Peninsula Daily News

Jolly old elf to visit with children in Port Angeles, Sequim

Santa will come to both Port Angeles and Sequim on Saturday. In Port Angeles, he will arrive at 5 p.m. for the annual lighting of… Continue reading

National Park Fund goal for Washington state: $350,000 for programs and research

TACOMA -- Washington's National Park Fund has set a goal of raising almost $350,000 in 2010 to support programs and research at Olympic National Park… Continue reading

Serenity House director part of end-homelessness panel in D.C.

PORT ANGELES -- Kathy Wahto, executive director of Serenity House of Clallam County, will be one of five panelists at a briefing for members of… Continue reading

Volunteers sought for homelessness expositions in Clallam County

Clallam County's Homelessness Task Force is seeking volunteers to help with January expositions in Port Angeles and Forks to connect homeless people with resources to… Continue reading

Festival of Trees this weekend in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Christmas trees and wreaths, elaborately decorated in lights and tinsel, will fill the halls of the Vern Burton Community Center for the… Continue reading

(Clallam County) Free holdiday feasts begin today

Turkey and trimmings will be served in Clallam County at several free community Thanksgiving feasts. Here is the list of community feasts, in addition to… Continue reading

(Jefferson County) Neighborhood Thanksgiving gatherings offered

Turkey and trimmings will be served in Jefferson County at several free community Thanksgiving feasts. Here is the list of community feasts. Community dinner CHIMACUM… Continue reading

Scheduled Hood Canal Bridge drawspan openings to delay motorists this week

Scheduled test openings of the drawspan on the Hood Canal Bridge will delay drivers for up to 40 minutes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.… Continue reading

Sequim shut out by Lynden, out of state playoffs

SILVERDALE -- Sequim High School's state playoff hopes were dashed tonight when defending state champion Lynden beat the Wolves 31-0. The evening game at Silverdale… Continue reading

‘New Moon’ celebration schedule in Port Angeles

"Bella Luna: A New Moon Celebration," two days of all-day events hosted by the Port Angeles Downtown Association today and Saturday, will be largely at… Continue reading

Quileute plan afternoon of traditional culture in LaPush for ‘New Moon’ premiere

LAPUSH -- Traditional storytelling and dancing will be featured at the A-Ka-Lat Center from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. The event, which will cost $20… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay and Sequim play in football quarterfinals Saturday in Silverdale

SILVERDALE -- North Olympic Peninsula high school football fans have a special treat this weekend. The two area high schools still in the state playoffs… Continue reading

Two airlifted after van, bus collide on near Hood Canal Bridge

An unidentified man and woman were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a van and a 40-foot-long Navy bus carrying only a lone… Continue reading

5:30 p.m. update: Electricity returns to Forks; some other unincorporated Clallam areas won’t get power back till Friday; Bogachiel River flooding expected

. From Tom Callis, Peninsula Daily News reporter (360-417-3532; tom.callis@peninsuladailynews.com: Forks and Neah Bay have power once again. Forks came online at about 2 p.m.… Continue reading

First storm-related fatality: Transportation worker dies

PORT ANGELES — A state Department of Transportation worker has died from injuries sustained when a tree limb fell on him while working to clear… Continue reading

Boy hurt in Port Townsend wreck

PORT TOWNSEND -- A 12 year-old boy with a possible head injury was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle late Tuesday afternoon after he… Continue reading

Port Angeles flooding tilts oil tanks, closes restaurant; Jefferson County soaked but safe

A flooding Tumwater Creek caused large Pettit Oil Co., tanks at the company's Marine Drive depot in Port Angeles to tilt like the Leaning Tower… Continue reading

UPDATE: Power out in much of Clallam County

PORT ANGELES — Portions of Port Angeles and about 8,000 customers of the North Olympic Peninsula's West End are without power following a spate of… Continue reading

Floodwaters inundate Port Angeles oil company depot

PORT ANGELES -- Flooding caused by a backed-up Tumwater Creek inundated the Petit Oil Co. depot at 638 Marine Drive overnight. Containment booms and other… Continue reading

Hunters’ detainment by tribal police under ‘careful’ review of Jefferson County prosecutor

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Juelie Dalzell is expected to make a decision this week about whether to prosecute a case involving Port… Continue reading