Daily Update Newsletter

Volunteers report trees illegally cut at Indian Island County Park

Volunteers report trees illegally cut at Indian Island County Park

Jefferson County officials and volunteers have found trees illegally cut and taken from Indian Island County Park in Port Hadlock and are… Continue reading

Volunteers report trees illegally cut at Indian Island County Park
PREP SPORTS: Playoff season awaits for area schools

PREP SPORTS: Playoff season awaits for area schools

A bevy of North Olympic Peninsula prep basketball, wrestling, swimming and gymnastics teams have reached or will reach the conclusion of their… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Playoff season awaits for area schools
Washington first state to sue Trump over immigration order

Washington first state to sue Trump over immigration order

The state attorney general declared Monday that he was suing President Donald Trump over his temporary ban… Continue reading

Washington first state to sue Trump over immigration order

Brinnon man held on assault charges; deputy suffers minor injuries in alleged attack

A Brinnon man was charged Monday with two counts of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon after prosecutors said he attacked a… Continue reading

Lift cable snaps, boat slips at Port Townsend marina

Lift cable snaps, boat slips at Port Townsend marina

A cable snapped on a Port of Port Townsend boat lift while it was lowering a boat into the Boat Haven Marina,… Continue reading

Lift cable snaps, boat slips at Port Townsend marina

Clallam spent less, earned more than budgeted in 2016

How did Clallam County do with its finances last year? Better than expected, commissioners learned in a 2016 budget vs. actual performance… Continue reading

Competing bills target, affirm state high court water decision

Competing bills target, affirm state high court water decision

Some lawmakers are taking aim at a recent state Supreme Court decision that put the onus on… Continue reading

Competing bills target, affirm state high court water decision

$150,000 bail set for Port Angeles man after police pursuits, reported kidnapping

Bail of $150,000 was set Monday for a Port Angeles man with a history of eluding police who allegedly kidnapped a female… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Swain’s fundraiser kicks up Port Angeles schools donation … and other items

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Swain’s fundraiser kicks up Port Angeles schools donation … and other items

Swain’s General Store recently presented a check for $930 to the Port Angeles Education Foundation. The funds were part of Swain’s Gives… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Swain’s fundraiser kicks up Port Angeles schools donation … and other items
BAJA 4000: Port Angeles duo and Pepito conquer Baja

BAJA 4000: Port Angeles duo and Pepito conquer Baja

Pepito came. Pepito saw. Pepito conquered. Pepito, a 2000 Chevy Metro with now more than 240,000 miles on its engine didn’t just… Continue reading

BAJA 4000: Port Angeles duo and Pepito conquer Baja

Sequim seeks performers for summer programs

The city of Sequim is accepting applications for performers for summer programs. The deadline for applications is May 1. The summer programs are:… Continue reading

Snowpack above normal in Olympic Mountains

Snowpack above normal in Olympic Mountains

Olympic Mountains snowpack was 109 percent of normal Sunday, a solid base heading into the second half of winter, a water supply… Continue reading

Snowpack above normal in Olympic Mountains
Authorities: Port Angeles man arrested after two police chases

Authorities: Port Angeles man arrested after two police chases

A Port Angeles man convicted of eluding police less than a year ago allegedly kidnapped a 54-year-old woman, then led law enforcement… Continue reading

Authorities: Port Angeles man arrested after two police chases
Collaborate, tribal chair tells Clallam Economic Development Corp.

Collaborate, tribal chair tells Clallam Economic Development Corp.

Participants at the Clallam County Economic Development Corp.’s 2017 annual dinner were reminded of a key to success by a man who… Continue reading

Collaborate, tribal chair tells Clallam Economic Development Corp.
Gift cards presented to graduates of Jefferson County mental health court program

Gift cards presented to graduates of Jefferson County mental health court program

Members of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Jefferson County have teamed up with the Rose Theatre to reward people who… Continue reading

Gift cards presented to graduates of Jefferson County mental health court program

$45,000 in grants available for tourism promotion; first application deadline is Wednesday

The Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau is offering $45,000 in grant funding to qualified programs focused on promoting tourism. The first round of… Continue reading

Sequim man in custody after homeowner tries to detain him at gunpoint

Sequim man in custody after homeowner tries to detain him at gunpoint

A Sequim man is in custody after authorities say a homeowner tried to hold him at gunpoint when the 31-year-old was found with… Continue reading

Sequim man in custody after homeowner tries to detain him at gunpoint
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates hit 12 3-pointers in 95-74 win

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates hit 12 3-pointers in 95-74 win

The Peninsula basketball men hit eight 3-pointers and scored 52 points in the second half to blow open a close game against… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates hit 12 3-pointers in 95-74 win
WOMEN’s BASKETBALL: Peninsula women crash the boards in win

WOMEN’s BASKETBALL: Peninsula women crash the boards in win

The Peninsula women outrebounded Edmonds nearly 2-to-1 and got a monster game from Jenise McKnight, who… Continue reading

WOMEN’s BASKETBALL: Peninsula women crash the boards in win

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks wrestlers win Evergreen Dual Tourney

For the fifth straight year, Forks is the champion of the Evergreen 1A League Dual Tournament, beating four other schools in the all-day… Continue reading