Daily Update Newsletter

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend to consider moratorium on tourist home permits

The Port Townsend City Council will consider imposing a 180-day moratorium on the receipt and processing of permits related to tourist homes when it meets… Continue reading

EYE ON CLALLAM: County looks to renew pact with humane society

Clallam County commissioners will consider a three-year agreement with the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society to maintain shelter facilities and necessary equipment for handling animals Tuesday.… Continue reading

Three Peninsula men keep woman from leaping off Hood Canal Bridge

Three Peninsula men keep woman from leaping off Hood Canal Bridge

A Sequim man credited with stopping a woman from jumping off the Hood Canal Bridge earlier this month said he couldn’t have done… Continue reading

Three Peninsula men keep woman from leaping off Hood Canal Bridge
Sea lion necropsy unearths surprising cancer finding

Sea lion necropsy unearths surprising cancer finding

Old age beached a Steller sea lion that was euthanized after it was found dying on shore in January, but a finding… Continue reading

Sea lion necropsy unearths surprising cancer finding
Port Angeles school bus hit; injuries minor, say authorities

Port Angeles school bus hit; injuries minor, say authorities

A girl in elementary school and two adults were transported to Olympic Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon with minor injuries after a… Continue reading

Port Angeles school bus hit; injuries minor, say authorities
Eagle being monitored after electrocution from power line

Eagle being monitored after electrocution from power line

An American bald eagle’s progress was being closely monitored Monday, the bird’s survival in doubt after a brush Sunday with a 7,200-volt… Continue reading

Eagle being monitored after electrocution from power line

Hood Canal Bridge closures for work set to start Saturday

The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed overnight beginning Saturday while the internal mechanics of its draw span are rebuilt and replaced. The… Continue reading

Potential budget cuts leave funding in question for Port Townsend winter shelter

Potential budget cuts leave funding in question for Port Townsend winter shelter

The Port Townsend winter homeless shelter is nearing the end of its season, but finding funding next year could prove difficult due… Continue reading

Potential budget cuts leave funding in question for Port Townsend winter shelter

Teen who brought gun to school sentenced to probation

A teenage boy who brought a stolen handgun to school and showed it off to a classmate was sentenced to 12 months… Continue reading

Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction sets its sights on $92,000

Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction sets its sights on $92,000

Residents will gather this weekend for the 53rd time in as many years to pay too much for blackberry pies, bid against family… Continue reading

Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction sets its sights on $92,000

PDN delivery to be delayed

Delivery of the Peninsula Daily News will be delayed from this coming Sunday through the following Sunday, March 25, because of overnight closures of the… Continue reading

Ecology expects tests of fluid at Port Angeles log yard by mid-April

The state Department of Ecology will complete its testing of soil and water at the Port of Port Angeles’ Merrill &Ring log… Continue reading

Annual community garage sale this weekend at Jefferson County Fairgrounds

Annual community garage sale this weekend at Jefferson County Fairgrounds

About 60 vendors are registered for this weekend’s community garage sale at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The Garage Sale &Flea Market, which… Continue reading

Annual community garage sale this weekend at Jefferson County Fairgrounds

State revenue projections higher than expected

Lawmakers on Thursday received a revenue forecast that shows they have a little more money to… Continue reading

Friends remember Hoh pioneer Elsa Schmidt

Friends remember Hoh pioneer Elsa Schmidt

Friends of Hoh pioneer Elsa Schmidt are remembering her love of the outdoors and self-reliance on what would have been her 98th birthday… Continue reading

Friends remember Hoh pioneer Elsa Schmidt

Clallam Transit service changes take effect Monday

Clallam Transit service changes will take effect Monday. Eight fixed routes will have expanded or modified service as the agency looks to… Continue reading

Inslee proclaims state of emergency following winter weather; Peninsula counties included, but no reportable damage apparent, authorities say

Gov. Jay Inslee has proclaimed a state of emergency for 28 counties recovering from severe winter weather, including Clallam and Jefferson. The… Continue reading

Entry free to state parks this Sunday

Entry will be free to state parks in honor of Washington State Parks’ 104th anniversary Sunday. No Discover Pass will be needed to visit state… Continue reading

Friends of Fort Worden to hear about benefits of being in nature

Friends of Fort Worden to hear about benefits of being in nature

The health benefits of being out in nature will be the topic of the guest speaker at the Friends of Fort Worden’s… Continue reading

Friends of Fort Worden to hear about benefits of being in nature

Peninsula school chiefs celebrate passage of bill on ‘levy cliff’

Public school district superintendents on the North Olympic Peninsula are celebrating the passage of legislation delaying what has been termed the “levy cliff.”… Continue reading