Peninsula Daily News

SPORTS: Port Townsend girls basketball team rips Orting 54-14 at Crush in the Slush tournament Wednesday

PORT TOWNSEND — Irina Lyons burned the nets for 19 points to lead the Port Townsend girls basketball team to a dominating 54-14 nonleague win… Continue reading

Studium Generale program to take look back at itself

PORT ANGELES — A historical perspective of Peninsula College's Studium Generale program will be presented next week. The Studium's first program of the 2012 winter… Continue reading

Trial date set in killing of ex-Chimacum man

WURTLAND, Ky. — The murder trial of Beryl W. Smith, charged with killing former Chimacum resident Chadd E. Miller, has been scheduled for Jan. 13… Continue reading

Decomposed body found in Port Townsend Bay

PORT TOWNSEND — A partially decomposed body was pulled from Port Townsend Bay this afternoon after it was spotted by a couple taking photographs of… Continue reading

King tides to wash through Puget Sound this week

OLYMPIA — Higher-than-usual winter tides are being seen in Puget Sound through Thursday. The tides, referred to as “king tides,” occurred along the Strait of… Continue reading

SPORTS: Bishop Blanchet beats Sequim in girls basketball competition Tuesday night

SEATTLE — The Sequim girls basketball team struggled on the road against Bishop Blanchet in nonleague action Tuesday night. Bishop Blanchet ran away from the… Continue reading

SPORTS: South Kitsap holds off Port Angeles in girls basketball action Tuesday night

PORT ANGELES — Class 4A South Kitsap was a little too much for 2A Port Angeles in girls basketball nonleague action Tuesday night. The Wolves,… Continue reading

Three homeless after Quilcene house fire

QUILCENE — Three people are homeless after a fire spread through the heating system of their house at 323 Cougar Run Road the day after… Continue reading

Washout hampers state Highway 112 near Pillar Point

PILLAR POINT — A small washout has closed the westbound lane of state Highway 112 near Pillar Point Road. State Department of Transportation workers were… Continue reading

Peninsula programs for homeless receive HUD renewal grants

North Olympic Peninsula programs serving the homeless received nearly a half-million dollars in federal grants last week. A total of $495,800 in Housing and Urban… Continue reading

SPORTS: Prep basketball tournaments set for Port Angeles and Port Townsend this week

Area prep basketball fans who stayed home for the holidays could be into a little slice of heaven this week because there will be two… Continue reading

Stubborn smoldering pillow keeps burning in trash can at Port Angeles house

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles-area home was damaged Sunday night when a smoldering pillow was placed in a garbage can and caught fire next… Continue reading

Poulsbo author to tell of travels that retraced Steinbeck

PORT TOWNSEND — Poulsbo author John Olson will tell next month of his travels retracing those of John Steinbeck. He will be the featured speaker… Continue reading

PDN announces 2011 staff award recipients

Denise Webb has been selected as the Peninsula Daily News Employee of the Year for 2011. Webb, the front-desk receptionist at the newspaper’s Port Angeles… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Forks raises unbeaten streak to 5

FORKS — The Forks boys basketball team finds itself in unfamiliar territory as Christmas day arrives. After topping Neah Bay for the second time this… Continue reading

Sen. Hargrove bill would let Discover Pass transfer to another vehicle

OLYMPIA — Sen. Jim Hargrove has proposed legislation that would allow an owner of a Discover Pass to transfer it between two vehicles and that… Continue reading

Sixth baby Jesus figure stolen in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Another baby Jesus was taken from a Port Angeles Nativity scene Tuesday night, a resident told the Peninsula Daily News. Wade Powers… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Area events this Christmas weekend

Many people are staying in during the holidays, celebrating Christmas with family and friends, but a few events are going on this weekend on the… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Christmas feasts set on Sunday

At least two organizations on the North Olympic Peninsula will serve free Christmas feasts on Sunday. A Christmas Day dinner with all the fixings will… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Hurricane Ridge lines up winter activities

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Although Hurricane Ridge will be closed on Christmas, it will offer activities the Monday afterward, weather permitting. Unless storms close it,… Continue reading