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

Boy hurt in Port Townsend wreck

PORT TOWNSEND -- A 12 year-old boy with a possible head injury was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle late Tuesday afternoon after he… Continue reading

Good Samaritans honored for help during attack on Jefferson Transit bus drivers

PORT TOWNSEND -- Two good Samaritans who came to the aid of two Jefferson Transit bus drivers under attack on Oct. 18 were honored Tuesday… Continue reading

Lower speed limits OK’d for roads east of Sequim, south of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Leadfoot drivers be advised: Clallam County commissioners on Tuesday voted to lower the speed limit on West Sequim Bay Road east of… Continue reading

New firefighter makes two commitments: He proposes marriage as he gets his badge

PORT TOWNSEND -- Six new badges prompted smiles, tears and excitement at Henry Miller Fire Station, but the biggest surprise was an engagement ring. East… Continue reading

Port Angeles flooding tilts oil tanks, closes restaurant; Jefferson County soaked but safe

A flooding Tumwater Creek caused large Pettit Oil Co., tanks at the company's Marine Drive depot in Port Angeles to tilt like the Leaning Tower… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend told to post safe-load limits or face fine

PORT TOWNSEND -- The State Department of Labor & Industries has asked the Port of Port Townsend to post maximum safe load limits on a… Continue reading

Port Townsend approves council budget on first reading; changes possible

PORT TOWNSEND -- While City Manager David Timmons presented the Port Townsend City Council with what he called an almost "crystal copy" of last year's… Continue reading

UPDATE: Power out in much of Clallam County

PORT ANGELES — Portions of Port Angeles and about 8,000 customers of the North Olympic Peninsula's West End are without power following a spate of… Continue reading