Arwyn Rice

Six people were injured in a two-car head-on collision on state Highway 112 Tuesday afternoon

3 children airlifted to Seattle hospital after Highway 112 wreck

SEKIU — Three children were airlifted to a Seattle hospital after a two-car head-on collision west of Sekiu that also injured three adults. As of… Continue reading

Six people were injured in a two-car head-on collision on state Highway 112 Tuesday afternoon
Six people were injured in a two-car head-on collision on state Highway 112 Tuesday afternoon. (State Patrol)

Three children among five people hospitalized after wreck; one man flees

SEKIU — Three children were airlifted to a Seattle hospital after a two-car head-on collision west of Sekiu that also injured three adults. As of… Continue reading

Six people were injured in a two-car head-on collision on state Highway 112 Tuesday afternoon. (State Patrol)
Bob Lake of Sequim was selected by the City Council to complete the elected term for Ken Hays

Sequim City Council fills vacant seat, creates non-voting position, elects mayor

SEQUIM — Two new members have joined the City Council. One of them is a voting member. Bob Lake, 61, of Sequim was selected Monday… Continue reading

Bob Lake of Sequim was selected by the City Council to complete the elected term for Ken Hays

Two-vehicle wreck reported on state Highway 112

NEAH BAY — A two-vehicle wreck on state Highway 112 partly closed the road and resulted in injuries Tuesday, according to the State Patrol. “There… Continue reading

Rod Fleck

Historian details life and times of unlikely hero on West End in presentation on Nikolai survivor

PORT ANGELES — A 19th century Russian serf who seemed to find himself in peril time and again was an unlikely West End hero, said… Continue reading

Rod Fleck
The first Jefferson County baby of 2016

Jefferson County’s ‘beautiful and perfect’ first baby of 2016 kept parents waiting before arrival

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County's first baby of 2016 was born Sunday morning at Jefferson Healthcare hospital. Emma Claire Schaitel was born at 6:40 a.m.… Continue reading

The first Jefferson County baby of 2016
Simone Guimaraes

Olympic National Park expects to document record attendance of 3.2 million for 2015

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Olympic National Park officials say the park is on track for a new annual attendance record. They expect final figures, which… Continue reading

Simone Guimaraes
A fundraising effort is in place to help Steve and Valerie Brooks

WEEKEND REWIND: Clallam County deputy seeks help for medical care expenses

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County corrections deputy has been diagnosed with a rare disease and is seeking help to be able to qualify for… Continue reading

A fundraising effort is in place to help Steve and Valerie Brooks
Five-year-old Hartlyn Flores receives an infusion in October. She has a reputation for approaching medical appointments armed with high heels

WEEKEND REWIND: Port Angeles girl undaunted by rare disease, treatments

PORT ANGELES — Five-year-old Hartlyn Flores is known to her family as their “diva warrior,” since she approaches medical appointments armed with high heels, lipstick… Continue reading

Five-year-old Hartlyn Flores receives an infusion in October. She has a reputation for approaching medical appointments armed with high heels
Steve Johnson

With holidays past, Peninsula offers many options for disposing of Christmas trees

After the confetti is cleaned up from New Year's Eve parties and holiday lights are taken down, there's one piece of seasonal decor left. What… Continue reading

Steve Johnson

Community help sought with Forks High School field; heavy machinery needed for removal

FORKS — The Quillayute Valley School District is seeking help from the community to remove the current field at Forks High School before construction begins… Continue reading

Polar bear dippers rush into the chilly waters of Port Angeles Harbor at Hollywood Beach in last year's plunge. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WEEKEND: Cold dips promise shocking start for New Year’s Day at Peninsula beaches

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Jan. 1. Whether faced with snow, sleet, rain, sun or wind, hundreds of people will leap into 2016… Continue reading

Polar bear dippers rush into the chilly waters of Port Angeles Harbor at Hollywood Beach in last year's plunge. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Council Chairman Ron Allen

Railroad Bridge trestle blessed with cedar, speeches as 150 gather for dedication ceremony near Sequim

SEQUIM — The new west trestle of the Railroad Bridge, which repairs a temporary gap in the Olympic Discovery Trail, was dedicated Wednesday with cedar… Continue reading

Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Council Chairman Ron Allen

Challenge issued for Port Angeles polar bear dip, while others are set to take place on Peninsula beaches Friday

When four North Olympic beaches host polar bear plunges Friday, Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will be the beneficiary of challenges for the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Five-year-old Hartlyn Flores receives an infusion in October. She has a reputation for approaching medical appointments armed with high heels

Port Angeles girl undaunted by rare disease, treatments

PORT ANGELES — Five-year-old Hartlyn Flores is known to her family as their “diva warrior,” since she approaches medical appointments armed with high heels, lipstick… Continue reading

Five-year-old Hartlyn Flores receives an infusion in October. She has a reputation for approaching medical appointments armed with high heels
A fundraising effort is in place to help Steve and Valerie Brooks

Clallam County deputy seeks help for medical care expenses

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County corrections deputy has been diagnosed with a rare disease and is seeking help to be able to qualify for… Continue reading

A fundraising effort is in place to help Steve and Valerie Brooks
Heavy early winter snow has blanketed Hurricane Ridge

Ridge snowfall leads to more skiing this week

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A huge snowfall last week at Hurricane Ridge delayed downhill skiing this weekend, but organizers plan to make up for it… Continue reading

Heavy early winter snow has blanketed Hurricane Ridge
Snow covers the parking lot at Hurricane Ridge in this web cam shot at about 11 a.m. today.

Skiing delayed at Hurricane Ridge because of large snowfall

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Hurricane Ridge Ski and Snowboard Area will be closed today because of too much snow — more than 7 feet. However,… Continue reading

Snow covers the parking lot at Hurricane Ridge in this web cam shot at about 11 a.m. today.

Police detain — again — man threatening to jump from Port Angeles bridge

PORT ANGELES — The west Eighth Street bridge over the Tumwater Truck Route — and the truck route itself — were closed for a short… Continue reading

Snow covers the parking lot at Hurricane Ridge in this web cam shot at about 11 a.m. today.

Skiing delayed at Hurricane Ridge because of large snowfall

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Hurricane Ridge Ski and Snowboard Area will be closed Saturday because of too much snow — more than 7 feet. However,… Continue reading

Snow covers the parking lot at Hurricane Ridge in this web cam shot at about 11 a.m. today.