Peninsula Daily News

No progress on finding new Port of Port Angeles boss

PORT ANGELES — No action was taken this afternoon after the three Port of Port Angeles commissioners met in executive session to discuss the vacant… Continue reading

Mobile home’s porch burns; fireworks ignite two brush fires

SEQUIM -- A fire in the porch of an unoccupied mobile home prompted the closure of a portion of Old Olympic Highway for about 90… Continue reading

Updated: Police arrest suspect at standoff scene

PORT ANGELES — Authorities arrested a man believed to be federal fugitive Leslie G. Wilson about 12:40 p.m. Police are preparing to reopen Eighth Street.… Continue reading

Algae levels keep Gibbs, Leland, Anderson cautions in place

CHIMACUM -- Gibbs Lake remained closed to swimming while other recreational activities, including catch-and-release fishing, are allowed, Jefferson County Public Health officials said today. Results… Continue reading

Residential cruise ship enters Port of Port Angeles — but only for supplies

PORT ANGELES -- One of the world's most unusual cruise ships pulled into Port Angeles Harbor about 6:30 this morning -- but no passengers are… Continue reading

Briefly: Boat spills two into Strait; luring suspect arraignment delayed

Boat spills 2 into Strait of Juan de Fuca PORT ANGELES --Two men were treated for possible hypothermia and released from Olympic Medical Center after… Continue reading

Holiday closures for Clallam and Jefferson counties

nGovernment: All Washington state, Clallam and Jefferson county offices and city halls in Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend and Forks will be closed Friday for… Continue reading

State Patrol to be out in force

The State Patrol plans to have five additional troopers on the highways in Clallam and Jefferson counties over the Independence Day weekend. During the weekend… Continue reading

Stubborn seal returns to boat ramp to molt

PORT ANGELES -- A juvenile, female elephant seal that had settled on an Ediz Hook boat launch to molt was moved Tuesday but returned early… Continue reading

Victoria hauls off dead cow that washed ashore

VICTORIA -- The carcass of a brown cow that washed up on the beach east of the entrance to Victoria Harbour is on its way… Continue reading

$49,592 grant keeps Port Angeles officer on the downtown beat

PORT ANGELES -- The Police Department has been awarded a $49,592 grant by the U.S. Department of Justice to help continue the downtown resource officer… Continue reading

Burn bans in effect starting Wednesday

Burn bans will go into effect throughout the North Olympic Peninsula on Wednesday. The Jefferson County burn ban will continue through at least August, East… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles quartet takes second place at Spokane Hoopfest

SPOKANE -- Four Port Angeles athletes captured second place in the 40- to 50-years-old age group at the world-famous Spokane Hoopfest last weekend. The Hoopfest,… Continue reading

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