Peninsula Daily News

SPORTS: Wilder Baseball captures third at Longview tournament

LONGVIEW -- Wilder Baseball captured third place at the prestigious eight-team Lower Columbia Summer Classic last weekend. "We are starting to play better," Wilder coach… Continue reading

Downtown Port Angeles police officer program almost $50,000 richer

PORT ANGELES — The Police Department announced today that it has been awarded a $49,592.00 grant by the U.S. Department of Justice to help continue… Continue reading

Anyone missing a brown cow from the Olympic Peninsula?

Victoria city officials are trying to figure out what to do with the carcass of a brown cow that washed ashore at Clover Point --… Continue reading

Lower Elwha hatchery construction to begin in the fall

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- The National Park Service plans to begin this fall the construction of the Lower Elwha Fish Hatchery, a necessary step toward… Continue reading

Back in the day: Chinook Motel, now condemned, once was ‘the Olympics’ finest’

Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES -- The Chinook Motel, which the city of Port Angeles has declared is "unfit for human occupancy," was once advertised… Continue reading

Port Angeles attorney named as conservation ‘hero’

PORT ANGELES -- Attorney Gary Colley, a founder of the North Olympic Land Trust, is the 2009 Cox Conserves Hero for Western Washington. He will… Continue reading

Missing woman off ferry found OK near Seattle

SEATTLE — The Spokane woman who left her car on a ferry in Seattle and disappeared was found hitchhiking at Lake Forest Park, north of… Continue reading

Clallam, Jefferson open house blitz this weekend

A massive open house effort across the North Olympic Peninsula is scheduled Saturday and Sunday, and a guide to the homes will appear in Friday's… Continue reading

Park road repairs set this summer

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Crews will resurface U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent, repave roads within the Hoh Rain Forest and begin restoring the Graves… Continue reading

AAA: Average price of gas in Washington $2.91

BELLEVUE -- The AAA auto club reports the average price of a gallon of gas in Washington is $2.91. That's up 31 cents in the… Continue reading

Fallen tree delays traffic on U.S. 101

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- A tree fell across U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent, blocking traffic for about two hours. Traffic was backed up in… Continue reading

NOAA issues recovery plan for Lake Ozette fish

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- A voluntary recovery plan could lead eventually to the endangered sockeye salmon in Lake Ozette being taken off the federal endangered… Continue reading

Port Angeles school officials clarify discussion

PORT ANGELES -- School Board President Steve Baxter and Superintendent Gary Cohn both say the board never intended to remove free half-day kindergarten as an… Continue reading

Clallam, Jefferson real estate agents plan open house blitz

PORT ANGELES -- A massive open house is scheduled this coming Saturday and Sunday. There will be open houses at more than 400 homes that… Continue reading

Fire destroys bedroom

PORT ANGELES -- A pet knocking over an unattended candle sparked a house fire that destroyed a bedroom and caused widespread smoke damage at the… Continue reading

Free picnic by Kenmore Air in Port Angeles on Saturday

PORT ANGELES — A Customer Appreciation Picnic by Kenmore Air will be held at the terminal building at William R. Fairchild International Airport from 11… Continue reading

‘Twilight’ parties celebrate vampire’s birthday

More than 100 fans are ready to wish their favorite Twilight vampire character a happy 17th birthday -- again. Dazzled by Twilight, a fan store… Continue reading

SPORTS: Dates set for fall hydroplane races in Port Angeles Harbor

PORT ANGELES -- The familiar roar of unlimited light hydroplane racing returns to Port Angeles Harbor this year, albeit one weekend sooner than usual. The… Continue reading

Man sentenced to two months in prison for ordering tree with eagle’s nest cut down

DIAMOND POINT -- An Elma man was sentenced Tuesday to two months in prison for paying to have a tree housing a bald eagle nest… Continue reading

SPORTS: Crumb named Peninsula College women’s hoops coach

PORT ANGELES -- Alison Crumb was selected as Peninsula College's new head women's basketball coach, following the resignation of Julie Stewart on June 2. Crumb,… Continue reading