Peninsula Daily News

Two have court appearances after gun shop burglary

PORT HADLOCK — Two men have been arrested and had court appearances in connection with the burglary and theft of 14 firearms from the Bare… Continue reading

Port Townsend ferry to start taking reservations next month

PORT TOWNSEND — A reservation system will begin next month for travelers on the Steilacoom II on the Port Townsend-Keystone ferry route, state ferries spokeswoman… Continue reading

Chimacum-area man dies when ATV crashes into barbed wire

CHIMACUM — A Chimacum-area man died when his all-terrain vehicle crashed into a barbed-wire fence Saturday near Eaglemount Road. Lt. Jason McDonald of Jefferson County… Continue reading

Final day of kayak symposium in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Clinics, classes and a race will be featured today, on the last day of the annual Port Angeles Kayak Symposium. Most of… Continue reading

Now is the time to go whale watching

LAPUSH — It's happening now: Gray whales, which make one of the longest migrations of all mammals, averaging more than 10,000 miles round trip, are… Continue reading

Volunteers still needed to help with Olympic Coast Cleanup

Registration continues for the annual Olympic Coast Cleanup on April 26. Hundreds of volunteers will work to remove marine debris from ecologically sensitive beaches from… Continue reading

High tea raises funds for children’s therapy program

PORT ANGELES — High tea and high fashion helped raise funds Wednesday for therapy for children with disabilities. The Elks Naval Lodge in Port Angeles… Continue reading

Chimacum team wins Spirit Award at statewide science contest

CHIMACUM — Their school district may be David to its Goliath competitors, but students from Chimacum Schools who competed in the statewide Science Olympiad came… Continue reading

One arrested in Port Angeles jewelry store vandalism

PORT ANGELES — Employees of Fountain Square Jewelers were checking the store's inventory on Sunday to see if anything was stolen after its display window… Continue reading

Ferry cancellations this week in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Low tides and ebb currents have prompted cancellation of some morning sailings of the Steilacoom II today through Thursday, Washington State Ferries… Continue reading

Judge dismisses three lawsuits filed by woman whose cats were confiscated

PORT ANGELES — A judge has dismissed three civil lawsuits demanding millions of dollars that were filed by a woman whose cats were confiscated in… Continue reading

Electronics recycling company wins Entrepreneur Challenge

PORT ANGELES — A Carlsborg company that aims to reduce, through recycling, the amount of electronic equipment headed to landfills won the top award of… Continue reading

85-ton, 155-foot bridge girders roll into Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Five trucks, each lugging a 170,000-pound girder the length of three semi-trailers, snaked through town early Tuesday morning. The girders, brought from… Continue reading

Marathon leader to run Port Angeles clinic for low-income

PORT ANGELES — Larry Little, director of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon, will assume the executive director post of the Volunteers in Medicine of the… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School track to be repaired

PORT ANGELES — A safety evaluation in 2007 led to the School Board allocating nearly $200,000 last week to repair the high school track. Maintenance… Continue reading

Sequim chamber plans election, opposition awaits word from lawyers

SEQUIM — While the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce prepares ballots for mailing, perhaps as early as this week, an opposition group awaits responses from… Continue reading

Animal-abuse trial to be delayed

PORT ANGELES — The trial of Julie Yu on eight counts of animal cruelty will be delayed. The trial that was to begin today will… Continue reading

Grandaddy Easter egg hunt of ’em all this morning

The North Olympic Peninsula's oldest continuous Easter egg hunt will be at 7 a.m. today in Chetzemoka Park on Jackson Street in Port Townsend. The… Continue reading

Hunt eggs-zactly a labor of love in Forks

FORKS — It's a big job — and Bruce Guckenberg, family and friends have done it annually since 1980. Thanks to their work the 300… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula population closes in on 100,000 for first time

The North Olympic Peninsula's population is close to 100,000 today, based on newly released U.S. Census figures showing the region just shy of that mark… Continue reading