Sea Change Cannabis owner Greg Brotherton displays the three varieties of marijuana his store will begin selling at 10 a.m. Friday. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Discovery Bay pot shop ready to open Friday at 10 a.m. on U.S. Highway 101

DISCOVERY BAY — Sea Change Cannabis expects to open its doors at 10 a.m. Friday after having delayed its debut for nearly a week. “We… Continue reading

Sea Change Cannabis owner Greg Brotherton displays the three varieties of marijuana his store will begin selling at 10 a.m. Friday. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Corey Borden

Officers seek Port Angeles man

PORT ANGELES — Law enforcement officers are seeking a Port Angeles man with felony state Department of Corrections warrant out for his arrest. Corey Borden,… Continue reading

Corey Borden
A tub full of crabs boils as crowds line up at Port Angeles City Pier in 2008. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

UPDATED — Port Angeles rated one of nation’s top 10 small towns; only community in state to make the cut

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles ranked fifth on a new list of the nation's top 10 best small towns in which to live. It was… Continue reading

A tub full of crabs boils as crowds line up at Port Angeles City Pier in 2008. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
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Port Angeles ranks No. 5 in Livability.com’s Top 10 Small Towns for 2014

THE ANNOUNCEMENT about Port Angeles' No. 5 ranking in the top 10 list from the folks at Livability.com: Congratulations! Port Angeles, Wash., has been named… Continue reading

Port Angeles
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A summer bounty of open-air concerts continues with Port Townsend Concert on the Dock at 5 p.m. today

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE of free outdoor music on the North Olympic Peninsula continues with: ■ PORT TOWNSEND CONCERT ON THE DOCK — Thursday, 5 p.m.… Continue reading

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Sequim native Meredith Powell pleads guilty to having sex with Tacoma students (WITH VIDEO from outside the courtroom)

EDITOR'S NOTE — A video produced by the Tacoma News Tribune of interviews outside the courtoom with Powell's attorney and a school administrator can be… Continue reading

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BUSINESS — Necessities and Temptations in Port Angeles sets anniversary party for Friday

PORT ANGELES — Necessities and Temptations, 217 N. Laurel St., is holding a “Sweet 16” party to celebrate its 16 years in business as a… Continue reading

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PDN's front page for today's Jefferson County readers. There's more inside that isn't online!

Check out today’s PDN Page 1. (And activate your access to 24/7 local news coverage)

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

  • Jul 24, 2014
PDN's front page for today's Jefferson County readers. There's more inside that isn't online!
Enter our Lavender Photo Contest (you don't need a purple camera!)

Enter our Lavender Photo Contest (you don’t need a purple camera!)

HAVE YOU CAPTURED an incredible lavender picture? An expansive purple field in Sequim? A family meandering among the flowers? The majestic Olympic Mountains and a… Continue reading

  • Jul 24, 2014
Enter our Lavender Photo Contest (you don't need a purple camera!)
Forks Planning Director Rod Fleck shows the layout of the city's new performing arts center

First walls to go up Friday on Forks’ new Rainforest Arts Center

FORKS — The foundation for the new Rainforest Arts Center in Forks is complete, showing the graceful curves that will grace the building's facade, and… Continue reading

Forks Planning Director Rod Fleck shows the layout of the city's new performing arts center

Forks man given 90-day sentence in hit-and-run fatality

PORT ANGELES — Garrid Larson of Forks was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail as a first-time offender after being found guilty of hit-and-run… Continue reading

Lake Sutherland district ballots re-sent after error

PORT ANGELES — Most Lake Sutherland property owners have received a second yes-or-no ballot for the renewal of a management district to eradicate Eurasian milfoil.… Continue reading

LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Music muse paints town

CONCERTS AND MUSIC fill the hills and valleys of the Peninsula this weekend and into next week. There is a wide variety of live music… Continue reading

  • Jul 24, 2014
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Music to pour from clubs beginning tonight as Jazz Port Townsend kicks off 40th year

PORT TOWNSEND — Jazz Port Townsend, which begins its public component tonight with club performances all over town, recalls the saying that a man cannot… Continue reading

George Cables

NEWS BRIEFS — Clallam County Fair royalty plan food drive Saturday in Sequim . . . and other items

SEQUIM — Clallam County Fair royalty will hold a food drive in support of the Sequim Food Bank at QFC, 990 E. Washington St., from… Continue reading

The man seen in this unidentified parking lot is suspected of robbing a Port Angeles eatery Monday. Port Angeles Police Department

Port Angeles police release surveillance image of suspected pizza shop robber

PORT ANGELES — City police released Wednesday an image of a man suspected of robbing a Port Angeles pizza shop Monday. The grainy image taken… Continue reading

The man seen in this unidentified parking lot is suspected of robbing a Port Angeles eatery Monday. Port Angeles Police Department
The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce board discusses PA United on Wednesday. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce wants opinions from membership on proposed merger

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce board voted unanimously Wednesday to seek input from its general membership on a proposed consolidation… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce board discusses PA United on Wednesday. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
The Port Townsend Paper Corp. has been permitted to add two pulp refiners. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Port Townsend Paper Corp. mill gets permit to add two pulp refiners

PORT TOWNSEND — The state Department of Ecology has approved a permit by Port Townsend Paper Corp. for a $5 million project to add two… Continue reading

The Port Townsend Paper Corp. has been permitted to add two pulp refiners. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Proposed transgender policy draws fire at Sequim schools meeting

SEQUIM –– Unveiling of a proposed, state-ordered policy regarding transgender students generated criticism as the Sequim School District’s board of directors considered the new policy… Continue reading

Rain, hail do little against huge state wildfire

The Associated Press SPOKANE — Rain and hail fell Wednesday on the largest wildfire in the state’s history. But there wasn’t enough water to extinguish… Continue reading

  • Jul 24, 2014
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