Clallam County

Burn ban loosened on North Olympic Peninsula

Burn bans in Jefferson and Clallam counties have been loosened to allow for recreational fires and the use of charcoal briquettes. Clallam County Fire Marshal… Continue reading

John Madden.

Candidates split on vax mandate

Differ on grants: Freebie or benefit?

John Madden.
Dennis Bauer, charged with three counts of aggravated first-degree murder, is pictured at an Aug. 17 Clallam County Superior Court hearing. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)

Courts postpone jury trials

Clallam County Superior and District courts are continuing the suspension of jury trials due to a surge of COVID-19. Superior Court Judge… Continue reading

Dennis Bauer, charged with three counts of aggravated first-degree murder, is pictured at an Aug. 17 Clallam County Superior Court hearing. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)
Bruce Pape will present “The First Years of Your Orchard” at noon Thursday. The free lecture is part of the Green Thumb Garden Tips series streaming on Zoom.

Green thumb lecture set online Thursday

Bruce Pape will present “The First Years of Your Orchard”

Bruce Pape will present “The First Years of Your Orchard” at noon Thursday. The free lecture is part of the Green Thumb Garden Tips series streaming on Zoom.

PAT NEAL: Try not to get lost

Who says there is no good news these days? A lost backpacker was found after four days by search and rescue teams made up of… Continue reading

Susan Sorensen brings Thor, a Maremma sheepdog she and Don Sorensen own, to Sherwood Assisted Living last week. It’s the third dog Sorensen has brought to senior facilities to help lift spirits of the residents. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Susan Sorensen brings Thor, a Maremma sheepdog she and Don Sorensen own, to Sherwood Assisted Living last week. It’s the third dog Sorensen has brought to senior facilities to help lift spirits of the residents. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

State Patrol corrects details of fatal wreck

A collision killed a 70-year-old Forks woman after she turned into the path of a dump truck from Maxfield Road onto U.S. Highway… Continue reading

Jerren Fisher.

Backpacker airlifted from ravine

Hiker had been missing for several days

Jerren Fisher.
Jena Stamper

Candidate misidentified in PDN story Sunday

Stamper not the woman who asked businessman about defying vaccine proof mandate

Jena Stamper

Coffee with the Mayor scheduled Thursday

William Armacost will host Coffee with the Mayor at 8 a.m. Thursday. The informal meeting will stream on Zoom. Barbara Hanna, the city’s… Continue reading

Elderly woman killed in crash outside Forks

An elderly woman was killed in a collision Monday morning when a semi-truck and trailer hit her from behind. Carol Cook, 70, was… Continue reading

Mourners gathered Sunday night at Duncan Field in Forks for a candlelight vigil for Saturday morning crash victims, from left to right, Ariel Morales Sandoval, Gyovanna Morales, Jaden C. Lohrengel, Shaiyann A. Cummins and Tyler J. Ellis. Lohrengel, Ellis and Cummins died in the wreck. (Lonnie Archibald/For Peninsula Daily News)

Forks vigil draws 300 to remember teens

Teachers say their doors open to grieving students

Mourners gathered Sunday night at Duncan Field in Forks for a candlelight vigil for Saturday morning crash victims, from left to right, Ariel Morales Sandoval, Gyovanna Morales, Jaden C. Lohrengel, Shaiyann A. Cummins and Tyler J. Ellis. Lohrengel, Ellis and Cummins died in the wreck. (Lonnie Archibald/For Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles resident named to Spokane Falls Community College honor roll

Spokane Falls Community College named Kayla Aubertin of Port Angeles to its summer 2021 honor roll. To be named to… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Branch of 1st Security Bank recently donated $2,500 to the Port Angeles Community Players to upgrade the ventilation system in the playhouse.

The improved system will make it safer for audiences at the player’s performances.

Pictured, from left to right, are Stephanie McFadden, Barbara Frederick, Tyrone Beatty, Richard Stephens, Elisa Simonsen and John James.

Bank donates to Port Angeles Community Players

The Port Angeles Branch of 1st Security Bank recently donated $2,500 to the Port Angeles Community Players to upgrade the ventilation system in the playhouse.… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Branch of 1st Security Bank recently donated $2,500 to the Port Angeles Community Players to upgrade the ventilation system in the playhouse.

The improved system will make it safer for audiences at the player’s performances.

Pictured, from left to right, are Stephanie McFadden, Barbara Frederick, Tyrone Beatty, Richard Stephens, Elisa Simonsen and John James.

Bicyclist taken to Olympic Medical Center after colliding with minivan

A bicyclist was taken to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles after he struck a minivan that had not yielded right of… Continue reading

Forks mourns deaths of three young people

Two others remain hospitalized following car crash

Traffic to shift lanes on US Highway 101 at Bagley Creek

Eastbound traffic on U.S. Highway 101 will shift to the new bridge as early as Tuesday morning. The timing of the change… Continue reading