Port Angeles DeMolay members

TODAY: Seahawks fans can bash Denver Broncos van for good cause

PORT ANGELES — Members of the 12th Man can take hammer and baseball bat to a minivan decked out in the orange and blue of… Continue reading

Port Angeles DeMolay members
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  • Feb 1, 2014
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Wanted: A few good Clallam County heroes for Community Service Award

Wanted: A few good Clallam County heroes for Community Service Award

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Clallam County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

Wanted: A few good Clallam County heroes for Community Service Award
Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

Two hurt in Highway 101 wreck near O’Brien Road

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man is listed in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle tonight (Friday) and his passenger is in… Continue reading

The state ferry MV Kennewick

Take a ride on the MV Marshawn Lynch: Washington State Ferries to temporarily rename vessels for Seahawks starters

North Olympic Peninsula residents can jump aboard the MV Marshawn Lynch or the MV Golden Tate across Puget Sound this Sunday. Look for the MV… Continue reading

The state ferry MV Kennewick
Trooper Travis Beebe

Agency report: Trooper’s speed caused November wreck; 94 mph reached just before crash

PORT ANGELES — Trooper Travis Beebe had accelerated to 94 mph on U.S. Highway 101 seconds before he lost control of his patrol car and… Continue reading

Trooper Travis Beebe

Anti-bullying program urges culture change in Quillayute Valley School District

PORT ANGELES — The Quillayute Valley School District is piloting in Clallam County an anti-bullying program that involves everyone from bus drivers to teachers to… Continue reading

Derelict vessel being towed to Port Townsend from Bainbridge Island today

PORT TOWNSEND — The state Department of Natural Resources is having a derelict tugboat towed to the Port Townsend Boat Haven from Bainbridge Island today.… Continue reading

The drivers of this and a second vehicle involved in a head-on collision on state Highway 20 were taken to Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend early this morning with minor injuries. Both vehicles were destroyed. East Jefferson Fire-Rescue

Drivers uninjured after early morning Highway 20 wreck near Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — A driver who fell asleep at the wheel was the cause of a head-on collision that destroyed two vehicles but led to… Continue reading

The drivers of this and a second vehicle involved in a head-on collision on state Highway 20 were taken to Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend early this morning with minor injuries. Both vehicles were destroyed. East Jefferson Fire-Rescue
New York Times correspondent Austin Ramzy with schoolchildren before he was ordered out of China. — The Associated Press

Ex-Peninsula Daily News reporter ousted by Chinese government

PORT ANGELES — Former Peninsula Daily News reporter Austin Ramzy, now a New York Times journalist, was forced to leave China on Thursday after Beijing… Continue reading

New York Times correspondent Austin Ramzy with schoolchildren before he was ordered out of China. — The Associated Press
Forks Police Officer Michael Gentry

Forks man to be arraigned today in altercation with police officer; Gentry in satisfactory condition in Seattle

PORT ANGELES — Walter B. Martin-Perez will be arraigned today on charges of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest after a Jan.… Continue reading

Forks Police Officer Michael Gentry
A cat looks out from the riprap on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Tuesday. Signs have been posted warning people not to feed a colony of feral cats living in the rocks along the Hook. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Groups plan large-scale program to fix Clallam County feral cats

PORT ANGELES — They can often be seen scampering from rock to rock along Ediz Hook in Port Angeles, their eyes peeking out from between… Continue reading

A cat looks out from the riprap on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Tuesday. Signs have been posted warning people not to feed a colony of feral cats living in the rocks along the Hook. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Chaz Rian Sands

Memorials slated Saturday, Feb. 9 in Port Angeles for city man killed in motorcycle crash

PORT ANGELES — Over the next two weekends, members of the public will have three opportunities to memorialize 25-year-old Chaz Sands, who died Jan. 23… Continue reading

Chaz Rian Sands
Ann Renker

Neah Bay principal to take state position in June

NEAH BAY — Neah Bay Middle and High School Principal Ann Renker, who has overseen major improvements in student achievement, will leave the district in… Continue reading

Ann Renker

PA United seeks economic development plan; 4 meetings planned in February, March

PORT ANGELES — Representatives of four business groups met Wednesday in an ad hoc effort to seek a unified strategy to spur economic development in… Continue reading

Lincoln High School students and staff gather to celebrate Chris Clay's midyear graduation. Port Angeles School District

Port Angeles student graduates midyear, heads for Army

PORT ANGELES — January isn't a common time for graduations, but Lincoln High School senior Chris Clay wasn't going to let tradition slow him down.… Continue reading

Lincoln High School students and staff gather to celebrate Chris Clay's midyear graduation. Port Angeles School District
Port Townsend Food Bank Manager Shirley Moss

Port Townsend Food Bank marks year of special senior day

PORT TOWNSEND — One year ago, the Port Townsend Food Bank expanded its service by opening Saturdays to accommodate those 65 and older. “It’s a… Continue reading

Port Townsend Food Bank Manager Shirley Moss
Rachele Brown of Bonney Lake displays a sun star infected with a wasting disease Thursday at the Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Sea star wasting syndrome found in seven specimens in Freshwater Bay

PORT ANGLES — A survey of sea stars in Freshwater Bay found seven sea stars — or about 4 percent of those surveyed — infected… Continue reading

Rachele Brown of Bonney Lake displays a sun star infected with a wasting disease Thursday at the Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
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  • Jan 31, 2014
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