One man in hospital, roommate in jail after reported stabbing

JOYCE — A Joyce man was in stable condition at Olympic Medical Center after his roommate allegedly stabbed him multiple times and was subsequently arrested,… Continue reading

Openings on Clallam boards, committees

PORT ANGELES — The Board of Clallam County Commissioners has announced an immediate opening on the Civil Service Commission due to a resignation, amid other… Continue reading

PDN speakers available to address clubs, organizations and other gatherings

PORT ANGELES — Representatives of the Peninsula Daily News are available to speak to clubs, organizations and at other gatherings across the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

Megan Mason and Alan Smith cuddle their month-old baby

PENINSULA HOME FUND: A hand up for love

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

  • Dec 11, 2013
Megan Mason and Alan Smith cuddle their month-old baby

Port Angeles man gets suspended sentence in theft attempt

PORT ANGELES — A man found hiding beneath a motor home after he rummaged through a nearby garage will serve a year’s worth of suspended… Continue reading

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Quick-thinking neighbor puts out house fire that dogs apparently started

JOYCE — A local couple credit their neighbor for saving their home and pets from being destroyed in a nighttime fire earlier this week. James… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
State Sen. Jim Hargrove

School chiefs hear strategy from Sen. Hargrove to meet high court ruling

PORT TOWNSEND — A court ruling that requires Olympia to fund basic education has created an interesting dynamic in the Legislature, a veteran state senator… Continue reading

State Sen. Jim Hargrove
The winning design by Integrus Architecture and Lydig Construction. City of Sequim

Sequim goes back to its rural roots for civic center design

SEQUIM –– A barn-style design said to be inspired by the bunchgrasses of the Sequim prairie was selected unanimously as the new civic center by… Continue reading

The winning design by Integrus Architecture and Lydig Construction. City of Sequim
Isabella and Sidney Baggett are shown in a family snapshot.

Sequim woman, 98, injured in wreck receives $1.4 million settlement

PORT ANGELES — A 98-year-old Sequim woman has won a $1.4 million settlement for injuries she suffered in a motor home versus motor home wreck… Continue reading

Isabella and Sidney Baggett are shown in a family snapshot.
The Malo Combo is

Sultry dance moves on tap at Port Townsend dance

PORT TOWNSEND — The nonprofit Olympic Peninsula Dance club will host a salsa and swing dance with the band Malo Combo this Friday night, and… Continue reading

The Malo Combo is
PDN Clallam County edition today.

Today’s PDN Page 1 . . . and 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 11, 2013
PDN Clallam County edition today.

Updated Forks Library to reopen next week

FORKS — Six months after the Forks Library closed for remodeling, it is nearly ready to reopen for holiday reading and relaxation. The refurbished library… Continue reading

Port Townsend Campus Director Erin Fristad

Vermont college’s four-year degree program at Fort Worden to end

PORT TOWNSEND — An undergraduate degree program offered by Goddard College will be moved to the school’s Vermont campus next year due to lower-than-expected enrollment,… Continue reading

Port Townsend Campus Director Erin Fristad
VIDEO — A new behind-the-scenes look at the Elwha River restoration

VIDEO — A new behind-the-scenes look at the Elwha River restoration

FROM OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK's headquarters in Port Angeles: Olympic National Park is pleased to announce release of the fifth webisode in the Restoring the Elwha… Continue reading

VIDEO — A new behind-the-scenes look at the Elwha River restoration

Washington state health insurance sign-up site working again

By The Associated Press OLYMPIA — The website for Washington’s health insurance exchange is working again. The site was shut down for a day because… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2013
  • By The Associated Press
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer

‘No budget-no pay’: Kilmer tells of frustration in his first year in Congress

PORT TOWNSEND — After nearly a year in Congress U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor, is stymied by its absence of accomplishment. “I support a… Continue reading

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer

1,700 pot business applications received in Wash.

By Peninsula Daily News and Associated Press OLYMPIA — Marijuana business license applications keep rolling in in Washington. The state Liquor Control Board says it… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2013
  • By Peninsula Daily News and Associated Press

Biomass cogeneration plant at Nippon paper mill undergoing tests

PORT ANGELES — Testing begins in earnest this week for the newly expanded cogeneration plant at the Nippon Paper Industries USA paper mill in Port… 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

Cold snap ends but leaves behind a mess

An arctic blast that has kept the North Olympic Peninsula on ice for a week is expected to end today, thanks to a weather system… Continue reading