Lower Elwha to vote for two council seats Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members will head to the election polls to vote for candidates for two tribal council seats Saturday. The… Continue reading

Mother’s Day celebrations, dances, more planned on Peninsula

Mother’s Day celebrations, plant sales, dances and plays are planned across the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. Information about activities related to the visual and… Continue reading

Port Townsend boating season to open with parade

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend boating season is book-ended by two events, September's renowned Wooden Boat Festival and this weekend's less formal but no… Continue reading

Delivery of new Port Townsend ferry delayed a week

By Peninsula Daily News staff and news services PORT TOWNSEND — The state ferry service was supposed to take delivery Thursday of its newest 64-car… Continue reading

  • May 5, 2011
  • By Peninsula Daily News staff and news services

UPDATED — In school classrooms, discussions about what the death of Osama bin Laden means

By: The Associated Press EDITOR'S NOTE — Please note a related story, "When a terrorist dies, is it OK to gloat?" It can be called… Continue reading

  • May 5, 2011
  • By: The Associated Press

Why Cinco de Mayo is a bigger deal in United States than Mexico

Peninsula Daily News news sources Today is El Cinco de Mayo, a regional holiday in Mexico but a nationwide observance in the United States —… Continue reading

  • May 5, 2011
  • Peninsula Daily News news sources

Olympia Democrats explore ways to repeal tax exemptions without two-thirds majority

By Mike Baker The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Senate Democrats began exploring a proposal Wednesday that would make it easier for Washington state lawmakers to… Continue reading

  • May 5, 2011
  • By Mike Baker The Associated Press

Area leaders sing praises of former state lawmaker Kessler

PORT ANGELES — One by one, local leaders from the medical, tribal, educational, human services and political communities stood up and thanked Lynn Kessler for… Continue reading

Port Angeles man hit by pickup discharged from Seattle hospital

PORT ANGELES — Zachary Harper, a 20-year-old Port Angeles man who was struck by a pickup on West Eighth Street on Tuesday, has been discharged… Continue reading

UPDATED: Obama won’t release any postmortem photos of Osama bin Laden

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said today he's decided not to release death photos of terrorist Osama bin Laden because their graphic… Continue reading

  • May 5, 2011
  • The Associated Press

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: When a terrorist dies, is it OK to gloat?

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK — When Hyojin Jenny Hwang wrote on Facebook that she was saddened by the sight of young… Continue reading

  • May 5, 2011
  • By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer

Lions conference brings more than 240 to Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — More than 240 Lions Club members and their guests converged on Port Angeles last weekend for a spring district conference. Of the… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center given grant for composting project

The North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center has been awarded $1,700 to begin a composting program. The state Department of Ecology announced Tuesday the recipients of… Continue reading

Port Angeles police recognize volunteers

PORT ANGELES — The work of volunteers who donated more than 3,900 hours of service to the Port Angeles Police Department in 2010 ˆwas recognized… Continue reading

Port Angeles students to perform free concert tonight

PORT ANGELES — Students from fourth-graders to seniors will display their musicianship during the 35th annual All-City String Review tonight. The free concert will be… Continue reading

Beware of bin Laden spam and computer viruses

Peninsula Daily News news services WASHINGTON — Malware purporting to contain information on Osama bin Laden is all over the Internet This malicious software can… Continue reading

  • May 4, 2011
  • Peninsula Daily News news services

Port Angeles boy, 17, in satisfactory condition after pickup truck hits him

PORT ANGELES — A 17-year-old Port Angeles boy was listed in satisfactory condition at Harborview Medical Center after he ran into West Eighth Street and… Continue reading

Accused getaway driver in Port Angeles hit-and-run arrested a third time

PORT ANGELES — Timothy P. Smith — the accused getaway driver in a hit-and-run last month — was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of not charging… Continue reading

Deadline extended for Adventuress video contest

The deadline has been extended to enter videos in a contest that will earn the winning group a free sail on the Adventuress. “Right now,… Continue reading

Duck Derby tickets on sale now

Those big yellow ducks all over town mean that now is the time to buy tickets for the 22nd annual Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby… Continue reading