Peninsula Daily News

Fans of jazz cut a rug at weekend festival in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- They came from far and near this weekend, crowding into venues across town to tap toes, cheer swinging solos and cut the… Continue reading

Join the Duck Derby at any PDN office

The Peninsula Daily News' three North Olympic Peninsula offices -- including the one in Port Townsend-Jefferson County -- have been set up as locations to… Continue reading

Year’s biggest meth seizure follows SWAT operation in Sequim

PORT ANGELES -- A monthlong investigation yielded Clallam County's largest seizure of methamphetamine of 2005 Friday and the arrest of a Port Angeles man accused… Continue reading

Sports: Port Angeles High falls to Gig Harbor in golf

PORT ANGELES -- Gig Harbor, one of the top boys golf teams in the state, beat Port Angeles in a Narrows League showdown match Wednesday… Continue reading

Sirens to be tested today in Port Townsend

The Port of Port Townsend and the Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management will test the All Hazards Alert Broadcast warning system at Port Townsend… Continue reading

Four rescued from sinking fishing boat

Four men were rescued by fellow fishermen after their 36-foot fishing boat sank Sunday night 14 miles south of Cape Flattery, the Coast Guard reported… Continue reading

Open house on Hood Canal Bridge in Port Townsend tonight

The State Department of Transportation will hold its second public open house on the proposed Hood Canal Bridge summer closures tonight at The Commons at… Continue reading

Survivor of fatal car crash improves

The condition of Darcy Hylton, 23, of Port Angeles has been upgraded from serious to satisfactory with injuries she received in a fatal car crash… Continue reading

Proposed forest resource plan ready for comments

OLYMPIA -- The draft environmental-impact statement on 26 new policies that will replace the 1992 Forest Resource Plan for forested lands managed by the state… Continue reading

Traffic narrows in downtown Port Angeles starting today

Repainting of the red and yellow curbs in the downtown Port Angeles area and replacement of worn traffic legends and centerline markers will occur over… Continue reading

Sports: Sequim beats Chimacum in baseball 6-1

SEQUIM -- The Sequim baseball team picked up right where it left off before spring break, taking down Chimacum 6-1 in Nisqually League play on… Continue reading

Court filing outlines extent of Ressam’s cooperation

Ahmed Ressam, the Algerian captured in Port Angeles and later convicted of plotting to bomb Los Angeles International Airport on the eve of the millennium,… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula grows by 1.6 percent in year, Census estimate says

The North Olympic Peninsula grew by 1.6 percent between July 2003 and July 2004, according to U.S. Census Bureau county population estimates released today. Both… Continue reading

Open house Friday will send off departing Port Townsend police chief

Port Townsend Police Chief Kristen Anderson will receive a public "sendoff"' sponsored by the officers and staff of her department Friday from 3 p.m. to… Continue reading

Arts in Action festival sand sculpture theme sought

PORT ANGELES -- Wanted: A theme for the Windermere Masters Sand Sculpture Classic at this summer's Arts in Action festival on Port Angeles' waterfront. If… Continue reading

Jefferson unemployment falls by full percentage point; Clallam’s down, too

Jefferson County's unemployment improved by a full percent in March, according to state Employment Security Department figures released Tuesday. Jefferson's jobless rate was 5.4 percent,… Continue reading

Sports: Sequim wins team honors at three-way golf meet

SEQUIM -- David Mattie of Port Angeles barely beat out Sequim's Sean O'Mera for the medalist title but the Wolves won team honors at a… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend board to hear from Port Angeles ferry operator

PORT TOWNSEND -- Victoria Express president Jack Harmon on Wednesday will discuss with Port of Port Townsend commissioners the Port Angeles passenger ferry service's possible… Continue reading

Rep. Buck’s letter

FOLLOWING IS THE text of a letter written last month by Rep. Jim Buck, R-Joyce, to Rep. John McCoy, D-Marysville. McCoy is the state House… Continue reading

Conservation District field trips slated

SEQUIM -- The Clallam Conservation District staff will lead field trips on native plants from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. April 19 and April 23… Continue reading