Daily Update Newsletter

Lengthy police response follows report of suicidal man in Port Angeles

A reportedly suicidal man who threatened to start shooting if law enforcement arrived was taken to Olympic Medical Center for an evaluation… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Wilder adding junior team, new coaches for 2017

BASEBALL: Wilder adding junior team, new coaches for 2017

Wilder Baseball, a tradition-rich high-school age baseball program for North Olympic Peninsula players, will host tryouts… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Wilder adding junior team, new coaches for 2017
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Detrius Kelsall, Port Townsend basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Detrius Kelsall, Port Townsend basketball

Port Townsend’s Detrius Kelsall has been red-hot for the Redhawks ever since the beginning of the year. Kelsall’s all-around game on the board, defense and… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Detrius Kelsall, Port Townsend basketball
Orca protection zone proposed off San Juan Island

Orca protection zone proposed off San Juan Island

Petitioners have requested a no-go zone for motorboats off San Juan Island to protect southern resident orcas while opponents say that such… Continue reading

Orca protection zone proposed off San Juan Island
State and federal officials euthanize Steller sea lion beached in Port Angeles

State and federal officials euthanize Steller sea lion beached in Port Angeles

State and federal officials have euthanized a suffering Steller sea lion that was beached at the Nippon Paper Industries USA mill near… Continue reading

State and federal officials euthanize Steller sea lion beached in Port Angeles
Devin Jensen and his mentor through the YMCA, Francesco Tortorici, hold a demonstration on stoves at Blue Heron Middle School. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

YMCA mentors, students connect in Building Futures Program

Devin Jensen found a friend in Francesco Tortorici thanks to the Olympic Peninsula YMCA’s mentorship program at the Jefferson County Y. “I… Continue reading

Devin Jensen and his mentor through the YMCA, Francesco Tortorici, hold a demonstration on stoves at Blue Heron Middle School. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)
Coast Guard ceremony honors those lost in line of duty

Coast Guard ceremony honors those lost in line of duty

The U.S. Coast Guard paid tribute recently to Coast Guardsmen and mariners who lost their lives during seven separate accidents in the Pacific… Continue reading

Coast Guard ceremony honors those lost in line of duty
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Lawmakers eye struggle for education funding

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Lawmakers eye struggle for education funding

As state lawmakers enter the second week of the legislative session, all eyes are on them as the state waits for progress on… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Lawmakers eye struggle for education funding
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Pete Rennie of Port Angeles, a former patron of Van Gogh’s Gourmet Pizza & Mexican, pays his respects at a make-shift shrine to restaurant-owner Clint Darrow at the front door of the Port Angeles business on Saturday.

Bail set for son in fatal shooting of Port Angeles pizzeria owner

Bail has been set at $500,000 for a Port Angeles man accused of shooting his father to death. Shay C. Darrow, 27,… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Pete Rennie of Port Angeles, a former patron of Van Gogh’s Gourmet Pizza & Mexican, pays his respects at a make-shift shrine to restaurant-owner Clint Darrow at the front door of the Port Angeles business on Saturday.
Port Angeles man booked after high-speed chase, vehicle damage

Port Angeles man booked after high-speed chase, vehicle damage

An 18-year-old Port Angeles man who allegedly took law enforcement officers on a high-speed hit-and-run chase through Port Angeles at speeds of… Continue reading

Port Angeles man booked after high-speed chase, vehicle damage
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirate men, women extend winning streaks with sweep of Everett

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirate men, women extend winning streaks with sweep of Everett

The Peninsula men and women continued their recent hot streaks, beating Everett on the road to both go 2-0 in NWAC North Division… Continue reading

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirate men, women extend winning streaks with sweep of Everett
LEFTIES BASEBALL: Team announces player signings, announcer hiring

LEFTIES BASEBALL: Team announces player signings, announcer hiring

The Port Angeles Lefties announced this week the signing of two players from nearby communities and the team’s announcer from Central Michigan… Continue reading

LEFTIES BASEBALL: Team announces player signings, announcer hiring
Sequim boy struggles with rare disease; parents strive to raise awareness

Sequim boy struggles with rare disease; parents strive to raise awareness

When a 5-year-old Sequim boy complained of arm pain in September, his parents chalked it up to growing pains. About a week later,… Continue reading

Sequim boy struggles with rare disease; parents strive to raise awareness
Former Port Angeles Fire Department Lt. Jake Patterson is the new deputy fire chief for Clallam County Fire District No. 2. (Clallam County Fire District No. 2)

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 hires deputy chief

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 has hired former Port Angeles Fire Department Lt. Jake Patterson as deputy fire chief for the… Continue reading

Former Port Angeles Fire Department Lt. Jake Patterson is the new deputy fire chief for Clallam County Fire District No. 2. (Clallam County Fire District No. 2)

Japanese-American history topic of Port Angeles lecture Thursday

The president of the Bainbridge Island Japanese-American community and a founder of the Bainbridge Island Japanese-American Exclusion Memorial will present a lecture… Continue reading

March set in Port Townsend while others head to Seattle, D.C. for post-inaugural rally

March set in Port Townsend while others head to Seattle, D.C. for post-inaugural rally

Women in Port Townsend have organized a march to mirror those in Seattle and Washington, D.C., on the day after the inauguration… Continue reading

March set in Port Townsend while others head to Seattle, D.C. for post-inaugural rally
Port Townsend planner sees more housing in future

Port Townsend planner sees more housing in future

The city of Port Townsend saw a major increase in building permits last year, and the city hopes the increase could help… Continue reading

Port Townsend planner sees more housing in future

Rainier teen to attend upcoming presidential inauguration

Even though she might have been disappointed with the outcome of the election, 15-year-old Emma Ortiz-Walters is… Continue reading

  • Jan 15, 2017
Services Monday for founder of rowing association

Services Monday for founder of rowing association

John Halberg, community icon and founder of the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association, will be remembered in a pair of memorial services Monday.… Continue reading

Services Monday for founder of rowing association

EYE ON CLALLAM: County to consider public defense contract

The three Clallam County commissioners will consider a one-year agreement with Clallam Public Defender to provide legal defense to indigent clients Tuesday. The business meeting… Continue reading