Peninsula Daily News

Sentry of the Strait: Cape Flattery Lighthouse turns 150 years old today

NEAH BAY - The Cape Flattery Lighthouse on Tatoosh Island will celebrate a quiet 150th anniversary today. No commemoration has been planned for the lighthouse,… Continue reading

Sequim police car in collision; $10,000 damage

SEQUIM - A patrol car driven by a Sequim police officer collided with an SUV driven by a Sequim resident while the officer tried to… Continue reading

Downtown Port Angeles merchants keep the late-night oil burning tonight

PORT ANGELES - Sales, treats and Santa will be available tonight. More than 45 Port Angeles stores and shops, most of them downtown, will stay… Continue reading

List of North Olympic Peninsula salmon-recovery projects receiving funding

Here is a list of the 23 projects funded by the Salmon Recovery Funding board in Clallam and Jefferson counties.… Continue reading

Bring more ID to go to Victoria

PORT ANGELES - If you're planning a hop across the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Victoria, or taking a driving trip to Canada or… Continue reading

Holiday light contest in Clallam Bay-Sekiu

CLALLAM BAY - The Clallam Bay/Sekiu Chamber of Commerce will judge the "Light The Town Contest" on Friday, Dec. 21. Businesses and homes can still… Continue reading

Watts you waiting for? Tell us about your holiday lights

From Brinnon to LaPush, Port Townsend to Forks, the North Olympic Peninsula is shining brightly as residents and businesses adorn their homes with Christmas lights… Continue reading

Neah Bay rescue tug comes to aid again

NEAH BAY - The rescue vessel Gladiator aided a tug towing a barge loaded with more than 2 million gallons of diesel fuel and 500,000… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council worried over budget effect of losing car ferry

PORT TOWNSEND - The possible scrapping this week of the car ferries that have served Port Townsend for decades appears to have immediate implications on… Continue reading

Peninsula College, WSU Jefferson County Extension form partnership

PORT HADLOCK - A new partnership has been formed between Peninsula College and the Washington State University Jefferson County Extension site in Port Hadlock to… Continue reading

Port Angeles, Sequim calm thanks to fabled rain shadow

The rain shadow that protects Port Angeles and Sequim from storms that blow in off the Pacific lived up to its billing Monday. As the… Continue reading

Marine imposter sentenced to four months of home confinement

A Joyce man who had falsely claimed to be a wounded Marine veteran with a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star was sentenced to four… Continue reading

Olympic National Park landscape architect’s ornament hangs on White House tree

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK - Jack Galloway's three-dimensional, hand-painted depiction of the park he has worked in for 17 years is hanging on the official White… Continue reading

Light it up! Tell us about your holiday lights and displays

Homeowners and businesses in Jefferson and Clallam counties: Now is the time for the Peninsula Daily News' 2007 Great North Olympic Holiday Lights Roundup! From… Continue reading

‘Tis the weekend of more North Olympic Peninsula holiday festivities

Santa Claus is walking in Forks' Twinkle Light Holiday Parade and arriving in Port Townsend by boat this weekend. The holiday season also will be… Continue reading

4.0 quake felt on Peninsula

BRINNON - A minor earthquake registering 4.0 magnitude struck between Quilcene and Brinnon on Monday night. A Port Angeles resident said he felt the temblor,… Continue reading

Ferry to coordinate schedule with island buses

PORT TOWNSEND - An interim passenger ferry from Port Townsend to Keystone on Whidbey Island begins its first full day today. The 350-seat MV Snohomish… Continue reading

Port Angeles water leak fixed; service resumes

PORT ANGELES - A water main leak discovered Monday afternoon at the northwest corner of Front and Lincoln streets was fixed Monday night, and water… Continue reading

Sequim pilot, two others OK after midair crash

TACOMA - A Sequim pilot landed safely after his Cessna 182 was clipped in midair by another plane that splashed into Commencement Bay on Tuesday.… Continue reading

Santa to arrive in Sequim

SEQUIM - Santa will arrive on a Harley Davidson motorcycle at Bank of American Park at noon Nov. 24. Santa's arrival at the park at… Continue reading