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Judson Henry recently caught this ocean-bright hatchery coho while fishing the Sol Duc River with Mike Zavadlov of Mike Z's Guide Service.

OUTDOORS: Coho biting on the Sol Duc; weekend storm likely to raise flows

Register now for Nov. 24 steelhead town hall

Mike Zavadlov
Judson Henry recently caught this ocean-bright hatchery coho while fishing the Sol Duc River with Mike Zavadlov of Mike Z's Guide Service.

More COVID-19 cases: 5 in Clallam, 2 in Jefferson

Additional COVID-19 cases have been confirmed by area health officers, with Clallam County seeing five new cases Wednesday and Jefferson County reporting two more cases… Continue reading

OMC commissioners review 2021 budget

New PET-CT scanning equipment purchase approved

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Razor clam digs on the outer Pacific Coast have been canceled until at least Nov. 13.

OUTDOORS: Razor clam digs in limbo due to spiking domoic acid levels

Chinook genetics determine fall or spring migration

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Razor clam digs on the outer Pacific Coast have been canceled until at least Nov. 13.
Port Angeles' Cookie Singhose-Allison bagged three turkeys during a recent hunting trip in the northeastern part of the state. Singhose-Allison said her family is all set for Thanksgiving after the successful trip.

OUTDOORS: Turkey hunt a success for Port Angeles hunter

SWAPPING OUT AN archery bow for a turkey load, Port Angeles’ Cookie Singhose-Allison recently returned from a successful hunt in the opposite corner of the… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Cookie Singhose-Allison bagged three turkeys during a recent hunting trip in the northeastern part of the state. Singhose-Allison said her family is all set for Thanksgiving after the successful trip.

Voters approve Port Angeles School District replacement levy

Port Angeles School District voters have approved a $5.6 million education programs and operations replacement levy set to begin in 2022. A… Continue reading

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Olympic National Park Superintendent Sarah Creachbaum walks across a new bridge on the Spruce Railroad Trail abutting the recently renovated Daley-Rankin Tunnel at the start of a ceremony on Thursday to celebrate the soon-to-be-open trail on the north shore of Lake Crescent.

Soon the be open: Spruce Railroad trail refurbished

Ribbon-cutting anticipates public access

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Olympic National Park Superintendent Sarah Creachbaum walks across a new bridge on the Spruce Railroad Trail abutting the recently renovated Daley-Rankin Tunnel at the start of a ceremony on Thursday to celebrate the soon-to-be-open trail on the north shore of Lake Crescent.

More in store for Olympic Discovery Trail

Steve Gray, Clallam County Transportation Program manager, and Jeff Bohman, Peninsula Trails Coalition president, discussed the future of the Olympic Discovery… Continue reading

Jerry Wright of Jerry's Bait and Tackle in Port Angeles caught and released this wild steelhead hen while fishing the Sol Duc River on Tuesday. Wright said it's the earliest he's ever caught a wild steelhead.

OUTDOORS: Unexpectedly early wild steelhead caught, released in Sol Duc

Beautiful hen arrives months ahead of schedule

Jerry Wright of Jerry's Bait and Tackle in Port Angeles caught and released this wild steelhead hen while fishing the Sol Duc River on Tuesday. Wright said it's the earliest he's ever caught a wild steelhead.

Seahawks extremely thin at running back as 49ers approach

The Seattle Seahawks started this week with only one healthy running back and little certainty that any… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association members trained on Lake Crescent this summer while the association's boathouse was relocated on Ediz Hook.

Youth, master rowers enjoy Lake Crescent summer training

Youth and Master rowers with the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association (OPRA) recently completed a successful summer of socially distanced training sessions on… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association members trained on Lake Crescent this summer while the association's boathouse was relocated on Ediz Hook.
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The Elwha River last week. The Elwha is flowing free, but chinook returns to the upper stretches of the river have yet to be realized.
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The Elwha River last week. The Elwha is flowing free, but chinook returns to the upper stretches of the river have yet to be realized.
Catherine Raya

Missing woman found alive after nearly 48 hours

Some 171 acres covered in search on foot and from air

Catherine Raya

OUTDOORS: Sequim’s Carrie Blake Park Pond offers youth fishing opportunity

Rivers productive; squid in Port Townsend, Hood Canal

Traffic crosses the Hood Canal Bridge along state Highway 104 on Wednesday evening. The Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization is examining all modes of transit in its 2040 draft plan, which is open for public comment through Oct. 18. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: Hood Canal Bridge design changes could boost steelhead migration

TRAVELERS ALONG HOOD Canal Bridge in recent days likely have spotted commercial fishing vessels netting migrating chum returning to the Hoodsport Hatchery and/or streams south… Continue reading

Traffic crosses the Hood Canal Bridge along state Highway 104 on Wednesday evening. The Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization is examining all modes of transit in its 2040 draft plan, which is open for public comment through Oct. 18. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)
Catherine Raya

Search near Sol Duc after wreck

Deputies consider woman at risk

Catherine Raya
Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich wearing the jersey of Portland Thorns forward and former Cougars' women's soccer standout Morgan Weaver during a scrimmage Saturday. (Washington State University)

COLUMN: Ray of hope for return of some league games

Peninsula’s infection rates low, but not elsewhere

Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich wearing the jersey of Portland Thorns forward and former Cougars' women's soccer standout Morgan Weaver during a scrimmage Saturday. (Washington State University)

Winter Golf Series begins Saturday

SkyRidge hosts Fall Scramble on Saturday in Sequim