Klallam Earth Day, others focus on Strait beaches

PORT ANGELES — An Earth Day cleanup of 58 miles of Strait of Juan de Fuca beach planned today and Saturday started with a photo… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Hall service desk to remain closed Friday afternoons

PORT ANGELES — City Hall’s customer service desk — where many pay utility bills — will remain closed Friday afternoon. The City Council took no… Continue reading

Port Angeles council allocates $10,000 to ‘buy local’ campaign

PORT ANGELES — With $10,000 from the city, a “buy local” campaign is now ready to get off the ground. The City Council unanimously approved… Continue reading

Port Townsend teacher jobs uncertain because of state funding cuts

PORT TOWNSEND — Based on declining state funding, Superintendent Gene Laes proposes cutting 10 full-time equivalent positions from Port Townsend School District’s teaching staff of… Continue reading

Quileute welcome return of whales in ceremony

LAPUSH — When the Quileute tribe sang and danced a welcome to whales at a special ceremony this week, a pod of orcas showed up… Continue reading

Something for everyone at Jefferson Expo

PORT TOWNSEND — The 11th annual Jeffco Expo aims to have something for everyone Saturday. Along with the old favorites of arm wrestling, mud drag… Continue reading

Spring sprucing of beaches for Earth Day by Washington Coast Cleanup

For more than 1,000 volunteers, the focus of Earth Day will be sprucing up the Pacific Coast beaches. The annual Washington Coast Cleanup on Saturday… Continue reading

State’s oldest woman military veteran turns 101 in Port Angeles

By Rob Ollikainen Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — Ruth Hunt-Polivka of Port Angeles celebrated her 101st birthday Thursday with friends, family and dignitaries from… Continue reading

Weekend activities planned on North Olympic Peninsula

A special awards night, a fundraiser for survivors of the Japanese earthquake and other activities are among the recreational gems offered on the North Olympic… Continue reading

Bill for park fees heads to governor

By Peninsula Daily News services OLYMPIA — A bill that would charge for access to Washington’s 119 state parks and millions of acres of public… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2011
  • By Peninsula Daily News services

UPDATED — UW glacier researcher falls more than 200 feet on Mount Olympus

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A 24-year-old man who was part of a research team on Mount Olympus fell 200 feet to 300 feet today and… Continue reading

UPDATED — Questions persist after “tracking file” found in iPhones, iPads

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple faced questions this week about the security of its iPhone and iPad after a report that the devices regularly record their… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2011
  • >By NICK BILTON The New York Times

Police killer among bikers who show up at signing of Hargrove bill

OLYMPIA — When Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a bill April 13 that was sponsored by North Olympic Peninsula Sen. Jim Hargrove to prohibit motorcyclist profiling… Continue reading

UPDATED — State attorney general will take no action against former PA mayor after state auditor’s report

PORT ANGELES — The state Attorney General's Office will take no legal action against former Port Angeles Mayor Karen Rogers for allegedly violating state law… Continue reading

New York Times/CBS News poll finds deep pessimism about American economy

Americans are more pessimistic about the nation's economic outlook and overall direction than they have been at any time since President Obama's first two months… Continue reading

A new look in old Port Townsend

New stone is laid on the steps of Port Townsend’s new community plaza at Pope Marine Park on Wednesday. The plaza is adjacent to the… Continue reading

More charges against accused accomplice in hit-and-run; he’s freed from jail second time in week

PORT ANGELES — Timothy P. Smith, accused as an accomplice in last week's hit-and-run, has bailed out of jail for the second time in a… Continue reading

Port Townsend-published book a finalist for Pulitzer Prize

PORT TOWNSEND — Copper Canyon Press came close to publishing a third Pulitzer Prize-winning book of poetry last week. Most recently, the publishing company based… Continue reading

Kindle owners to be able to download books from North Olympic Peninsula libraries

Owners of the Kindle e-reader from Amazon.com will be able to download e-books from North Olympic Peninsula public libraries later this year. Amazon.com Inc. said… Continue reading

Clallam deputies say they seized 60 pounds of marijuana in Sequim

SEQUIM — A former Sequim-area man was charged for investigation of felony marijuana possession and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm after Clallam… Continue reading