Peninsula Daily News

Police arrest man in Sunday shooting

LAKE FOREST PARK -- The man accused of firing gunshots into a crowd outside Port Angeles' New Peking China Restaurant in a Sunday morning melee… Continue reading

Port Townsend Brewfest raises $10,000 to benefit Jefferson patients

PORT TOWNSEND -- The first Port Townsend Brewfest generated nearly $10,000 for the Edensaw Community Cancer Foundation to benefit Jefferson County cancer patients. The brewery… Continue reading

Update: Hurricane Ridge Road closed at least through Tuesday

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A slow-but-steady landslide has blocked access to Hurricane Ridge — one of the most popular destinations in Olympic National Park. Park… Continue reading

Not hide nor hair seen of ferret on loose

PORT ANGELES -- A ferret spotted running around downtown stores last week seems to have gone into hiding. The live trap that Christine Stockman, a… Continue reading

State picks Aberdeen site for graving yard for floating-bridge pontoons

OLYMPIA — The state Department of Transportation has picked the Aberdeen Log Yard as its preferred site for building state Highway 520 bridge pontoons. State… Continue reading

Ecology awards grants for area water quality

The state Department of Ecology has awarded grants of $810,000 for stream flow improvements and $634,000 for watershed projects in the North Olympic Peninsula. The… Continue reading

PDN subscriber wins Port Townsend Film Festival ‘Guess the Guest’ contest

PORT TOWNSEND -- Louisa Espinosa, a Peninsula Daily News subscriber from Aurora, Colo., is the winner of the Port Townsend Film Festival's "Guess the Guest"… Continue reading

Fifty people expected to protest outside forum on Friday

PORT ANGELES -- About 50 people are expected to line the Waterfront Trail outside the Red Lion Hotel on Friday to protest health care reform… Continue reading

Free admission to Olympic National Park this weekend

Entrance fees at national parks across the country, including Olympic, will be waived this weekend, Aug. 15-16. Entrance fees will be waived at the 147… Continue reading

Strait Thunder pulls out of September races in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — This year’s Strait Thunder hydroplane races on Port Angeles Harbor, scheduled for Sept. 26-27, were canceled Monday and won’t be back until… Continue reading

Sequim man dies of injuries from crash near Ellensburg

SEQUIM -- A 65-year-old man from Sequim has died from injuries suffered in a crash on Interstate 90 in Central Washington. The State Patrol said… Continue reading

Camelot in the Olympics

1The Cuban missile crisis was two months away, Dallas was more than a year away -- and the Gulf of Tonkin incident, which would lead… Continue reading

Land trust seeks blackberries for StreamFest

PORT ANGELES -- The North Olympic Land Trust is looking for a few good blackberry pickers to bring in about 50 gallons of the berries… Continue reading

Project outfitting children for back to school

Serenity House is accepting donations in thrift shops in Port Angeles and Sequim to provide about 50 children of clients with school supplies. Some of… Continue reading

Special patrols to watch for impaired driving

Extra law enforcement patrols will be on the roadways watching for impaired drivers in Clallam and Jefferson counties between Friday and Sept. 7. Participating in… Continue reading

SPORTS: PA 12U softball team knocked out of World Series

WILSON COUNTY, N.C. -- It just wasn't to be for the 2009 Port Angeles 12U All-Star softball team. In its final pool game at the… Continue reading

Crane crew removes ‘attractive nuisance’ at Port Angeles High School

PORT ANGELES -- The ladder is gone, and sometime this week, "PAHS hearts Brandi" will be removed too. A crew with Affordable Crane Service of… Continue reading

Long-serving ferries towed on final journey

PORT TOWNSEND -- It was the last glimpse of the Nisqually and Quinault Steel Electric ferries. The two 82-year-old ferries, two of the four Steel… Continue reading

North Olympic softball needs help to advance

WILSON COUNTY, N.C. -- North Olympic is going to need a lot of help if it's to advance at the Babe Ruth 12U Softball World… Continue reading

One Habitat home to be dedicated, another started, in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- One family will get a home, while construction will begin on another during Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County ceremonies Friday.… Continue reading