Arwyn Rice

Port Angeles Coast Guard crew rescues kayakers near Whidbey Island

PORT ANGELES — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew from Port Angeles rescued two stranded kayakers, while other Coast Guard crews in other parts of… Continue reading

The Doppler on Wheels truck

Weather study on Olympic Peninsula employs everything from mules to ‘spy planes’

PORT ANGELES — An intensive scientific study of how storms behave near and on the Olympic Peninsula employed everything from mules to high-altitude “spy planes”… Continue reading

The Doppler on Wheels truck
Brandon Brown

Building expo in Sequim to host more than 70 vendors

SEQUIM — North Olympic Peninsula residents can get help with planning to build a home or fix one up at the 19th annual Building, Remodeling… Continue reading

Brandon Brown

WEEKEND REWIND: Crescent School District voters lend support to pair of levies

JOYCE — With the first count of special election ballots, voters in the Joyce area have voiced approval for two levies to help fund the… Continue reading

Forest Koehler

WEEKEND REWIND: Elwha River beach, sea life settling into a new normal

PORT ANGELES — The beach at the Elwha River mouth and the sea life that has taken up residence in the newly expanded delta seem… Continue reading

Forest Koehler
The snowcapped Olympic Mountains rise over an irrigated Dungeness farm field. (Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News)

WEEKEND REWIND: Expert: Olympic snowpack suggests stable summer water supply so far

The snowpack in the Olympic Mountains is above average for February, providing promise of summer river water, but the winter isn't over yet, a federal… Continue reading

The snowcapped Olympic Mountains rise over an irrigated Dungeness farm field. (Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News)
John and Cammy Thomas of Port Angeles walk along the water's edge at the mouth of the Elwha River west of Port Angeles on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WEEKEND REWIND: Public access in works for new beaches on east side of Elwha River mouth

PORT ANGELES — Public access to the new beaches on the east side of the Elwha River mouth is expected to be available by the… Continue reading

John and Cammy Thomas of Port Angeles walk along the water's edge at the mouth of the Elwha River west of Port Angeles on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Terry Breedlove ()

Prosecutors mull charging decision in Clallam Bay Corrections Center attack; officer released from hospital

CLALLAM BAY — The final investigator’s report on an assault on a Clallam Bay Corrections Center officer has been referred to the Clallam County Prosecuting… Continue reading

Terry Breedlove ()
Brandon Brown

WEEKEND: Building expo in Sequim to host more than 70 vendors starting Saturday

SEQUIM — North Olympic Peninsula residents can get help with planning to build a home or fix one up at the 19th annual Building, Remodeling… Continue reading

Brandon Brown

Crescent School District voters lend support to pair of levies

JOYCE — With the first count of special election ballots, voters in the Joyce area have voiced approval for two levies to help fund the… Continue reading

Clallam County Public Utility District eyes solar power project in Sequim

CARLSBORG — The Clallam County Public Utility District is exploring the possibility of creating a community-funded solar power project in Sequim. A 75-kilowatt-hour solar array… Continue reading

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Forks names appointee to fill seat on City Council

FORKS — The Forks City Council has selected a retiree from the Air Force and U.S. Department of Defense to fill a seat on the… Continue reading

Ken Ayers ()
The snowcapped Olympic Mountains rise over an irrigated Dungeness farm field. (Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News)

Expert: Olympic snowpack suggests stable summer water supply so far

The snowpack in the Olympic Mountains is above average for February, providing promise of summer river water, but the winter isn't over yet, a federal… Continue reading

The snowcapped Olympic Mountains rise over an irrigated Dungeness farm field. (Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News)
A truck-mounted radar station gathered data on the shores of Lake Ozette from November through Jan. 18. The truck had to be jacked up when the lake rose several feet during December storms and water reached its wheels. (NASA/University of Washington)

Olympic Mountain Experiment weather data to be detailed in Port Angeles presentation tonight

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A comprehensive look at Olympic Peninsula weather will be shared when preliminary results of a weather mapping project are presented at… Continue reading

A truck-mounted radar station gathered data on the shores of Lake Ozette from November through Jan. 18. The truck had to be jacked up when the lake rose several feet during December storms and water reached its wheels. (NASA/University of Washington)

Police investigate after Port Angeles man suffers gunshot wound to chest

PORT ANGELES — Police were investigating Monday how a Port Angeles man was shot in the chest Sunday. Jacob Marcel Parker, 23, of Port Angeles… Continue reading

The Port Townsend Police Department found this knife while investigating calls regarding a knife-wielding man Saturday. (Port Townsend Police Department)

Port Townsend police arrest man after reports of knife-wielding, threats

PORT TOWNSEND — A man has been booked into the Jefferson County jail after police say he threatened at least one person with a knife… Continue reading

The Port Townsend Police Department found this knife while investigating calls regarding a knife-wielding man Saturday. (Port Townsend Police Department)
John and Cammy Thomas of Port Angeles walk along the water's edge at the mouth of the Elwha River west of Port Angeles on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Public access in works for new beaches on east side of Elwha River mouth

PORT ANGELES — Public access to the new beaches on the east side of the Elwha River mouth is expected to be available by the… Continue reading

John and Cammy Thomas of Port Angeles walk along the water's edge at the mouth of the Elwha River west of Port Angeles on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Forest Koehler

Elwha River beach, sea life settling into a new normal

PORT ANGELES — The beach at the Elwha River mouth and the sea life that has taken up residence in the newly expanded delta seem… Continue reading

Forest Koehler

WEEKEND REWIND: Corrections officer remains in Forks hospital, improving

FORKS — A Clallam Bay Corrections Center officer who suffered serious head injuries last week continued to improve but remained hospitalized Monday. Correctional Officer Terry… Continue reading

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WEEKEND REWIND: Peninsula man crushed by bulldozer on road to recovery, seeks help with bills

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man is on the road to recovery four months after being crushed by a bulldozer in a workplace accident,… Continue reading

Kyle Trussell ()