Peninsula Daily News

Election forums in Jefferson county

Political forums in Port Townsend, Chimacum and Marrowstone Island this week will give voters a chance meet candidates in the Nov. 2 election and ask… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge to be closed intermittently on Wednesday

The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed for up to 30 minutes at a time on Wednesday to allow crews to conduct ballast checks on… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Westside street, park to be closed for pipeline project

The stretch of Port Angeles' Fourth Street between Hill and N streets is closed to through traffic beginning today for the installation of sewer and… Continue reading

Voter forums scheduled in Clallam

THE LEAGUE OF Women Voters of Clallam County, in conjunction with the American Association of University Women and Peninsula Daily News, will hold two forums… Continue reading

14 skulls found in a pit at graving yard

LOWER ELWHA KLALLAM Tribal Chairwoman Frances G. Charles says a pit containing 14 human skulls has been uncovered at the graving yard site. The discovery… Continue reading

Forks: School district receives grant

Quillayute Valley School District in Forks has been awarded a three-year, $359,085 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will provide adult mentors… Continue reading

Space flight scheduled today may dash Forks rocketeers’ hopes for $10 million prize

SpaceShipOne is one flight away from clinching the Ansari X Prize, a $10 million award for the first privately developed manned rocket to reach space… Continue reading

Agnew: Two-hour standoff with law-enforcers ends peacefully

AGNEW -- A 25-year-old man was arrested Friday night after a standoff between the man and law enforcement officers lasted more than two hours. Kenneth… Continue reading

Port Angeles: “B.C. bud” seized in truck coming off ferry

Law enforcement agents have seized another large stash of "B.C. bud"' marijuana -- this time from a delivery truck entering Port Angeles aboard the MV… Continue reading

Close to Hollywood

THE SPACE TRANSPORT Corp. team was in Southern California Wednesday not only to witness the flight of a rival spacecraft for the $10 million X… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Laurie Allyn in “Paradise”

"PARADISE"' WAS ORIGINALLY recorded in two session in October 1957 by Mode Records. It consists of 11 jazz ballads and one Broadway tune, all arranged… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge lane restriction Wednesday

The Hood Canal Bridge will be reduced to one lane controlled by flaggers for much of the day Wednesday so work crews can inspect lights… Continue reading

Lights on for safety, Clallam sheriff tells his troops

The Clallam County Sheriff's Department is turning on the headlights of its patrol cars for better highway safety. Sheriff Joe Martin said he has asked… Continue reading

Alaska: No sign of missing plane with Gardiner man aboard

SITKA, Alaska -- There still is no trace of a missing floatplane as the search for it and its five occupants -- including a North… Continue reading

It’s showtime: New Olympic National Park film ready for viewing

PORT ANGELES -- A new 25-minute film about Olympic National Park is now showing at the park's visitor center, 3002 Mount Angeles Road. The film,… Continue reading

Peninsula: Above-average primary turnouts noted as election is certified

Jefferson County residents apparently shook off issues with the multiple-ballot primary election and soared voter turnout to nearly 57 percent. More than half of Clallam… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Coast Guard Group’s jurisdiction extended to all of saltwater border with Canada, San Juans

An expansion of Coast Guard Group Port Angeles' jurisdiction to where the Canadian border meets the land, announced earlier this year, becomes official next Friday.… Continue reading

Forum in Clallam tonight

A public forum on the pros and cons of four ballot measures in the Nov. 2 election will be held tonight. It begins at 7… Continue reading

The sound of silence in Port Townsend

If you were waiting for the loud siren that was supposed to sound Wednesday morning at the Port of Port Townsend Boat Haven, there's nothing… Continue reading

West End: $3.7 million federal grant for Hoh River corridor

The federal Department of the Interior has approved a $3.7 million grant to purchase more than 1,700 acres of private land along the Hoh River… Continue reading