Falling limb kills Transportation worker clearing storm-downed tree on U.S. Highway 101

PORT ANGELES -- A father of two from Forks, a state Department of Transportation worker, died Thursday morning after a tree branch fell on him… Continue reading

Jefferson transit budget ‘nothing fancy’; it avoids layoffs, keeps ‘service on the street’

PORT TOWNSEND -- A proposed no-frills $3.6 million 2010 Jefferson Transit Authority budget avoids layoffs. The budget will go to the Transit Board on Dec.… Continue reading

Lights back on for most in Clallam County; East Jefferson County suffers no major storm damage

Power was restored Thursday to all but about 1,600 Clallam County Public Utility District customers in the Joyce area as another storm pushed into the… Continue reading

Need substantial, so Olympic Medical Center boosts tax levy by ‘reasonable’ amount

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Medical Center commissioners declared a substantial need and voted to increase the district's tax levy by 1 percent next year. The… Continue reading

North Olympic system’s libraries plan furloughs; levy to rise 1 percent

PORT ANGELES ­-- The entire North Olympic Library System, with branches in Sequim, Port Angeles, Forks and Clallam Bay, will shut down for a week… Continue reading

Port Angeles pool tax to remain 15 cents per $1,000, commission decides

PORT ANGELES -- It's official: saving William Shore Memorial Pool will cost property owners the same amount that was estimated earlier this year. The William… Continue reading

Quileute plan afternoon of traditional culture in LaPush for ‘New Moon’ premiere

LAPUSH -- Traditional storytelling and dancing will be featured at the A-Ka-Lat Center from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. The event, which will cost $20… Continue reading

Sequim center prepares apprentices for plumbing, related trades

SEQUIM -- Well-paying jobs are out there for plumbers, steamfitters and pipefitters, and now Sequim has a school to prepare the next generation of tradesmen… Continue reading

State ready to write plan for state highways 19, 20

CHIMACUM -- State Department of Transportation representatives are ready to write a plan after 18 months of study and public gatherings on potential traffic safety… Continue reading

Two airlifted after van, bus collide on near Hood Canal Bridge

An unidentified man and woman were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a van and a 40-foot-long Navy bus carrying only a lone… Continue reading

5:30 p.m. update: Electricity returns to Forks; some other unincorporated Clallam areas won’t get power back till Friday; Bogachiel River flooding expected

. From Tom Callis, Peninsula Daily News reporter (360-417-3532; tom.callis@peninsuladailynews.com: Forks and Neah Bay have power once again. Forks came online at about 2 p.m.… Continue reading

Agnew soccer fields dedicated; so were the many who made park happen

AGNEW -- Soccer players of all skill levels will have a place to shoot and score for years to come, with assists from an Agnew… Continue reading

Ferry reservation system could be tested in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND -- Washington State Ferries chief David Moseley said he didn't want to make any promises, but that a new reservation system could be… Continue reading

First storm-related fatality: Transportation worker dies

PORT ANGELES — A state Department of Transportation worker has died from injuries sustained when a tree limb fell on him while working to clear… Continue reading

First ticket sold in Port Angeles for ‘Twilight: New Moon’

PORT ANGELES — Victoria McDonald was first in line again. Lincoln Theater worker Shamber Edwards sold McDonald the first ticket to the 12:01 a.m. Friday… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council lowers property tax levy

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council chose earlier this week to slightly decrease the amount of property tax it levies next year. But because of… Continue reading

Port Angeles fire chief lauds partnerships that serve spread-out population

PORT ANGELES -- Cooperation with neighboring emergency agencies is key for the Port Angeles Fire Department to cover its area well, Fire Chief Dan McKeen… Continue reading

Smokeout: Sequim woman a quitter — and proud of it

SEQUIM -- Norma Herbold figured out, on her fourth try, how to do one of the hardest things she'd ever done. For each week she… Continue reading

Storm leaves much of Clallam County in the dark; Jefferson County not hit as hard

Another round of stormy weather knocked out power Wednesday evening to more than 16,800 customers -- essentially everyone west and southwest of Port Angeles as… Continue reading

The gold in Andy’s eyes: Portrait captures vision of music man Mackie and his gifts

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jesse Watson has painted portraits of elderly blues musicians whose stories are etched in their faces. He has painted hip-hop artists and… Continue reading