The dazed owl rides in the passenger seat of the car that it struck. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Giving a hoot after an owl hits your car — a first-person account

EDITOR'S NOTE: Port Townsend-Jefferson County Editor Charlie Bermant tells of finding help for an owl that flew into his car earlier this week. PORT GAMBLE… Continue reading

The dazed owl rides in the passenger seat of the car that it struck. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Guided walks offered in First Day Hikes

OLYMPIA — The state Parks and Recreation Commission invites the public to celebrate the first day of 2014 with First Day Hikes, an event available… Continue reading

Port Townsend Marine Science Center Program Director Jean Walat

Marine science center staffers study climate change

PORT TOWNSEND — Two Port Townsend Marine Science Center staffers are part of a national study circle on climate change. The center, which is on… Continue reading

Port Townsend Marine Science Center Program Director Jean Walat

Neah Bay Elementary receives national award

NEAH BAY — Neah Bay Elementary School has received yet another academic honor. The school received a letter announcing its selection as a National Distinguished… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center spends $1.3 million on mammography equipment

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center has made a $1.3 million investment in high-tech mammography. Hospital commissioners Wednesday approved the purchase of three Hologic 3-D… Continue reading

Barred owl

OWL VS. OWL. Feds begin killing barred owls in experiment to help spotted owls

By Jeff Barnard The Associated Press AN EXPERIMENT TO see if killing invasive barred owls will help the threatened northern spotted owl reverse its decline… Continue reading

  • Dec 21, 2013
  • By Jeff Barnard The Associated Press
Barred owl
Maskerem Muka and her 4-year-old son

PENINSULA HOME FUND: A hand up to a mother and her son

EDITOR'S NOTE: For 25 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand up, not a handout” Peninsula Home Fund.… Continue reading

Maskerem Muka and her 4-year-old son

Pickup tips over into ditch in Port Angeles. Driver lands in jail accused of DUI

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man had been released on bail from the Clallam County jail by Saturday after he was booked for investigation… Continue reading

Winter Shelter board member Kim Hammers

Port Townsend students bring holiday cookies to winter shelter

PORT TOWNSEND — Guests at the Port Townsend Winter Shelter got a special treat last week — a bag of assorted Christmas cookies prepared by… Continue reading

Winter Shelter board member Kim Hammers

Refurbished Forks Library to celebrate reopening

FORKS — The newly renovated Forks Library will celebrate a grand reopening from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The library at 171 S. Forks… Continue reading

Members of Fire District No. 3

Santa’s Fire Brigade delivers more than a ton of food to Sequim Food Bank

SEQUIM — Members of Clallam County Fire District No. 3 delivered more than a ton of nonperishable food to the Sequim Food Bank on Thursday… Continue reading

Members of Fire District No. 3

Sequim man hurt in van wreck near Elwha River bridge

PORT ANGELES — An 85-year-old Sequim man was treated at Olympic Medical Center and discharged after the minivan he was driving on U.S. Highway 101… Continue reading

Sequim School Board given $169 million wish list

SEQUIM –– The Sequim School Board has been handed a $169,287,324.57 wish list. A special committee established to review the adequacy of the district’s facilities… Continue reading

PDN's Clallam front page today.

Today’s PDN Page 1. Read faster. Absorb more

OUR WEBSITE, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights — but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40 percent more stories and photos. And there… Continue reading

  • Dec 21, 2013
PDN's Clallam front page today.
Macy Galbreath

Woman of Excellence recognized by Port Townsend branch of AAUW

PORT TOWNSEND — Community volunteer Macy Galbreath has been named the 2014 Woman of Excellence by the Port Townsend branch of the American Association of… Continue reading

Macy Galbreath

‘Like-minded rescue groups’ to be asked to take dogs from embattled shelter

FORKS –– Utah dog rescue organization Best Friends Animal Society will accept some of the 125 dogs from Steve Markwell's embattled Olympic Animal Sanctuary. “Assuming… Continue reading

Angeles Composite Technologies Inc. workers vote to leave Machinists union

Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — Employees at Angeles Composite Technologies Inc., or ACTI, have voted to leave the International Association of Machinists, according to… Continue reading

Breakfast special (with a free Peninsula Daily News) continues at 'The Bear' in Sequim

Breakfast special (with a free Peninsula Daily News) continues at ‘The Bear’ in Sequim

WEEKDAY BREAKFAST CUSTOMERS at the Black Bear Diner in Sequim are getting something FREE with their entrée. Can you guess what that is? Read more… Continue reading

Breakfast special (with a free Peninsula Daily News) continues at 'The Bear' in Sequim
Tim Smith

Clallam County Economic Development Council board taps former Port Angeles official as interim director

PORT ANGELES — The board of the Clallam County Economic Development Council has tapped a former city of Port Angeles employee to temporarily fill the… Continue reading

Tim Smith
This photo of Leroy was taken in 2011

Controversial dog shelter in Forks ordered to return pit bull to rescue group

PORT ANGELES –– LeRoy the pit bull is going home. Clallam County Superior Court Judge Erik Rohrer ruled Friday that Steve Markwell's Olympic Animal Sanctuary… Continue reading

This photo of Leroy was taken in 2011