Peninsula Daily News

Marmot monitors nearing end of training in Olympic National Park

PORT ANGELES -- Teams of volunteer "citizen scientists" are completing their training as part of a volunteer project to study population size and distribution of… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Hollywood Beach high on dirty-water list for 2009

Hollywood Beach on the Port Angeles waterfront had the second-dirtiest water in Washington state of those monitored for fecal bacteria in 2009, according to a… Continue reading

A little rain fails to water down Joyce Daze

JOYCE -- It may have rained on Joyce's parade but that didn't dampen the enthusiasm of those at the 28th annual Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry… Continue reading

Nippon Paper plans $71 million ‘green energy’ cogeneration project in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Nippon Paper Industries USA plans a $71 million "green energy" cogeneration plant for its Port Angeles mill. The project includes a new… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles barely hanging on at softball World Series

VARINA, Va. -- The North Olympic 16U softball team is hanging on by a thread at the Babe Ruth World Series tournament. The Port Angeles… Continue reading

Update: Highway 101 cleared after five-car wreck

PORT ANGELES — A five-car wreck briefly blocked both lanes of U.S. Highway 101 near the intersection with Barr Road this morning. Reporter Tom Callis… Continue reading

URGENT — Nippon Paper plans $71 million ‘green energy’ project in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Nippon Paper Industries USA plans a $71 million “green energy” co-generation plant for its Port Angeles mill. The project includes a new… Continue reading

Historical Society offers trip to S. Carolina islands, look at Gullah culture

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Historical Society is offering an opportunity for travelers to immerse themselves in the history and culture of the Gullah… Continue reading

Walks, talks and more on Peninsula to-do list this weekend

Nature walks, lectures, sales and a stamp show are planned on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. PORT ANGELES Annual garage sale PORT ANGELES --… Continue reading

State trooper retires after 20 years in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Kenneth Ahrens, a Washington State Patrol trooper based in Port Angeles for 20 years, retired on Tuesday. Ahrens was assigned to the… Continue reading

Biomass ‘greenness’: Program to address pollution created by incinerators

PORT TOWNSEND -- Biomass fuel may not actually be a "green" technology, says a group that is sponsoring meetings at the Masonic Temple tonight and… Continue reading

DUI patrols stepped up on Peninsula

Extra highway patrols are planned across the North Olympic Peninsula between Aug. 12 and Sept. 6 during the Drive Hammered, Get Nailed campaign. State Patrol… Continue reading

Flagpole dedication planned in Sequim teenager’s honor

PORT ANGELES -- A flagpole dedication is planned for Tyler Braithwaite, a 17-year-old Sequim boy who was killed in an auto wreck in March, said… Continue reading

OUTDOORS COLUMN: Monster king salmon caught off of Neah Bay

The salmon are finally here. After a few weeks of so-so fishing, kings and silvers were being hauled in at pretty good numbers this past… Continue reading

West End Relay For Life set today

FORKS -- A "Mardi Gras-Party for a Cure" is the theme of the Forks Relay For Life that begins today. The 24-hour party, a fundraiser… Continue reading

BREAKING NEWS: Vibration problem to delay start of new Port Townsend ferry

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Aug. 29 inaugural sailing of the new Chetzemoka ferry is being postponed as additional sea trials are conducted this week to… Continue reading

More clues ready for Guess the Guest contest from Port Townsend Film Festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Townsend Film Festival has released the second batch of clues for its annual Guess the Guest contest. Each year, the… Continue reading

Peninsula College jazz musicians offer free concert

PORT ANGELES -- Herbie Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island," "Una Mas" by Kenny Dorham and the standard "Tangerine" are on the menu as the Peninsula College Jazz… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles softball team bound for Babe Ruth World Series

PORT ANGELES -- After all its hard work of fundraising and practicing almost every day, the North Olympic 16U Babe Ruth softball team is on… Continue reading

Good possibility of Northern Lights tonight — if the fog doesn’t roll in

The weather forecasters call for more of the same — fog and overcast — over much of the lowland North Olympic Peninsula tonight. But if… Continue reading