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Port Angeles transient jailed on warrant after foot chase

Port Angeles transient jailed on warrant after foot chase

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles police apprehended a woman wanted on a $5,000 warrant after a foot chase through several alleys and yards Wednesday morning.… Continue reading

Port Angeles transient jailed on warrant after foot chase
Riders for the 4K for Cancer

Port Townsend church hosts bicyclists on 4,000-mile journey

PORT TOWNSEND — First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Franklin St., earlier this month hosted 29 college-age bicycle riders who biked from Baltimore to Seattle, a trip… Continue reading

Riders for the 4K for Cancer
Solvents with Kilcid rock in Port Townsend and Ranger & the Re-Arrangers play Port Angeles tonight . . . and other free open-air concerts in Jefferson, Clallam counties this week

Solvents with Kilcid rock in Port Townsend and Ranger & the Re-Arrangers play Port Angeles tonight . . . and other free open-air concerts in Jefferson, Clallam counties this week

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE of free outdoor music on the North Olympic Peninsula continues with: â–  PORT TOWNSEND CONCERT ON THE DOCK — Today, 5 p.m.… Continue reading

Solvents with Kilcid rock in Port Townsend and Ranger & the Re-Arrangers play Port Angeles tonight . . . and other free open-air concerts in Jefferson, Clallam counties this week
Port Angeles Swim Club members

SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Townsend youth football registration . . . swim season ends . . . adult coed soccer sign-ups . . . Avalanche tryouts

Port Townsend youth football registration PORT TOWNSEND — Registration begins this week for the rebooted Port Townsend Braves youth football program. The program has an… Continue reading

Port Angeles Swim Club members

Summer bird walk set Saturday at Dungeness Wildlife Refuge

SEQUIM — The Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge will host a summer bird walk in the refuge this Saturday. The free two- to three-hour walk will… Continue reading

KING 5 News in Seattle asks — ‘Is the weather driving businesses to Port Angeles’? (WITH VIDEO)

FOLLOWING UP ON the Peninsula Daily News' two-part article this week on new businesses in Port Angeles, KING 5 News aired a television report on… Continue reading

Police: Brush fire in Port Townsend was started by 9-year-old with lighter; case headed to Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office

Police: Brush fire in Port Townsend was started by 9-year-old with lighter; case headed to Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office

PORT TOWNSEND — A Wednesday morning brush fire with flames that reportedly reached heights of 6 feet was started by a 9-year-old boy playing with… Continue reading

Police: Brush fire in Port Townsend was started by 9-year-old with lighter; case headed to Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Port Angeles transient jailed on warrant after foot chase

Port Angeles transient jailed on warrant after foot chase

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles police apprehended a woman wanted on a $5,000 warrant after a foot chase through several alleys and yards Wednesday morning.… Continue reading

Port Angeles transient jailed on warrant after foot chase
At 3:54 p.m. today. KOMO 4 News

2nd UPDATE — Quick summer storm brings lightning, hail to Puget Sound area; very light, scattered rain falls on North Olympic Peninsula

FROM: KIRO 7-TV, and PENINSULA DAILY NEWS: A storm moving through Seattle and the Puget Sound brought hail, lightning and rain late Wednesday morning. On… Continue reading

At 3:54 p.m. today. KOMO 4 News

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Antique store now open in Port Angeles florist shop . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — Lukey’s Vin-tiques, located inside Cherry Hill Florist at 2933 E. U.S. Highway 101, will open Saturday. The new business sells one-of-a-kind items,… Continue reading

Civil Air Patrol group commander Lt. Col. Don Long presents new 2nd Lt. Jacob Patterson with a certificate for completing Civil Air Patrol introductory training. Civil Air Patrol

Civil Air Patrol officers receive promotion, award

SEQUIM — Two Civil Air Patrol officers from Sequim and Port Angeles have received promotions, and one was given an award. Lt. Col. Donald Long,… Continue reading

