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Do you agree with the Trump administration’s decision to send National Guard troops into California to quell immigration protests?

Do you agree with the Trump administration's decision to send National Guard troops into California to quell immigration protests?… Continue reading

  • Jun 9, 2025

Did you attend your high school prom?

Did you attend your high school prom?… Continue reading

  • Jun 8, 2025

A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t let those pests rest

AS SPRING SLOWLY gives way to the approaching summer season (today is the beginning of late-late spring), most plants in your yard are growing rapidly.… Continue reading

Judge hears oral arguments in case that centers on DNR logging

Decision on possible injunction should come within next 90 days

LETTER: Freedom of speech

The arrest of students for peacefully voicing their views of the horrific war in Gaza is outrageous. Police snatching students, and others who are legally… Continue reading

LETTER: Happy countries

A recent Rant (PDN, May 31) asked whether diversity is, in fact, a good thing for America. The writer suggested that the happiest countries are… Continue reading

LETTER: Remove dams

The Strait of Juan de Fuca is home to 74 Southern Resident orcas. They are an iconic symbol for the region. Visitors go out in… Continue reading

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show on KONP 1450 AM, 101.7 FM in… Continue reading

Trial date moved for man charged with attempted murder

The trial date for a Port Angeles man charged with attempted murder and felony harassment has been moved to Aug. 25. Clallam… Continue reading

Will your family participate or attend a graduation event on the Peninsula this month?

Will your family participate or attend a graduation event on the Peninsula this month?… Continue reading

  • Jun 6, 2025
Brendan Meyer.

Meyer to resign Port Angeles City Council position

Unexpired term runs through December 2027

Brendan Meyer.

What type of entertainment events on the Peninsula do you prefer to attend?

What type of entertainment events on the Peninsula do you prefer to attend?… Continue reading

  • Jun 5, 2025

Comments open on trust land exchange

More than 2,200 acres may be traded

Olympic Medical Center report shows $1.1 million in net revenue for first quarter

Hospital considering service to clean laundry, linens

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office representatives said they believe the body found on Sunday is missing kayaker Ty Coone. The remains were found about a mile from where Coone was fishing on May 13 in a kayak north of Cline Spit. A Celebration of Life is set for 7 p.m. June 14 at the big barn at 702 Kitchen-Dick Road in Sequim. (Michele Scott Duncan)

Body found believed to be missing kayaker

Coroner’s office seeking dental records for positive identification

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office representatives said they believe the body found on Sunday is missing kayaker Ty Coone. The remains were found about a mile from where Coone was fishing on May 13 in a kayak north of Cline Spit. A Celebration of Life is set for 7 p.m. June 14 at the big barn at 702 Kitchen-Dick Road in Sequim. (Michele Scott Duncan)

Should the U.S. Navy remove the names of ships named after civil rights leaders such as Harvey Milk and Harriet Tubman?

Should the U.S. Navy remove the names of ships named after civil rights leaders such as Harvey Milk and Harriet Tubman?… Continue reading

  • Jun 4, 2025
Lane Coney, who lives in Port Townsend, stops and looks at a flowering poison hemlock plant that extends over the sidewalk on Washington Street near the Port Townsend post office on Tuesday morning. Poison hemlock is a highly poisonous, flowering plant in the carrot family. All parts of the plant are toxic, especially when ingested. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Poison hemlock

Lane Coney, who lives in Port Townsend, stops and looks at a flowering poison hemlock plant that extends over the sidewalk on Washington Street near… Continue reading

Lane Coney, who lives in Port Townsend, stops and looks at a flowering poison hemlock plant that extends over the sidewalk on Washington Street near the Port Townsend post office on Tuesday morning. Poison hemlock is a highly poisonous, flowering plant in the carrot family. All parts of the plant are toxic, especially when ingested. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Brian King

Stabilizing office, retaining staff top priorities for Clallam County sheriff

King cites efforts to collaborate between agencies

Brian King

Should Iran be allowed to continue enriching uranium for nuclear power plants?

Should Iran be allowed to continue enriching uranium for nuclear power plants?… Continue reading

  • Jun 3, 2025
Stephen and Christine Humphries of Nottingham, United Kingdom, spend part of Monday looking over the skeleton of Gunther, the 4-year-old Pacific gray whale that washed ashore and died on a beach in Port Ludlow in 2019 and is now an educational exhibit for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center located on the Union Wharf in downtown Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Visiting Gunther

Stephen and Christine Humphries of Nottingham, United Kingdom, spend part of Monday looking over the skeleton of Gunther, the 4-year-old Pacific gray whale that washed… Continue reading

Stephen and Christine Humphries of Nottingham, United Kingdom, spend part of Monday looking over the skeleton of Gunther, the 4-year-old Pacific gray whale that washed ashore and died on a beach in Port Ludlow in 2019 and is now an educational exhibit for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center located on the Union Wharf in downtown Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)