PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Obesity surgery death rates are low, study finds

By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press Obese, but worried that surgery for it might kill you? The risk of that has dropped dramatically, and now… Continue reading

  • Jul 30, 2009
  • By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press

Port Angeles pool board OKs loan with county

PORT ANGELES -- The five William Shore Memorial Pool District commissioners have approved a new loan arrangement with Clallam County that comes with a lower… Continue reading

Primary election voter guide to appear with Friday/Saturday editions — except in Sequim and West End

THE NORTH OLYMPIC Peninsula's only primary election voter guide will appear with many -- but not all -- Friday/Saturday copies of the Peninsula Daily News.… Continue reading

Sequim graduate returns to nursing in Africa

SEQUIM -- Angela Nesse, 24, recently quit her pediatric nursing job to return to a short-term post that pays nothing but joy. In mid-August, she'll… Continue reading

State attorney general: Stenson’s days numbered; prescription drug abuse also a concern

PORT ANGELES -- Rob McKenna is pressing firmly for the death penalty for convicted Sequim double- murderer Darold Stenson and paying close attention to the… Continue reading

Boat burns near Protection Island

Marine units are currently battling a boat fire in the Puget Sound, northeast of Protection Island. According to a spokeswoman for East Jefferson Fire-Rescue, the… Continue reading

Charges dropped against Forks murder suspect

PORT ANGELES -- Charges of second-degree murder against Marcelino Godinez Perez have been dismissed. Godinez Perez was arrested May 17 on investigation of the stabbing… Continue reading

Accused killer signals another reversal: wants to plead guilty

PORT ANGELES -- Reversing himself yet again, Robert Gene Covarrubias said today he wants to plead guilty and go to prison for raping and murdering… Continue reading

Boy provoked dog that mauled him

BRINNON ¬­-- A family dog that was provoked into mauling an 8-year-old Brinnon boy's face on Monday has been spared. But the boy's family is… Continue reading

Head-on wreck injures four

PORT ANGELES -- Four people were hurt in a head-on wreck on U.S. Highway 101 just east of the Port Angeles city limit late Tuesday.… Continue reading

Back to school: Middle school expansion may go down to the wire

PORT TOWNSEND -- For David Herrington, facilities manager for the Port Townsend School District, Aug. 11 is looming large on the calendar. That is the… Continue reading

Ballots for primary elections in Port Angeles, Jefferson County in mail today

Voters in Port Angeles and some of East Jefferson County should check the mail for their primary election ballots over the next few days. Ballots… Continue reading

Big Sequim housing subdivision granted extension

SEQUIM -- This pasture, parched by Sequim sunshine, tells the town's tale in its 38 acres. The land is the Booth family's farm along North… Continue reading

Boy, 8, mauled by family mastiff

BRINNON ­-- An 8-year-old Brinnon boy, attacked Monday by the family's purebred bull mastiff, was resting at home Tuesday afternoon, nursing "extreme" wounds to his… Continue reading

Clallam extends lake management district

PORT ANGELES -- A $50-per-parcel management district to fight noxious Eurasian milfoil in Lake Sutherland has been extended for five years. Clallam County commissioners voted… Continue reading

Clues released in ‘Guess the Guest’ contest

PORT TOWNSEND -- Limericks are the clues in the 10th annual Port Townsend Film Festival "Guess the Guest" contest. The annual contest leads up to… Continue reading

Manager search concerns candidate

SEQUIM -- Mike East, the Sequim planning commissioner running for Sequim City Council in the Nov. 3 Clallam County election, said he is concerned about… Continue reading

North Peninsula sizzles — get ready for more!

PORT ANGELES -- A midsummer scorcher on the North Olympic Peninsula sent temperatures climbing into the mid-90s in Port Angeles and Sequim, with a near-record… Continue reading

Port Angeles beach landing site today for canoe journey

PORT ANGELES -- Painted with dramatic images of ravens, eagles and whales, between 10 and 15 canoes will arrive today at Hollywood Beach as part… Continue reading

Port candidates wrangle over economics, repairs

CHIMACUM -- Six candidates running for two Port of Port Townsend commissioner seats, debated economic policy, marina repairs and the future of port properties before… Continue reading