Testing for deputy sheriff posts in Clallam County slated July 9 in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Tests for entry-level deputy sheriff or adult corrections deputy positions for the Clallam County Sheriff's Office are set for July 9 in… Continue reading

Time for you to decide: Best of Peninsula 2014 voting is underway

Time for you to decide: Best of Peninsula 2014 voting is underway

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 2, 2014
Time for you to decide: Best of Peninsula 2014 voting is underway
PDN's front page for today's Clallam County readers. There's more inside that isn't online!

Welcome to 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 2, 2014
PDN's front page for today's Clallam County readers. There's more inside that isn't online!

Womanfest names scholarship recipients

Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — Mackenzie Hagstrom and Raquel Ellen Powell are the final recipients of the 2014 Womanfest Scholarships. Hagstrom is a junior… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2014
The scene of the wreck on U.S. Highway 101 near 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

5 hurt in head-on crash east of Sequim

BLYN –– Five people were reported injured in a two-car head-on collision on U.S. Highway 101 in front of 7Cedars Casino earlier this evening. Emergency… Continue reading

The scene of the wreck on U.S. Highway 101 near 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Clallam District 2 firefighters put out brush fire

PORT ANGELES — A land-owner on Hoare Road will be held liable for fire-suppression costs after a brush-fire burned about a half-acre of his property… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee

CORRECTED — Gov. Inslee in Port Angeles on Wednesday; appearances not open to public

CORRECTION — This story has been corrected to reflect that the topic Gov. Jay Inslee will discuss at Peninsula College is the Advanced Composites Center.… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee

Clallam considers state sobriety pilot program for repeat drunken driving suspects

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has been selected for a state pilot project to offer a 24-hour sobriety program for repeat drunken driving suspects. County… Continue reading

Robbie Davis enters Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles on Tuesday for his first appearance. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles man charged with attempted murder in alleged insulin injection attack

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man is expected to be arraigned Tuesday, July 8, on attempted murder and assault charges after police say he… Continue reading

Robbie Davis enters Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles on Tuesday for his first appearance. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
The scene on U.S. Highway 101 near West Uncas Road just south of Discovery Bay this morning. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

3rd UPDATE — Man in critical condition after collision with semi truck on U.S. Highway 101 near Discovery Bay

DISCOVERY BAY — A Sequim man was in critical condition in a Seattle hospital Tuesday after his Honda Civic collided with a semi truck on… Continue reading

The scene on U.S. Highway 101 near West Uncas Road just south of Discovery Bay this morning. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
NOW ONLINE: Special section featuring hundreds of photos of North Olympic Peninsula scholarship recipients

NOW ONLINE: Special section featuring hundreds of photos of North Olympic Peninsula scholarship recipients

Last Sunday's special 32-page section, "Students of Distinction — Class of 2014," featuring the names, accolades and photos of hundreds of high school scholars across… Continue reading

  • Jul 1, 2014
NOW ONLINE: Special section featuring hundreds of photos of North Olympic Peninsula scholarship recipients
United States' Omar Gonzalez (3) and Jermaine Jones head the ball against Belgium's Jan Vertonghen during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Belgium and the USA at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador

U.S. eliminated in World Cup competition by Belgium, 2-1

The Associated Press SALVADOR, Brazil — They captured the eyes and hearts of a suddenly awakened soccer nation, who gathered in unprecedented numbers to watch… Continue reading

  • Jul 1, 2014
  • The Associated Press
United States' Omar Gonzalez (3) and Jermaine Jones head the ball against Belgium's Jan Vertonghen during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Belgium and the USA at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador
Mr. Floatie on a Victoria beach along the Strait of Juan de Fuca earlier in the decade. He returns on Canada Day today at and on Victoria's Inner Harbour. Canadian Press

He’s baaack! Unhappy with clog in Victoria area building a sewer plant, Mr. Floatie returns on Canada Day

VICTORIA — If you're riding the MV Coho from Port Angeles through Inner Harbour this evening, Canada Day, don't be surprised to see something floating… Continue reading

Mr. Floatie on a Victoria beach along the Strait of Juan de Fuca earlier in the decade. He returns on Canada Day today at and on Victoria's Inner Harbour. Canadian Press
Hosts of History Channel's “Top Gear” Adam Ferrara

‘Top Gear’ episode filmed in Forks to air tonight; eateries plan to tune in to let patrons see West End appearance on History Channel

FORKS — All of Forks just might be planted in front of a TV set tonight for the premiere of an episode of the History… Continue reading

Hosts of History Channel's “Top Gear” Adam Ferrara

BUSINESS BRIEF — Expanded hours set for Sequim bike shop

SEQUIM — All Around Bikes Inc., formerly Mike’s Bikes, has announced expanded summer hours. The shop, located at 150 W. Sequim Bay Road, is open… Continue reading

Business participation in Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival pays dividends, organizers say

PORT TOWNSEND — The businesses that provide tie-in promotions with the Wooden Boat Festival are more likely to reap financial rewards from its attendees, said… Continue reading

Clallam treasurer claims county administrator lied about attorney general’s landfill loan opinion

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis said the county’s chief executive lied about a state attorney general’s opinion regarding the county’s ability to… Continue reading

E. coli tests of Dungeness Valley Creamery products come back clean, state says

SEQUIM –– Milk and cream from the Dungeness Valley Creamery is free of E. coli bacteria contamination, state officials said Monday. Creamery owners warned consumers… Continue reading

Clallam County maintenance workers Gary Menkal and Todd Bryant post bunting on the front of the county courthouse in Port Angeles on Monday morning in preparation for Independence Day on Friday. The Port Angeles Fourth of July parade will pass in front of the building at 6 p.m. before heading west on First Street through downtown. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News

Fourth of July fireworks — when you can blow things up on the Peninsula to celebrate nation’s independence

Keep it safe, be sane and have a good time this Fourth of July, local fire officials say. Consumer fireworks are being sold at licensed… Continue reading

Clallam County maintenance workers Gary Menkal and Todd Bryant post bunting on the front of the county courthouse in Port Angeles on Monday morning in preparation for Independence Day on Friday. The Port Angeles Fourth of July parade will pass in front of the building at 6 p.m. before heading west on First Street through downtown. Joe Smillie/Peninsula Daily News
Genel Tucker of Bremerton is one of many people adopted in Washington who has filed to get her original birth certificate. Tucker hopes to at least get medical history records of her biological parents when a change in law takes effect today. — The Associated Press

New law to open state’s adoption records takes effect today

By Alexis Krell The News Tribune TACOMA — For many adults adopted as children in Washington state, a change in law today will give them… Continue reading

  • Jul 1, 2014
  • By Alexis Krell The News Tribune
Genel Tucker of Bremerton is one of many people adopted in Washington who has filed to get her original birth certificate. Tucker hopes to at least get medical history records of her biological parents when a change in law takes effect today. — The Associated Press