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Gusty winds diminishing along the Strait of Juan de Fuca this afternoon

Gusty winds that blew up the Strait of Juan de Fuca from the west overnight and this morning are diminishing this afternoon. The winds are… Continue reading

Study will find out if Lake Crescent salmon one of a kind

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Are the kokanee salmon in Lake Crescent unique? That's what biologists with Olympic National Park and the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe… Continue reading

Peninsula Daily News sees big bump in Web traffic

Peninsula Daily News began 2011 with a hefty increase in traffic at its website, drawing 792,820 page views and an average audience of 133,056 unique… Continue reading

SPORTS: Bellevue sweeps Peninsula College basketball teams

BELLEVUE -- Poor free-throw shooting doomed the Peninsula College men's basketball team in a NWAACC North Division showdown with powerhouse Bellevue on Saturday night. The… Continue reading

SPORTS: Bremerton Knights drop Port Townsend in finale; other girls basketball reports

BREMERTON ­-- The Bremerton girls basketball team pulled away in the third quarter to drop Port Townsend 52-38 in Olympic League play Friday. The Knights… Continue reading

SPORTS: Kingston knocks off Sequim in boys basketball action; other boys basketball reports

KINGSTON -- So it comes down to this. After 15 Olympic League games and months of practices, the Sequim boys basketball team will be playing… Continue reading

Arson suspected in early morning fire

PORT ANGELES — Authorities suspect arson was the cause of a fire at the State Patrol’s weigh station east of Port Angeles this morning. An… Continue reading

UPDATE — Boat sinks deep in marine sanctuary but no sheen seen

UPDATE: LAPUSH — A Coast Guard helicopter crew saw no sheen in the water this morning after an 80-foot fishing vessel carrying 3,800 gallons of… Continue reading

Chinese New Year celebration, doll show, other events highlight this weekend

Chinese New Year, heralding the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit's wealth and happiness, will be marked with a dance in Clallam Bay .… Continue reading

Peninsula conservation district board elections coming; candidate filing period remains open in Clallam

North Olympic Peninsula conservation district boards have scheduled elections in March. The candidate filing period for the Jefferson County Conservation District ended Tuesday, while the… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles boys and girls basketball teams sweep North Mason, prepare for Sequim

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles boys basketball team ripped North Mason and took over sole possession of second place in the Olympic League on… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles hosts 2A wrestling sub-regionals; basketball teams gear up for playoffs

PORT ANGELES -- The most grueling three weeks of the high school wrestling season begins this weekend when Port Angeles hosts the Olympic League's Class… Continue reading

Clallam Transit meetings today

Clallam Transit will hold its next series of community meetings on proposed route changes today in Sequim. The first meetings were held in Forks on… Continue reading

EcoFarm names Sequim organic farmer Nash a steward of sustainable agriculture

Nash Huber, owner of Nash's Organic Produce in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley, has received a Steward of Sustainable Agriculture Award from the Ecological Farming Association. Huber… Continue reading

More than 43% of voters return ballots in Jefferson County

More than 43 percent of ballots mailed countywide in Tuesday's special election had been returned as of Wednesday, the Jefferson County Auditor said. All registered… Continue reading

Special election ballot return rate at 34 % in Port Angeles, more than 30% in Forks

Thirty-four percent of the voters in the Port Angeles School District have returned ballots for Tuesday's special election, while Quillayute Valley School district voters have… Continue reading

SPORTS: Clallam Bay rallies to nip Crescent on the road in boys basketball action; Port Angeles JV girls upset previously undefeated Neah Bay

JOYCE -- The Clallam Bay boys basketball team rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to inch past North Olympic League rival Crescent 47-44 on Wednesday… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College men’s basketball team rips Olympic; Rangers shade Pirates in women’s basketball

PORT ANGELES -- DeShaun Freeman powered his way inside for 25 points to lead the first-place Peninsula College men's basketball team to a romp over… Continue reading

MV Coho’s maintenance hiatus extended three days; car-passenger ferry to Victoria back Feb. 11

The MV Coho's two-week break for maintenance has been extended. Regular service between Port Angeles and Victoria will resume with the 8:20 a.m. sailing from… Continue reading

Habitat for Humanity to reveal Quilcene expansion plans

QUILCENE -- Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County will announce at a forum Thursday the boundaries of the area that will receive services in… Continue reading