Peninsula Daily News

Got a boat? Renew your boat tabs (you won’t be notified of expiration)

The Jefferson and Clallam counties' auditors' offices remind boat owners the state Department of Licensing is not sending out renewal notices for 2010 boat licenses.… Continue reading

Guided Port Townsend walking tours begin today

PORT TOWNSEND -- The seasonal Jefferson County Historical Society walking tours will begin today (Saturday) and continue through the end of September. Historically costumed guides… Continue reading

SPORTS: More details about the North Olympic Discovery Marathon this weekend

PORT ANGELES -- Runners of all ages, shapes and sizes will descend onto Clallam County for the eighth annual North Olympic Discovery Marathon on Sunday.… Continue reading

Lots of attractions, events on Peninsula this weekend

Visit Olympic National Park for free, learn about orcas or climate change, take the kids to a fair just for them, applaud Clallam County Historical… Continue reading

‘Factory’ wins Port Angeles spelling bee for Queen of Angels fourth-grader

PORT ANGELES -- Violet Beltran of Queen of Angels School correctly spelled the word "factory" and won the citywide spelling bee for fourth-grade students. Twenty-two… Continue reading

West End commencements Saturday kick off graduation season on Peninsula

North Olympic Peninsula high school commencements begin Saturday with ceremonies in Forks and Neah Bay. About 830 public high school and 356 college students in… Continue reading

Juvenile inmate escapes, quickly captured

PORT ANGELES -- A juvenile prisoner who fled during a medical appointment this morning was captured by Port Angeles police about 10 minutes later in… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend postpones contract consideration on new marina docks

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port of Port Townsend commissioners have postponed until today possible action on awarding a contract for the proposed AB Docks renovation… Continue reading

Special Olympics torch is carried from Port Angeles to Hood Canal today

North Olympic Peninsula law enforcement will run the Special Olympic Games torch from Port Angeles to Hood Canal today. The Peninsula's Law Enforcement Torch Run… Continue reading

15,000 attended arts festival in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- An estimated 15,000 people braved wet weather to attend the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts over the weekend, said Executive… Continue reading

Reception to be held for retiring assistant superintendent in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- An open-house reception is planned on June 9 to celebrate the career of retiring Port Angeles School District Assistant Superintendent Mary Hebert.… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Lotto game jackpot tonight more than quarter-billion dollars

A JACKPOT OF more than a quarter-billion dollars hovers over tonight's Powerball lottery jackpot in Washington state, 41 other states and two territories tonight. The… Continue reading

Lots of rain approaching Peninsula (except Port Angeles and Sequim); storm has roots in Asia

The approaching rainstorm that is forecast to drench the North Olympic Peninsula -- except the "rain shadow" communities of Port Angeles and Sequim -- has… Continue reading

More than 500 pounds of pot seized after high-speed boat chase

PORT ANGELES — Two Canadians were arrested early Monday morning by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol and Marine Interdiction agents following a short… Continue reading

Alcohol suspected in wreck with utility pole in Brinnon

BRINNON -- A Puget Sound-area woman has been arrested for investigation of drunken driving following a wreck near here Sunday afternoon, the State Patrol reported… Continue reading

Five injured in one-car crash near Quilcene

QUILCENE -- A one-car crash on U.S. Highway 101 in which five were injured Sunday remained under investigation Monday, the State Patrol reported. The 1995… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles angler wins 10th annual Port Angeles Salmon Club’s halibut derby

PORT ANGELES -- Ken Kirkman of Port Angeles smoked the field by 20 pounds at the 10th annual Port Angeles Salmon Club's halibut derby last… Continue reading

Tickets on sale today for Port Angeles garden tour

PORT ANGELES -- Tickets will go on sale today for the Petals and Pathways tour of seven gardens scheduled Saturday, June 26. Tickets are $15… Continue reading

Memorial Day services scheduled today across Peninsula

Fallen military men and women will be remembered at Memorial Day programs in Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Sequim and Forks today. Port Angeles • A… Continue reading

Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild donates $29,000 at annual lunch

SEQUIM -- The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild -- a group of 102 members that has contributed nearly $1.7 million to the community since it began… Continue reading