Daily Update Newsletter

Quacking up: Rubber ducks to float to victory on Sunday

Quacking up: Rubber ducks to float to victory on Sunday

Volunteers are preparing for the 28th annual North Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby on Sunday. During the derby, some 30,000 rubber ducks will… Continue reading

Quacking up: Rubber ducks to float to victory on Sunday

Port Townsend City Council field remains contest-free

The Port Townsend City Council has three positions up for election this year, but so far that field is free of contested… Continue reading

Second Port Angeles council contest forms

A second contested Port Angeles City Council race surfaced Thursday as candidate filing week for the Nov. 7 general election heads into… Continue reading

On your mark, get set, go! Rhody Festival moves into full swing this weekend

On your mark, get set, go! Rhody Festival moves into full swing this weekend

The Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival has been working up all week to the grand finale of its 82nd year this weekend. “It’s… Continue reading

On your mark, get set, go! Rhody Festival moves into full swing this weekend
Sequim woman awarded posthumous WSU veterinary doctorate

Sequim woman awarded posthumous WSU veterinary doctorate

Classmates and professors with Washington State University’s School of Veterinary Medicine recently honored a Sequim woman’s… Continue reading

Sequim woman awarded posthumous WSU veterinary doctorate

State politicians to get raises

A citizen commission that sets elected officials’ salaries has voted to increase pay for Washington lawmakers by 2 percent annually… Continue reading

Fungi, forests talk tonight in Forks

Researcher Korena Mafune will talk about the relationships between fungi and old-growth forests at 7 tonight at the Olympic Natural Resources Center. Mafune… Continue reading

Ken Dubuc

Medic 1 fee hike for new emergency personnel approved in Port Angeles

Would you rather pay higher fire insurance rates on your home and get nothing or a higher Medic 1 fee for emergency… Continue reading

Ken Dubuc

Forks mayor post among races developing in Clallam County

A race for Forks mayor has surfaced for the Nov. 7 general election as candidate filing week passed its midpoint Wednesday. Tim… Continue reading

Click It or Ticket campaign starts Monday on Olympic Peninsula

The national “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement campaign starts across the Peninsula on Monday and lasts through June 4, concurrent with Memorial Day… Continue reading

Port Angeles ceremony Friday to honor fallen law enforcement officers

A ceremony will be held in Port Angeles on Friday in honor of fallen law enforcement officers. The National Peace Officers Memorial… Continue reading

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild donates money to medical community

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild donates money to medical community

The Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild donated $27,000 to medical and health organizations at its annual fundraiser luncheon.… Continue reading

Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild donates money to medical community
Two-vehicle wreck in Port Angeles sends drivers to hospital

Two-vehicle wreck in Port Angeles sends drivers to hospital

A wreck in Port Angeles sent two drivers to Olympic Medical Center on Wednesday, after police say one didn’t comply with a… Continue reading

Two-vehicle wreck in Port Angeles sends drivers to hospital
DRAG RACING: West End Thunder revs up this weekend

DRAG RACING: West End Thunder revs up this weekend

For people wanting to see — and hear — some loud cars this weekend, the West End… Continue reading

DRAG RACING: West End Thunder revs up this weekend
Clallam County awards $3.07 million bid for McDonald Creek bridge

Clallam County awards $3.07 million bid for McDonald Creek bridge

Clallam County has awarded a bid to a Tacoma contractor to replace the narrow Old Olympic Highway bridge over McDonald Creek. Commissioners… Continue reading

Clallam County awards $3.07 million bid for McDonald Creek bridge

Primary race shapes up in Clallam County

Candidate filing week for the Nov. 7 general election continued Tuesday as the first Aug. 1 primary election emerged and the first… Continue reading

Contested races form for Port of Port Townsend

Two contested races have shaped up on the Port of Port Townsend commission, with incumbents for both open positions filing for re-election… Continue reading

Rialto Beach access to close starting today as park works on Mora Road repairs

Access to Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park will be temporarily closed for up to six weeks starting today — with… Continue reading

No more holding of phones under new law in Washington

Texting or holding a phone to your ear is already against the law in Washington state,… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee, seated, prepares to sign a bill Tuesday in Olympia that seeks to bring Washington state into compliance with the federal REAL ID Act. (Rachel La Corte/The Associated Press)

Washington becomes latest state to seek ID compliance

People in Washington state likely won’t have to worry next year about the identification they take… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee, seated, prepares to sign a bill Tuesday in Olympia that seeks to bring Washington state into compliance with the federal REAL ID Act. (Rachel La Corte/The Associated Press)