One of the Marysville Pilchuck High School shooting victims arrives at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett on Friday. The (Everett) Herald

Some second-guess actions of first responders in Marysville shootings

By Sharon Salyer The (Everett) Herald EVERETT — Just days after the fatal Marysville Pilchuck High School shootings, questions already have been raised about decisions… Continue reading

  • Oct 29, 2014
  • By Sharon Salyer The (Everett) Herald
One of the Marysville Pilchuck High School shooting victims arrives at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett on Friday. The (Everett) Herald
Workers with Global Diving & Salvage pull the 65-foot pleasure craft Avalon out of Pleasant Harbor in Brinnon on Tuesday. State Department of Natural Resources

Sunken boat Avalon raised from Pleasant Harbor and towed to Port Townsend marina

BRINNON — A 65-foot pleasure craft that sank near a Pleasant Harbor shore last month has been raised from the water and taken to Port… Continue reading

Workers with Global Diving & Salvage pull the 65-foot pleasure craft Avalon out of Pleasant Harbor in Brinnon on Tuesday. State Department of Natural Resources
A road barricade sits on an older stretch of U.S. Highway 101 at Dryke Road west of Sequim

U.S. Highway 101 widening work draws ire of business owner

PORT ANGELES — State officials had hoped that the U.S. Highway 101 widening project between Port Angeles and Sequim would be all but finished by… Continue reading

A road barricade sits on an older stretch of U.S. Highway 101 at Dryke Road west of Sequim
Marysville School District parents speak to Superintendent Dr. Becky Berg on Tuesday night after a community meeting at Marysville Pilchuck High School. Local school and community officials spoke to parents and answered questions regarding the school's plan to reopen in light of the shooting. The (Everett) Herald

UPDATED — Marysville students, teachers search for routine — even as new threats made (* Photo Gallery *)

EDITOR'S NOTE — For the latest developments in this story, and more photos, go to www.heraldnet.com, the website of The Herald newspaper in Everett/Snohomish County,… Continue reading

Marysville School District parents speak to Superintendent Dr. Becky Berg on Tuesday night after a community meeting at Marysville Pilchuck High School. Local school and community officials spoke to parents and answered questions regarding the school's plan to reopen in light of the shooting. The (Everett) Herald
Here are today's Clallam County and Jefferson County front pages — news tailored to your community. There's more inside that isn't online!

What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula today? See today’s PDN front page

WHEN YOU GET home delivery of the Peninsula Daily News, the digital comes free. Subscribers to the print PDN (Sunday through Friday or Friday/Sunday only)… Continue reading

  • Oct 29, 2014
Here are today's Clallam County and Jefferson County front pages — news tailored to your community. There's more inside that isn't online!
YOUR BALLOT COMPANION: North Olympic Peninsula Voter Guide online

YOUR BALLOT COMPANION: North Olympic Peninsula Voter Guide online

The North Olympic Peninsula Voter Guide, produced as a public service by the Peninsula Daily News, is now available during the voting period in the… Continue reading

  • Oct 29, 2014
YOUR BALLOT COMPANION: North Olympic Peninsula Voter Guide online
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‘Business Showcase’ networking event in Sequim today

SEQUIM — The eighth annual Business Showcase, hosted by the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce, will be from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The… Continue reading

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Author to read from newest book at Peninsula College on Thursday

Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — Edmonds Community College writing professor Holly Hughes will read from her newest book, Sailing By Ravens, at Peninsula College… Continue reading

  • Oct 28, 2014
So what's the costume of the year? It might just be about Ebola

Best witches! Enter our Halloween costume photo contest for kids and adults

By Jack Olantern Peninsula Daily News correspondent THE THREE NEWSPAPERS of the North Olympic Peninsula — Peninsula Daily News, Sequim Gazette and Forks Forum —… Continue reading

  • Oct 28, 2014
  • By Jack Olantern Peninsula Daily News correspondent
So what's the costume of the year? It might just be about Ebola

Clallam commissioners no longer considering salary freeze for elected officials

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Commissioner Mike Chapman has pulled his support for a proposal to freeze the salaries of eight elected officials after being… Continue reading

Kathleen Kler

ELECTION 2014: Jefferson County commissioner candidates discuss business development, marijuana at forum

PORT TOWNSEND — Better communication can improve county government and change a perception that Port Townsend dominates the area, candidates for county commissioner said in… Continue reading

Kathleen Kler
Shoona Riggs

ELECTION 2014: Secretary of state stays out of Clallam auditor race

PORT ANGELES — Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman will not investigate the Clallam County Auditor’s Office over auditor candidate Kim Yacklin’s allegations of potential… Continue reading

Shoona Riggs
Learn money-saving tips from TV's 'Extreme Couponing' expert at free seminar

Learn money-saving tips from TV’s ‘Extreme Couponing’ expert at free seminar

PORT ANGELES — Learn how to use newspaper coupons to save hundreds of dollars on your grocery bill at a seminar featuring Maryann Collier of… Continue reading

Learn money-saving tips from TV's 'Extreme Couponing' expert at free seminar

More than 500,000 Washington AT&T Mobility customers may be entitled to restitution

From a Washington State Attorney General media release: OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson recently announced a $105 million agreement with AT&T Mobility LLC under… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS — RSVPs for Sunday harvest dinner in Port Angeles being accepted . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — The Esther Chapter of the Eastern Star will host a harvest dinner at the Masonic Lodge, 622 S. Lincoln St., from 11:30… Continue reading

Halden Toy

Organ featured instrument at Thursday’s Candlelight Concert in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Candlelight Concert series continues next Thursday, Oct. 30, with the annual Trinity Organ Concert, featuring the young guest musician Halden Toy… Continue reading

Halden Toy

PA United effort off table, for now, but groups take inspiration from attempt’s framework

PORT ANGELES — The yearlong PA United effort is dead for now, putting on hold an effort that began with three business groups meeting in… Continue reading

Nurse Kaci Hickox is shown in an isolation tent at University Hospital in Newark

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Governors, Army go own way on Ebola quarantines

By David Porter and Colleen Barry The Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday recommended new restrictions… Continue reading

  • Oct 28, 2014
  • By David Porter and Colleen Barry The Associated Press
Nurse Kaci Hickox is shown in an isolation tent at University Hospital in Newark
An edition of The Daily Herald of Everett with the headline “Dreaded Day in Marysville” is shown Monday as part of a growing memorial on a fence around Marysville Pilchuck High School. —Photo by Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press

Peninsula school officials review safety protocols in the aftermath of Marysville high school shooting

PORT TOWNSEND — North Olympic Peninsula school administrators are reviewing their safety protocols and explaining a tragedy to students in the wake of Friday’s high… Continue reading

An edition of The Daily Herald of Everett with the headline “Dreaded Day in Marysville” is shown Monday as part of a growing memorial on a fence around Marysville Pilchuck High School. —Photo by Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press
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Public forum on Navy’s electronic warfare training plan in Port Angeles on Thursday, Nov. 6

PORT ANGELES — A public forum in Port Angeles is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, with Navy personnel over controversial plans to conduct… Continue reading

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