Civil Air Patrol group commander Lt. Col. Don Long presents new 2nd Lt. Jacob Patterson with a certificate for completing Civil Air Patrol introductory training. Civil Air Patrol
Coyle man dies when motor trike hits deer in Shine area; services set for Aug. 19

Coyle man dies when motor trike hits deer in Shine area; services set for Aug. 19

SHINE — Services are pending for a 65-year-old Coyle man who died after his three-wheeled Harley-Davidson motor trike hit a deer Sunday. Larry W. Alexander… Continue reading

Coyle man dies when motor trike hits deer in Shine area; services set for Aug. 19
Knit Pickers kick up bluegrass beat at Port Angeles' Concert on the Pier tonight . . . and other free open-air concerts in Jefferson, Clallam counties this week

Knit Pickers kick up bluegrass beat at Port Angeles’ Concert on the Pier tonight . . . and other free open-air concerts in Jefferson, Clallam counties this week

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE of free outdoor music on the North Olympic Peninsula continues with: â–  PORT ANGELES CONCERT ON THE PIER — Today, 6 p.m.… Continue reading

Knit Pickers kick up bluegrass beat at Port Angeles' Concert on the Pier tonight . . . and other free open-air concerts in Jefferson, Clallam counties this week

NEWS BRIEFS: Runway to be closed at Ault Field this month . . . and other items

NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND — The closure of a runway at Ault Field will lead to more takeoffs and landings over eastern Oak Harbor,… Continue reading

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Participate in a short survey to help guide Clallam County Parks Department

CLALLAM COUNTY PARKS DEPARTMENT is asking the public to participate in a short "community interest and opinion survey." To begin the survey, click on: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7P5V2T8… Continue reading

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Dick and Virginia Elder are the recipients of the Port Angeles Garden Club's Summer Green Thumb Award. Port Angeles Garden Club

Port Angeles Garden Club awards Green Thumb yard

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Garden Club has awarded its Summer Green Thumb award to Dick and Virginia Elder. Their garden at 3017 Regent… Continue reading

Dick and Virginia Elder are the recipients of the Port Angeles Garden Club's Summer Green Thumb Award. Port Angeles Garden Club
Shelby Lott

Sequim grad given $5,000 scholarship from U.S. Coast Guard

SEQUIM — A 2015 Sequim High School graduate has been awarded $5,000 through the Coast Guard Foundation. Shelby Lott, 18, is the daughter of Coast… Continue reading

Shelby Lott
The Perseid meteors will appear to radiate from the Perseus constellation in the northeast sky. (Map courtesy of Sky & Telescope Magazine) (Click on image to enlarge)

SHOOTING STARS! Perseid meteor shower peaks in North Olympic Peninsula skies — here’s how to watch

One of the biggest meteor displays of the year, the Perseids, is lighting up the North Olympic Peninsula sky. The show has been going on… Continue reading

The Perseid meteors will appear to radiate from the Perseus constellation in the northeast sky. (Map courtesy of Sky & Telescope Magazine) (Click on image to enlarge)

Coyle man dies after motor trike hits deer on Thorndyke Road

SHINE— A 65-year-old Coyle man died after his three-wheeled motor trike hit a deer. Larry W. Alexander was discovered by Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies at… Continue reading

Firefighters with East Jefferson Fire-Rescue and Naval Magazine Indian Island spray down hot spots after extinguishing a brush fire in the 800 block of Four Corners Road in Jefferson County on Sunday. — East Jefferson Fire-Rescue

Attempt to burn termites out of log sparks brush fire on Four Corners Road in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND — An attempt to burn termites out of a log sparked a small brush fire on Four Corners Road. The Sunday evening fire… Continue reading

Firefighters with East Jefferson Fire-Rescue and Naval Magazine Indian Island spray down hot spots after extinguishing a brush fire in the 800 block of Four Corners Road in Jefferson County on Sunday. — East Jefferson Fire-Rescue