No bikes in Port Angeles skate park, city says

PORT ANGELES — Skateboarding may not be a crime, but bicycling is another story — at least in the city's skate park. Police said they… Continue reading

Peninsula College sundial memorial a gift

PORT ANGELES — On a sunny day, Peninsula College students have a rather large “artful” clock to measure the time. The sundial — which is… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: What’s behind seniors’ fears of GOP Medicare plan?

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Republican plan to privatize Medicare wouldn’t touch his benefits, but Walter Dotson still doesn’t like the… Continue reading

  • May 1, 2011
  • By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar The Associated Press

Port Angeles Elks Naval Lodge hosts high tea to fete royal wedding

PORT ANGELES — If Arlene Blume had known how much interest a British royal wedding would draw in Port Angeles, she would have sold more… Continue reading

Sequim removing portable signs from rights of way

SEQUIM — City officials are removing sandwich-board signs and other temporary signs from public rights of way, the public works director said. Removal began last… Continue reading

Enter contest for Port Angeles sand sculpture theme

Peninsula Daily News WANTED! A theme for the ninth annual Windermere Sand Sculpture Classic at this summer’s Arts in Action festival on Port Angeles’ waterfront.… Continue reading

UPDATED — Gov Gregoire vetoes parts of medical marijuana bill

By MIKE BAKER The Associated Press (EDITOR'S NOTE: This version adds detail on federal law. Corrects that plant maximum is 45, not 99) OLYMPIA —… Continue reading

  • Apr 29, 2011
  • By MIKE BAKER The Associated Press

The Royal Wedding, in photos and (under 2 minutes) video

In case you missed it: http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-royal-wedding-2011/2011/04/29/AFWFwmBF_gallery.html#photo=1… Continue reading

Video from Clallam County Community Service Award ceremonies

This video shows Jaye Moore, executive director of the Northwest Raptor and Wildlife Center in Sequim, receiving a 2011 Clallam County Community Service Award at… Continue reading

Boeing Bluebills build benches for ReCyclery bike school in Port Townsend [***GALLERY***]

PORT TOWNSEND — A civic group that usually builds amenities for senior citizens so they can stay in their homes has just completed a more… Continue reading

Cape Flattery School District makes plans for smaller budget

CLALLAM BAY — The Cape Flattery School District will juggle an estimated $130,000 in cuts by rerouting buses and eliminating positions through attrition, said Superintendent… Continue reading

Deputy’s crash south of Forks leads to investigation; driving too fast for road conditions, State Patrol says

FORKS — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department said it will conduct an internal investigation after a deputy crashed a patrol car into a ditch Wednesday… Continue reading

Drug ‘take-back’ scheduled for Saturday on Olympic Peninsula

Peninsula Daily News Unwanted prescription pills —— including controlled substances — can be returned in cities throughout the North Olympic Peninsula on the second national… Continue reading

Eagle that was shot moves from hospital to rehabilitation center in Sequim

PORT ANGELES — A bald eagle found shot in December was transferred from Sequim’s Greywolf Veterinary Hospital to the Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center on… Continue reading

Lack of funds not deterring weed control in Jefferson County

PORT HADLOCK — In Jefferson County, the invasive-plant control program tends to get the short end of the stalk, but Eve Dixon, coordinator of noxious… Continue reading

Olympic National Park may close Olympic Hot Springs Road, two campgrounds during Memorial Day weekend

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A three-week closure of Olympic Hot Springs Road — including the Elwha and Altair campgrounds — may extend over Memorial Day… Continue reading

Port Angeles man loses federal case against rifle manufacturer

TACOMA — A federal District Court jury last week ruled in favor of Remington Arms Co. Inc. in a product liability lawsuit filed by a… Continue reading

Port Angeles man witnesses Alabama twister

PORT ANGELES — Douglas Ticknor of Port Angeles had a close encounter Wednesday with one of the twisters that swept through the South, killing hundreds… Continue reading

Port Angeles Realtors award prizes in contest

PORT ANGELES — Katrin Goudie is the grand-prize winner in the Port Angeles Realtors Association's “What My Home Means to Me” contest. Katrin was one… Continue reading

Port Townsend to celebrate refurbished Civic District

PORT TOWNSEND — All of the chain-link fences will be removed, creating an open space from the Cotton Building to the Northwest Maritime Center at… Continue reading