She’s keeper of the 9 lives — for 14 years

PORT ANGELES - The sun hasn't risen over the horizon and the temperature barely has climbed above freezing when Catherine Burke's little SUV rolls into… Continue reading

Trans-Atlantic rowers return to place where they trained

PORT TOWNSEND - They left New York harbor on June 10 with high hopes and a determination to finish the race, no matter what the… Continue reading

Family airlfited after crash near Quilcene

SEATTLE - A Yakima family of three was airlifted to a Seattle hospital Saturday morning after their SUV ran off Coyle Road outside of Quilcene… Continue reading

Forks teen charged in elk killings

PORT ANGELES - One of three teenagers accused of opening fire on a herd of elk near Forks in December was charged last week in… Continue reading

Friends, family, co-workers remember bus driver a year after his death

PORT ANGELES - As cars whooshed by Saturday afternoon, about 30 friends, family and co-workers gathered at a spot beside U.S. Highway 101 where Steven… Continue reading

Granddaughter restores, then revisits pioneer photographs

PORT TOWNSEND - When Ann Welch was growing up, she always intrigued with the little room off the bathroom of her grandfather's house on Lawrence… Continue reading

Invisible people — the homeless –prove hard to see in Clallam County

Come join the search for invisible people. They're unseen because they're homeless. Some of us simply don't notice them; others see them but pretend they… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s ‘homeless wonder’ survives the elements

PORT TOWNSEND - Gudrun Jensen says she has slept in her rusting, leaky Volvo for much of the past eight years. Jensen, a cheerful 77-year-old… Continue reading

Wine from Dungeness Valley-grown grapes a Nouveau hit

PORT ANGELES - You could say this is the taste of life in the Dungeness Valley. It starts with citrus - grapefruit notes tickle the… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles gets oil spill response trailer

PORT ANGELES - When Gig Harbor's Harborview Marina caught fire in September 2005, critical oil spill response equipment was available to the firefighters who arrived… Continue reading

To our readers — ‘Frank & Ernest’ wins comics straw poll over ‘Elderberries’

Readers were frank. They voted in earnest. And, frankly, they want the comic strip, "Frank & Ernest," back weekdays in the Peninsula Daily News instead… Continue reading

Point in Time census of homeless conducted in Clallam

PORT ANGELES - Volunteers and staff of agencies that combat homelessness fanned out across Clallam County on Thursday for the annual Point in Time census… Continue reading

Newly elected Clallam officials go west — to the West End

Three newly elected Clallam County officials discussed what to do with junked cars, how to register to vote and the rebuilding of a Clallam Bay… Continue reading

Jefferson County uses week to conduct homeless count

PORT TOWNSEND - Jefferson County's point-in-time homeless count was wrapping up Thursday night with more than 20 volunteers helping to locate and survey those without… Continue reading

Insult stirs Forks to pursue downtown revitalization

FORKS - A book titled The Absolutely Worst Places to Live in America, which gave Forks a dishonorable mention, spurred the business and government community… Continue reading

County attorney reprimanded for profane outburst at activist

PORT TOWNSEND - Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Juelie Dalzell is giving Deputy Prosecuting Attorney David Alvarez a written warning for swearing at and flipping obscene… Continue reading

Balloting continues in Jefferson and Clallam counties

A week and a day after ballots were mailed out, Jefferson County voters have returned 5,945 of them, reported the county Auditor's Office on Thursday.… Continue reading

Forks superintendent to step down at end of school year

FORKS - The Quillayute Valley School Board is looking for a new chief executive for the next school year. Superintendent Frank Walter will follow his… Continue reading

Fund established for injured Ukrainian sailor

PORT ANGELES - An account has been established for those who wish to help a Ukrainian sailor who nearly lost a leg during a shipboard… Continue reading

Jefferson charity fund-raising director doubts goal can be reached

PORT TOWNSEND - A United Good Neighbors of Jefferson County official expressed doubt Wednesday that the agency would reach its fund-raising campaign goal. Lizanne Coker,… Continue reading