NEWS BRIEFS — Port Angeles Kiwanis induct four new members . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — As a result of a special Kiwanis membership event, the club inducted four new members: Sean Mobley, district executive at Boy Scouts… Continue reading

Dr. Rena Zimmerman

Olympic Medical Cancer Clinic oncologist: Sequim facility has the most experience with ‘gold standard’

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Cancer Clinic’s TrueBeam Linear Accelerator, once the only such device north of Stanford University in California, is now the gold… Continue reading

Dr. Rena Zimmerman

Olympic Medical Center hosts 3 cancer-care events for public today, Wednesday, Thursday

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center invites the public to three events this week: ■ Lung health/cancer presentation today — Dr. Douglas Wood of the University… Continue reading

In this July 2008 photo

Olympic National Park seeks input on long-range plan for mountain goats

PORT ANGELES — National Park Service officials, prompted in part by the 2010 death of Port Angeles resident Bob Boardman, are preparing a new environmental… Continue reading

In this July 2008 photo
Port Townsend Film Festival Executive Director Janette Force addresses the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce on Monday. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Port Townsend Film Festival head details partnerships, benefits for Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce

PORT TOWNSEND — The annual Port Townsend Film Festival provides a boon to the local economy while building local partnerships, its executive director told the… Continue reading

Port Townsend Film Festival Executive Director Janette Force addresses the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce on Monday. — Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Lake Cushman File photo

Sequim teenager drowns while swimming in Lake Cushman

SHELTON, Mason County — An 18-year-old Sequim man drowned while swimming in Lake Cushman on Saturday. Calvin White went missing in the designated swim area… Continue reading

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Dave Stanko

Withdrawn candidate puts himself back in Jefferson County Sheriff’s race

PORT TOWNSEND — A candidate who withdrew from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s race is back in the competition. “Due to lots of community input given… Continue reading

Dave Stanko

Olympic Medical Center hosts 3 cancer-care events for public Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center invites the public to three events this week: ■ Lung health/cancer presentation Tuesday — Dr. Douglas Wood of the University… Continue reading

In this July 2008 photo

Olympic National Park seeks input on long-range plan for mountain goats

PORT ANGELES — National Park Service officials, prompted in part by the 2010 death of Port Angeles resident Bob Boardman, are preparing a new environmental… Continue reading

In this July 2008 photo
Lake Cushman File photo

UPDATE — Sequim teenager drowns while swimming in Lake Cushman

SHELTON, Mason County — An 18-year-old Sequim man drowned while swimming in Lake Cushman on Saturday. Calvin White went missing in the designated swim area… Continue reading

Lake Cushman File photo
The driver of this tractor-trailer was killed when the truck left state Highway 104 west of the Hood Canal bridge and struck several trees. Russ WInger/Washington State Patrol

UPDATE — Port Angeles driver dies in tractor-trailer crash on state Highway 104 near Hood Canal Bridge

PORT LUDLOW — A Port Angeles truck driver was killed Monday morning when the tractor-trailer he was driving left state Highway 104 near the Hood… Continue reading

The driver of this tractor-trailer was killed when the truck left state Highway 104 west of the Hood Canal bridge and struck several trees. Russ WInger/Washington State Patrol
Mike Szatlocky

Corrected: Mystery still surrounds ‘sinkhole’ recesses off Port Angeles’ Hollywood Beach

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that only certain areas are closed at Hollywood Beach. PORT ANGELES — Engineers at the city… Continue reading

Mike Szatlocky
Dave Stanko

Withdrawn candidate re-enters race for Jefferson County Sheriff

PORT TOWNSEND — A candidate who withdrew from the Jefferson County Sheriff's race because he did not receive his party's endorsement is back in the… Continue reading

Dave Stanko

Lawmakers seek federal heritage designation for coasts to promote tourism

WASHINGTON — Four members of Washington state's congressional delegation — including North Olympic Peninsula native Rep. Derek Kilmer — are sponsoring legislation that would declare… Continue reading

Coast Guard helicopter crew from Port Angeles plucks injured hikers on Vancouver Island

The Coast Guard said Sunday morning that it participated in a rescue of two hikers on Vancouver Island. Here is the Coast Guard statement: PORT… Continue reading

  • Jul 21, 2014
Deadline noon TODAY: Vote for Best of Peninsula 2014

Deadline noon TODAY: Vote for Best of Peninsula 2014

IT'S TIME AGAIN to vote for Best of the Peninsula 2014 in separate Clallam County and Jefferson County polling! For the third straight year, all… Continue reading

  • Jul 21, 2014
Deadline noon TODAY: Vote for Best of Peninsula 2014

A summer bounty of open-air concerts this week

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE of free outdoor music on the North Olympic Peninsula: ■ SEQUIM MUSIC IN THE PARK — Tuesday, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., The… Continue reading

BRIEFLY STATE: Mom saves kids from apartment fire . . . and other briefs from around the state

Peninsula Daily News news sources EVERETT — A mother was able to save her two children and alert several neighbors when an Everett apartment caught… Continue reading

  • Jul 21, 2014
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PDN's front page for today's Clallam County readers. There's more inside that isn't online!

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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 21, 2014
PDN's front page for today's Clallam County readers. There's more inside that isn't online!

Conservationists threaten to sue over unused Elwha River hatchery weir

Four wild fish advocacy groups plan to sue over an unused weir at the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe’s hatchery on the Elwha River, saying that… Continue reading