Peninsula Daily News

Government regulators have seized Bremerton-based Westsound Bank — which has branches in Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Sequim — and sold it to Kitsap Bank.… Continue reading

Two finalists chosen for Port Angeles superintendent post

PORT ANGELES -- The School Board will pick either Jane Pryne of Tucson, Ariz., or Ray Terry of Beaver, Utah as the Port Angeles School… Continue reading

Slain Forest Service officer awarded Medal of Honor

Forest Service Officer Kristine Fairbanks, who died in the line of duty near Sequim in September, will be posthumously awarded the state's highest law enforcement… Continue reading

At Hood Canal, no foot-ferry interruptions at this time

THURSDAY MORNING UPDATE: The Lofall-South Point water shuttles across Hood Canal are expected to be in service today (May 7). But if the wind again… Continue reading

Rerouting road choice for Dosewallips washout

Seven years after floodwaters gouged out a stretch of Dosewallips Road, U.S. Forest Service officials have decided to reroute traffic around the washout, building retaining… Continue reading

Port Angeles spiffed up for cruise ship

PORT ANGELES -- Vendors and tour guides are ready for the 1,266 passengers who are expected to disembark from the Holland America Line cruise ship… Continue reading

Forks’ lights are back on

The entire West End lost power for seven hours Tuesday because of a tree falling onto a power line near West Twin Road a few… Continue reading

Hood Canal foot-ferry service resumes

Service has resumed on the Lofall-South Point water shuttle route across Hood Canal. After strong winds — which halted service from 11 p.m. Monday through… Continue reading

Weather disrupts Hood Canal ferry service

Service on the Lofall-South Point water shuttle route across Hood Canal was closed at 11 p.m. Monday because of an unseasonably strong wind storm. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles superintendent list down to 6

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles School Board will interview six semi-finalists and choose two or three finalists for the superintendent position Thursday. Superintendent Gary… Continue reading

Children taken by non-custodial parent from Sequim found in California

SEQUIM -- Two children taken from Sequim by their non-custodial mother on Thursday were found in Montclair, Calif., on Friday. Their father, Brian Hanning of… Continue reading

How to get around while the bridge is down

The Hood Canal Bridge, the North Olympic Peninsula's major route to Seattle and points east, was closed at 12:01 a.m. today for an estimated six… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles girls take league lead in golf

SEQUIM -- The Port Angeles girls golf team took over the lead for the Olympic League championship after shading previously unbeaten Olympic on Tuesday at… Continue reading

State ferry rates rise Friday

SEATTLE — The Washington state ferry system raises fares on Friday for the peak summer season. The 25 percent surcharge will apply to most vehicle-driver… Continue reading

Peninsula’s ‘music man’ on CBS Friday

PORT TOWNSEND -- A nationally broadcast segment on Jefferson County's noted "music man," Andy Mackie, will air Friday night. CBS News' "Assignment America" segment on… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim, Port Townsend can’t top golf juggernaut Olympic

PORT ANGELES -- The Olympic High School boys golf team won the 15th annual Duke Streeter Scramble Tournament on Monday at Peninsula Golf Club. The… Continue reading

Man, 19, jumps off Eighth Street bridge in Port Angeles, commits suicide

PORT ANGELES — A 19-year old man committed suicide early Sunday by jumping from the new Eighth Street bridge over Valley Creek, police confirmed today.… Continue reading

Historic preservation awards announced

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Jefferson County Historical Society will present its annual Historic Preservation Awards next week. The awards will be given to recipients at… Continue reading

DNR plans public hearing on Jefferson County land swap

QUILCENE -- The state Department of Natural Resources will host a public hearing next month to receive testimony about a proposed exchange of state trust… Continue reading

More on dam removal: Olympic National Park greenhouse construction to begin this summer

SEQUIM -- Construction of an Olympic National Park greenhouse -- in which plants will be grown to revegetate areas laid bare by the removal of… Continue reading