Peninsula Daily News

Clallam County launches emergency alert system

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has launched a new emergency alert system to keep citizens apprised of severe weather, fires, floods, toxic environmental issues and… Continue reading

Kelly Johnson

Earth Day activities planned on Peninsula

Online registration is open for the Washington Coast Cleanup on Saturday. Volunteers will spend part of the day removing marine debris from beaches from the… Continue reading

Kelly Johnson

Effects of ocean acidification — and what to do about it — topic of Port Angeles forum

PORT ANGELES — Between 2005 and 2009, up to 80 percent of the oyster larvae in some Washington state hatcheries were killed by ocean acidification,… Continue reading

Donna Sandstorm

First Whale Trail sign on Washington state’s coast dedicated at Kalaloch Lodge

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A sign telling about the gray whales, sea otters and orcas that frequent the North Olympic Peninsula's Pacific coast was dedicated… Continue reading

Donna Sandstorm

Port Angeles man in alleged deputy assault to go on trial Monday

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man who is accused of assaulting a Clallam County sheriff's deputy after the man was awakened in his car… Continue reading

Port Angeles man pleads not guilty in child rape case

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man accused of sexually and physically abusing five children, the youngest of which was 9 years old, has pleaded… Continue reading

Laurel Black

Port Angeles marketer, graphic designer retools her business’ brand

PORT ANGELES — A noted North Olympic Peninsula marketer and graphic designer has rebranded her business to reflect changes in the marketplace, the technical realm… Continue reading

Laurel Black
Ed Johnstone

Quinault man lauded in D.C. as a ‘Champion of Change’

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A member of the Quinault Nation was honored in Washington, D.C., last week for his efforts to educate the public about the… Continue reading

Ed Johnstone
Ranger-designed logo fetes Olympic National Park's 75th year

Ranger-designed logo fetes Olympic National Park’s 75th year

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A glacier-capped mountain with a river running through a forest and a starfish reminiscent of the coast. Does that sound like… Continue reading

Ranger-designed logo fetes Olympic National Park's 75th year
Student Bryce Jacobson participates in the 2011 senior dance hosted by Peninsula College. Another free dance

Senior citizens, students to dance Tuesday night away in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Sixteen years ago, the Peninsula College student government under President Glenn Gilliam launched an event that saw students step out of their… Continue reading

Student Bryce Jacobson participates in the 2011 senior dance hosted by Peninsula College. Another free dance
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SPORTS: Forks softball takes doubleheader; other prep reports

OCEAN SHORES — Tabetha Brock knocked a three-run homer out of the park in the first game and Jillian Raben pitched a 12-strikeout one-hitter in… Continue reading

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Manuscripts due April 26 for poetry workshop in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Poetry manuscripts must be submitted by Friday, April 26, for a writing workshop to be taught by Peninsula College’s 13th writer-in-residence, Jane… Continue reading

The 1998 Toyota Tacoma pickup driven by Bill Gallauher of Port Angeles lies on its roof after Gallauher rolled the vehicle after swerving to avoid hitting a van in front of him

No one hurt in U.S. 101 rollover crash

LAKE SUTHERLAND — A single-vehicle rollover blocked U.S. Highway 101 in both directions at Lake Sutherland for about an hour Thursday morning. Neither driver Bill… Continue reading

The 1998 Toyota Tacoma pickup driven by Bill Gallauher of Port Angeles lies on its roof after Gallauher rolled the vehicle after swerving to avoid hitting a van in front of him

SPORTS: Cascade Christian nips Chimacum 1-0 in baseball; other prep reports

CHIMACUM — Zach Stevenson pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout to lead Cascade Christian to a 1-0 win over Chimacum in Nisqually League baseball action. It… Continue reading

WEEKEND: First OAT Run set for Saturday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A full field of 200 runners is set for the first-ever Olympic Adventure Trail (OAT) on Saturday on the all-purpose trail west… Continue reading

Men using a wheelbarrow as a makeshift stove are captured in Chapin Bowen's photo “Breakfast Outside the Tacoma Commons Mission

WEEKEND: Jefferson museum exhibit takes look back at Great Depression in Washington

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson Museum of Art & History, one of seven places in the state chosen to display a state exhibit on the… Continue reading

Men using a wheelbarrow as a makeshift stove are captured in Chapin Bowen's photo “Breakfast Outside the Tacoma Commons Mission

WEEKEND: Other area events slated on North Olympic Peninsula

A screening of “Bicycle Dreams,” volunteer training and a tomato grafting workshop are among the varied activities offered on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.… Continue reading

Leslie Lewis leads the Community Chorus of Port Townsend in three concerts: tonight in Port Townsend

WEEKEND: Three concerts to commemorate Civil War sesquicentennial

Three concerts — two this weekend and another Wednesday — will mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The Community Chorus of Port Townsend… Continue reading

Leslie Lewis leads the Community Chorus of Port Townsend in three concerts: tonight in Port Townsend

Wildfire season officially begins Monday

OLYMPIA — Regardless of the wet, rainy spring, wildfire season officially begins Monday, as specified by state law, and summer fire rules on state Department… Continue reading

SPORTS: Quilcene pounds Oakville 12-0 in softball; other prep reports

QUILCENE — Sammy Rae struck out 11 and improved to 3-0 on the year while leading Quilcene to a 12-0 shellacking of Oakville in the… Continue reading