Site Logo

News

Washington College Grant program set to expand with new state law

Support for low- and middle-income families available

News

ISSUES OF FAITH: Finding the path to wisdom

THEY ARE ON the way! No, I don’t mean late-arriving Christmas presents or returns of ill-fitting clothes. I…

Poll

Should the federal government continue funding public broadcasting such as NPR and PBS?

Daily poll

Poll

Which area of your life was the best in 2024?

Daily poll

News

Public concerned about hospital partnership

Commenters question possible Catholic affiliation

Skaters glide across the Winter Ice Village on Front Street in downtown Port Angeles. The Winter Ice Village, operated by the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce, is open daily from noon to 9 p.m. through Jan. 5. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

News

Fresh ice

Skaters glide across the Winter Ice Village on Front Street in downtown Port Angeles. The Winter Ice Village,…

Ellen White Face, left, and Dora Ragland enjoy some conversation after finishing a Christmas dinner prepared by Salvation Army Port Angeles staff and volunteers. The Salvation Army anticipated serving 120-150 people at its annual holiday meal on Tuesday. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

News

Hundreds served at annual Salvation Army dinner

Numbers represent growing need for assistance, captain says

News

Wednesday’s e-edition to be printed Thursday

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula Daily News will have an electronic edition on Wednesday that will double as a…

News

Funding for lodge in stopgap measure

Park official ‘touched by outpouring of support’

Poll

Do you follow the NORAD Santa tracking?

Daily poll

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
A fire dancer from Port Townsend's Fire Dance Collective, performs in front of spectators during the 2nd Annual Solstice Bonfire hosted by Jefferson County 4-H at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Saturday.

Life

Solstice Bonfire

A fire dancer from Port Townsend’s Fire Dance Collective, performs in front of spectators during the 2nd annual…

Poll

Do you agree with President Joe Biden’s decision to commute 37 federal death row cases to life in prison without parole?

Daily poll

Poll

How do you wrap your holiday gifts?

Daily poll

News

Todd Ortloff Show guests this week

PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Todd Ortloff Show…

News

Hurricane Ridge day lodge funding held up in Congress

PORT ANGELES — The fate of $80 million in funding to rebuild the Hurricane Ridge day lodge depends…

Judy Davidson, left, and Kathy Thomas, both of Port Townsend, look over the skin care products offered by Shandi Motsi of Port Townsend, one of the 20 vendors at the second annual Procrastinators Craft Fair at the Palindrome/Eaglemount Cidery on Friday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

News

Procrastinators Market

Judy Davidson, left, and Kathy Thomas, both of Port Townsend, look over the skin care products offered by…

News

Services could be impacted by closure

Essential workers won’t get paid in shutdown

Jefferson Elementary School in Port Angeles designated Thursday dress up like a candy cane day. Back row, from left to right, they are: Wyatt Farman, Ari Ownby, Tayo Murdach, Chloe Brabant, Peyton Underwood, Lola Dixon, River Stella (in wheelchair), Fenja Garling, Tegan Brabant, Odessa Glaude, Eastyn Schmeddinger-Schneder. Front row: Ellie Schneddinger-Schneder, Cypress Crear, Bryn Christiansen and Evelyn Shrout. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

News

Dress like a candy cane

Jefferson Elementary School in Port Angeles designated Thursday dress up like a candy cane day. Back row, from…

It is shocking to still have flowers blooming on dahlias Dec. 20, and perplexing for daylilies to be in flower at the end of the year. (Andrew May/For Peninsula Daily News) 

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: A merry blooming Christmas on the Peninsula

BEHOLD, BEAUTIFUL DAHLIAS and daylilies during dreary damp December days — how delightful! That is absolutely correct!

Iris McNerney of from Port Townsend is like a pied piper at the Port Hudson Marina. When she shows up with a bag of wild bird seed, pigeons land and coo at her feet. McNerney has been feeding the pigeons for about a year and they know her car when she parks. Gulls have a habit of showing up too whenever a free meal is available. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

News

Feeding the birds

Iris McNerney of from Port Townsend is like a pied piper at the Port Hudson Marina. When she…