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
Tony De Leo

ELECTION 2014: Two Jefferson PUD candidates a contrast in style, fundraising

PORT HADLOCK — The two candidates for Jefferson County Public Utility District present a contrast in styles as different as wine is from water, a… Continue reading

Tony De Leo
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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings in Sequim, PT, Forks and Port Angeles

■ Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce — Weekly ­luncheon meetings are held Mondays at noon at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St. This… Continue reading

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EYE ON CLALLAM: County to mull elected officials’ pay

The three Clallam County commissioners will consider a resolution establishing salaries and benefits for elected officials Tuesday. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County eyes treatment site’s funding

The three Jefferson County commissioners will discuss a funding allocation for mental health and chemical dependency treatment at a meeting Monday. The meeting will begin… Continue reading

Joseph Hinrichs

Ford earnings drop before debut of new F-150; redesign of America’s best-selling vehicle eats into sales in 2014

By Aaron Kessler Copyright 2014 New York Times News Service DETROIT — Ford Motor Company executives appear ready for 2014 to be over and are… Continue reading

  • Oct 27, 2014
  • By Aaron Kessler Copyright 2014 New York Times News Service
Joseph Hinrichs
Shara Smith-Widmer and David Widmer are renovating the former home of Blue Flame BBQ in the Mount Pleasant district east of Port angeles to host two new retail outlets. One will be a “classy” boutique

IF YOU MISSED THIS SUNDAY STORY — ‘Blue Flame’ goes green — former barbecue restaurant in Port Angeles renovated to be marijuana retail store

PORT ANGELES — As one flame is extinguished, another rises. Blue Flame, the barbecue restaurant with the easily recognized airbrushed facade and the signature blue… Continue reading

Shara Smith-Widmer and David Widmer are renovating the former home of Blue Flame BBQ in the Mount Pleasant district east of Port angeles to host two new retail outlets. One will be a “classy” boutique

Jefferson Healthcare in Port Townsend a ‘leader in LGBT health care equality’

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare has been recognized as a “leader in LGBT health care equality” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm… Continue reading

Jaylen Fryberg performs in his dance regalia during the Paddle to Squaxin Island in August 2012. The (Everett) Herald

Marysville school shooter raised in Tulalip tribal traditions; his actions defy explanation

By Andrew Gobin The (Everett) Herald EDITOR'S NOTE — The author, (Everett) Herald reporter Andrew Gobin, is a member of the Tulalip Tribes and grew… Continue reading

  • Oct 27, 2014
  • By Andrew Gobin The (Everett) Herald
Jaylen Fryberg performs in his dance regalia during the Paddle to Squaxin Island in August 2012. The (Everett) Herald

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 — Port Angeles art show deadline extended . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — The deadline to enter “Art Convergence,” the show to open next month at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, has been extended… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS — Stevens students honored … and other items of interest

PORT ANGELES — Twenty-four Stevens Middle School students recently were selected as Students of the Month for September and were honored at a luncheon at… 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
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 27, 2014
  • By David Porter and Colleen Barry The Associated Press
Nurse Kaci Hickox is shown in an isolation tent at University Hospital in Newark
Russ Veenema

Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce executive director points to 2015 to step down

PORT ANGELES — Russ Veenema is on course to resign at the end of 2015 as executive director of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of… Continue reading

Russ Veenema
During a break in bad weather

Putting water back in the river: Planned Dungeness projects include a lake south of Sequim

SEQUIM — The effort to put more water into the Dungeness River, particularly during the critical low flow in the late summer season, is taking… Continue reading

During a break in bad weather
The iPad Air 2 is powerful enough to use as a main computer

REVIEW: Apple’s new iPads impress, but aren’t must-haves; iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3 have much going for them, but not price and necessity

By FARHAD MANJOO Copyright 2014 New York Times News Service NEW YORK — Let’s get this out of the way first: Apple’s new iPads are… Continue reading

  • Oct 27, 2014
  • By FARHAD MANJOO Copyright 2014 New York Times News Service
The iPad Air 2 is powerful enough to use as a main computer
URGENT: Remnants of Hurricane Ana off Hawaii to blow across Peninsula overnight; 50 mph gusts on West End

URGENT: Remnants of Hurricane Ana off Hawaii to blow across Peninsula overnight; 50 mph gusts on West End

FORKS — Tonight will be windy along the Olympic Peninsula's Pacific coast as remnants of Hurricane Ana — the storm that skirted the Hawaiian Islands… Continue reading

URGENT: Remnants of Hurricane Ana off Hawaii to blow across Peninsula overnight; 50 mph gusts on West End

Website offers comparisons of hospitals in state with information on Peninsula locations — corrected

EDITOR'S NOTE: This report has been corrected to reflect accurate statistics on patients being readmitted following hip and knee replacements at Olympic Medical Center and… Continue reading

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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 27, 2014
Here is today's Clallam County front page — news tailored to your community. There's more inside that isn't online!