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The crash of an Asiana Airlines jetliner forced passengers to jump down the emergency inflatable slides to safety. The Associated Press

UPDATE — Two people dead and more than 100 sent to hospitals after San Francisco plane crash

By New York Times News Service via Peninsula Daily News AT LEAST TWO people after an Asiana jetliner from Seoul, South Korea, crashed while landing… Continue reading

The crash of an Asiana Airlines jetliner forced passengers to jump down the emergency inflatable slides to safety. The Associated Press
The liquor board's proposed label for marijuana products was nixed. The Associated Press

Field-grown marijuana allowed in state’s proposed regulations

By Shannon Dininny The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Marijuana could be grown outdoors in the sunshine — no grow lights or greenhouses required — under… Continue reading

The liquor board's proposed label for marijuana products was nixed. The Associated Press
What are your picks for Best of the Peninsula? Vote now!

What are your picks for Best of the Peninsula? Vote now!

It's time to vote for Best of the Peninsula 2013 in separate Clallam County and Jefferson County voting! For the second straight year, all voting… Continue reading

What are your picks for Best of the Peninsula? Vote now!
What are your picks for Best of the Peninsula? Vote now!

What are your picks for Best of the Peninsula? Vote now!

It's time to vote for Best of the Peninsula 2013 in separate Clallam County and Jefferson County voting! For the second straight year, all voting… Continue reading

What are your picks for Best of the Peninsula? Vote now!
Thirteen-year-old Makyla Johnson of Port Angeles shows delight from the sidelines as the parade is about to start. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles’ Independence Day celebration revisited [**GALLERY**]

Port Angeles celebrated our nation's Independence Day in grand style Thursday. And on this Fifth of July, let's revisit some of the sights that made… Continue reading

Thirteen-year-old Makyla Johnson of Port Angeles shows delight from the sidelines as the parade is about to start. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Forks man charged in state hospital ruckus

Peninsula Daily News News Sources and Peninsula Daily News LAKEWOOD — The trouble started Monday when a patient at Western State Hospital reportedly set his… Continue reading

Mayor Cherie Kidd was among those creating a human Canadian flag on Canada Day in Victoria. The Associated Press

Never in danger in Victoria, Port Angeles mayor says of thwarted bombing incident

Peninsula Daily News and Victoria News VICTORIA — Port Angeles Mayor Cherie Kidd, in Victoria for Canada Day with a contingent of local business owners… Continue reading

Mayor Cherie Kidd was among those creating a human Canadian flag on Canada Day in Victoria. The Associated Press

UPDATE — Forks man charged in state hospital ruckus

Peninsula Daily News News Sources and Peninsula Daily News LAKEWOOD — The trouble started Monday when a patient at Western State Hospital reportedly set his… Continue reading

Man charged with Clallam arson in 2005 causes standoff at Western State Hospital

The Associated Press LAKEWOOD — A patient at Western State Hospital has been jailed after his mattress was set on fire, he barricaded himself in… Continue reading

What are your picks for Best of the Peninsula? Vote now!

What are your picks for Best of the Peninsula? Vote now!

It's time to vote for Best of the Peninsula 2013 in separate Clallam County and Jefferson County voting! For the second straight year, all voting… Continue reading

What are your picks for Best of the Peninsula? Vote now!
File photo of the Grand Quest. vesseltracker.com

Cargo ship loses rudder, towed to Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A Panamanian-flagged cargo ship Grand Quest is anchored in Port Angeles Harbor this morning after it lost its steering capability in the… Continue reading

File photo of the Grand Quest. vesseltracker.com
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark speaks to news media outside the British Columbia Legislative Buildings in Victoria today after two Canadian-born citizens were arrested in what police described as al-Qaida-inspired plot to blow up the legislature on Canada Day

Canada Day bombing attempt at Victoria Legislative Buildings foiled; two arrested

Peninsula Daily News news sources VICTORIA — Canadian authorities have arrested and charged a man and woman with terrorism for attempting to leave pressure-cooker bombs… Continue reading

British Columbia Premier Christy Clark speaks to news media outside the British Columbia Legislative Buildings in Victoria today after two Canadian-born citizens were arrested in what police described as al-Qaida-inspired plot to blow up the legislature on Canada Day
What are your picks for Best of the Peninsula? Vote now!

What are your picks for Best of the Peninsula? Vote now!

It's time to vote for Best of the Peninsula 2013 in separate Clallam County and Jefferson County voting! For the second straight year, all voting… Continue reading

What are your picks for Best of the Peninsula? Vote now!
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark speaks to news media outside the British Columbia Legislative Buildings in Victoria today after two Canadian-born citizens were arrested in what police described as al-Qaida-inspired plot to blow up the legislature on Canada Day

Canada Day bombing attempt at Victoria Legislative Buildings foiled; two arrested

Peninsula Daily News news sources VICTORIA — Canadian authorities have arrested and charged a man and woman with terrorism for attempting to leave pressure-cooker bombs… Continue reading

British Columbia Premier Christy Clark speaks to news media outside the British Columbia Legislative Buildings in Victoria today after two Canadian-born citizens were arrested in what police described as al-Qaida-inspired plot to blow up the legislature on Canada Day
What are your picks for Best of the Peninsula? Vote now!

What are your picks for Best of the Peninsula? Vote now!

It's time to vote for Best of the Peninsula 2013 in separate Clallam County and Jefferson County voting! For the second straight year, all voting… Continue reading

What are your picks for Best of the Peninsula? Vote now!
Q&A: Why this heat wave's so scary and what's behind it

Q&A: Why this heat wave’s so scary and what’s behind it

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON — Excessive heat is the No. 1 weather killer in the United States and it's at its most… Continue reading

Q&A: Why this heat wave's so scary and what's behind it
The scene during the Paradiso Festival at the Columbia River Gorge Amphitheater. KOMO News [www.komotv.com]

1 dead, dozens treated for overdoses at Gorge Amphitheatre

By Doug Esser The Associated Press WENATCHEE — One man died and dozens of people were treated after overdosing on a drug called Molly at… Continue reading

The scene during the Paradiso Festival at the Columbia River Gorge Amphitheater. KOMO News [www.komotv.com]
Gov. Jay Inslee

Gov. Inslee signs $33.6 billion state budget; no shutdown today

By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press RACHEL LA CORTE OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee signed a new two-year budget Sunday, averting a government shutdown… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee
Port Angeles Food Bank Operations Manager Julie Woodin-Stockert

This week’s North Olympic Peninsula business meetings — and business news briefs

By Peninsula Daily News staff and The Associated Press THIS WEEK'S BUSINESS meetings on the North Olympic Peninsula (all of these meetings are open to… Continue reading

Port Angeles Food Bank Operations Manager Julie Woodin-Stockert
What are your picks for Best of the Peninsula? Vote now!

What are your picks for Best of the Peninsula? Vote now!

It's time to vote for Best of the Peninsula 2013 in separate Clallam County and Jefferson County voting! For the second straight year, all voting… Continue reading

What are your picks for Best of the Peninsula? Vote now!