Peninsula Daily News

Quilcene Hotel fire loss put at $750,000

QUILCENE -- Although not all the damages have been assessed in Monday's fire that destroyed the 89-year-old Quilcene Hotel, Fire Chief Bob Wilson on Wednesday… Continue reading

Law-enforcers to hold memorial today

PORT ANGELES -- Local law enforcement agencies will mark the observance of National Police Week with a memorial today at the Clallam County Courthouse flagpoles.… Continue reading

Slide blocks Olympic Discovery Trail

PORT ANGELES -- A landslide early Sunday afternoon blocked the Olympic Discovery Trail between Morse Creek and the site of the former Rayonier pulp mill.… Continue reading

Gales Addition fire not arson, investigators conclude

PORT ANGELES -- The blaze that leveled a Gales Addition double-wide mobile home last week was not intentionally set, the Clallam County Sheriff's Department announced.… Continue reading

Port Townsend Paper parent posts quarterly loss, braces for more news Monday

PORT TOWNSEND -- PT Holdings Co. Inc., parent of Port Townsend Paper Corp., has posted a net loss of $6.3 million in the first quarter… Continue reading

Top Jefferson County residents to be lauded with ‘Heart’ award

PORT TOWNSEND -- Five community heroes will be honored May 23 with the Jefferson County Heart of Service Award for 2006. The recipients are: *… Continue reading

Irrigation Festival schedule

THE SCHEDULE FOR the 111th Sequim Irrigation Festival, which continues through Saturday. Crazy Days Breakfast Today, May 12, 7 a.m. Sequim Elks Club, 143 Port… Continue reading

Public forum on waterway cleanup

PORT TOWNSEND -- A town meeting to hear from the public on what steps need to be taken to improve the health of Puget Sound,… Continue reading

Sequim police use security photos to help bag alleged purse thief

SEQUIM -- A woman who police believe has been stealing wallets from distracted Safeway shoppers was booked into the Clallam County jail Friday evening. Faith… Continue reading

Schostak picked to head North Olympic Peninsula Visitor and Convention Bureau

PORT ANGELES -- The North Olympic Peninsula Visitor and Convention Bureau has a new executive director, but it means the Forks Chamber of Commerce is… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Motorcyclist injured in crash

PORT TOWNSEND -- A 25-year-old motorcyclist sustained head injuries when he hit a guardrail on state Highway 20 Sunday morning. Injured was Scott Joseph Pulido… Continue reading

Clallam’s 2006 Community Service Award recipients announced

PORT ANGELES -- Six local heroes will be honored Thursday night with the Clallam County Community Service Award for 2006. The award honors the "dedication,… Continue reading

Sequim woman dies of ‘medical event’ during car crash in Kitsap County

SEQUIM -- Investigators with Washington State Patrol believe that a fatal crash involving a Sequim couple on the east side of the Hood Canal Bridge… Continue reading

Sports: Sequim track teams win three-way meet

SEQUIM -- The Sequim High School boys and girls track and field teams were winners in a Nisqually League three-way meet Thursday. The boys, 10-1… Continue reading

Easter egg hunts scheduled for today

Although many Easter egg hunts were held on Saturday, there are still a few chances today -- Easter Sunday -- for children to go on… Continue reading

Easter egg hunts scheduled for Saturday, Sunday

Big eggs. Small eggs. Plastic eggs. "Gold"' eggs. Real eggs. It's going be downright eggy this weekend across the North Olympic Peninsula. To celebrate one… Continue reading

Peninsula: Easter egg hunts scheduled for Saturday, Sunday

Big eggs. Small eggs. Plastic eggs. "Gold"' eggs. Real eggs. It's going be downright eggy this weekend across the North Olympic Peninsula. To celebrate one… Continue reading

Sports: Port Angeles loses to North Kitsap

PORT ANGELES -- It took three innings of perfect execution for the Port Angeles High School baseball team to tie the game at 4-4 heading… Continue reading

Former death row inmate dies at penitentiary

WALLA WALLA -- A North Olympic Peninsula murderer who later went off death row through a federal court ruling and Port Angeles retrial, has died… Continue reading

Burien teen dies in Highway 101 crash

GARDINER -- A 17-year-old Burien girl died Sunday afternoon when the van in which she was riding ran off a wet U.S. Highway 101 and… Continue reading