Peninsula Daily News

Whiskey Bend Road in Olympic National Park to be closed again

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — After a brief reopening, Whiskey Bend Road will be closed again. The 4.5-mile road that connects Olympic Hot Springs Road to… Continue reading

Crews resume work after massive slide on state Highway 112

NEAH BAY — One lane is now open for alternating traffic through a massive slide on state Highway 112 between Neah Bay and Sekiu. Crews… Continue reading

Dress up for Oscar night

The envelope, please. Awards will be presented on the big screen and in Port Angeles and Sequim today during Oscar night celebrations. North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Nominate volunteers for Clallam County Community Service Award

Now is the time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Clallam County — individuals who have… Continue reading

Nominate your community hero for Jefferson County Heart of Service award

Now is the time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County — individuals who have… Continue reading

Sequim Citizen of Year luncheon slated

SEQUIM — The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce will announce the 2011 Citizen of the Year at a luncheon Tuesday. The three finalists are Dick… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay boys basketball team advances to 1B state championships

MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — Neah Bay has another shot at the boys basketball Class 1B state championship just a year after claiming second. The Red Devils… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles dominates girls all-Olympic League honors

Port Angeles dominated the girls basketball all-Olympic League honors while Sequim’s Big Three were selected to the boys basketball first and second teams. The Roughriders,… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles girls basketball team heads to state after shocking River Ridge in regionals

TACOMA — Krista Johnson and Macy Walker scored nine points each to spark the Port Angeles girls basketball team into the 2A state tournament. The… Continue reading

UPDATE — Highway 101 now open south of Forks

FORKS — All lanes of U.S. Highway 101 six miles south of Forks are now open after having been blocked earlier today by a power… Continue reading

Nominate your community hero for Jefferson County Heart of Service award

Now is the time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County — individuals who have… Continue reading

Nominate your community hero for Jefferson County Heart of Service award

Now is the time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County — individuals who have… Continue reading

Port Townsend School Board considers superintendent applicants today

The Port Townsend School Board expects to determine a field of of finalists for the position of superintendent in a special meeting today. The meeting… Continue reading

UPDATE: Power returns to downtown Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Electrical power has been returned to downtown Port Angeles following an approximately 75-minute outage this morning. Winds blew a 7,200-volt power line… Continue reading

UPDATE— Work to resume Monday at slide between Neah Bay, Sekiu; one lane open now

NEAH BAY — Alternating traffic this weekend can slip through one lane on state Highway 112 at a slide site between Neah Bay and Sekiu.… Continue reading

30 years of wildlife rescue feted

SEQUIM — Jaye Moore's 30th year of wildlife rescue and rehabilitation work will be celebrated during the Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center's sold-out second annual… Continue reading

Nominate volunteers for Clallam County Community Service Award

Now is the time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Clallam County — individuals who have… Continue reading

SPORTS: Peninsula College men’s and women’s basketball teams sweep Olympic

BREMERTON — Talk about an up-and-down, topsy-turvey and inside-out game. That was the Peninsula College men’s basketball NWAACC showdown with Olympic on the road Wednesday… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles girls basketball team takes on River Ridge in regionals

Only three prep basketball teams from the North Olympic Peninsula are alive with two weeks to play. The Port Angeles girls basketball squad and the… Continue reading

State Highway 112 remains closed near Neah Bay

NEAH BAY — A massive slide has closed both lanes of state Highway 112 at Milepost 5 between Neah Bay and Sekiu. The earliest that… Continue reading