Peninsula Daily News

Brinnon man dies in one-car crash near Hamma Hamma

HAMMA HAMMA — A Brinnon man was killed and his wife was injured in a one-car crash near Hamma Hamma early this morning. Stanley Johnston,… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby has Port Townsend angler as the first day leader

Doug Lux didn't have to travel very far to become the first day leader of the Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby. Fishing just 100 yards out… Continue reading

Walk the red carpet: Oscar galas to be staged in Port Angeles, Port Townsend

Two galas on the North Olympic Peninsula — in Port Angeles and Port Townsend — will give you a chance to dress up in your… Continue reading

Bridal show in Port Angeles today offers fashions shows, array of vendors for one-stop experience

PORT ANGELES — Here come the brides! The annual Peninsula Daily News Bridal Show will be at the Elks Naval Lodge Ballroom, 131 E. First… Continue reading

Port Angeles diver wins state championship, sets meet record and receives All-American status

FEDERAL WAY — Port Angeles record-setting diver Austin Fahrenholtz achieved his second goal of the season. And then some. The junior diver captured the Class… Continue reading

SPORTS: Cristion of Port Angeles leads all area wrestlers with a fourth-place state finish

TACOMA — Four years after being introduced to the sport, Nathan Cristion is the fourth-best 189-pound wrestler in all of Class 2A. The Port Angeles… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College men’s and women’s basketball teams split with Edmonds; final home games Monday night

EDMONDS — The Peninsula College men’s basketball team, trailing at half, rallied Saturday night to beat Edmonds 79-68. The Pirates took control of the game… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles boys basketball team within a win of state playoffs; other boys basketball district results

TACOMA — The Port Angeles boys basketball team moved within a win of state after belting fellow Olympic League team Olympic 62-43 at the Class… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles girls basketball one win away from district title; other girls basketball district reports

TACOMA — The Port Angeles girls basketball team is one win away from a district championship after dominating Sumner 41-25 in the semifinals Saturday night.… Continue reading

SPORTS: Grahn, Cristion highlight strong area group going to state wrestling this weekend

TACOMA — The last three months have all been leading up to this. Mat Classic XXIII is not just the end of a long wrestling… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles girls basketball team rips Olympic to advance to state playoffs for first time in seven years

TACOMA — The Port Angeles girls basketball team is back at state for the first time in seven years. The Roughriders, the No. 3 seed… Continue reading

Weather no obstacle to weekend activities

A cacophony of activities — mostly indoors because of the wet, chilly weather — are planned this Presidents Day weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College men’s basketball team loses a 199-point shootout with Whatcom

BELLINGHAM — The Peninsula College men’s basketball team had little choice but to turn Wednesday night’s game against Whatcom into a track meet. The ploy… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim, Port Angeles boys basketball teams are a win away from state after winning district games Wednesday night

TACOMA — Corbin Webb sank 21 points to spark the Sequim boys basketball team to within one win of the state tournament. The Wolves (16-7)… Continue reading

Update: Ferry sailings out of Port Townsend resume after vessel has “soft grounding” last night

PORT TOWNSEND — The MV Chetzemoka resumed service between Port Townsend and Whidbey Island this morning after it was idled last night when it was… Continue reading

‘Final Forest’ author to read, talk, sign book in Forks today

FORKS — William Dietrich, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The Final Forest: Big Trees, Forks and the Pacific Northwest, will hold a book reading,… Continue reading

Teen arrested for apparent arson at highway weigh station

PORT ANGELES — A 16-year-old Clallam County boy was arrested Monday on investigation of second-degree arson for allegedly setting fire to the State Patrol weigh… Continue reading

SPORTS: Early registration cost still available for Port Townsend’s Rhody Run

PORT TOWNSEND — Registration for Port Townsend’s Rhody Run XXXIII are already arriving, yet the May 22 race date is three months away. A special… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay girls basketball advances to state while boys team knocked into consolation; Quilcene girls stay alive; other playoff reports

The Neah Bay girls basketball team advanced to state for the fifth straight year and the Quilcene girls stayed alive with victories in the Class… Continue reading

Ferry hits Whidbey sandbar, idled; Wednesday sailings to be announced

PORT TOWNSEND — The three-month-old MV Chetzemoka was blown onto a sandbar in 50 mph winds at Whidbey Island on Tuesday night in what one… Continue reading