather than using President Donald Trump’s “unserious” budget as a starting point,… Continue reading

Kilmer talks federal budget, Paris accord in Olympic Peninsula News Group interview
Jefferson Healthcare surgical units get air handler upgrade

Jefferson Healthcare surgical units get air handler upgrade

The surgical units at Jefferson Healthcare hospital have received an upgrade from a new air-handling unit that kills viruses and bacteria using… Continue reading

Jefferson Healthcare surgical units get air handler upgrade
Clallam’s ‘Strait Shot’ bus service to Bainbridge Island on track for June 17 start

Clallam’s ‘Strait Shot’ bus service to Bainbridge Island on track for June 17 start

Getting to Bainbridge Island will be as easy as 1-2-3 starting June 17. Clallam Transit’s new fixed bus route — the No.… Continue reading

Clallam’s ‘Strait Shot’ bus service to Bainbridge Island on track for June 17 start
Officials: Federal program for air service unlikely for Port Angeles

Officials: Federal program for air service unlikely for Port Angeles

It would take either an act of God or an act of Congress for commercial air service to return to Port Angeles,… Continue reading

Officials: Federal program for air service unlikely for Port Angeles
Biggest leg of Race to Alaska begins from Victoria at high noon today

Biggest leg of Race to Alaska begins from Victoria at high noon today

At high noon today, sailors, paddleboarders and boaters will embark on one of the most difficult water races in the world. In total,… Continue reading

Biggest leg of Race to Alaska begins from Victoria at high noon today

Man told others of fear of heights before falling to his death off Port Angeles bridge

A 49-year-old Port Angeles man who jumped Thursday from the Tumwater Truck Route bridge said he had a fear of heights before… Continue reading