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Olympic Medical Center buys sleep software

PORT ANGELES — As it prepares to open a new sleep center in Sequim, Olympic Medical Center has…

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No new taxes, Clallam County leaders state

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County policymakers have no desire to ask the public to approve new taxes despite…

The wooden bridge over McDonald Creek carries cars on U.S. Highway 101 west of Sequim as an excavator moves earth in the foreground. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Highway project near Sequim reveals old timber trestle

PORT ANGELES — Six weeks of clearing have revealed the narrow wooden trestle that supports U.S. Highway 101…

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Not-guilty plea in cop-assault case

PORT ANGELES — Matthew K. McDaniel, who allegedly shoved a Clallam County sheriff’s deputy after he was awakened…

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Peninsula is running out of time for snow

It’s getting more and more likely that much of the North Olympic Peninsula will make it through the…

Darold Stenson

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Retrial of accused double-killer could lose defense team because death penalty dropped; cost to taxpayers soaring

PORT ANGELES — A judge soon will decide whether accused double-murderer Darold Stenson can retain his three-lawyer defense…

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Not-guilty plea in cop-assault case

PORT ANGELES — Matthew K. McDaniel, who allegedly shoved a Clallam County sheriff’s deputy after he was awakened…

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Notification system pact inked by Port Angeles, Clallam County

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has inked an interlocal agreement with the city to purchase a new emergency-notification…

A crew waits for the next truck of asphalt during a project to pave sections of the Olympic Discovery Trail on the west side of Port Angeles last September. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Discovery Trail continues to take shape

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Discovery Trail is a “community success story” that will bring more benefits to…

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Flu season still active but ‘over the hump,’ official says

Flu is still widespread in Western Washington, but it appears that the worst of it is over. The…

Linda Benson of Sequim holds a Vietnam War-era POW bracelet bearing the name of Navy Cmdr. Vincent Monroe and a pencil rubbing made from the Vietnam War Memorial in Burlington. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Sequim woman returns POW’s bracelet to his son

PORT ANGELES — It’s been four decades since Linda Benson bought a prisoner-of-war bracelet at a Bellevue-area mall.…

Matthew Kevin McDaniel enters Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles on Thursday for a first appearance. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Man accused of deputy assault to have mental assessment

PORT ANGELES — A 27-year-old Sequim transient charged with assaulting a sheriff’s deputy and who was mistakenly released…

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Olympic Medical Center prepares for digital switch

PORT ANGELES — Fewer than three months before going live with a state-of-the-art electronic health records system, Olympic…

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Border Patrol’s new translation policy called good first step

PORT ANGELES — A new Border Patrol policy that limits an agent’s role as a language interpreter is…

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Clallam awards bid for asphalt upkeep

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has awarded a $644,438 contract to Lakeside Industries of Port Angeles to supply…

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Clallam, Port Angeles to enter easement agreement

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County officials have endorsed a perpetual easement with the city of Port Angeles for…

The Elwha Water Treatment Plant from the air.  -- Photo copyright &Copy; 2013

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Elwha River water plant upgrade to put dam removal on hold

PORT ANGELES — Demolition of Glines Canyon Dam has been put on hold for an additional two months…

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Deer Park underpass construction to begin in summer or fall

PORT ANGELES — Construction of a new underpass near Deer Park Road will start this summer or early…

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Change of venue sought in double-murder retrial

PORT ANGELES — Darold Stenson has requested a change of venue for his second double-murder trial. Stenson, 60,…

City Manager Dan McKeen

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Port Angeles needs to strike balance between cost, quality, city manager tells chamber audience

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles needs to strike a balance between the cost of environmental projects and the…