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Phone, Internet outages reported in portions of Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND — A large dump truck driving with its bed raised severed an overhead CenturyLink phone and…

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Teen killed in Alaska crash to be remembered Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The family of a teenager who lived for a time in Port Angeles and attended…

A group of wildlife enthusiasts

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Fisher being studied for federal endangered list

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service scientists will begin studying next year whether the fisher,…

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Port Angeles mulls restoring portion of nonprofit funds

PORT ANGELES — Fifteen Port Angeles nonprofits that would lose a total of $56,250 under the city’s preliminary…

A pile of debris sits at the Black Ball Ferry Lines terminal in Port Angeles

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Razing the roof: Landmark Customs inspection lanes covering demolished

PORT ANGELES — A pile of rubble at the west end of Black Ball Ferry Lines’ MV Coho…

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Port Angeles faces bill of up to $65 million for state environmental mandates

PORT ANGELES — The city could have to shell out between $57.5 million and $65.2 million over the…

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Founder to hold meeting on how Captain Joseph House works

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles woman on her way to establishing a place of healing for families…

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Port Angeles to discuss cuts to nonprofits

PORT ANGELES — City Council members are expected to discuss a recommendation to excise about $56,000 historically distributed…

Emblem3 members

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‘The X Factor’: Sequim-bred Emblem3 moves forward in national TV contest

LOS ANGELES — Sequim-bred band Emblem3 had much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, when the latest round…

Floating down the Elwha River are

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Scientists raft down newly freed Elwha River to track sediment flows

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Researchers donned rain gear and climbed into a raft earlier this month to study…

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Port Angeles City Council upholds 1 percent property tax increase

PORT ANGELES — A 1 percent property tax increase, as allowed by state law, has been unanimously approved…

Artisans on Taylor owner Anna Nasset decorates her gallery's window on Wednesday

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Post-Thanksgiving sales set in Jefferson County

While many Jefferson County businesses are holding back until the weekend sale prices traditionally aimed at the Friday…

Don Droz

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Clallam merchants ready for busiest shopping weekend

Clallam County businesses plan a number of special offers and one-day-only deals in store for shoppers who want…

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Options presented for Morse Creek power plant

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles city officials aren’t exactly sure what they want to do with the out-of-commission…

Sarah Creachbaum has taken up her post as superintendent of Olympic National Park. The park headquarters building in Port Angeles is at left. -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Meet the new Olympic National Park superintendent: ‘The mountain-sea intersection is something I’ve always loved’

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Most every employee of the National Park Service has an ideal park at which…

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Lauridsen Boulevard bridge design draws concerns over safety

PORT ANGELES — A lack of guard rails between the sidewalk and the street in the design plans…

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Representative-elect Kilmer eyes committees at D.C. orientation

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep.-elect Derek Kilmer expressed interest in serving on the House Committee on Transportation and…

Former state Rep. Lynn Kessler

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Keegan Hall ceremony honors former Peninsula College president

PORT ANGELES — Former Peninsula College President Tom Keegan sat beaming, sometimes with tears in his eyes, in…

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Clallam court, families celebrate National Adoption Day

FORT ANGELES — Five former foster children woke up this morning with permanent homes after being adopted the…

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Sick dog leads to near-wreck in national park

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A dog with an upset stomach Wednesday led to a driver losing control of…