Peninsula Daily News

Customer appreciation event at Angeles Millwork & Lumber today

PORT ANGELES — The public is invited to a customer appreciation event as Angeles Millwork & Lumber Co., 1601 S. C St., commemorates its 108th… Continue reading

Motorcyclist, Seattle woman hospitalized after wreck near Port Ludlow

PORT LUDLOW — A Sequim motorcyclist and a Seattle woman were taken to a Bremerton hospital after a wreck with a van on state Highway… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS — Traffic switch slated today on U.S. Highway 101 between Port Angeles, Sequim . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — U.S. Highway 101 traffic will be switched onto the new southern lanes between Port Angeles and Sequim sometime today, state Department of… Continue reading

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Sequim starts season with sweep

FEDERAL WAY — Sequim’s volleyball season opened successfully with a three-set sweep of the Class 4A Thomas Jefferson Raiders. The Wolves (1-0) took Monday’s nonleague… Continue reading

Volunteers still needed for Saturday’s regional beach cleanup; new areas added to trash removal effort

North Olympic Peninsula volunteers have more choices for participation in the International Coastal Cleanup this year, with several areas on the Strait of Juan de… Continue reading

Traffic switch expected Wednesday on U.S. 101

PORT ANGELES — U.S. Highway 101 traffic will be switched onto the new southern lanes between Port Angeles and Sequim sometime Wednesday, state Department of… Continue reading

UPDATE — Motorcyclist, Seattle woman hospitalized after wreck near Port Ludlow

EDITOR'S NOTE This has been updated with new information from the State Patrol PORT LUDLOW — A Sequim motorcyclist and a Seattle woman were taken… Continue reading

Contra dance set tonight at Black Diamond Community Hall in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A rare Tuesday contra dance will fill the Black Diamond Community Hall, 1942 Black Diamond Road, with music and motion tonight, and… Continue reading

Customer appreciation event at Angeles Millwork & Lumber on Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — The public is invited to a customer appreciation event as Angeles Millwork & Lumber Co., 1601 S. C St., commemorates its 108th… Continue reading

Entries sought for Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival chowder competition; applications due Sept. 26

PORT ANGELES — Applications are due by Sept. 26 to participate in a judged chowder contest during the Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival. The 2014… Continue reading

Local meat is the topic at Wednesday presentation in Sequim

SEQUIM — Tom and Holly Clark of Clark Farms will discuss locally farmed meat in a presentation at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The talk at Nash's… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS — Forks Library sleepover set for Wednesday . . . and other items

FORKS — The Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave., invites children between the ages of 3 and 5 to dress in pajamas and bring a… Continue reading

Port Townsend Marine Science Center offers Tide Pool Toddlers program Wednesday

PORT TOWNSEND — Registration is open now for a special program to introduce toddlers to sea life and small marine animals. The Port Townsend Marine… Continue reading

Port Townsend police use Taser to keep man from harming himself

PORT TOWNSEND — Police officers who responded to a call about a suicidal man were able to diffuse the situation with no injuries after making… Continue reading

Wild things on display starting Thursday in Port Angeles Fine Arts Center exhibit

PORT ANGELES –– The wild things are here. Humanity meshes with the animal kingdom in Salem, Ore., artist Heidi Preuss Grew’s new exhibit “Into the… Continue reading

Port Townsend police use Taser to keep man from harming himself

PORT TOWNSEND — Police officers who responded to a call about a suicidal man were able to diffuse the situation with no injuries after making… Continue reading

The scene from Sunday morning west of Port Angeles. Clallam County Fire District No. 2

Clallam Fire District No. 2 controls small wildfire near former Elwha Dam

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Fire District 2 got a small wildfire under control in about an hour Sunday morning on state forestlands near the… Continue reading

The scene from Sunday morning west of Port Angeles. Clallam County Fire District No. 2
Two purported photos of the fireball

Fireball streaks across sky, dazzling observers locally and from B.C. to Northern California

PORT TOWNSEND — A mysterious fireball — apparently a meteor or re-entering space debris — lit up North Olympic Peninsula skies Saturday evening and was… Continue reading

Two purported photos of the fireball
Mark Swanson

Salmon spawning in Elwha River near Altaire Campground ( * VIDEO * )

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS reader Mark Swanson shared these photos and a video (below) of salmon spawning in the Elwha River near the Altaire Campground in… Continue reading

Mark Swanson
The Coast Guard and the state Department of Ecology responded when this 65-foot pleasure craft ran aground near Pleasant Harbor in Brinnon. U.S. Coast Guard

Boat sinks near Pleasant Harbor; 4 make it to shore safely

BRINNON — A 65-foot pleasure craft sank near Pleasant Harbor on Sunday, leaving a thin sheen of fuel on the water and a smell of… Continue reading

The Coast Guard and the state Department of Ecology responded when this 65-foot pleasure craft ran aground near Pleasant Harbor in Brinnon. U.S. Coast Guard